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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ... confronted a much larger group of militia at a bridge in [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], and were...
15: ..., in 1787, to the calling of a convention, to consider revising the Articles. That Convention, meetin...
17: ...[[George Washington]] was elected the first [[President of the United States]].
21: ... in danger. The colonial elite had inherited a decidedly Whigish political viewpoint, which clashed wi...
23: ... included 12 of the colonies, but not British Florida or the then-tiny Georgia at the south or Newfoun...
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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
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
5: ...[Calvinist]] [[George Whitefield]] that received widespread acclaim in Boston. In [[1772]] she was exa...
9: ...free black grocer named John Peters. She herself did domestic work as a servant. Neither hard work nor...
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...
5: ...urses at [[ɣole Polytechnique]], a school which did not admit women.
7: ...veal her identity to him. Lagrange apparently considered her a talented mathematician and became her m...
9: ...ae]]'' ([[1801]]). He eventually learned her true identity in [[1806]], when [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] wa...
25: ...ulitzer Prize]]-winning [[Broadway]] play by [[David Auburn]], contains references to Germain. - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
5: | order=1st President
17: | vicepresident=[[John Adams]]
19: ...[1789]]–[[1797|97]]). He also served as President of the [[1787]] [[History of the United States...
31: ...n|Jumonville affair]]" became an international incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian ... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...ll>[[Gregorian calendar|(N.S.)]]</small>) was President of the [[Continental Congress]], and the first...
15: ...ng some infuriated Bostonians, depending as they did on the supplies on board.
19: ...he Provisional Congress of Massachusetts, and presided over its Committee of Safety. Under Hancock, Ma...
23: ...the [[Continental Congress]], succeeding [[Henry Middleton]]. He would serve until [[October 30]], [[1...
25: ...ncock sent Washington a copy of the [[July 4]], [[1776]] congressional resolution calling for independen... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
4: | order=2nd President
16: | vicepresident=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
18: ...His son, [[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825]]–[[1829]])...
28: ...iod—as, for example, during his term as president. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
4: | order=Third President
16: | vicepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|...
18: ...sh;[[1809]]) [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]] and an American [[s...
20: ...s Jefferson dined alone." Achievements of his presidency include the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[... - United States (58223 bytes)
15: ...br>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] |
36: ..._dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[September 3]], [[1783]]<br><br><br>
52: ...n" (became part of the United States). Since the mid-[[20th century]], the United States has become a ...
57: ...eorge-Washington.jpg|thumb|250px|left|First [[President of the United States]], [[George Washington]]]... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
15: leader_titles = [[President of Argentina|President]]|
57: ...g the [[Viceroyalty of the R�de la Plata]] in [[1776]], and Buenos Aires became a flourishing port. Bu...
59: .... Foreign investment and immigration from Europe aided this economic revolution. Investment, primarily...
61: ...r. The Argentine military forced aged Radical President [[Hipo Yrigoyen]] from power in [[1930]] a...
63: ...nister of Labor. Elections carried him to the presidency in [[1946]]. He aggressively pursued policies... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
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11: | align="center" width="140px" | (Full size) - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
1: ...jpg|thumb|right|Flag of North Carolina. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
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)
1: ...jpg|thumb|right|Flag of South Carolina. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
2: ...Sullivan's Island]] from British attack in June [[1776]]. The flag remained the official state flag aft... - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
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42: ... Dare]], the first English child to be born stateside, was born in North Carolina. Dare County is name...
44: ... a royal colony seventeen years later. In April [[1776]], the colony became the first to instruct its de...
46: ...rth Carolina|Raleigh]], still standing today. In mid-century the state's rural and commercial areas we...
48: ...y, when remnants of Thomas' [[Cherokee]] Legion laid down their arms. - Delaware (15006 bytes)
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44: ... the borders between Delaware and Maryland are divided by these lines.
46: ...." Its first governors went by the title of "President of the Delaware State".
54: ...overnor of Delaware]] and the judicial branch provides for a hierarchy of courts with the state Suprem...
56: ...laware's U.S. Senators are [[Joe Biden|Joseph R. Biden]] (Democrat) and [[Thomas Carper]] (Democrat). ... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
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38: Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbr...
41: ...erm [[shotgun]] was first coined in Kentucky in [[1776]]. After the war, it became Kentucky County, [[V...
43: ... America|Confederate]] forces under General [[Leonidas Polk]] invaded.
48: ...ell]] (Republican). The Kentucky Constitution provides for three branches of government: the legislati... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
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36: ...ly, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwe...
40: ...chary Taylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historica...
48: ...[United States Constitution]]. On [[June 29]], [[1776]], the convention adopted a constitution that est...
50: ...ng the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. When it did, some counties were separated as [[State of Kanaw... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
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44: ...h, from east to west, is 89 miles (the narrowest width is at 37 miles). The state's geographic center ...
72: ...s's claims in Vermont and New Hampshire were invalid and fixed Massachusetts's northern boundary at it...
78: ...nited States|slavery]], [[suffrage]] for men who did not own land, and public schools. The tavern has ...
80: ...d the anniversary of the battle became a legal holiday in Vermont, known as "Bennington Day." - Utah (29154 bytes)
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74: ...u]] estimate. The state is generally rugged and arid, and has spectacular natural scenery. It is a pop...
76: ...just two states where [[gambling]] is illegal. Residents are called [[List of famous Salt Lakers|Utahn...
83: ...ousand years; most [[archeology|archeological]] evidence dates such habitation about 10,000 to 12,000 ...
87: ...th as [[Utah Lake]] and encountered the native residents. - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
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42: ...ritain and set up its own government on March 15, 1776. On [[February 5]], [[1778]] South Carolina becam...
44: ...he newly-elected President [[Abraham Lincoln]] decide the matter. On April 12, 1861, Confederate batte...
54: ...teen judicial circuits, each with at least one resident circuit judge.
56: ... panels with three judges each. The Court may preside in any state county. - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: ...llname = The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
9: ... Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] |
10: ... LargestCity = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] |
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37: ...t]], and the towns of [[Middletown, Rhode Island|Middletown]] and [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmout...
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