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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...een." Further along their line of march, they confronted a much larger group of militia at a bridge i...
7: ...nd [[Continental Congress]], with representatives from 13 of the [[United_Kingdom|British]] [[colonies...
9: ...rson]]. However, Jefferson's work was reviewed by Franklin at length and then submitted to the Congres...
11: ... States with a great wilderness empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, and incl...
21: ...Seven Years' War]] and in North America, as the [[French and Indian War]], in 1763, Britain had emerge...
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
10: ...cheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
26: *[[Franz Ackerman|Ackerman, Franz]] (c1330-1387)
34: *[[Georg Friedrich Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Friedrich]] (1787-1843) - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...hylis Wheatley''', was born in [[Senegal]] in [[Africa]], but was captured and sold into [[slavery]] ...
9: ... of John and Susannah Wheatley, Phillis married a free black grocer named John Peters. She herself did...
14: ...''Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Lig...
16: ...Washington-history's most famous piece of work-in 1776
19: * [[Slave narrative]], [[African-American literature]] - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mattehistorie germain.jpg|frame|Sophie Germain]]
3: ...6]] – [[June 27]], [[1831]]) was a [[France|French]] [[mathematician]].
5: ...ears later, she managed to get some lecture notes from several courses at [[ɣole Polytechnique]], a s...
9: ...edes]], Germain requested that General Pernety, a friend of hers, personally ensure Gauss's safety. Th...
17: ...became the first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
26: ...e was initiated as a [[Freemasonry|Freemason]] in Fredericksburg on [[4 February]] [[1752]]. On Lawren...
28: ==French and Indian War and afterwards==
31: ...nternational incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually became the...
33: ...ition]], which successfully drove the French away from [[Fort Duquesne]].
37: ... He did not support colonial independence until [[1776]], when he read [[Thomas Paine]]'s ''[[Common Sen... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
2: [[Image:JohnHancockSmall.jpeg|right|frame|Portrait of Hancock [[:Image:JohnHancockLarge....
3: [[Image:John Hancock Signature DOI.jpg|right|frame|Hancock's signature on the [[United States Dec...
8: ...of his uncle's business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he inherited the fo...
15: ..., lead, paper and tea. In [[1768]], upon arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was impounde...
17: ...o newspapers] and John Hancock pays the postage" (Fradin & McCurdy, 2002). - John Adams (18716 bytes)
22: ...neration descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in...
24: ...1758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing ...
35: ...of a series of committees to study naval matters. From that time onward, Adams championed the establis...
37: ...he Congress until their adoption on [[July 2]], [[1776]].
39: ...a committee with [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Robert R. Livingston]] and [[Roger She... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
18: ...nd an American [[statesman]], [[ambassador]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosoph...
23: ...0]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virginia]] for se...
25: ...ch included Jefferson, [[John Adams]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livin...
27: ...[curriculum]] of which Jefferson also designed. [[Frank E. Grizzard]], Jr., a scholar at the Universit...
30: ...at the layers of occupation, and draw conclusions from them. - United States (58223 bytes)
36: ..._dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[September 3]], [[1783]]<br><br><br>
52: ...unding date of the United States is [[July 4]], [[1776]], the date the Second [[Continental Congress]], ...
58: ... of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] in 1776 and the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionar...
60: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], mandating the freedom of all slaves in states in rebellion, though...
62: ...e U.S. acquired a number of overseas possessions, from [[Cuba]] to the [[Philippines]], though it gave... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
35: established_dates = from [[Spain]]<br/> [[May 25]], [[1810]]<br/>[[July ...
52: The name '''Argentina''' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''argentum'' ([[silver]]). The or...
57: ...port. Buenos Aires formally declared independence from Spain on [[July 9]], [[1816]]. Argentines rever...
59: ...es—especially the western pampas—came from throughout Europe.
61: ... modern military and labor movements that emerged from the growing urban working class. - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
28: | Sir [[Frederick Ballantyne]]
59: ...lph Abercromby]] crushed a revolt fomented by the French radical Victor Hugues. More than 5,000 black ...
