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- War of 1812 (34444 bytes)
7: |Conflict||'''War of 1812'''
9: |Date||1812–1815
54: ...1812 is also sometimes referred to as the "War of 1812."
58: Although the War of 1812 ended in a [[stalemate]] and is often only dimly ...
62: ...E; text-align: center;" |Origins of<br>The War of 1812
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- Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
2: ...+ style="font-size:larger" | '''The Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher'''
24: |'''Retirement honour:'''
27: ...cknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to ...
29: ...r also dispatched a [[Royal Navy]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in...
31: ...itain's economic performance. Supporters of Margaret Thatcher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] ... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...y by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where they were primarily hung...
3: ...ries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering tha...
5: [[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
7: == Carpet types ==
8: ...et 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]] - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...ets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
4: Clarinets are made from specially chosen varieties of [[wood]] or, in the case of some student in...
6: ...person who plays the clarinet is called a [[clarinetist]].
11: ...ements made to the fingering systems of the clarinet over time have enabled the instrument to be very ...
12: The Bass Clarinet has a very deep and loud tone. It is often only ... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
18: ...ist of people known as the father or mother of something|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]...
21: ...[[1769]], he left the plantation to attend [[Princeton University]] (it was called the ''College of Ne...
35: ...Congress; in [[1801]] he became Jefferson's [[Secretary of State]].
40: In the ensuing [[War of 1812]], the British won numerous victories, including ...
42: === Cabinet === - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
14: | wife=[[Elizabeth Kortright Monroe]]
18: ...it was his [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], [[John Quincy Adams]], who actuall...
22: ...s Spence Monroe (ca. [[1727]]-[[1774]]) and Elizabeth Jones (born ca. [[1729]]) were well-to-do farmer...
28: ... Monroe, the last American [[Revolutionary War]] veteran to serve as president, was almost uncontested...
30: ..., and a Northerner, [[John Quincy Adams]], as Secretary of State. Only [[Henry Clay]]'s refusal kept M... - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
18: ...seen as dominating the years between the [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
22: Born in a backwoods settlement in the [[Waxhaw, North Carolina|Waxhaws ar...
26: His service in the [[War of 1812]] was conspicuous for its bravery and success. He...
43: ...eviate the economic problems caused by the War of 1812. Both Banks were instrumental in the growth of th...
51: ...gle, Jackson succeeded in destroying the Bank by vetoing its [[1832]] recharter by Congress and withdr... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
25: ...come to the [[New World]] in [[1631]] from the [[Netherlands]]. Martin's father was Abraham van Buren ...
27: ...ity|New York]], where he studied under [[William Peter van Ness]] ([[1778]]-[[1826]]), an eminent lawy...
29: ...[1808]] until [[1813]], when he was removed. In [[1812]] he entered the state Senate, and he also became...
33: ... Jackson|Jackson's]] [[United States Cabinet|cabinet]] in [[1829]].
35: ...ber of the state Senate he supported the [[War of 1812]] and drew up a classification act for the enroll... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
38: | [[Harriet Lane]] (niece)
53: ...e was one of the first volunteers in the [[War of 1812]] and served in the defense of [[Baltimore, Maryl...
57: ...signed on [[March 5]], [[1845]], to accept a Cabinet portfolio. He was chairman of the Committee on F...
59: ... the northern boundary in the western U.S. No Secretary of State has become President since James Buch...
66: ...pt constitutional law as the Supreme Court interpreted it. The Court was considering the legality of r... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ... [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice President of the Un...
5: ...shoes. He was a member of the state legislature between [[1841]] and [[1852]], and was owner and edit...
7: ...nd commanded the Twenty-second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
9: ...ngton, DC]]. He was interred in Old Dell Park Cemetery, Natick. - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...m by LIFE Magazine. Apart from Gutenberg, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]] has a...
4: ...d of printing was [[block printing]], pressing sheets of paper into individually carved wooden blocks ...
