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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
13: ...[Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|11th Amendment]]
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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
5: ...! Capital !! Year of current [[capitol]] construction
57: ...6]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
63: | [[Iowa]]
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
125: | [[1790]] — [[1795]] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...bastien César Dumont d'Urville''' ([[May 23]], [[1790]] – [[May 8]], [[1842]]) was a [[France|Fre...
4: ...edition to the [[Greek islands]]. On that expedition, D'Urville recognized the true value of a recent...
6: ...n Duperrey]], and brought home a very fine collection of animals and plants.
10: ... [[1837]], on an expedition to the South Polar regions, he sailed along a coastal area of Antarctica t...
14: ...the [[Champs-Élysées]]. [[Dumont d'Urville Station]] on Antarctica is also named after him. - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...es' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...hood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to her...
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)
29: ...t, leaving her to learn the job on her own. Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...s eccentricities and policies, including an obsession with neighboring and enemy country Prussia, alie...
9: ...is document the law, but she disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned mo...
11: ...ed them serfs. She also encouraged the [[colonization]] of [[Alaska]] and of conquered areas.
13: ...e relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
16: ...reat.jpg|thumb|250px|Catherine the Great's coronation coach is exhibited in the [[Hermitage Museum]], ... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
13: ...red as child, Maria-Antonia had little real education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothi...
22: ...lection of gems was valued at approximately 2 million [[livre]]s. Marie-Antoinette then received King ...
27: ...nt back to [[Austria]]. The young dauphine's position was not helped by the fact that she had earned t...
30: ...she was assisted out of bed and dressed by the various high-ranking noblewomen who were her ladies-in-... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
3: ...er the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], the President is also the [[head of governmen...
7: ...ffice is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
12: ...f the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and h...
14: ...sh Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend thi...
16: ...ge W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current term in 2008. - 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... - 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]]. - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
22: ...ollege of William and Mary]], fought with distinction in the [[Continental Army]], and practiced law i...
24: ...with [[Robert R. Livingston]] and under the direction of President [[Thomas Jefferson]], he helped neg...
28: ...president, was almost uncontested in his two elections.
34: ...9]] when their application for admission to the Union as a [[slave state]] failed. An amended bill for... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
3: ...tion><font size="+1">'''John Tyler'''</font></caption>
9: ...r><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[March 29]], [[1790]]</td></tr>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[lawyer]]</td></tr>
21: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and the first to assume the o...
23: ==Biography== - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Constitution State |
12: PostalAbbreviation = CT |
36: ...ted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
43: ...was adopted in [[1965]]. The traditional abbreviation of the state's name is "Conn."
47: ...ght of which provide additional services to a section of town. One, [[Naugatuck]], is a merged town-b... - 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... - Washington (20186 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = WA |
36: ...n and the state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis...
38: ...ton, D.C.]], the nation's capital. To avoid confusion, the capital is often called simply '''D.C.''', ...
45: ...e east, nomadic tribes travelled the land and missionaries such as the Whitmans settled there.
47: ...ll the coastal lands up to the [[Russia]]n possessions in the north for [[Spain]]. - 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 ... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: ...= The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
12: PostalAbbreviation = RI |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 29]], [[1790]] |
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,... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = PA |
36: ...s given its name to the [[Pennsylvanian]] time period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[key...
38: ...the [[Delaware Water Gap]] provide popular recreational activities.
40: ...e]] and the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] were drawn up by the [[Founding Fathers of the...
42: The so-called "Pennsylvania Dutch" region in south-central Pennsylvania is another favorit... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]] - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...n ''universal suffrage'' (abolition of discrimination due to, for instance, race), which was considere...
4: ... colony of the [[Pitcairn Islands]], (2004 population 47 people), which some claim to be a [[State|cou...
11: ...granted (and been revoked) at various times in various countries throughout the world. In many countri...
13: ...slands]] granted women's suffrage in [[1838]]. Various countries and states granted restricted women's...
15: ...en were not initially permitted to stand for election) in a major country was granted in [[New Zealand...
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