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Virginia's land claims by year
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this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2024
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Good thing that ocean was there or 1600s Virginia would have claimed the entire planet with their innovative "peeling the label off a biscuit can" approach to real estate.
Fucking love that name you gave for the approach
Of course. They couldn't though, because the Spanish had already claimed the whole Pacific ocean as their territory. (/s, but only on the connection between the two things)
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