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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...tish Parliament, marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
7: ...ental Army, and dispatched him to Boston, where local militia were besieging a British Army.
9: ...he Congress declared the '''United States of America''' independent of Great Britain in the [[United S...
11: ...ted States were eventually able to win the [[American Revolutionary War]] against Great Britain, settl...
13: ...ar, economic depression and the weakness of political institutions troubled the young country. The Se...
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...ge|Greek]], and [[Bible|Biblical]] studies. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem p...
5: ...nd the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...uded by some of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], w...
14: ...emoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light,...
16: ...Washington-history's most famous piece of work-in 1776 - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
3: '''Marie-Sophie Germain''' ([[April 1]], [[1776]] – [[June 27]], [[1831]]) was a [[France|F...
7: ...tly considered her a talented mathematician and became her mentor.
9: ...er reading his famous ''[[Disquisitiones Arithmeticae]]'' ([[1801]]). He eventually learned her true i...
12: ...nriched my life with so many joys, are not chimerical, the predilection with which you have honored it...
17: ...he first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives of othe... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
19: ...Chief]] of the [[Continental Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) an...
21: ...r the role he played in winning and securing American independence, George Washington is generally rec...
24: ...rthday is celebrated on the Gregorian (new style) calendar date. Also note that the English year began...
26: ...an attack of [[smallpox]], although his face was scarred by the disease. He was initiated as a [[Freem... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...of the United Kingdom|George III]] could read it, causing his name to become an [[eponym]] for "signat...
10: Despite his wealth, Hancock remained, ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity,...
12: ==Career==
15: ...oms officials for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, ...
19: ... a financier of the growing rebellion, he later became a public critic of British rule. On [[March 5]]... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
22: ...d Style and New Style dates|Old Style]], [[Julian Calendar]]), 1735 in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]. H...
24: ...nspired Adams with zeal for the cause of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, A...
28: ...contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested...
31: ... in London in [[1768]] as ''A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
18: ...dor]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|...
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...dash; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ...orld. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system...
5: native_name = United States of America |
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
13: capital = [[Washington, D.C.]] |latd=38|latm=53|latN... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
3: native_name = República Argentina |
7: image_map = LocationArgentina.png |
11: capital = [[Buenos Aires]] |
31: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $11,982 |
32: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 52nd | - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
1: ...nes''' is an independent sovereign state of the [[Caribbean]], part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]...
14: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National mot...
16: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTheGrenadines.png]]
21: | '''[[Capital]]'''
43: | [[East Caribbean dollar]] - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
1: ...North_Carolina_flag.jpg|thumb|right|Flag of North Carolina. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart...
2: The '''Flag of North Carolina''' is defined by law as follows
4: ...ng in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
8: ...th dates also appear on the [[Great Seal of North Carolina]].
11: ...library.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/symbols/FLAG.HTM North Carolina Encyclopedia] - Flag of South Carolina (934 bytes)
1: ...South_Carolina_flag.jpg|thumb|right|Flag of South Carolina. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart...
2: ...e official state flag after the end of the [[American Civil War]]. - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
2: Name = North Carolina |
3: Fullname = State of North Carolina |
4: Flag = North Carolina state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of North Carolina]] |
6: Seal = North Carolina state seal.png | - Delaware (15006 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] |
36: ... ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
40: ...wes (pronounced "Lewis")) in [[1631]]. The area became "[[New Sweden]]" with a [[colony]] established ...
44: However, [[C棩lius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore]] of Maryland claimed a...
46: ...he Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," and in 1792 that entity a... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] ...
36: ...U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and was the 15th state admitted to the Union.
38: ...dcats) and the [[University of Louisville]] (red, Cardinals)).
41: ...n in April 1792. On [[June 1]], 1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state in the union and [[Isaac Sh...
43: ...[[September 3]] when [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces under General [[Leonidas Pol... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] |
36: ... that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]] and is generally classified as part...
38: ...latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...idents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both [[William Henry Harrison|Harrison...
44: ...]], [[Nottaway]], [[Meherrin]], [[Pohick]], [[Monacan]], [[Saponi]], and [[Cherokee]]. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ... east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - Utah (29154 bytes)
11: Capital = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake C...
44: Capital = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lak...
46: Bird = [[California Gull|California Seagull]] |
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74: ... States]], in the [[Rocky Mountains]] region. Its capital is [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. ... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
2: Name = South Carolina |
3: Fullname = State of South Carolina |
4: Flag = South Carolina state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of South Carolina]] |
6: Seal = SouthCarolinastateseal.jpg | - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Provide...
11: Governor = [[Donald Carcieri]] |
37: ...and [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]] are located. Despite the fact that most of the state is pa...
40: ...orer Adriaen Block visited the island that is now called [[Block Island]].
42: ...] of [[England]], and once from the [[Native American]] tribes which lived on the land.
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