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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
21: ...ry to world Empire. The British Parliament's attempt to raise taxes on the North American colonists ra...
23: ... Congress should be called in the event that attempts at reconciliation with Britain failed.
27: ...ty, led the British to evacuate Boston, March 17, 1776.
29: On July 4, [[1776]], the Second [[Continental Congress]], still mee...
31: ...iladelphia, in a vain attempt to end the war by capturing the American "capital city."
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
8: ...hard, Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
10: ...cheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
14: *[[Achillas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...ily of [[Boston]], and was in fact practically adopted by the family that owned her. She was given a f...
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: ...at age thirteen, despite her parents' strong attempts to dissuade her from engaging in a 'men's profes...
17: ...sions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives of other members.
21: ...ticity theory]]. One significant item is the concept of the [[Sophie Germain prime]], which is a [[pri...
23: With prompting from Gauss, in [[1830]] the [[University of G?... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
35: ... widow of [[Daniel Parker Custis]]. Washington adopted Custis's two children and never fathered any of...
37: ... He did not support colonial independence until [[1776]], when he read [[Thomas Paine]]'s ''[[Common Sen...
43: ...Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] on [[March 17]], [[1776]] by stationing artillery on [[Dorchester Heights...
45: On the night of [[December 25]], [[1776]], Washington led the American forces across the ...
47: ...September 11]] and succeeded in his task. An attempt to dislodge the British, the [[Battle of Germanto... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
8: ... His father died when he was young, and he was adopted by his paternal uncle—Thomas Hancock, a h...
13: ...sist the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]], which attempted to restrict colonial trading.
25: ...ncock sent Washington a copy of the [[July 4]], [[1776]] congressional resolution calling for independen...
33: ...monstrate loyalty to the crown—with the exceptions of Hancock and Adams. - John Adams (18716 bytes)
24: ...early age he developed the habit of writing descriptions of events and impressions of men. The earlies...
37: ...he Congress until their adoption on [[July 2]], [[1776]].
39: ...cupied the foremost place in the debate on its adoption. Before this question had been disposed of, Ad...
46: ... with Great Britain and again sent to Europe in September [[1779]]. The [[France|French]] government, ...
64: ..., Jefferson had died a few hours earlier). His crypt lies at [[United First Parish Church]] (also know... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
20: ...athered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Achieve...
23: ...or several generations. He attended and then attempted to institute many reforms at the [[College of W...
35: ...er of [[American exceptionalism]] (see also [[exceptionalism]]).
67: *[[Embargo Act of 1807]], an attempt to force respect for U.S. [[neutrality]] by endin...
125: ...amilton's, was the most impressible, the most receptive, mind of his time in America. The range of his... - United States (58223 bytes)
36: ...[[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[September 3]], [[1783]]<br><br><br>
37: [[September 17]], [[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[...
52: ...es use the date each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "ent...
58: ... of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] in 1776 and the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionar...
60: ...ries. Several federal laws were passed in an attempt to settle the dispute, including the [[Missouri C... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
57: ...g the [[Viceroyalty of the R�de la Plata]] in [[1776]], and Buenos Aires became a flourishing port. Bu...
61: ... necessary, the governments of the [[1930s]] attempted to contain the currents of economic and politic...
67: ...by the [[United Kingdom]] in an unsuccessful attempt to seize the [[Falkland Islands|Falklands/Malvina...
71: ...most of the 1990s. Unfortunately, widespread corruption in the administrations of President Menem and ...
128: ...sed by the effects of the monetary policy which kept the US dollar exchange rate artificially low, the... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
59: ...d Grenada and seeking refuge in St. Vincent, or captured by Carib raiders--intermarried with the Carib...
61: ...ltural workers, as depressed world sugar prices kept the economy stagnant until the turn of the centur...
63: ...tish. A representative assembly was authorized in 1776, Crown Colony government installed in 1877, a leg...
65: ...eriod, the British made several unsuccessful attempts to affiliate St. Vincent with other Windward Isl...
