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Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States and Punish the Crime of Piracy
An Act to protect the commerce of the United States and punish the crime of piracy is an 1819 United States federal statute against piracy, amended in 1820 to declare participating in the slave trade or robbing a ship to be piracy as well.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Bayou des Cannes
Bayou des Cannes (pronounced "DAI KAIN", translated to "bayou of the reeds" or "bayou of the stalks") is a waterway in the Mermentau River basin of southern Louisiana.
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Bayou Plaquemine Brule
Bayou Plaquemine Brulé (historically spelled Plakemine; translated to "burnt persimmon bayou") is a waterway in the Mermentau River basin of south Louisiana.
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Bayou Queue de Tortue
Bayou Queue de Tortue (pronounced "KYOOD tor-TYOO", in Cajun French, translated to "turtle-tail bayou") is a waterway in the Mermentau River basin of southern Louisiana in the United States.
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Calcasieu Lake
Calcasieu Lake is a brackish lake located in southwest Louisiana, United States, located mostly within Cameron Parish.
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Cameron Parish, Louisiana
Cameron Parish (Paroisse de Cameron) is a parish in the southwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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Congo Basin
The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River.
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Demographics of Africa
The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century, and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some African countries.
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Grand Chenier, Louisiana
Grand Chenier is an unincorporated community in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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Grand Lake (Louisiana)
Grand Lake is a freshwater lake located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
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Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Huntress (ship)
Huntress of New York was a topsail hermaphrodite schooner that transported slaves.
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Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte (–) was a French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century.
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Jennings, Louisiana
Jennings is a city in and the parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Lake Charles.
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Louisiana
Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Louisiana Historical Association
The Louisiana Historical Association is an organization of professional historians and interested laypersons dedicated to the preservation, publication, and dissemination of the history of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with particular emphasis at the inception on territorial, statehood, and the American Civil War periods.
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Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature (Législature d'État de Louisiane) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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Vermilion Bay (Louisiana)
Vermilion Bay is a bay in southern Louisiana in the United States.
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W. Scott Heywood
Walter Scott Heywood, known as W. Scott Heywood (May 21, 1872 – November 28, 1950), was a member of the Louisiana State Senate who earlier headed a family-owned company which struck the first oil well in Louisiana on September 21, 1901 near Jennings in Jeff Davis Parish.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermentau_River
