The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1994 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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During the 17th century , while the coach continued to be a mark of rank or wealth , it also began to be used as a public conveyance between towns and was eventually known as a stagecoach , or stage . About 1610 a stage service began ...
During the 17th century , while the coach continued to be a mark of rank or wealth , it also began to be used as a public conveyance between towns and was eventually known as a stagecoach , or stage . About 1610 a stage service began ...
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To achieve this purpose Protestant communities in western Europe and colonial New England began to provide elementary instruction in mixed classes . The Dutch parochial schools of New Netherlands provided joint instruction in reading ...
To achieve this purpose Protestant communities in western Europe and colonial New England began to provide elementary instruction in mixed classes . The Dutch parochial schools of New Netherlands provided joint instruction in reading ...
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India began producing square silver and cop- per coins about 350 B. C. These coins were punch- marked with symbols such as the swastika and the sun . The Bactrian Greek invaders brought coinage of Greek characteristics to the Kabul ...
India began producing square silver and cop- per coins about 350 B. C. These coins were punch- marked with symbols such as the swastika and the sun . The Bactrian Greek invaders brought coinage of Greek characteristics to the Kabul ...
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