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The red squirrel is a species of tree squirrel typical throughout Europe and Asia. The species’ specimens have declined drastically in the British Isles in recent years. This decrease is associated with the introduction by humans of the grey squirrel from North America.
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The British Isles include the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and more than 6,000 smaller isles, including the Isle of Man, the Bailiwicks of Jersey, and Guernsey. They comprise 315,159 sq km or 121,684 sq mi and collectively have almost 72 million people.
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Count of Aranda was ambassador to France when the Thirteen Colonies proclaimed their independence from Great Britain, thus kindling the American Revolution. He was involved in drafting the peace treaty that finished the conflict. In addition, his profound knowledge of history placed him ahead of his time, and he predicted the rise of the U.S. as a world power.
Read moreIn 1800, the largest colonial empires were the British Empire and the Spanish Empire. The British Empire controlled territories in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, while the Spanish Empire had extensive holdings in the Americas, including most of South America, Central America, and Mexico, as well as the Philippines in Asia.
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