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- Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
3: ...s history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]]'''.
6: *[[1760]] - [[King George III]] crowned
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
40: ...|right|thumb|The extent of America's territorial growth as of 1775.]] - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...eir line of march, they confronted a much larger group of militia at a bridge in [[Concord, Massachuse...
7: ...d [[Continental Congress]], with representatives from 13 of the [[United_Kingdom|British]] [[colonies]...
9: ...ngth and then submitted to the Congress where numerous changes were made, including the exclusion of h...
11: ...States with a great wilderness empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, and inclu...
13: ...own status by the [[Articles of Confederation]], proposed and put into effect in 1778, but not fully r...
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...a, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
5: ...1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
21: *[[Sharon Acker|Acker, Sharon]] (born 1935)[http://imdb.com/name/nm0009943]
31: *[[Dorothea Ackermann|Ackermann, Dorothea]] (born 1752)
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...at''', reigned as [[tsar|empress]] of [[Russia]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[Novembe...
5: ...nths later, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by C...
9: ...-Bonesana|Beccaria]] and [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up ...
11: ...e status hereditary; and gave the nobles full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catheri...
13: Catherine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[P... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...ony of Padua, ''Josepha'' in honour of her elder brother, [[Joseph II|Archduke Josef]] and ''Johanna''...
6: ...d Ferdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ... one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
11: ...a]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Naple...
15: ...heir was his grandson, Louis-Auguste, and it was proposed that he should marry one of [[Maria Theresa ... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
14: ...a]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend this requirement, but non...
16: ...e served two full terms: [[Dwight Eisenhower]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Bill Clinton]]. Incumbent Pre...
19: ...e person receiving the greatest number of votes (provided that such a number was a majority of elector...
21: ...mendment XII]] in [[1804]] changed the electoral process by directing the electors to use separate bal...
25: ...ess is concerned with winning [[swing state]]s, through frequent visits and [[mass media]] advertising... - 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: ...blic]]an [[democracy]] that served as an example around the world.
26: ...nia. He visited [[Barbados]], with his sick half-brother Lawrence in [[1751]], and survived an attack ...
31: ...eventually became the [[Seven Years' War]] in [[Europe]]. - John Adams (18716 bytes)
18: ...]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the first ([[1789]]–[[1797]]) [[Vice President of the United ...
22: ...eration descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in ...
24: ...758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing d...
28: ...[Samuel Adams]]; instead, his influence emerged through his work as a constitutional lawyer. Impetuous...
31: ...which he pronounced the Stamp Act invalid on the ground that Massachusetts, being without representati... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Cli...
18: ...ulturalist]], [[Horticulture|horticulturist]], [[Property|land owner]], [[architect]], [[Archaeology|a...
23: ...]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virginia]] for sev...
25: ..., [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livingston]]. The committee met and unani...
27: The [[Library of Congress]] was founded from the sale of his collection (the Library was foun... - James Madison (15187 bytes)
8: | succeeded=[[James Monroe]]
21: ...Thomas Jefferson]]. In this capacity he became a prominent figure in [[Virginia]] state politics, help...
23: ...ted in the new Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending ...
25: ...the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu]].
27: Madison wrote thirty of the eighty-five essays that comprise ... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...llection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states has a high le...
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]–present)<br>([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One...
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[...
37: ...[1787]]<br>[[May 23]], [[1788]]<br>[[March 4]], [[1789]]|
52: ... However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed in [[1788]] when the states replac... - U.S. state (14432 bytes)
5: ...with the federal government playing a much larger role than it once did.
9: ...part provded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
21: ...td>[[Arkansas]]<td>[[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]
35: ...d>[[Louisiana]]<td>[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]</tr>
53: ...>N.C.<td>[[North Carolina]]<td>[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]</tr> - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
2: Name = North Carolina |
3: Fullname = State of North Carolina |
4: Flag = North Carolina state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of North Carolina]] |
6: Seal = North Carolina state seal.png | - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
39: ... capital of the world and is the only industrial producer of [[coffee]], and [[chocolate]] in the nati...
41: Hawaii is also the namesake and backdrop of a popular [[Hawaii (novel)|1959 novel]] by [[...
46: ...]] to be ''Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono'', a pronouncement of King Kamehameha III meaning, "The li...
51: ...f the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, OE...
54: ...med by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geological theory as a [[h... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Robert L. Ehrlich]] |
41: ...was granted to his son, [[C棩lius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore]], on [[June 20]], [[1632]]. The new ...
45: ..., and the [[William Penn|Penn family]], which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, [[Charle...
47: ...d until 1658 when the Calvert family regained control and re-enacted the Toleration Act.
51: In 1708 the seat of government was moved to Providence, renamed Annapolis in honor of [[Anne of G... - Washington (20186 bytes)
36: ... the [[2000]] census, the state population was approximately 5.9 million and the state work force numb...
45: ...e]]s and their ornately carved canoes and masks. Prominent among their industries were [[salmon]] fish...
47: The first [[European]] record of a landing on the Washington coast...
49: ...]], but the straits would not be explored until [[1789]] by Captain [[Charles W. Barkley]]. Further expl...
51: ...bly Britain and then the United States. Captain [[Robert Gray]] (for whom [[Grays Harbor]] county is n... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ... York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been k...
44: ...hington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
50: ...ion, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...articular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique t... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
39: ...ited by the tribes of the [[Lenape]], the first Europeans to settle the region were the [[Netherlands|...
41: ...|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|Lord Berkeley of Stratton]]...
43: ...[[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]], Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large tract of land ...
45: ...ovinces were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor.
51: ...ar for Independence, British and American armies crossed New Jersey several times. - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
1: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...:us flag large Betsy Ross.png|right|thumb|[[Betsy Ross]] purportedly sewed the first [[Flag of the Uni...
4: ...ation of Independence]] in [[1776]] and formally broke with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]], leading ...
6: ...ard Island]]—remained loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as [[Canada]]. The c...
10: ...sted the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows (the division into th... - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
7: ... BC, and dominated the area until the influx of European settlers in the early [[17th century]].
12: ...and culture which was distinct from that of its European founders.
14: ==History of the United States (1776-1789)==
15: ...see the main [[History of the United States (1776-1789)]] article.''
17: ...is period the United States won its independence from the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] during the [[Am... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
54: *[[Rodolfo Amoedo]] ([[1857]]-[[1941]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: [[Image:map of territorial growth 1775.jpg|thumb|300px|Before the Revolution: Th...
2: ...volution was effected before the War commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the mind...
4: ... event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world history. Most current interp...
10: ...sidered themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown, with the same rights and obligations as people...
16: ...he proper form of government have roots in this European Enlightenment and were a source for ideas reg...
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