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Index of the Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon (1898 words) |
 | Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in Asia: India and Bangladesh |
| Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in Asia: Sri Lanka |
| Chronological list of Dutch possessions in Asia: Arabia and Persian Gulf |
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The Second Amendment: Toward an Afro-Americanist Reconsideration (7635 words) |
| Governors of settlements often also held the title of militia captain, reflecting both the civil and military nature of their office. |
| [51] In most colonies, all white men between the ages of sixteen and sixty, usually with the exception of clergy and religious objectors, were considered part of the militia and required to be armed. |
| Ironically, while the fl presence in colonial America introduced a new set of restrictions concerning the English law of arms and the militia, it helped strengthen the view that the security of the state was best achieved through the arming of all free citizens. |
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