They found it easy to settle in a country that, until seventeen seventy-six, was a collection of British colonies.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

The tests sometimes reunite separated families and settle questions about who is the father of a child.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

The public saw the elections as a sign of hope that reasonable people might find a way to settle the bitter dispute over slavery.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

He said the citizen from Georgia had as much right to settle in this territory with his slaves as a citizen of Maine with his horse.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

A friend of Webster's described the meeting in these words: "Mister Clay came to Mister Webster's house and had a long talk with him about the best way to settle the difficulties growing out of slavery and the new territories.

VOA: special.2009.03.26