6: ...of the technique is not as apparent as with alphabetic based languages. Movable type did spur, however...
8: ...y all. The other candidate advanced is the [[The Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Laurens Janszoon Coster]].
12: ... created per day. Books produced in this period, between the first work of Johann Gutenberg and the ye... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ... [[Politics of Canada]], [[Geography of Canada]], etc. Thank you.}}
8: ...archy]] with [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
52: ...]]||[[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]]
70: ...ry, Alberta]].<br> See [[List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada]], [[List of the 100 lar...
75: ...Iroquoian]] word ''Kanata'', meaning "village", "settlement", or "collection of huts" [http://www.cana... - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...outh along the [[Danube]] River. Romania has a stretch of sea coast on the [[Black Sea]] and the easte...
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55: ''Main article: [[Etymology of Romania]]'' - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
43: ...n Connecticut were English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, the "[[Fundame...
52: ... an ongoing civic pride and economic competition between Hartford and New Haven, which stems back to t...
54: ...flowing into Long Island Sound, Connecticut's outlet to the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. ''See: [[List of Conne...
56: ...he green may stand a small white church, a town meeting hall, a tavern and several colonial houses. Fo...
65: ...ions and their major cultural centers as each competes for tourists, new residents, and internal state... - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
27: AdmittanceDate = [[April 30]], [[1812]] |
52: ...siana in the parishes of Vermilion, Cameron, Lafayette, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, and Calcasieu.
60: ...ce|Louis XIV]] in [[1682]]. The first permanent settlement was founded by [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Ibervil...
62: ...ar north as [[Peoria, Illinois]] and a number of settlements in the area around near present-day [[Sai...
68: ...ir way to Louisiana following British expulsion; settling largely in the southwestern bayous, they bec... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
41: ...]]. The new colony was named in honour of [[Henrietta Maria]], Queen Consort of Charles I.
43: ... as it was [[Christianity|Christian]]), and is sometimes seen as a precursor to the [[First Amendment]...
45: ...Mason-Dixon line]] which would form the boundary between their two colonies.
47: ... revolted against the proprietary government and set up a new government that outlawed both Catholicis...
53: During the War of 1812 the British military attempted to capture the por... - Missouri (16086 bytes)
10: ..."Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto"'' ([[Latin]]: ''"Let the Welfare of the People be the Supreme Law"'', ...
12: ...ty]] (largest [[United_States_metropolitan_areas|metropolitan area]] is [[Saint Louis, Missouri|Saint ...
32: HighestElev = 1772 feet; 540 |
33: MeanElev = 800 feet; 240 |
34: LowestElev = 230 feet; 70 | - Oregon (26551 bytes)
36: ... Range]] - form the two boundaries of the [[Willamette Valley]], one of the most fertile and agricultu...
49: ...anent white settlement in Oregon. In the [[War of 1812]], the [[Britain|British]] gained control of all ...
53: ... United States and [[British North America]] was set at the [[49th parallel]]. The [[Oregon Territory]...
55: Settlement increased due to the [[Donation Land Claim...
57: In the [[1880s]], railroads enabled marketing of the state's [[lumber]] and [[wheat]], as we... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
10: ... 60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]]
18: * 8700 BC: [[Metalworking]] ([[copper]] pendant in [[Iraq]])
34: * [[39th century BC|3800s BC]]: [[Sweet Track|Engineered roadway]] in [[England]]
51: * [[Alphabet]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
60: * [[Odometer]] : [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]: [[Archimedes]]? - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
5: ''For details, see the main [[Pre-Colonial America]] articl...
7: ... dominated the area until the influx of European settlers in the early [[17th century]].
10: ''For details, see the main [[Colonial America]] article.''
15: ''For details, see the main [[History of the United States ...
20: ''For details, see the main [[History of the United States ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|im...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian pai...
30: *[[Pieter Aertsen]] ([[1508]]-[[1575]])
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