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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
72: | [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]]
196: | [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
17: | [[Franklin Pierce]]
50: ...criticized for failing to prevent the [[country]] from [[sliding]] into [[schism]] and the [[American ...
53: ...uri]]. Buchanan served as Minister to [[Russia]] from [[1832]] to [[1834]].
55: ...nan then vowed to never marry. Buchanan was close friends with senator [[William Rufus King]], and for...
57: ...by the resignation of William Wilkins. He served from [[December 6]], [[1834]]; was reelected in [[18... - U.S. state (14432 bytes)
3: ...of education, health, transportation, and other infrastructure are generally the responsibility of the...
34: ...'<td>Ky.<td>[[Kentucky]]<td>[[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]]</tr>
68: ...>[[West Virginia]]<td>[[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]</tr>
79: ...arianas]]) which do have a legal status different from the states.
85: ...ee to organize their judicial systems differently from the federal judiciary, as long as [[due process... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ... off in 1729. The state declared its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government on ...
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]...
93: ...important cities are [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[S... - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] |
38: ... Maryland and Virginia. West Virginia broke away from [[Virginia]] during the [[American Civil War]]....
40: .../www.wvbridgeday.com/bridge-day-BASE-jumping.php] from the bridge), as well as many national and state...
48: ...braham Lincoln]]. Upon the secession of Virginia from the union on [[April 27]], [[1861]], anti-seces... - Nevada (17565 bytes)
37: ...04]] was estimated to be 2,334,771, up nearly 17% from the [[United States 2000 Census|2000 census]] f...
41: Despite the name's derivation from the Spanish word ''nevada'' meaning "snowy", th...
49: ...territory and adopted its current name, shortened from ''Sierra Nevada'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]...
55: ...ush Rebels") maintain that it was due to pressure from mining interests to keep land out of the hands ...
81: ...n Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno attract visitors from around the world. - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
1: ...ng with the return of young [[soldier]]s from the fronts of the [[Great War]] and emergence of a new a...
3: ... this decade was termed "The Golden Twenties". In France and Canada they were also called the "Crazy Y...
5: ...ge parts of the [[population]]. Formal decorative frills were shed in favor of practicality, in [[arch...
8: ...es|economy of the USA]], took sometime to convert from [[War economy|a wartime economy]] to a peacetim...
19: ...f-censorship that is in place today, editors were free to entertain an audience in any and every way. ... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
32: ''Briefly from March [[1865]]''
50: ...en the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 [[Northern United States|northern states...
53: ...mter]], South Carolina, Lincoln called for troops from all remaining states to recover the forts, resu...
58: ...estern counties of Virginia organized a secession from Virginia and entered the Union (with a plan for...
62: ...California_and_the_Civil_War|California]] was a [[free state]] and a part of the Union. Lincoln had wo... - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
3: ...meline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
11: *[[1608]]-[[France|French]] establish colony at [[Quebec]]
18: *[[1619]]-First African [[slavery|slaves]] arrive at Jamestown
22: *[[1620]]-[[Pilgrims]] arrive from [[Plymouth]], England, on the ''[[Mayflower (sh...
30: ...r Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]] banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony - Illinois (27007 bytes)
37: ...ry]]. Its name was given by the state's [[France|French explorers]] after the indigenous [[Illiniwek]...
39: ...e its largest city is [[Chicago]], along the waterfront of [[Lake Michigan]]. Most of the state's pop...
48: ...lt of their exploration, Illinois was part of the French empire until [[1763]], when it passed to the ...
56: ...Illinois in the Civil War]]), which were numbered from the 7th IL to the 156th IL. Seventeen cavalry r...
60: ...ing from traditions cultivated during the state's frontier era. As codified in the state constitution... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: ... features no matter what sort of colony it sprang from. By the late [[18th century]], these different...
9: ...d [[16th century|16th]] centuries, Europe emerged from the [[Middle Ages]] and entered the [[Renaissan...
13: ... as the Europeans were concerned, they were still free for the taking.
16: ...[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts.
