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They were called monopolies and trust busters were put into place to close them
The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who ... 2:17 ... When Pilgrims and other settlers set out on the ship for America in 1620, they intended to lay anchor in northern Virginia
The Meiji Restoration saw the modernization of Japan through the acceptance of western ideas.