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  2. Quartering Acts - Wikipedia

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    The Quartering Act 1774 was known as one of the Coercive Acts in Great Britain, and as part of the Intolerable Acts in the colonies. The Quartering Act applied to all of the colonies, and sought to create a more effective method of housing British troops in America. In a previous act, the colonies had been required to provide housing for ...

  3. Knossos - Wikipedia

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    Knossos (pronounced / (kə) ˈnɒsoʊs, - səs /; Ancient Greek: Κνωσσός, romanized: Knōssós, pronounced [knɔː.sós]; Linear B: 𐀒𐀜𐀰 Ko-no-so[2]) is a Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete. The site was a major center of the Minoan civilization and is known for its association with the Greek myth of Theseus and the minotaur.

  4. Plantation complexes in the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    The washhouse is where clothes, tablecloths, and bed-covers were cleaned and ironed. It also sometimes had living quarters for the laundrywoman. Cleaning laundry in this period was labor-intensive for the domestic slaves that performed it. It required various gadgets to accomplish the task. The wash boiler was a cast iron or copper cauldron in ...

  5. Thomas Jefferson's enslaved mistress' living quarters found - AOL

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    Hemings' living quarters was adjacent to Jefferson's bedroom but she remains something of an enigma: there are only four known descriptions of her. Enslaved blacksmith Isaac Granger Jefferson ...

  6. Rideau Hall - Wikipedia

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    The majority of Rideau Hall's area is dedicated to affairs of state; only 500 m 2 (5,400 sq ft) of the total 9,500 m 2 (102,000 sq ft) given to private living quarters. [60] Some 200 events are held at Rideau Hall every year, [15] most being Canadian award presentations and investitures.

  7. Jewish ghettos in Europe - Wikipedia

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    The first large ghetto of World War II at Piotrków Trybunalski was established on October 8, 1939, [37] followed by the Łódź Ghetto in April 1940, the Warsaw Ghetto in October 1940, and many other ghettos established throughout 1940 and 1941. The ghettos were walled off, and any Jew found leaving them was shot.

  8. Low German house - Wikipedia

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    The Rischmannshof Heath Museum, a thatched Low German house with a hipped gable roof and carved horse's heads atop the gable. The Low German house[1] or Fachhallenhaus is a type of timber-framed farmhouse found in northern Germany and the easternmost Netherlands, which combines living quarters, byre and barn under one roof. [2][need quotation ...

  9. West Wing - Wikipedia

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    West Wing. Coordinates: 38.8975°N 77.0376°W. The West Wing (lower right) at night in December 2006. The White House complex. The West Wing of the White House houses the formal office for the president of the United States. [1] The West Wing contains the Oval Office, [2] the Cabinet Room, [3] the Situation Room, [4] and the Roosevelt Room.