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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...local leaders. At Lexington, they confronted and fired upon a small group of local militia, who had g...
9: ...laration was the responsibility of a committee of five, which included, among others, [[John Adams]] a...
13: ...ed and put into effect in 1778, but not fully ratified until 1781. The Articles of Confederation outl...
15: ..., instead, to write a Constitution, which was ratified by eleven States in 1788.
17: ...ration, and [[George Washington]] was elected the first [[President of the United States]].
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
10: ...cheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
25: ...n|Ackerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...es. She became a very accomplished poet, with her first poem published when she was only 13.
5: ...e on the death of the [[Calvinist]] [[George Whitefield]] that received widespread acclaim in Boston. ...
7: Her work was lauded by some of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[...
16: ...Washington-history's most famous piece of work-in 1776 - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
3: '''Marie-Sophie Germain''' ([[April 1]], [[1776]] – [[June 27]], [[1831]]) was a [[France|F...
12: ...and prejudices, must encounter infinitely more difficulties than men to familiarize herself with these...
17: ...anks of great [[mathematicians]]. She became the first female to attend sessions at the French Academ...
19: ...described in a letter to Gauss, became quite significant as it restricted the possible solutions of [[...
21: ...mber theory]] and [[elasticity theory]]. One significant item is the concept of the [[Sophie Germain p... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...ary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President of the United States]] under the [...
21: ...generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolut...
26: ... he trained as a [[surveyor]] (obtaining his certificate from the [[College of William and Mary]]) and...
31: ... now commissioned a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the First Virginia Regiment, led a mission into the Ohio...
33: ...ton was acclaimed as a hero, and he commanded the First Virginia Regiment throughout the rest of war. ... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...resident of the [[Continental Congress]], and the first person to sign the [[United States Declaration...
15: ...]] ''Liberty'' was impounded by British customs officials for violation of revenue laws. This caused a...
17: ... region's resistance to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that ...
19: ...mdash;soldiers who claimed they could be ready to fight in sixty seconds—and his boycott of [[te...
25: ...ncock sent Washington a copy of the [[July 4]], [[1776]] congressional resolution calling for independen... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
18: ...], [[1735]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the first ([[1789]]–[[1797]]) [[Vice President of ...
24: ...assachusetts|Worcester]] and studied law in the office of [[James Putnam]]. In [[1758]], he was admitt...
31: Adams first rose to influence as a leader of the Massachus...
33: ...und guilty of [[manslaughter]]. These claimed benefit of [[clergy]] and were branded in the hand and r...
35: ... On [[October 5]], [[1775]], Congress created the first of a series of committees to study naval matte... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ... Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
23: ... ([[February 20]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virgi...
27: ... at the University of Virginia, has written the definitive book on the original buildings, or [http://...
32: ...extensive vineyards planted at Monticello, a significant portion were of the European wine grape ''[[V...
35: ...potential of the United States and is often classified a forefather of [[American exceptionalism]] (se... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...f Mexico]], and the [[Caribbean Sea]]. Two of the fifty states, [[Alaska]], an [[exclave]], and [[Hawa...
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|...
35: ...titution''']]<br> - completed<br> - ratified<br> - effective|
36: ..._dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[September 3]], [[1783]]<br><br><br>
52: ...economic]], [[political]], [[military]], [[scientific]], [[technological]] and [[cultural]] matters. - Argentina (30219 bytes)
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52: ...lver]]). The origin of this name goes back to the first voyages made by the [[Spain|Spanish]] conquero...
57: ...g the [[Viceroyalty of the R�de la Plata]] in [[1776]], and Buenos Aires became a flourishing port. Bu...
59: ...rimarily [[United Kingdom|British]], came in such fields as railroads and ports. As in the [[United St...
63: ...ionized workers. In [[1947]], Pernnounced the first 5-year plan based on the growth of industries ... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
18: | '''[[Official language]]'''
63: ...tish. A representative assembly was authorized in 1776, Crown Colony government installed in 1877, a leg...
65: ...slands in order to govern the region through a unified administration. The most notable was the [[West...
74: ...ted on the island by a [[governor general]], an office with mostly ceremonial functions. Control of th...
91: ...a small manufacturing sector and a small offshore financial sector whose particularly restrictive secr... - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
2: The '''Flag of North Carolina''' is defined by law as follows
4: ...ng in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
8: ... and of the [[Halifax Resolves]] ([[April 12]], [[1776]]), documents that place North Carolina at the fo... - Flag of South Carolina (934 bytes)
2: ...attack in June [[1776]]. The flag remained the official state flag after the end of the [[American Ci... - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
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42: ...], both ending in failure. [[Virginia Dare]], the first English child to be born stateside, was born i...
44: ...s later. In April [[1776]], the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental C...
46: On [[November 21]], [[1789]], North Carolina ratified the Constitution to become the twelfth state in...
48: ...obert E. Lee]]'s surrender at Appomattox, but the final surrender in North Carolina came at [[Waynesvi... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
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36: ...to ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
40: Europeans first settled in a [[Netherlands | Dutch]] trading p...
46: ...laring itself to be the "State of Delaware." Its first governors went by the title of "President of t... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
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41: ...by]], a [[Revolutionary War]] hero, was named the first Governor of the Commonwealth Of Kentucky.
59: ...so sometimes termed "Pennyrile", the western coal-fields area, and the far-west [[Jackson Purchase]]. ...
65: ===Significant natural attractions===
66: *[[Cumberland Gap]], the first trade-route for European hunters entering Kent... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
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36: ... the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwealth of Virginia'''; i...
40: ...n]] and [[Zachary Taylor|Taylor]] died while in office.)
46: ...n [[1607]]. Its Second Charter was officially ratified on [[May 23]], [[1609]].
48: ...[United States Constitution]]. On [[June 29]], [[1776]], the convention adopted a constitution that est... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
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36: ...ion (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fifty states. As the only [[New England]] state not ...
48: ...everal mountains do have timberlines: [[Mount Mansfield]], the highest mountain in the state and [[Kil...
54: ...6 degrees Celsius), at [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]] on [[December 30]], [[1933]].
57: ...sfield 20040926.jpg|280px|thumb|right|[[Mount Mansfield]], at 4,393 feet, is the highest elevation poi... - Utah (29154 bytes)
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48: Fish = [[Trout|Bonneville Cutthroat Trou...
76: ...d the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], which gave a significant boost to the state's tourist industry (especi...
87: ...on—left [[Santa Fe]] in [[1776]], hoping to find a route to the [[California]] coast. The expedi...
92: ...the capital. In [[1856]], Salt Lake City replaced Fillmore as the territorial capital. - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
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42: ...uth Carolina became the first state to ratify the first constitution of the United States, the [[Artic...
44: ...Edmund Ruffin is usually credited with firing the first shot.
48: ...our-year term, heads the Executive branch (some officers of which are elected). The bicameral [[South...
52: ... minors under the age of seventeen, excepting traffic and game law violations. Some criminal charges m... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
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37: ...States]], while also the state with the longest official name. Rhode (pronounced "Road") Island is par...
46: ...the first governor and [[Philip Sherman]] was the first Secretary. In 1643 [[Samuel Gorton]] founded ...
50: On [[May 18]], [[1652]] Rhode Island passed the first law in [[North America]] making [[slavery]] il...
56: .... King Philip rebelled against the English. The first attacks were around Narrangansett Bay but spre...
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