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- Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
15: ...'</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr>
22: ... [[Union army | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and the 18th ([[1869]]–[[1877]...
24: ...s, who led an administration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corruption]].
32: ... [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class of 39. At the academy, he established a reputation as a fearless an... - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ...orld. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system...
5: native_name = United States of America |
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
13: capital = [[Washington, D.C.]] |latd=38|latm=53|latN... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] |
36: ... ratify the [[United States Constitution]]. Ratification occurred on [[December 7]], [[1787]].
40: ...wes (pronounced "Lewis")) in [[1631]]. The area became "[[New Sweden]]" with a [[colony]] established ...
44: However, [[C棩lius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore]] of Maryland claimed a...
46: ...he Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," and in 1792 that entity a... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] |
36: ...ated in the northwestern [[United States]]. Its [[capital]] is [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] and the U.S. pos...
42: ...ginal Idaho territory was re-named [[Colorado]] because of it. Eventually the controversy was forgotte...
46: .... At that time, approximately 8,000 [[Native American]]s lived in the region.
48: ...While thousands passed through Idaho during the [[California gold rush]] of [[1849]], few people settl... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ... east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - Utah (29154 bytes)
11: Capital = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake C...
44: Capital = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lak...
46: Bird = [[California Gull|California Seagull]] |
64: MusicalInstrument = N/A |
74: ... States]], in the [[Rocky Mountains]] region. Its capital is [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] |
36: ... joined the [[United States|United States of America]] as its 28th member [[U.S. state|state]] in [[18...
38: ...akenly applied the word to the people and their location.
43: ...State''' (after the single star on several historical flags of Texas, including the current Texas flag...
44: * [[state tree]] — the [[pecan]] - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
2: Name = South Carolina |
3: Fullname = State of South Carolina |
4: Flag = South Carolina state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of South Carolina]] |
6: Seal = SouthCarolinastateseal.jpg | - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisb...
36: ...ian]] time period in [[geology]]. Pennsylvania is called the [[keystone (architecture)|Keystone]] Stat...
38: ...]] and major center for educational and technological advance. The [[The Poconos|Pocono Mountains]] a...
40: ...iladelphia is often called the cradle of the American Nation. It was here that the [[United States Dec...
42: ...niences and use horse-drawn farming equipment and carriages, while others are virtually indistinguisha... - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charle...
38: ...ia broke away from [[Virginia]] during the [[American Civil War]]. The state is noted for its [[coal]...
46: ...can state formed as a direct result of the [[American Civil War]]. It was originally the western part ...
48: ...te was admitted to the union in 1863, following [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s signing of an act on [[December 31]],...
50: ...ndependent state within the Union. For several decades thereafter, the two states disputed the new st... - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] |
36: ...es]], Nebraska gets its name from a [[Native American]] ([[Otoe tribe|Oto]]) word meaning "flat water"...
37: Once considered part of the [[Great American Desert]], it is now a leading [[agriculture|farm...
42: ...es]] of Nebraska and [[Kansas]]. The territorial capital of Nebraska was [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]].
45: ... farm settlers built their homes out of [[sod]] because they found so few trees on the grassy land. - Nevada (17565 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Carson City, Nevada|Carson City]] |
25: ...[[Daylight saving time|-6]]<br><small>All but 5 locations (Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Jackpot, Mo...
37: '''Nevada''' is a [[U.S. state|state]] located in the [[U.S. West|western]] [[United States]]...
39: ...ada was admitted into the union during the [[American Civil War]].
41: ...s a test of whether visitors such as presidential candidates, have informed themselves about the state... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
10: Capital = [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] |
38: ...or their strong Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultural influences. For a variety of reasons, s...
42: === Native American Pueblos ===
44: ...n]] ruins indicate a presence at modern Santa Fe. Caves in the [[Sandia Mountains]] near Albuquerque c...
46: ...s in [[1540]]-[[1542]]. Coronado camped near an excavated pueblo today preserved as [[Coronado State M... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
39: ...hyn|Yascheshyn, Kerri]], ([[1985]] - [[2003]]), [[cancer]] patient
41: *[[Carl Yastrzemski|Yastrzemski, Carl]], (born [[1939]]), [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]
43: *[[Abraham Yates|Yates, Abraham]], (1724-1796), U.S. lawyer, Continental Congress...
146: *[[Andrew Young|Young, Andrew]], (b. 1932), American civil rights activist & diplomat
148: ...Brigham Young|Young, Brigham]], (1801-1877), American religious leader - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...ll islands off Newfoundland. The British acquired Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation ...
5: ... by the British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
7: ==Series of North American conflicts, 1600-1700s==
9: ...lies, following the conflicts known in North America as [[King William's War]] ([[1689]]-[[97]]), [[Qu...
13: ...seph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital. - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
3: ...nine-year North American conflict or the Indian [[campaign]]s which lasted 15 years (including [[Ponti...
5: ...while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
10: .... Great Britain's alliance with Prussia was a logical complement. The British already had the most for...
14: The second cause for war was formed by the heated colonial stru...
18: ...ountry]] in the [[Ohio River]] area of North America in 1754. The war spread to Europe on [[May 15]],[... - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
4: ==Pre-Colonial America==
5: ''For details, see the main [[Pre-Colonial America]] article.''
7: [[Native American]]s arrived on the [[North America]]n continent at some time between the [[9th mille...
9: ==Colonial America (1497-1776)==
10: ''For details, see the main [[Colonial America]] article.'' - Astronomy (13970 bytes)
1: ...ution]], and [[Astrophysics|physical]] and [[chemical]] properties of objects that may be observed in ...
3: ...llo 11]] as they circled the [[Moon]] in 1969. Located near the center of the [[Far side (Moon)|far s...
5: ... correlated to the apparent positions of astronomical objects in the sky -- although the two fields sh...
8: ... trying to observe and understand the actual physical nature of celestial objects—what makes the...
10: ...d mainly with figuring out the observational implications of different models, and involves working wi... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
25: *[[Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard]] ([[1744]]-[[1809]])
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-) - Geologic time scale (26014 bytes)
1: The '''geologic time scale''' is used by [[geologist]]s and other scientis...
3: ...ach period. Different spans of time on the time scale are usually delimited by major [[geology|geolog...
7: ...nges in the observed fossil assemblages. In many cases, such faunal stages have been adopted in build...
9: ...ng terminology and define universal horizons that can be used around the world.
11: ==History of the time scale==
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