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789 matches to Irish Land Acts
Zionist World Congress. 1897. Defined Basel Program to establish Palestinian Homeland. Herzl.
Zuccarelli, Francesco. 1702-88. Italian landscape artist. Influenced English. Florentine Royal Academy 1768.
Zuiderzee. Netherlands. 13C. Floods caused by storms. 1927-32 Dam built. 1930s Land reclaimed. 1944 Flooded by Nazis. 1946 reclaimed.
Zululand. c1800 Mtetwa Empire. 1843 British. 1897 Natal. Boer War.
Zutphen, Battle. 1586. Spanish victory in Holland.
Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.
Alien and Sedition Acts. 1798-1800/02. US fear French Revolution. Forbade criticism of government. Abused by Federalists vs Republicans.
Anne. 1665-1714. British Queen 1702-. Reign notable for literarature, science, architecture. Last Stuart. Acts of Union, Settlement.
Asiento. 1517-1750. Monopoly contracts to supply slaves to Spanish colonies.
Boston Massacre. 1770. British soldiers kill 5 colonists rioting vs Townshend Acts. A cause of the American Revolution.
Boston Tea Party. 1773. Colonials dump tea cargo to protest tax. Led to Intolerable Acts.
Chinese Exclusion Acts. 1882-1943. Banned Chinese immigration to US. Asian 1924-.
Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..
Civil Rights Acts. US. 1866 Black citizenship. 1964 Ends all legal discrimination. 1968 Bans housing discrimination. 1991 Equal employment.
Civil Rights Movement. 1950-91. US movement to obtain rights for blacks. 1955 Parks. 1963 March on Washington. King speech. 1991 Civil Rights Act.
Combination Acts. 1799, 1800. Britain outlaws trade unions. Repealed 1824.
Compromise of 1850. Acts to prevent secession of US slave states.
Fugitive Slave Acts. 1793-1850. Required return of runaway slaves. American Civil War.
Gaspee. British boat burned 1772 by American rebels. Response, Intolerable Acts.
Hatch Acts. 1939,40. Limit campaign contributions in US.
Immigration Acts. 1962. Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth.
Inductive Reasoning. Baconian. Truth is induced from a mass of observed facts.
Intolerable Acts. 1774. British response to Boston Tea Party, Gaspee burning. Closed Boston Harbor. Established military government. Midwest under Quebec rule...Continental Congress.
Johnson, Andrew. 1808-75. US President 1865-9. Reconstruction. Civil Rights Act 1866. Barely acquitted in impeachment trial.
Judicial. Branch of US government. Supreme and lower courts can invalidate Acts of Congress.