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- Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: [[Image:Boston Massacre.jpg|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere...
3: ...s history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]]'''.
18: *[[1770]] - [[Boston Massacre]]
22: *[[1773]] - [[Boston Tea Party]]
26: ** [[Boston Port Act]] ([[March 31]]) - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...|Concord]], and were turned back. Retreating to Boston, the British soldiers were subjected to contin...
7: ...o head a Continental Army, and dispatched him to Boston, where local militia were besieging a British ...
13: ... status by the [[Articles of Confederation]], proposed and put into effect in 1778, but not fully rati...
15: ...les. That Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, chose, instead, to write a Constitution, which was rat...
17: In 1789, the [[Constitution of the United States]] was pu...
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: *[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
10: ...rd|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952)
48: ...Heinrich Ackermann|Ackermann, Wilhelm Heinrich]] (1789-1848)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...r with several powerful political groups which opposed her husband. Well read, Catherine kept up-to-da...
9: ... disbanded the commission before it took effect, possibly having turned more conservative after the [[...
25: ... had lost 50 to 60 ships and 9,500 men. Swedish losses were 6 ships and 6,000 to 7,000 killed. A tre...
33: ...the Enlightenment]] and considered herself a "philosopher on the throne." She became known as a patron...
35: ...published his ''[[Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow]]'' in 1790, warning of uprisings because of t... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...onour of her elder brother, [[Joseph II|Archduke Josef]] and ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the E...
6: ... year younger.) Her other brothers ? [[Joseph II|Josef]], [[Leopold II|Leopold]], and Ferdinand-Karl ?...
7: ...ntoinette's birth. She was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
13: ... education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she prefer...
15: ...r was his grandson, Louis-Auguste, and it was proposed that he should marry one of [[Maria Theresa of ... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...ee world," a phrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: .... Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend this requirement, but none h...
21: ... majority, the President and Vice President are chosen by the [[United States House of Representatives...
25: ...(United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their views and plans to ...
27: ...thumb|'''[[George Washington]]''', 1st President (1789-1797)]] - George Washington (29551 bytes)
6: | date1=[[April 30]], [[1789]]
19: ...ited States]] under the [[U.S. Constitution]]. ([[1789]]–[[1797|97]]). He also served as President...
21: ...Washington is generally recognized as one of the most important figures in U.S. history. Unlike many o...
26: ...enandoah Valley]] in Virginia. He visited [[Barbados]], with his sick half-brother Lawrence in [[1751]...
31: ...ting party, killing ten, including its leader, [[Joseph Coulon de Jumonville|Ensign Jumonville]]. Wash... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
18: ...]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the first ([[1789]]–[[1797]]) [[Vice President of the United ...
31: ...and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the opposition of the colonies to the Stamp Act was a part ...
33: ...of the officer who commanded the detachment, and most of the soldiers; but two soldiers were found gui...
35: ...my]]. His influence in Congress was great, and almost from the beginning he was impatient for a separa...
39: ...n its adoption. Before this question had been disposed of, Adams was placed at the head of the Board o... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
18: ... [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agricult...
20: ... ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alo...
32: ... his [[ambassador]]ship to [[France]] ([[1784]]-[[1789]]) he took extensive trips through [[France|Frenc...
37: ...s]] from [[1797]] until [[1801]], achieving that position after getting second place in the presidenti...
102: ...d States|Postmaster General]]||align="left"|'''[[Joseph Habersham]]'''||align="left"|1801 - James Madison (15187 bytes)
21: ...ve their northwestern territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tenne...
23: ...ith a [[bicameral legislature]]. When the issue arose of how states would be represented in the new Co...
27: ... essays that comprise the Federalist Papers. His most famous passage comes in Federalist No. 51:
31: ...s home state of [[Virginia]]. He successfully proposed the first ten [[amendment]]s to the Constitutio...
40: ... party, who were considered traitors when they opposed the war. - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...lso has a collection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states h...
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]–present)<br>([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One...
