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colonies



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Rothschild, who had already spent years financing agricultural colonies in Ottoman Palestine, regarded Herzl as an energetic but naive dreamer ignorant of the difficult realities on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Because his bee boxes — the structures used to house his colonies — all burned, Teller’s costs will go up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The decrees, the first of which were written under Louis XIV, ruled over the lives of enslaved people in the colonies.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Despite the upheaval, the colonies did not collapse.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

As explained by historian Edmund Morgan, in colonies like Virginia, the planter elite, with huge land grants, occupied a vastly superior position to workers of all colors.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander



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