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it was used for paint related purposes and mixed with alchool for ilumination purposes.

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Q: What was the use of turpentine in the thirteen English colonies?
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Why did England prize its northern colonies?

The English prized the colonies because it was a new opportunity to begin a new life and use the raw materials of the land and the colonies were good places to sell goods.


Name three English colonies and the reason each was founded?

It was a stupid idea go to the freaking library you wont be able to use the computer all the time get a life


Definition of navigation laws?

The English Navigation Acts (1650-1673) were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England (after 1707 Great Britain) and its colonies


What was the first successful English colony in the new England colonies?

It depends on the topic you are looking for. For example, the Southern colonies were most successful in agriculture and made up for the majority of colonial economy. Of course, this is due to the use of African slave labor. On the other hand, the Northern colonies progressed very quickly in politics and industrialization, considering their determination to be self-governing and the opposite of the English monarchy.


British name for people in the English colonies on the north American mainland?

Prior to and during the American Revolution, the name typically used by the British to denote the colonists on the North American continent was in fact 'American.' The term was not positive, as it was intended as yet one more way of distinguishing the colonists as different from (and lesser than) full British citizens. The colonists themselves were often disinclined to use the term to describe themselves given its disparaging meaning at the time.

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He knew the names of the thirteen original American colonies.


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Is plastic ok for turpentine storage?

No. Most plastics are permeable for the small molecules the are part of turpentine. Use Glass to store turpentine.


Why did they use stars and stripes for our flag?

the strips represent the original thirteen colonies and the stars the 50 states


Can you use turpentine on a female dog to prevent her from going into heat?

No, this is a myth. Turpentine is a solvent that is toxic to dogs.


What can you use instead of turpentine?

Mineral Spirits


How to Make beeswax furniture polish without turpentine?

Instead of useing turpentine use olive oil in the mix.


How do you use settler in a sentence?

The original thirteen colonies sent settlers into the west to build towns in the area.


What can I use a turpentine for at my house?

YOU CAN USE TURPENTINE TO STRIP PAINT OFF OF OLD FURNITURE. IT IS GOOD TO USE ON ANTIQUE FURNITURE. IT IS A GOOD WAY TO RESTORE A NICE PIECE OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE.


When drenching a horse how much turpentine oil should be used?

You should never drench a horse in turpentine oil. the only applicable use for turpentine and horses is on the bottoms of their hooves to toughen them up.


Can you use turpentine on clothes?

Turpentine is sometimes used to get paint out of clothes. It is often dabbed on the stain with a sponge or towel, and then allowed to dry.


How do you use turpentine?

Turpentine can be used in several ways. It can be used in wood stains, stove polishes, as pine oil, and in sealing wax.