20: [[Image:ronokmap.JPG|right|framed|1584 map of Chesapeake Bay by John White]] - Memorial Day (4407 bytes)
4: ...[United States Flag|U.S. Flag]] at [[half-staff]] from dawn until noon local time.
9: ...memorial day include [[Charleston,_South_Carolina|Charleston, South Carolina]], [[Boalsburg,_Pennsylvania|Boal...
13: ...Confederate Memorial Day]], with the date varying from state to state.
17: ...irst observance, and because it's likely that the friendship of Gen. John Murray, a distinguished citi...
22: ...onwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], and also in [[France]] and [[Belgium]], similar observances are he... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ...t a time, were generally reluctant to go very far from home, and would often come and go as they saw f...
15: ...f these ever set foot in America. The war was far from Britain's greatest concern at the time. [[Loyal...
19: ...cisive, though disastrous for the French economy. France's standing army at the time is estimated to h...
23: ...lack slaves used the war as a chance to escape to freedom.
31: ...regiment]]s of British regulars (about 4,000 men) from his headquarters in Boston, but the countryside... - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
3: ...[Secretary of War]] in the cabinet of President [[Franklin Pierce]]. He is most famous for serving as ...
6: ...andfather had immigrated to the [[United States]] from [[Wales]] and had once lived in [[Virginia]] an...
10: ...ter Mary, attending a [[log cabin]] school a mile from their home. Two years later, Davis entered the ...
14: ...avis's duties during this time was to keep miners from illegally entering what would eventually become...
16: ...President]]. On [[June 30]], 1835, Davis resigned from the U.S. Army. - Washboard (2078 bytes)
2: ...musical instrument]]s, the '''Washboard''' and '''Frottoir''' employ the ribbed metal surface of the c...
4: ...in a wooden frame while the frottoir is made only from the metal ribbing and is hung around the neck a...
6: The frottoir or vest frottoir (from Cajun French "vest to be rubbed") is played as a stroked [...
15: ...e-openers) in each hand. In a 4-beat measure, the Frottoir will be stroked 8 to 16 times. It plays mor...
20: :She plays the Charleston of the laundry for the boys - Arthur Middleton (2124 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1742]]–[[January 1]], [[1787]]), of [[Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], was a signer of the [[Unit...
5: ...olutionary War]], Arthur served in the defense of Charleston. After the city's fall to the British in [[1780]]... - Stamp Act 1765 (7443 bytes)
2: ...y|tax stamp]]. The Act was enacted in order to defray the cost of maintaining the military presence p...
6: ...ssary to the fur trade acquired from the [[France|French]], also required the British to maintain a st...
8: ... legal documents. The rate of these taxes ranged from a half penny on a pamphlet or one-page newspape...
11: ...papers raised considerable opposition, especially from the newspapers themselves.
13: ...in Canada and the west, with limited compensation from the Crown. - John C. Calhoun (5703 bytes)
5: John Calhoun received his [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Yale University|Yale]] in [[1804]]. In [[1810...
11: ...nto violence, but coercion by US Navy warships in Charleston averted a secession. During the crisis, Jackson ...
13: ...ill]] was proposed by Congress prohibiting states from nullifying federal laws. The [[Compromise of 1...
15: ...]. He was buried in St. Phillips Churchyard in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. In 1957, United States Senator...
35: ... States Senators from South Carolina|U.S. Senator from South Carolina]]| before=[[Robert Y. Hayne]]| a... - Pepper (1696 bytes)
2: [[Image:Charleston Hot peppers.jpg|thumb|250px|Charleston Hot peppers in varying stages of maturity.]]
8: ...lled "Peruvian pepper" or "Caribbean pepper," are from a plant related to [[Cashew]]s; species ''[[Sch...
12: ... released as a single by the [[Butthole Surfers]] from their [[1996]] [[album]] ''[[Electriclarryland]...
13: ...led [[Pepper (band)|Pepper]]. They are originally from [[Hawaii]] and relocated to [[California]]. - List of U.S. states' largest cities (4566 bytes)
107: ...a]] || [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]
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