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The Similarities Between Of Plymouth Plantation And Blaxicans
Intro Paragraph: “Immigrants” are treated in diverse ways in every time period: these attitudes towards “immigrants” can be anywhere from aggressive to welcoming.
Paragraph 1: In the articles-written in very various eras- “of Plymouth plantation” and “Blaxicans and Other Reinvented Americans” both have people with different views on immigration.

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