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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...city]] after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its...
15: ...ilt and an alliance was formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - n...
17: ...ore, the city developed from current Downtown (Centro, see below) to southwards and then westwards, an...
19: ...ahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial administration in Portuguese America was moved to Rio.
21: ...ope. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arr... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: ...iarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
14: ...illas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
33: ... Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Christian Benedict]] (1763-1833)
62: *[[Loren Acton|Acton, Loren]], (born 1936), US astronaut - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ''This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ru...
3: ..., Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]]
4: ...owerful women of her time, ruling over most of central Europe.
6: ...ued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...ng to adulthood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the p... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
2: ... is a period in the history of [[ancient Egypt]] stretching from the establishment of the [[Eleventh d...
8: ... reign of Mentuhotep IV. This explains the smooth transition of power as a palace coup by Amenemhat th...
14: ...he centralized government though) and established trade connections with Nubia and a war seems to be c...
16: ...ret II]] ([[1842 BC]] - [[1836 BC]]) improved the trade connections with Nubia en Palestine and the Le...
18: ...-king, often taking the field himself. He led his troops deep into Nubia, making that kingdom even mor... - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
3: ==Introduction==
17: ...n Chronology in Relation to the Bronze Age", in Astrom (ed) ''High, Middle or Low'' (Gothengurg, 1987)...
20: ... developed by [http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/ The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology].)
166: *Montuhotep II (Nebhepetre) 1986-1956
172: *Iyibkhenetre - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... believe you have arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wai...
3: ...is already too long and should serve only as an introduction for Canada. To keep this overview article...
6: '''Canada''' is a country in [[North America]], the northern-most in the w...
21: ...heavily on the abundance of natural resources and trade, particularly with the [[United States|U.S.]],...
37: ..., Saskatchewan|Regina]]||-7 (Mountain),<br>-6 (Central) - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 182nd]] <br> [[1 E8 m?|389 km?]...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 176th]]<br> 116,812<br> 3...
53: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
59: .... Vincent was regained by the British under the [[Treaty of Versailles]] in [[1783]]. Conflict between...
61: ...he resulting labor shortages on the plantations attracted Portuguese immigrants in the 1840s and east ... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
3: ...e [[steam engine]] were a key stage in the [[Industrial Revolution]].
5: ...iety]]. Many of his papers are in [[Birmingham Central Library]].
9: * [[1754]]: Learned the trade of mathematical-instrument making in [[London]] before returning to [[G...
10: * [[1763]]: Repaired a [[Thomas Newcomen|Newcomen]] [[stea...
18: * [[1788]]: Adapted [[centrifugal governor]] for use on steam engine. - Delaware (15006 bytes)
40: ...opeans first settled in a [[Netherlands | Dutch]] trading post at "Zwaanendael" (or "Swaanendael," pre...
44: ...y between Delaware and Maryland is known as the [[Transpeninsular Line]]. Several towns on the borders...
48: ...d is the oldest such cultural festival in the country.
67: ... the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], a geographical unit stretching far down the Mid-Atlantic coast.
69: ...other responsibilities, Dover AFB serves as the entry point and [[morgue]] for American military perso... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
27: TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
47: ... explorer. The French controlled the area until [[1763]], when it was ceded to the British.
51: ...e other, [[Joseph McCarthy|Joe McCarthy]], the controversial anti-communist censured by the Senate dur...
53: ...consin was an important mining state. When Indian treaties opened up southwest Wisconsin to settlement...
79: ... of the state, the [[Central Plain (Wisconsin)|Central Plain]] possesses some unique sandstone formati... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...nch and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful control of the area was disputed by the surrounding [[1...
46: ...their relatively low altitude allows for little [[tree-line|timberline]], form a north-south spine run...
50: ...ng Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...ch to the presence of a particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and cl...
58: ...the [[Iroquois]] drove many of the smaller native tribes out of Vermont, later using the area as a [[h... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
1: [[Image:Pilgrims_church.jpg|right|thumb|Illustration of Pilgrims in Church. Picture provided by [...
2: ...ited States|American flag]] with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies.]]
10: ...s (the division into three regions is a later construct of historians):
29: <nowiki>*</nowiki>Vermont was an independent country from 1777 until it became the 14th state in 1791...
40: ...area of the 13 colonies after the Proclamation of 1763. (Map produced by U.S. Dept. of Interior.)]] - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...ritain]] and [[France]], which was one of the theatres of the [[Seven Years' War]]. The war resulted i...
9: ...he prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little terri...
13: ...addock Expedition]] and British victories at [[Fortress Louisbourg|Louisburg]], [[Fort Niagara]], [[Fo...
15: ... One result of the war was that Britain gained control of a large French-speaking, [[Roman Catholic]] ...
17: ...ar]] crops and the ease with which it could be controlled. - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...onflict]], while a force from the [[neutrality|neutral]] [[Netherlands]] was attacked in [[India]].
3: ...[[Europe]]an portions of the conflict (1756–1763), not the nine-year North American conflict or th...
5: ...c War]] while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]...
8: ... Theresa of Austria]] had only signed the peace [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] in order to rebuild her ...
10: ...h was given since the ruling dynasty saw its ancestral [[Hanover (state)|Hanoverian]] possession as be... - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
4: ...t revolutionary at all, that it did not radically transform colonial society, but simply replaced a di...
7: ...c, etc. situations before the revolution, and the trends which led to the coming revolution -->
16: ...ilosophy]] and began to replace arguments born of tradition and authority with those based on observat...
18: ===Religious trends===
23: ...e stable and profitable, new economic and land distribution policies were implemented. Colonial resent... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|"The Boston Massacre," an engraving by patriot Paul Revere.]]
7: *[[1763]] - [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
27: ** [[Administration of Justice Act]] ([[May 20]]), - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...Massachusetts|Concord]], and were turned back. Retreating to Boston, the British soldiers were subjec...
9: ...in Franklin]], but the style of the document is attributed primarily to [[Thomas Jefferson]]. However...
11: ...ent United States with a great wilderness empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River...
13: ... of political institutions troubled the young country. The Second [[Continental Congress]] continued ...
21: ...gish political viewpoint, which clashed with the strong [[Tory]] viewpoint of the British leadership. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
24: ...mittanceDate = [[March 1]], [[1803]], declared retroactively on [[August 7]], [[1953]] |
42: ...up a system of trading posts to control the [[fur trade]] in the region.
44: ...ris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of Ohio and the old Northwest to Great Britain.
46: ...nists]] from settling in Ohio Country. British control of the region ended with the American victory i...
48: ...been known as [[Ohio Country]] and [[Illinois Country]]. As Ohio prepared for statehood, [[Indiana Ter... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |
25: ...per Peninsula counties bordering Wisconsin are Central time.)</small> |
40: ... to [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] in 1763 and then to the new United States two decades lat...
42: ...rea. Ultimately, Congress awarded the "[[Toledo Strip]]" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the w...
46: ... It was a development that not only transformed Detroit and Michigan, but permanently altered the soci... - Illinois (27007 bytes)
26: ...TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
37: ...niwek]] people, a [[consortium]] of [[Algonquin]] tribes that thrived in the area. The word ''Illiniwe...
45: ...he [[Potawatomi]], [[Miami]], [[Sauk]], and other tribes.
48: ...n, Illinois was part of the French empire until [[1763]], when it passed to the British. The area was c...
51: ... the [[1832]] [[Black Hawk War]], the last native tribes were driven out of northern Illinois.
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