63: ...e council created in 1925, and universal adult suffrage granted in 1951.
67: ...nd the economy deteriorated. In April 1979, La Soufriere erupted again. Although no one was killed, th...
96: ...The country's official language is English, but a French patois may be heard on some of the Grenadine ... - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
4: ...ng in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
6: ...1861, immediately following the state's secession from the Union on May 20, 1861.
8: ...), documents that place North Carolina at the forefront of the American independence movement. Both da... - Flag of South Carolina (934 bytes)
2: ...Sullivan's Island]] from British attack in June [[1776]]. The flag remained the official state flag aft... - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
44: ...the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British crown.
46: ...n [[plank]] road, known as a "farmer's railroad," from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] i...
48: ...press the "rebellion" that "you can get no troops from North Carolina." However, under his leadership...
53: ...[1776]]: This one was ratified [[December 18]], [[1776]], as the first constitution of the independent s...
54: *[[1868]]: This was framed in accordance with the [[Reconstruction]] Act... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
42: The name "Delaware" comes from the title of [[Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La War...
46: ...ican Revolution]]. After the Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," ...
48: ... 1813 as the "[[Spencer Churches|Union Church of Africans]]," which is now the [[A.U.M.P. Church]]. T...
71: ...in Delaware, although a public-television station from Philadelphia, WHYY, maintains a studio and broa...
92: The five largest ancestries in Delaware are: [[African American]] (19.2%), [[Ireland|Irish]] (16.6%)... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] |
41: ...erm [[shotgun]] was first coined in Kentucky in [[1776]]. After the war, it became Kentucky County, [[V...
45: ...to the state. A different version of the name is from the Indian word meaning "dark and bloody huntin...
48: ... [[capital]] of Kentucky is [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]] and its governor is [[Ernie Fletcher]] (...
63: ...blage of smaller cities across the [[Ohio River]] from [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], also has a large metropol... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
38: ...ate state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...aylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footn...
46: ...America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to [[Maine]]. The [[London ...
48: ...[United States Constitution]]. On [[June 29]], [[1776]], the convention adopted a constitution that est...
50: ...a is one of the states that [[secession|seceded]] from the Union to become the [[Confederate States of... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful co...
44: ...north to south, is 159 miles. Its greatest width, from east to west, is 89 miles (the narrowest width ...
52: ...particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique ...
58: ...ing the era Native Americans migrated year-round. From [[1000 BCE]] to [[1600|1600 CE]] was the Woodla...
60: ..., [[1609]], [[French colonization of the Americas|French explorer]] [[Samuel de Champlain]] claimed th... - Utah (29154 bytes)
74: ...e most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "higher...
85: [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] may have crossed int...
87: ...Escalante Expedition—left [[Santa Fe]] in [[1776]], hoping to find a route to the [[California]] c...
96: ...ce Brigham Young as territorial governor with [[Alfred Cumming]]. The resulting conflict is known as t...
98: ...nd [[Paiutes]] attacked and killed 120 immigrants from [[Missouri]], an event called the [[Mountain Me... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ...ritain and set up its own government on March 15, 1776. On [[February 5]], [[1778]] South Carolina becam...
44: ... the [[American Civil War | Civil War]]. Students from [[The Citadel]] were among those firing the fir...
67: *29.5% [[African American|Black]]
73: ... largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]] (29.5%), [[United States|American]...
97: ... thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken, or the oceans ... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
42: ...[British Monarchs|King]] of [[England]], and once from the [[Native American]] tribes which lived on t...
44: In 1637 [[Anne Hutchinson]] was banished from [[Massachusetts]] for expressing her beliefs th...
52: ...the thirteen colonies that had complete religious freedom. Under the terms of the charter, only lando...
56: ...e settlers of Portsmouth had purchased their land from his father, [[Massasoit]]. King Philip rebelle...
58: ... in America to declare its independence on May 4, 1776. Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 st...
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