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- Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
1: ...790 sm.jpg|right|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1790]]
3: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1790]] to [[1819]]'''.
5: === [[1790s]] ===
6: *[[1790]] - [[Rhode Island]] becomes a state
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolina, becomes a state
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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of U.S. state capitals''':
5: ! State !! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
23: | [[California]]
24: | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
116: | [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...aval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
22: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Antarctica]].
4: ...ed statue as an ancient masterpiece that had been carved around the year [[130 BC]]. He immediately a...
6: ...e around the world under [[Louis Isidore Duperrey|Captain Duperrey]], and brought home a very fine col...
10: ...egions, he sailed along a coastal area of Antarctica that he named the [[French Southern Territories|A...
14: ...sées]]. [[Dumont d'Urville Station]] on Antarctica is also named after him. - 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: ...Emperor|HIM Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (1741-1790), married HRH Infanta Isabel of Spain (1741-1763)...
20: ...tria]], [[King of Hungary]], [[King of Bohemia]]: 1790 ([[Heir-Apparent]]: 1780)
21: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1748) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|e...
5: ...om illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporters.
9: ... de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up a document to reform the code of l...
11: ... control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catherine gave land in [[Ukraine]] to favored nobles...
13: ...rine relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class. - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
6: ...ht up in the company of her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one ye...
7: ...he was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...lfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. He performed a short musical concert for the Imperial Family. When the Empres...
11: ...rma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Nap...
13: ...e next child to be involved in her mother's political games. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - 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... - 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]]. - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
22: ...(ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (born ca. [[1729]]) were well-to-do farmers.
24: ...]], he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause; later, with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and unde...
28: ... 1820|re-elected in 1820]]. Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to serve as presid... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''John Tyler'''</font></caption>
9: ...r><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[March 29]], [[1790]]</td></tr>
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|W...
21: '''John Tyler''' ([[March 29]], [[1790]] - [[January 18]], [[1862]]) of [[Virginia]] was...
25: ...ggressive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue. - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]...
36: ... that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
47: ...nties]] are still widely used for purely geographical purposes, ''e.g.'' in [[weather report]]s. There...
49: ...rnor of Connecticut]] is [[M. Jodi Rell]] (Republican) and the two U.S. senators are [[Christopher J. ...
52: ...o the days when the two cities shared the state's capital, and even back to when New Haven and Hartfor... - 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... - Washington (20186 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] |
36: ...k force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third sylla...
38: ...ten called simply '''D.C.''', and the state often called '''Washington State'''.
45: ...r their [[totem pole]]s and their ornately carved canoes and masks. Prominent among their industries w...
47: ... on the Washington coast was by [[Spain|Spanish]] Captain [[Don Bruno de Heceta]] in [[1775]] on board... - 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... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Provide...
11: Governor = [[Donald Carcieri]] |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 29]], [[1790]] |
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]]. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisb...
36: ...ian]] time period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[keystone (architecture)|Keystone]] Stat...
38: ...]] and major center for educational and technological advance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] a...
40: ...iladelphia is often called the cradle of the American Nation. It was here that the [[United States Dec...
42: ...niences and use horse-drawn farming equipment and carriages, while others are virtually indistinguisha... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...for instance, race), which was considered too radical.
3: ... [[Wyoming Territory]] in the [[United States]] became the first modern polity where equal suffrage wa...
4: The British colony of the [[Pitcairn Islands]], (2004 population 47 people), which ...
13: ... in [[1776]], but rescinded in [[1807]]. The [[Pitcairn Islands]] granted women's suffrage in [[1838]]...
23: *[[Lebanon]] -- Proof of education required for women, not required for men. Vot...
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