'British port' presentation slideshows

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Virginia House of Burgesses

Virginia House of Burgesses. First legislative body in the New World Originally created by the Virginia Company as a governmental reform First legislative body in the colonies Members first elected by all free males in the Virginia colony; later voters had to be landholders.

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The Jeffersonian Age

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809. The Jeffersonian Age. Mr. Jefferson, The President. Inaugurated March, 1801 in Washington, D.C. 2 nd President to live in the newly constructed White House ( Presidents Mansion ) His inaugural address stressed moderation!

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Stamford Raffles, 1781 - 1826

Stamford Raffles, 1781 - 1826. search for a British port in the Malay Archipelago saw suitability of Singapore signed treaty with Temenggong and Tengku Hussien to allow for a British settlement in Singapore . February 1819 Treaty. William Farquhar, 1774 - 1839.

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