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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: :''This article is about the city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same n...
7: ...t inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ... after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place...
13: ...Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January Rive...
15: ...ntic]] transit of ships between Brazil, the [[Africa]]n colonies, and Europe. Fortresses were built an... - 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 - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Rom...
14: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the...
15: ...-1790), married HRH Infanta Isabel of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (173...
20: ...; had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abdicated 1790); [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1790; [[Archduk...
21: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1748) - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
10: ...esumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Ilj...
12: ...872 BC]]) continued the policy of his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during ...
20: ... [[Amenemhat IV]] ruled 10 years ([[1773 BC]] - [[1763 BC]]) before dying prematurely.
22: ... she apparently had no heirs, the Twelfth dynasty came to an end as did the Golden Age of the Middle K...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]] - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
27: ... [[Protodynastic Period of Egypt|Dynasty 0]] ''circa'' 3100?2920 ===
182: *Amenemhat IV (Maakherure) 1772-1763
183: *Neferusobek (Sobekkare) 1763-1759 - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...sensus that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have ...
3: ...cle, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the world and the second ...
8: ...[constitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
10: ...2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/population.htm]. - 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]] - James Watt (5070 bytes)
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning...
10: * [[1763]]: Repaired a [[Thomas Newcomen|Newcomen]] [[stea...
12: * [[1767]]: Surveyor of Forth and Clyde canal.
15: * [[1781]]: Converted reciprocal engine motion to rotary motion.
22: ...on (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam pressure in the [[cylinder]] ... - 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: ... [[Charles Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon]] between 1763 and 1767. Part of the Line now forms the east-wes...
46: ...he Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," and in 1792 that entity a... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
10: Capital = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] |
38: ...sconsin''' is a state in the [[United States]], located in the [[U.S. Midwest|Midwest]].
40: ...and later to the area as a whole when Wisconsin became a territory. The state's name is abbreviated ''...
47: ... explorer. The French controlled the area until [[1763]], when it was ceded to the British.
49: ...tory]] was organized on [[July 3]] [[1836]] and became the 30th state on [[May 29]] [[1848]]. - 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... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ... sewed the first [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing...
4: ...ment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ...est Florida]] also remained loyal during the American Revolution.
10: ...nts almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows (...
25: ** [[Province of North Carolina]], later [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]] - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...ll islands off Newfoundland. The British acquired Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation ...
5: ... by the British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
7: ==Series of North American conflicts, 1600-1700s==
9: ...lies, following the conflicts known in North America as [[King William's War]] ([[1689]]-[[97]]), [[Qu...
13: ...seph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital. - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...even Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britai...
3: ...nine-year North American conflict or the Indian [[campaign]]s which lasted 15 years (including [[Ponti...
5: ...while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
10: .... Great Britain's alliance with Prussia was a logical complement. The British already had the most for...
14: The second cause for war was formed by the heated colonial stru... - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ap does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...ted States|United States of America]]. The [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) wa...
4: ... was a unique and radical event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world his...
7: ...k this section should briefly summarize the political, social, economic, etc. situations before the re...
8: ''Main article: [[Colonial America]]'' - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
7: *[[1763]] - [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
40: ...al growth 1775.jpg|right|thumb|The extent of America's territorial growth as of 1775.]] - 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... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] |
42: ...erritory of Ohio as a hunting grounds. However, locally, the region was populated by several other peo...
44: ...dian War]]. As a result of the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of O...
46: ...ion ended with the American victory in the [[American Revolution]], after which the British ceded clai...
48: ...e slavery would be prohibited from an entire American region. The states of the Midwest would be known... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] |
40: ...ation grew slowly until the opening of the [[Erie Canal]] in 1825, which brought large numbers of sett...
57: *[[1701]] [[Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac]], with his lieutenant [[Alphonse de Tonty]...
58: *[[1760]] Detroit was captured by the [[Great Britain|British]].
60: ...is (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] that ended the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The U.S. did not take contr... - Illinois (27007 bytes)
10: Capital = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfiel...
11: LargestCity = [[Chicago]] |
37: ...S. state|21st state]] of the [[United States]], located in the former [[Northwest Territory]]. Its na...
39: ...]]. Most of the state's population resides in Chicago and its [[suburb]]s. The U.S. postal abbreviat...
45: ...gion was the [[Illiniwek]] Confederation, a political alliance among several tribes. The Illiniwek ga...
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