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  2. Lawn mower - Wikipedia

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    A lawn mower (also known as a grass cutter or simply mower, also often spelled lawnmower) is a device utilizing one or more revolving blades (or a reel) to cut a grass surface to an even height. The height of the cut grass may be fixed by the mower's design but generally is adjustable by the operator, typically by a single master lever or by a ...

  3. Burr (cutter) - Wikipedia

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    Burrs are a rotary analog to files that cut linearly (hence their alternate name, rotary files). They share many similarities with endmills and router bits , with the notable distinction that the latter typically have their toolpaths dictated by the machine, while burrs are frequently operated in a freehand manner.

  4. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    Land-grant laws similar to the Homestead Acts had been proposed by northern Republicans prior to Civil War but they had been repeatedly blocked in Congress by Democrats who wanted western lands open for purchase by slave owners. The Homestead Act of 1860 passed in Congress but was vetoed by President James Buchanan, a Democrat.

  5. Homestead Act of 1860 - Wikipedia

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    This was at a time where Northerners believed that the federal government should give 160-acre (0.65 km 2; 0.25 sq mi) plots of vacant Western land to pioneers for free. People went to the West to start new lives and wanted cheap land.

  6. African Slave Trade Patrol - Wikipedia

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    African Slave Trade Patrol was part of the Blockade of Africa suppressing the Atlantic slave trade between 1819 and the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861. Due to the abolitionist movement in the United States, a squadron of U.S. Navy warships and cutters were assigned to catch slave traders in and around Africa.

  7. Lincoln and Liberty - Wikipedia

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    The pride of the Suckers so lucky— For Lincoln and Liberty too! Our David's good sling is unerring, The Slaveocrats' giant he slew; Then shout for the Freedom-preferring— For Lincoln and Liberty too! They'll find what, by felling and mauling, Our rail-maker statesman can do; For the People are everywhere calling For Lincoln and Liberty too.

  8. Fence Cutting Wars - Wikipedia

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    The fence cutters had substantial local support, and on occasion, found powerful outside allies. For instance, the New York and Texas Land Company was making profits by selling their land to homesteaders, and hence supported fence-cutting campaigns against the cattlemen. [15] Local newspapers lined up either for or against the fence cutters.

  9. 1860 United States census - Wikipedia

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    The 1860 United States census was the eighth census conducted in the United States starting June 1, 1860, and lasting five months. It determined the population of the United States to be 31,443,321 [ 1 ] in 33 states and 10 organized territories.