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The colonizing nation cut ties with the colony but government structures it established remain in place.
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Votes from A. Illinois / Texas were in question in the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon
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This historian would be using the skill of "comparative analysis," since he or she is comparing a wide variety of sources to draw a conclusion between them as a group.