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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ...led "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...3 million. It's Brazil's [[Second city|second-largest city]] after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the co...
13: ...lorers in an expedition led by Italian [[Amerigo Vespucci]] in January of 1501. Since the Europeans th...
15: ...and an alliance was formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - neigh...
17: ...ntown (Centro, see below) to southwards and then westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowada... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title ...
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...[[1780]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consor...
3: ... Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...emia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Roman Empire...
6: ...arles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...ne]] with whom she had sixteen children. Her youngest daughter was [[Marie Antoinette]] who would be p... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: ... history of [[ancient Egypt]] stretching from the establishment of the [[Eleventh dynasty of Egypt|Ele...
5: ...nth and [[Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|Twelfth dynasties]], and date the Middle Kingdom to the beginning o...
8: ...tion of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat that resulted in the death of Mentuhotep IV.
10: ...time he would start his sole reign. The co-regencies lasted throughout the Twelfth dynasty and provide...
12: ... father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during the First Intermediate Period. The Ly... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
7: ...ere are also several possible spellings of the names.
9: ...y” that is quoted by [[David Rohl]] in ''A Test of Time'' (1995, Century).
11: All dates are [[BC]].
13: ===Sources===
15: ...tic Egypt is from [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/ Late Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt]. - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...formation instead to one of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Po...
6: ...ea (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [...
8: ...as a [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional mon...
10: ...]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 millio... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
1: '''Saint Vincent and the Grenadines''' is an independent sovereign state of the [[Car...
3: |+<big><big>'''Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'''</big></big>
7: ...e.png|125px|Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
10: ...140px" | ([[Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|In Detail]])
16: ...fff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTheGrenadines.png]] - James Watt (5070 bytes)
2: <div style="float:right">[[image:James Watt small.jpg]]</div>
3: '''James Watt''' ([[January 19]], [[1736]]–[[August ...
10: * [[1763]]: Repaired a [[Thomas Newcomen|Newcomen]] [[stea...
11: ...ugh the [[Glasgow Green]]'s ''"Golf Course"'', comes upon the idea of a separate condensing chamber fo...
14: * [[1774]]: Started a business in [[Soho, Birmingham|Soho]], near Birmingham, w... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] |
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36: ...of the [[13 colonies]] to ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[Decemb...
40: ..." with a [[colony]] established by [[Sweden | Swedes]] (led by [[Peter Minuit]]) around [[Fort Christi... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
6: Seal = Wisconsinstateseal.jpg |
12: LargestCity = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] |
32: HighestElev = 595 |
34: LowestElev = 177 |
38: ...nited States]], located in the [[U.S. Midwest|Midwest]]. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] |
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36: ...New Hampshire]] to the east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebe...
38: ...[[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]. - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ... and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies.]]
4: ...e establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ...Canada]]. The colonies of [[East Florida]] and [[West Florida]] also remained loyal during the America...
8: ==The Thirteen Colonies==
10: ...oraneous documents almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to sout... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ... The war resulted in France's loss of all its possessions in North America except for some Caribbean i...
5: ...as the ''Guerre de la conquê´¥'' (War of the Conquest), since it is the war in which [[New France]] wa...
7: ==Series of North American conflicts, 1600-1700s==
9: ...ore as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little territorial change.
13: ...raham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in which [[James Wolfe]] defeated a French garrison led by [[Louis... - 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...
5: ... and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
8: ...ces]] and to forge new [[Military alliance|alliances]].
10: ...d Britain to focus her soldiers towards her colonies. - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...on was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of...
2: ...nd the creation of the [[United States|United States of America]]. The [[American Revolutionary War]] ...
4: ...rrent interpretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
10: ...ost white colonists in America considered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the sam...
16: ...separation of church and state]] and other liberties. - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1...
7: *[[1763]] - [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
13: *[[1765]] - [[Stamp Act Congress]] convenes - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...f escalating political conflict between the colonies and the British Parliament, marked the beginning ...
7: ...spatched him to Boston, where local militia were besieging a British Army.
9: ...es were made, including the exclusion of his charges against George III regarding slavery.
11: ...ssippi River, and including the southern Great Lakes region.
13: ... was to be a nation-state or a mere league of States, acting in cooperation. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] |
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36: ...e Midwest admitted to the Union under the [[Northwest Ordinance]]. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is '''...
42: ...|Shawnees]], [[Ottawa (tribe)|Ottawa]]s, and [[Eries]]. During the [[18th century]], the [[France|Fren... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
8: ... Nickname = "Wolverine State" or "Great Lakes State" |
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
25: ... time|-4]] <br><small>(Some Upper Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin are Central time.)</small> |
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32: LowestElev = 174 | - Illinois (27007 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Chicago]] |
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37: ...k]] people, a [[consortium]] of [[Algonquin]] tribes that thrived in the area. The word ''Illiniwek'' ...
39: ... Michigan]]. Most of the state's population resides in Chicago and its [[suburb]]s. The U.S. postal ...
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