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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...ment, marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
7: ...cted the several States to prepare State constitutions for their own governance. The Congress appoint...
9: ...e numerous changes were made, including the exclusion of his charges against George III regarding slav...
11: ... River, and including the southern Great Lakes region.
13: ...ate or a mere league of States, acting in cooperation.
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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
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ... her. She was given a fairly extensive home education, including [[Latin]], [[Greek language|Greek]], ...
5: ...the [[Earl of Dartmouth]] helped with the publication.
7: ...e of the leading figures of the [[American Revolution]], including [[George Washington]], who met with...
15: * ''Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral'' Published in 1773 in England
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: ... to dissuade her from engaging in a 'men's profession'. Several years later, she managed to get some l...
9: ... pseudonym, after reading his famous ''[[Disquisitiones Arithmeticae]]'' ([[1801]]). He eventually lea...
12: ...th so many joys, are not chimerical, the predilection with which you have honored it.''
17: ...ans]]. She became the first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepti... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | place of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
19: ... United States Constitution|Constitutional Convention]].
21: ...gures in U.S. history. Unlike many other [[revolution]]ary leaders, he voluntarily relinquished power ...
24: ...irth year. His birthplace was Pope's Creek Plantation, south of [[Colonial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Be... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
3: ...Declaration of Independence|United States Declaration of Independence]]]]
5: ... first person to sign the [[United States Declaration of Independence]]. According to legend, he signe...
8: ...4]], Hancock lived in England while building relationships with customers and suppliers of his uncle's...
15: ...s for violation of revenue laws. This caused a [[riot]] among some infuriated Bostonians, depending as...
17: ...e to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that "[[Samuel Adams|Sam... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
20: ==Biography==
22: ...r, a farmer, also named John, was a fourth-generation descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[...
24: ...s undertook to write out, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the...
26: ...4]]–[[1818]]), the daughter of a [[Congregational]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. The... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...ical philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticu...
20: ...siana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...h; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]&...
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
11: national_anthem = ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' |
22: population_estimate = 333,287,557 [http://www.census.gov/cg... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
7: image_map = LocationArgentina.png |
8: ...y Libertad<br>([[English language|English]]: In Union and Liberty)|
9: ...nal_anthem = [[Argentine National Anthem|Himno Nacional Argentino]] |
21: population_estimate = 39,144,753 |
22: population_estimate_year = 2004 | - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
1: ...e [[Caribbean]], part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
14: ...="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: Pax et justitia<br>([[Latin]]: Peace ...
16: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSaintVincentAndTheGrenadines.png]]
36: ... - Total (July 2003 est)<br> - [[Population density|Density]]
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 176th]]<br> 116,812<br> 300/km² - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
4: ...ng in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
6: ...iately following the state's secession from the Union on May 20, 1861.
8: ... and of the [[Halifax Resolves]] ([[April 12]], [[1776]]), documents that place North Carolina at the fo... - 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)
13: PostalAbbreviation = NC |
37: ...ted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. It is bordered by [[South Carolina]] on the s...
44: ... a royal colony seventeen years later. In April [[1776]], the colony became the first to instruct its de...
46: ...mmercial areas were further connected by construction of a 129 mile (208 km) wooden [[plank]] roa...
48: ... in May, when remnants of Thomas' [[Cherokee]] Legion laid down their arms. - Delaware (15006 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = DE |
36: ...tify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
44: ...y between [[Pennsylvania]] and Delaware (this section, known as [[The Wedge (border)|The Wedge]] was i...
46: ...nd in 1792 that entity adopted its first constitution, declaring itself to be the "State of Delaware."...
48: ...er Spencer]] in 1813 as the "[[Spencer Churches|Union Church of Africans]]," which is now the [[A.U.M.... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = KY |
36: ...merica]] and was the 15th state admitted to the Union.
41: ...ate in the union and [[Isaac Shelby]], a [[Revolutionary War]] hero, was named the first Governor of t...
43: ... forced to take the side of the [[United States|Union]] on [[September 3]] when [[Confederate States o...
45: ...red early pioneers to the state. A different version of the name is from the Indian word meaning "dar... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
8: Nickname = Old Dominion |
12: PostalAbbreviation = VA |
36: ...thern States|South]] or, alternately, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. It...
38: ...ited States, but the former was admitted to the Union as a separate state in [[1792]] while the latter...
46: ...to the whole area explored by the [[1584]] expedition of Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] along the coast of [[N... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
36: ...nks 45th in land area (24,923km?), and its population (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fi...
38: ...and after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] prod...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern United States]] and comprises 9...
44: ...ont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The state's greatest length, from ... - Utah (29154 bytes)
14: PostalAbbreviation = UT |
74: ...avajo]], and [[Goshute]] nations also inhabit portions of the state.
78: ...rch.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah]]<br clear=left>
83: ...eology|archeological]] evidence dates such habitation about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Some left [[p...
87: ...d a route to the [[California]] coast. The expedition travelled as far north as [[Utah Lake]] and enco... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = SC |
37: ...of England]]. As of [[2004]], the state's population is 4,198,068.
42: ...of the United States, the [[Articles of Confederation]].
44: ...ca]]. President [[James Buchanan]] took little action, preferring to let the newly-elected President [...
48: ..., the Circuit Court, Family Court, and other divisions. - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: ...= The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
12: PostalAbbreviation = RI |
37: ... is an island, while it is just a source of confusion for others. Rhode Island is known as "The Ocean ...
42: ...e site Providence and declared it a place of religious freedom for [[Baptist]] settlers. Historically,...
52: ... The royal charter was used as the state constitution until 1842.
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