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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
7: ...United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] ratified
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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
56: | [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
125: | [[1790]] — [[1795]]
141: ...]] — [[1924]], [[1931]] — [[1934]] (office tower & wing)
189: | [[1785]] — [[1790]], [[1904]] — [[1906]] (wings) - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...ficer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Antarct...
4: ...t him much acclaim and proved to be his most significant discovery, occurred in [[1820]] during an ex...
6: ...errey|Captain Duperrey]], and brought home a very fine collection of animals and plants.
8: In [[1826]] he was sent to the Pacific, surveyed the coasts of [[New Guinea]], [[New Ze... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
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)
35: ...ttack Prussia in [[1756]]. Frederick II attacked first however, invading [[Saxony]], another ally of ... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...nd [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarc...
5: ...herine became involved with other prominent court figures. She soon became popular with several powerf...
13: ...veral drastic reforms within the Russian society. First, she established the [[Free Economic Society]]...
21: ...ndence from the Ottoman Empire as a result of her first war with it. The Ottomans started a [[Russo-T...
25: ...000 killed. A treaty was signed [[August 14]], [[1790]], returning all conquered territories to their r... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but compl...
6: ...d]], and Ferdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ...as considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
15: ...eing going on intermittently since [[1494]] would finally end. [[Louis XV]]'s heir was his grandson, L...
22: ...ing, Marie-Antoinette was presented with the magnificent jewels which traditionally belonged to a Fren... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...d is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was ...
7: ...head of government in a [[republic]]. Today the office is widely emulated all over the world in nation...
11: == Requirements to hold office ==
14: ...mmigrants to American society. Prominent public officials that are barred from the presidency because ...
16: ...wo four-year terms or a maximum of ten years in office should he have succeeded to the Presidency prev... - 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. ... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
14: ... Skelton Jefferson|Martha]] died before he took office
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...
37: Jefferson was the first [[Secretary of State]] of the United States, s... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
18: ...], [[1758]] – [[July 4]], [[1831]]) was the fifth ([[1817]]–[[1825]]) [[President of the U...
24: ...ntion]] which ratified the Constitution, and in [[1790]], an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, was elec...
38: ...lso Russia must not encroach southward on the Pacific coast. "... the American continents," he stated,...
42: ...ntation to pay off the debts, since then he never financially recovered. As a result, he and his wife ...
50: |align="left"|'''OFFICE'''||align="left"|'''NAME'''||align="left"|'''TE... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
6: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[April 4]], [[1841]] - [[March 4]]...
9: ...r><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[March 29]], [[1790]]</td></tr>
13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Letitia Christian Tyler...
21: ... of Independence]], and the first to assume the office of President following the death of his predece...
25: ... aggressive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue. - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
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43: ... English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, the "[[Fundamental Orders of Con...
49: ...Lieberman]] (Democrat). Connecticut currently has five [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Connectic...
56: ... to the rolling mountains and farms of the [[Litchfield Hills]] and the casinos of [[Southeastern Conn...
65: ...sts, new residents, and internal state pride. Fairfield County's "[[Gold Coast, Connecticut|Gold Coast... - 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... - Washington (20186 bytes)
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25: ...imeZone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]: [[UTC]]-8/[[Daylight saving time|-7]] |
36: ...hington''' is a [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[Pacific Northwest]] of the [[United States]]. The state ...
45: ... Prominent among their industries were [[salmon]] fishing and [[whale]] hunting. In the east, nomadic...
47: The first [[European]] record of a landing on the Washin... - 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: ...onwealth independent of the British Empire. In [[1790]] both Virginia and [[Maryland]] ceded territory ... - 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... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
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24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 29]], [[1790]] |
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... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
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38: ...weden|Swede]]s and [[Netherlands|Dutch]] were the first [[Europe]]an settlers, the [[Quaker]] [[Willia...
59: ...ndian War]]. The French established numerous fortifications in the area, including the pivotal [[Fort ...
61: ...putation of religious freedom also attracted significant populations of [[Germany|German]] and [[Scots...
65: ...12, [[1787]] (five days after Delaware became the first). - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...re is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
82: * [[673]]: [[Greek fire]]: [[Kallinikos]]
84: * [[852]]: [[Parachute]]: [[Armen Firman]] - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
3: ...g Territory]] in the [[United States]] became the first modern polity where equal suffrage was extende...
4: ...en first achieved the right to stand for public office in [[South Australia]] in [[1894]], along with ...
13: ...rst women's suffrage (with the same property qualifications as for men) was granted in [[New Jersey]] ...
15: The first unrestricted women's suffrage in terms of voti...
17: The first to grant universal suffrage and allow women to...
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