37: ...[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[March 4]], [[1789]]|
58: ...[1754]], in which a union was first seriously proposed.
60: ...on of slavery. The northern states had become opposed to slavery, while the southern states saw it as... - U.S. state (14432 bytes)
13: The states, with their [[U.S. postal abbreviations]], [[Traditional U.S. state abbr...
38: ...<td>[[Massachusetts]]<td>[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]</tr>
85: ...reme court]] for more information. For example, most lawsuits in the state of New York are filed in t...
90: ...mes have such origins, not counting [[Hawaii]] (whose name is taken from the native language, but whic...
97: ...[Tennessee]] each border eight other states, the most for any state. - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = NC |
25: AdmittanceDate = [[November 21]], [[1789]] |
42: ...County is named for her. The demise of one, the "Lost Colony" of [[Roanoke Island]], remains one of th...
46: On [[November 21]], [[1789]], North Carolina ratified the Constitution to be...
48: ...tonville]], a futile attempt by Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston to slow Union Gen. Sherman's advance ... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = HI |
39: ... continues to grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]]. Ethnicall...
46: ...ritten by [[Kalakaua|King Kalākaua]] and composed by [[Henri Berger]]. ''[[Hawaii Aloha|Hawaii A...
51: Nineteen islands and atolls extending across a distance of 2,400 km (1,500 mi) comprise the ...
56: ...ion ]] created impressive geological features. Those conditions created made [[Mount Waialeale|Mount ... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = MD |
36: ...ortheast]] or [[Mid-Atlantic States]]). Its U.S. postal abbreviation is '''MD'''. Its [[Associated Pr...
63: ...ive]], and [[judicial branch|judicial]]. Unlike most other states, significant autonomy is granted to...
65: Most of the business of government is done in [[Annap...
71: ...and is only two miles wide. This geographical curiosity, the " Maryland wasp-waist" is located near th... - Washington (20186 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = WA |
45: ...ach with its own unique culture. Today, they are most notable for their [[totem pole]]s and their orna...
47: ...imed all the coastal lands up to the [[Russia]]n possessions in the north for [[Spain]].
49: ...]], but the straits would not be explored until [[1789]] by Captain [[Charles W. Barkley]]. Further expl...
51: ...ry to explorers and trappers from other nations, most notably Britain and then the United States. Capt... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
38: ...t was claimed by [[France]] but became a British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and ...
46: ...lain Valley]]. In the south of the valley is [[Bomoseen Lake]].
50: ...on, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: In the autumn, Vermont's hills experience an explosion of red, orange and gold foliage caused by the ... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = NJ |
36: ...he [[United States of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fift...
41: ...] and [[Maryland]] as a proprietary colony (as opposed to a royal colony). James then granted the lan...
51: ...r for Independence, British and American armies crossed New Jersey several times.
53: ...anuel Gottlieb Leutze]]'s painting [[Washington Crossing the Delaware]]. - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ...us flag large Betsy Ross.png|right|thumb|[[Betsy Ross]] purportedly sewed the first [[Flag of the Unit...
6: Other British North American possessions—the former [[French colony]] of [[Q...
10: Contemporaneous documents almost always listed the colonies in geographical order...
47: * [[Barbados]]
63: ...can Revolution|History of the United States (1776-1789): Independence and the American Revolution]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
14: ==History of the United States (1776-1789)==
15: ...see the main [[History of the United States (1776-1789)]] article.''
19: ==History of the United States (1789-1849)==
20: ...ils, see the main [[History of the United States (1789-1849)]] article.''
24: ...mitted this trade when it benefitted them, but opposed it when it did not. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
72: *[[Jules Robert Auguste]] ([[1789]]-[[1850]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
4: ...erpretations fall somewhere in between these two positions.
10: ...nquered, at least pacified the western frontier. Most white colonists in America considered themselves...
15: ===Philosophy and radical thought===
16: ... arguments born of tradition and authority with those based on observation and independent reasoning. ...
23: ... sought to overhaul his expansive North American possessions. In order to make the Empire more stable ...
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