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It's been speculated that British accents of the colonial period more closely resemble current New England accents than British ones. How could we know that?

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How did the North make sure that their communications via telegraph weren't constantly intercepted by the south during the Civil war?

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It's been speculated that British accents of the colonial period more closely resemble current New England accents than British ones. How could we know that?	96
How did the North make sure that their communications via telegraph weren't constantly intercepted by the south during the Civil war?	20