67: ...nomy deteriorated. In April 1979, La Soufriere erupted again. Although no one was killed, thousands ha... - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
4: ...ng in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
6: ... replace the original state flag that had been adopted on June 22, 1861, immediately following the sta...
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)
42: ...t American territory the [[England|English]] attempted to colonize. [[Sir Walter Raleigh]], for whom t...
44: ... a royal colony seventeen years later. In April [[1776]], the colony became the first to instruct its de...
48: ...th Carolina was at [[Bentonville]], a futile attempt by Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston to slow Union...
53: ...[1776]]: This one was ratified [[December 18]], [[1776]], as the first constitution of the independent s...
74: ...ccept guilty pleas for traffic violations and accept waivers of trial for worthless-check cases among ... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
46: ... "The Delaware State," and in 1792 that entity adopted its first constitution, declaring itself to be ...
54: Delaware's fourth and current constitution was adopted in [[1897]] and provides for executive, judicia...
104: ...hodist]] (27% of the total state population), [[Baptist]] (9%), [[Pentecostal]] & [[Presbyterian]] & [...
181: ...etween [[New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania]], and emptying into [[Delaware Bay]], which separates New Je... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
41: ...nd [[1792]]. In [[1790]], Kentucky delegates accepted Virginia's terms for separation and the state c...
43: ...ke the side of the [[United States|Union]] on [[September 3]] when [[Confederate States of America|Con...
98: *[[Baptist]] (43% of the total state population)
186: *[[Clear Creek Baptist Bible College]]
200: *[[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] - Virginia (23198 bytes)
48: ...n]]. On [[June 29]], [[1776]], the convention adopted a constitution that established Virginia as a c...
88: ...ncil-manager]] form of government. There are exceptions, notably [[Richmond, Virginia]], which has a ...
127: ...g military installations concentrated in the [[Hampton Roads]] area, tobacco and peanut farming all th...
137: ...abeth River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]] at [[Hampton Roads]], the [[James River (Virginia)|James Riv...
150: ...largest Protestant denominations in Virginia: [[Baptist]] (31% of the total state population), [[Metho... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
50: ...bed the "[[Northeast Kingdom]]") is known for exceptionally cold winters, often averaging more than te...
64: ...settlers from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] under Captain Jacobus de Warm established the De Warm Stocka...
66: ...ey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst|Jeffrey Amherst]] captured the fort. The French were driven out of the a...
78: ...ah West during a violent thunderstorm, and was adopted by the delegates after four days of debate. Thi...
88: ...tates Army|Confederate forces]]. Young had been captured in [[John Hunt Morgan]]'s [[1863]] raid in Oh... - Utah (29154 bytes)
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87: ...Escalante Expedition—left [[Santa Fe]] in [[1776]], hoping to find a route to the [[California]] c...
110: ...When Utah applied for statehood again, it was accepted. One of the conditions to granting Utah's state...
139: ...However, the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] are an exception, being comparetively flat. Most of western Uta...
151: .... Snowfall is common in [[winter]] everywhere except the southern border and the Great Salt Lake Deser... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ...ritain and set up its own government on March 15, 1776. On [[February 5]], [[1778]] South Carolina becam...
52: ... involving minors under the age of seventeen, excepting traffic and game law violations. Some criminal...
56: ...ndles Circuit Court and Family Court appeals, excepting appeals that are within the seven classes of e...
87: ...otestant denominations in South Carolina are: [[Baptist]] (47% of the total state population), [[Metho... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
42: ... declared it a place of religious freedom for [[Baptist]] settlers. Historically, the land is unique b...
54: In 1664 the seal of the colony was adopted. It pictured an anchor and the word 'HOPE.'
58: ... in America to declare its independence on May 4, 1776. Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 st...
62: Several attempts had been made to address this problem, but none ...
108: ...Protestant denominations in Rhode Island are: [[Baptist]] (6% of the total state population), [[Episco...
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