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- 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.
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- 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
10: ...cheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
14: ...illas of Alexandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
62: *[[Loren Acton|Acton, Loren]], (born 1936), US astronaut - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
5: In [[1770]] she wrote a poetic tribute on the death of the [[Calvinist]] [[George W...
7: ...ferson]] was among the harshest critics of her poetry, writing "The heroes of [[the Dunciad]] are to h...
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: ...hematics]] at age thirteen, despite her parents' strong attempts to dissuade her from engaging in a 'm...
9: ...meticae]]'' ([[1801]]). He eventually learned her true identity in [[1806]], when [[Napoleon Bonaparte...
12: ...o flattering and less equivocal manner that the attractions of this science, which has enriched my lif...
15: ...r, in [[1808]] Gauss was appointed professor of astronomy at the [[University of Gottingen|University ... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ...alled '''[[Father of the Nation|Father of his Country]]'''<sup>[[#Notes|1]]</sup>, was an [[United Sta...
26: ...[[Chotank]] in King George County. As a youth, he trained as a [[surveyor]] (obtaining his certificate...
29: ... 1772.JPG|thumb|right|275px|This, the earliest portrait of Washington, was painted in [[1772]] by [[Ch...
31: ...irginia Regiment, led a mission into the Ohio Country. He ambushed a [[French Canadian]] scouting part...
33: ...nd showed coolness under fire in organizing the retreat. In Virginia, Washington was acclaimed as a he... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
2: ...f Hancock [[:Image:JohnHancockLarge.jpeg|(full portrait)]]]]
8: Hancock was born in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]] (Now [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]...
13: ...Stamp Act]], which attempted to restrict colonial trading.
17: ...istance to British authority and his financial contributions led Bostonians to joke that "[[Samuel Ada...
19: ...ary of the [[Boston Massacre]], he gave a speech strongly condemning the British. In the same year, he... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
22: ...Old Style]], [[Julian Calendar]]), 1735 in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]. His father, a farmer, also na...
24: ...length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the two accounts.
31: ... to the Stamp Act was a part of the never-ending struggle between individualism and corporate authorit...
33: ...our colonists during the [[Boston Massacre]]. The trial resulted in an [[acquittal]] of the officer wh... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
20: ... in [[1962]], saying, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge...
23: ... ([[February 20]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virgi...
25: ... of Independence]], and a source of many other contributions to American political and civil culture. ...
32: ...n Virginia, to say nothing of the rest of the country.
35: ... agricultural nation of [[yeoman]] farmers, in contrast to the vision of [[Alexander Hamilton]], who e... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...fty [[U.S. state|states]] located primarily in central [[North America]]. The United States has land b...
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9: ...>([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
36: ..._dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[September 3]], [[1783]]<br><br><br>
52: ...ence|Declaration of Independence]]. However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
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48: ...outh America after Brazil and the 8th largest country in the [[world]].
57: ...pendence. Following the defeat of the Spanish, centralist and federationist groups waged a lengthy con...
59: ...entine nation in the late [[19th century]]: the introduction of modern agricultural techniques and int...
61: ...en their traditional rivals, the Radicals, won control of the government. The Radicals, with their emp... - 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...
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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 ... - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
4: ...ng in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
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: Originally inhabited by a number of native tribes, including the [[Cherokee]], North Carolina w...
44: ...April [[1776]], the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to v...
46: ...nd commercial areas were further connected by construction of a 129 mile (208 km) wooden [[plank]...
48: ...agements took place in North Carolina itself, her troops served in virtually all the major battles of ...
50: ...e, especially with the creation of the [[Research Triangle Park]] between [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Ra... - 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...
46: ...ican Revolution]]. After the Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," ...
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. - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
25: ...]-4 (eastern)<br/>[[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|DST]]-5 (we...
41: ...erm [[shotgun]] was first coined in Kentucky in [[1776]]. After the war, it became Kentucky County, [[V...
43: ...merican Civil War]], Kentucky proclaimed its [[neutrality]] in the conflict but was forced to take the...
45: ...d to be due to the fact that many Native American tribes went there to hunt the game-rich forests and ...
48: ...of Kentucky is made up of trial courts, called District and Circuit Courts, an intermediate appellate ... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
48: ...ded by Virginia [[History of Washington, DC|was retroceded to Virginia]] effective [[1847]], and is n...
54: ... since [[Reconstruction era (United States)|Reconstruction]] when he was elected Governor of Virginia.
57: ...on]] and the cornerstone was laid by Governor [[Patrick Henry]] in [[1785]].
59: ...rtant and new. It gave Virginians a chance to control their own government for the first time. At fi...
61: ...fficials, reformed local governments, and a more streamlined judiciary. - 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... - Utah (29154 bytes)
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48: ... Fish = [[Trout|Bonneville Cutthroat Trout]] |
55: Tree = [[Spruce|Blue Spruce]] |
63: Motto = ''Industry'' | - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ...ritain and set up its own government on March 15, 1776. On [[February 5]], [[1778]] South Carolina becam...
52: ...ving minors under the age of seventeen, excepting traffic and game law violations. Some criminal charg...
54: ...gistrate's Court, Municipal Court, and the Administrative Law Judge Division. The state has sixteen ju...
73: The 5 largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]...
101: ...rs are navigable up to the fall line, providing a trade route for mill towns. - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
42: ...[England]], and once from the [[Native American]] tribes which lived on the land.
52: ...er, only landowners could vote. Before the [[Industrial Revolution]], when most people were employed a...
58: ... in America to declare its independence on May 4, 1776. Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 st...
60: As the Industrial Revolution moved large numbers of workers into...
65: ... district one) and [[Jim Langevin]] (Democrat, district two). (See [[list of Rhode Island Governors]]...
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