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British colonists settled the area in the 18th century.
over time the colonists began to sense that they were becoming a people unto themselves
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But the behavior of drunken Indians was often terrifying, both to the colonists and other natives.
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Colonists would cut the tops of pumpkins off, remove the seeds and fill the pumpkins with milk, spices and honey, then bake them in hot ashes.
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In a clear embrace of their new religious context, the colonists chose to translate the hymnal from its original Hebrew text instead of reprinting an English edition.
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Now, many immigrants from these countries settled among the British colonists; a small step away from a peoplehood of blood.
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To date, researchers have charted six massacres of colonists by Aboriginal clans.
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The colonists, in the process of becoming Americans, called him a traitor.
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And there were no firecrackers when it was signed; the colonists were saving their gunpowder for more important stuff, like shooting at the British.
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By 1685, six hundred colonists were in residence, trading in the exploding, world-wide beaver fur industry with Canada's original inhabitants; indigenous groups including the First Nations.
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First Known Use of colonist
1701
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Synonyms
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