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  1. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
    7: ...t forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
    17: ...estwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
    19: ...than farther [[Salvador da Bahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial administration in Portuguese Amer...
    21: ...s no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arrived suddenly, many...
    27: ... with the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975. Even today some ''[[carioca|cariocas]]'' claim the return o...
  2. List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
    33: ... Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Christian Benedict]] (1763-1833)
    38: *[[Johann Adam Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Adam]] (1780-1853)
    43: ...Magdalene Charlotte Ackermann|Ackermann, Marie Magdalene Charlotte]] (1757-1775)
  3. Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
    4: '''Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] ...
    6: ...of 1713|Pragmatic Sanction]] which guaranteed his daughter the right to succeed to the Austrian throne...
    8: ...g Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _______") a...
    15: ...-1790), married HRH Infanta Isabel of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (173...
    35: ...ing the [[Seven Years' War]]. The war ended in [[1763]] with Maria Theresa signing the Treaty of Hubert...
  4. Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
    5: ...Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|Twelfth dynasties]], and date the Middle Kingdom to the beginning of that dyn...
    10: ...his capital is unknown but presumably the present-day [[el-Lisht]], although [[Manetho]] claims that t...
    20: ... [[Amenemhat IV]] ruled 10 years ([[1773 BC]] - [[1763 BC]]) before dying prematurely.
    22: ...at IV briefly reigned as Queen [[Sobekneferu]] ([[1763 BC]] - [[1759 BC]]). As she apparently had no hei...
    34: ...y 63 years. A few of the kings and their possible dates include:
  5. Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
    7: ... Consequently, there may be discrepancies between dates shown here and in articles on particular ruler...
    9: ...onventional Chronology” that is quoted by [[David Rohl]] in ''A Test of Time'' (1995, Century).
    11: All dates are [[BC]].
    16: * The dates of Dynasties 1 to 10 are from Baines and Malek...
    17: * The dates of Dynasties 11 to 20 are from Kitchen, "The B...
  6. Canada (35540 bytes)
    1: ...us that the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have argu...
    3: ... e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
    6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the norther...
    8: ...stitutional monarchy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
    10: ... [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|J...
  7. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
    59: ...gar on plantations worked by African slaves. In [[1763]], St. Vincent was ceded to Britain. Restored to ...
    63: From 1763 until independence, St. Vincent passed through va...
    67: ...s, with hurricane Lenny in 1999 causing extensive damage to the west coast of the island.
    69: ''See'' [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]]
    83: ...h]]es: Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
  8. James Watt (5070 bytes)
    3: '''James Watt''' ([[January 19]], [[1736]]–[[August 19]], [[1819]]) was a [[Scotland|Scott...
    10: * [[1763]]: Repaired a [[Thomas Newcomen|Newcomen]] [[stea...
    18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on steam eng...
  9. Delaware (15006 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 5,068 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 7]], [[1787]] |
    25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
    40: ... post at "Zwaanendael" (or "Swaanendael," present-day Lewes (pronounced "Lewis")) in [[1631]]. The are...
    44: ...s [[The Twelve-Mile Circle]]. The north-south boundary between Delaware and Maryland is known as the [...
  10. Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
    17: LandArea = 140,787 |
    26: AdmittanceDate = [[May 29]], [[1848]] |
    27: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
    40: ...nglish]] version of a [[French language|French]] adaptation of an Indian word. The [[Ojibwe language|O...
    47: ... explorer. The French controlled the area until [[1763]], when it was ceded to the British.
  11. Vermont (39851 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 23,974 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 4]], [[1791]] |
    25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
    36: ...the east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
    38: ...ar|Revolutionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has lo...
  12. Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
    6: ... The colonies of [[East Florida]] and [[West Florida]] also remained loyal during the American Revolut...
    29: ...om 1777 until it became the 14th state in 1791. Today it is considered part of [[New England]].
    35: * [[Nova Scotia]] (including present day [[New Brunswick]])
    37: ...ly ''άe Saint-Jean'' or [[St. John's Island (Canada)|St. John's Island]]
    38: * [[Quebec]] (including present day [[Ontario]])
  13. French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
    1: ...ed Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
    5: In Canada, the designation ''French and Indian War'' is nea...
    9: ...[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in lit...
    13: ...uquesne]], and – most significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Queb...
    15: ...ion – but this would not be possible in Canada.
  14. Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
    1: ...even Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britai...
    3: ...[[Europe]]an portions of the conflict (1756–1763), not the nine-year North American conflict or th...
    10: ...ble [[navy]] in Europe, Prussia had the most formidable land force on continental Europe and thus allo...
    34: ... Austrian general [[Leopold Josef, Count von Daun|Daun]] forced the surrender of an entire Prussian co...
    47: ...g in the following year to the surrender of [[Canada]] ([[New France]]) to the British.
  15. American Revolution (17069 bytes)
    2: ...effected before the War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts ...
    4: ...f the [[French and Indian War]] ([[1754]]–[[1763]]), and ended with the election of [[George Washi...
    10: ...rmer Indian allies—[[Pontiac's Rebellion]]—had, if not conquered, at least pacified the we...
    16: ...became the analysis of men like [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]]. The [[Deism...
    28: ...s]] of the colonists. He lost the case, but John Adams later wrote, "American independence was then an...
  16. 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]]
    20: *[[1772]] - [[Samuel Adams]] organizes the [[Committees of Correspondence]...
  17. History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
    9: ...ee of five, which included, among others, [[John Adams]] and [[Benjamin Franklin]], but the style of t...
    21: ...icularly their rights of self-government, were in danger. The colonial elite had inherited a decidedly...
    23: ...included 12 of the colonies, but not British Florida or the then-tiny Georgia at the south or Newfound...
    27: ...lifax, Nova Scotia]], precluded what became [[Canada]] from joining the 13 "American" States. The Ame...
    31: ...planning resulted in the army descending from Canada, commanded by General [[John Burgoyne|Burgoyne]],...
  18. Ohio (19444 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 106,154 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 1]], [[1803]], declared retroactivel...
    25: ...Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] |
    44: ...dian War]]. As a result of the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of O...
    46: Britain soon passed the [[Proclamation of 1763]], which prohibited the [[American colonies|Ameri...
  19. Michigan (29427 bytes)
    16: LandArea = 147,255 |
    24: AdmittanceDate = [[January 26]], [[1837]] |
    25: TimeZone = Eastern: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]] <br><small>(Some Upper Pen...
    40: ... to [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] in 1763 and then to the new United States two decades lat...
    42: ... recognition of the state languished due to a boundary dispute with Ohio, with both sides claiming a 4...
  20. Illinois (27007 bytes)
    17: LandArea = 143,968 |
    25: AdmittanceDate = [[December 3]], [[1818]] |
    26: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
    45: ...Mississippian culture]], was located near present-day [[Collinsville, Illinois]]. That civilization v...
    48: ...n, Illinois was part of the French empire until [[1763]], when it passed to the British. The area was c...

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