Problem: (1) Some Native Americans and American-European settlers began to create a community around the post .
(2) Some indigenous Americans and European-American settlers began to create a community around the post .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) The series is based on the book series '' The Mortal Instruments '' by Ed Decter and has been developed by Cassandra Clare for television .
(2) The series is based on the book series '' The Mortal Instruments '' by Ed Decter , and developed for television by Cassandra Clare .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) With the activation of the 310th Strategic Missile Squadron , 310th on March 1 , 1962 was renamed the 550th Strategic Aerospace Wing .
(2) With the activation of the 310th Strategic Missile Squadron , the 310th was redesignated as the 550th Strategic Aerospace Wing on 1 March , 1962 .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) Equatorial Africa is an ambiguous term that sometimes is used to refer to tropical Sub-Saharan Africa , or the equatorial region of Africa traversed by the equator .
(2) Equatorial Africa is an ambiguous term that is sometimes used to refer to sub-Saharan tropical Africa or the equatorial region of Africa crossed by the equator .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
yes