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Settlement (migration)
In the history of colonialism, a plantation was a form of colonization in which settlers would establish permanent or semi-permanent colonial settlements in a new region. The term first appeared in the 1580s in the English language to describe the process of colonization before being also used to refer to a colony by the 1610s. By the 1710s, the word was also being used to describe large farms where cash crop goods were produced, typically in tropical regions. The first plantations were established during the Edwardian conquest of Wales and the plantations of Ireland by the English Crown. In Wales, King Edward I of England began a policy of constructing a chain of fortifications and castles in North Wales to control the native Welsh population; the Welsh were only permitted to enter the fortifications and castles unarmed during the day and were forbidden from trading. In Ireland, during the Tudor and Stuart eras the English Crown initiated a large-scale colonization of Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Providence 1650 By Jean Blackburn
Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in some religions * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the United States Providence may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Providence, a government organization in the show ''Generator Rex'' * HMS ''Providence'', a fictional Royal Navy warship from the 2011 film ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' * Providence, a shadow organization and primary antagonist of the Hitman (franchise)#2015–present:_World_of_Assassination_trilogy,_self-publication,_and_Freelancer, Hitman World of Assassination trilogy. * Providence (Marvel Comics), a fictional island Film and television * Providence (1977 film), ''Providence'' (1977 film), a French/Swiss film directed by Alain Resnais * Providence (American TV series), ''Providence'' (American TV series), a 1999–2002 NBC te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
