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Hayne, Robert Young
(Encyclopedia)Hayne, Robert Young, 1791–1839, American statesman, b. Colleton District, S.C. Having served in the South Carolina legislature (1814–18) and as attorney general of South Carolina (1818–22), Hayn...Great Lakes, North America
(Encyclopedia)Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combi...Pardo, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Pardo, Juan, fl. 1560s, Spanish officier and explorer. On the orders of Menéndez de Avilés, Pardo led two expeditions (1566–67, 1567–68) from the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena on Parris Isla...Mohawk, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Mohawk: see Iroquois Confederacy. ...Santee, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Santee: see Sioux.Teton , indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Teton: see Sioux.Chippewa, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Chippewa: see Ojibwa.Puyallup, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Puyallup: see Coast Salish under Salish. ...Oneida, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Oneida: see Iroquois Confederacy. ...Flathead, indigenous people of North America
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