It was a great affliction to me to be ignorant of their natures, for I am very certain they are all valuable; specimens of them and of the plants I have preserved" (Columbus 108-109). ... So as there died some times two or three of a day in the foresaid time, that of 100 and odd persons, scarce fifty remained" (Bradford 317). ... In the Declaration of Independence Jefferson writes: "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inherent and inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit o...

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In the early 17th century, Queen Elizabeth I died unmarried and with no direct heir to the English throne. ... This brought about the idea of a union between Scotland and England, of which James VI was an advocate, though he died without achieving his goal (Parliament UK). He was succeeded by his son, Charles I, who did not express any desire to unite the countries. ... Charles I was tried and executed in 1649 (Parliament UK). ...

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