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- Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...viduals of all classes who were influenced by the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution pr...
7: ...sted them resulted in the spread of revolutionary ideals to the French. Many in France attacked the [[...
9: ...ore, where they opposed the bourgeoisie, as they did in France in 1793 and 1794, <nowiki>[</nowiki>tha...
24:
26: ... modest [[quit rent]]). The tax burden was thus paid by the peasants, wage earners, and the profession... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...l classes who had come under the influence of the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution pr...
14: * The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
21: ...eans of convincing potential creditors of the confidence and stability of France's finances.
23: ...and-picked Assembly of Notables would restore confidence in French finances, and allow further borrowi...
33: ...mander an assembly to its liking. In order to avoid this, the ''Parlement'' of Paris, having returned... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...icantly, the [[President of the United States|President]] must ratify treaties and make important appo...
4: ...y represented in the Senate. The Constitution provides that the approval of both houses is necessary f...
12: ...], in answer to a question by Thomas Jefferson, said "we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer t...
14: ...[[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] President [[Andrew Johnson]] in [[1868]] for political p...
16: ...ns arose between [[1866]] and [[1906]]. Many individuals, furthermore, perceived the Senate as a basti... - Steamboat (11603 bytes)
15: ...at the same time. One of the first to propose the idea (around [[1690]]) was the physicist [[Denis Pap...
19: In [[France]], by [[1774]] the Marquis [[Claude de Jouffroy]] and colleagu...
27: In [[Scotland]] the ideas of the ''Charlotte Dundas'' were taken up by [...
32: Incidentally, the cartoon ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'' intr...
37: ...[[Loch Katrine]], while on Loch Lomond the [[PS Maid of the Loch]] is being restored. - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
1: ...onies]] and later of the [[United States]] from [[1774]] to [[1789]], a period that included the [[Ameri...
4: ...]. [[Peyton Randolph]] served as the first [[President of the Continental Congress]].
8: ...ms, with the help of the Continental Congress?s guidance throughout the war, the colonists prevailed.
14: *Sept. 5, 1774- Oct. 26, 1774 [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
36: *[[President of the Continental Congress]] - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...h American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulte...
10: ...lar" or "standing" army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [...
15: ...stimates, total British strength in the colonies did not exceed 20,000 men at any one time.
19: ...tion and sent no troops to America to fight alongside the Americans. The Netherlands entered the war l...
23: ...erican militias from the outset, but this was forbidden in the South, where slaveowners feared arming ... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
7: ...ton]] in [[North Yorkshire]], near the town of [[Middlesbrough]]. Cook was one of five children born ...
20: ...tensive knowledge of Pacific [[geography]], Cook did reach [[New Zealand]], becoming only the second [...
26: ...into the English language from the local Guugu-Yimidhirr name for a Grey Kangaroo, which was ''gangaro...
30: ...]—under punishment of [[flogging]] if they did not comply—although no one yet understood w...
39: ... refused to believe a massive southern continent did not exist. Cook commanded [[HMS Resolution (Cook)... - Lewis and Clark Expedition (11755 bytes)
3: ...few weeks after the purchase, [[United States President]] [[Thomas Jefferson]], an advocate of western...
7: ...Not only did Lewis and Clark feel that she could aid them in translation, but they thought that when t...
10: ...the party. The party agreed to camp on the south side of the river (modern Astoria, OR) , building [[F...
16: ... They had to act largely as diplomats for the President because when they met an Indian tribe, they ha...
34: *Captain [[Meriwether Lewis]] (1774 – 1809) - March 21 (10586 bytes)
11: ...his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
19: *[[1960]] - [[Apartheid]]: [[Sharpeville Massacre|Massacre in Sharpeville...
25: ...of defeat guy" in the opening credits of [[ABC's Wide World of Sports]].
27: *[[1980]] - [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] announces a [[United States...
33: ... charged with [[murder]] for their part in the [[kidnapping]] and killing of ''[[Wall Street Journal]]... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892...
58: *[[Francis Baily]] ([[Britain]], [[1774]] – [[1844]])
59: *[[John Bainbridge]] ([[Britain]], [[1582]] – [[1643]])
102: *[[Margaret Burbidge]] ([[Britain]], [[1919]] – )
194: *[[Eudoxus of Cnidus|Eudoxus]] ([[Cnidus]], circa [[408 BC]] – circa [[347 BC]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
95: *[[Aristides (Apologist)|Aristides]], (fl. 2nd century)
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{f...
154: *[[Basilides]], (c. 117-138){{fn|C}}
159: *[[David Baumgardt]], (1890-1963){{fn|R}} - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
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45: ...ht of its power, it included [[Anatolia]], the [[Middle East]], part of [[North Africa]], and south-ea...
53: ...s]] in the north. The Empire was situated in the middle of East and West and interacted throughout its...
66: ...tion of the Armenians]] is today viewed as [[genocide]] by most historians. Militarily the Ottomans ma...
76: ...n Europe that the citizens of the Ottoman Empire did. - Barium (8466 bytes)
48: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]])
55: | [[State of matter]] || solid ([[magnetism|paramagnetic]])
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134: ...] and melts at a very high [[temperature]]. Its oxide is called [[baryta]] and it is primarily found i...
135: ...g|thumb|150px|left|Chemistry Clipart .Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ... - Chlorine (10751 bytes)
18: ...smn;'''1''', 3, 5, 7 <br />(strongly [[acid]]ic oxide) }}
39: ...gly [[poison]]ous. It is a powerful [[oxidation|oxidizing]], [[Bleach (chemical)|bleach]]ing, and disi...
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44: ...eries and is extracted from chlorides through [[oxidation]] and more commonly, by [[electrolysis]]. Ch...
49: Chlorine is also used widely in the manufacture of many everyday items. - Manganese (14965 bytes)
38: ... </td><td>7,6,4,'''2''',3 (strong acid)</td></tr>
43: ... of matter]] </td><td>solid ([[magnetism|usually nonmagnetic]])</td></tr>
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106: ...ry brittle, fusible with difficulty, but easily oxidized. Manganese metal is ferromagnetic only after ... - Oxygen (9039 bytes)
18: ...states | −'''2''', −1<br />(neutral oxide) }}
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42: ...ferent_definitions_of_acid.2Fbase|definition of acid]] has since been revised to not require oxygen in...
44: ...al distillation of liquid air. Both liquid and solid O<sub>3</sub> ([[ozone]]) have a deeper color of ...
46: ...lar applications, as it is a much more powerful oxidizer than either O<sub>2</sub> or O<sub>3</sub>. - Timeline of chemical element discovery (10490 bytes)
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38: *[[1774]]
39: ...om the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''oxus'' (acid) and ''gennan'' (generate).
66: **[[Iridium]] also discovered by [[Smithson Tennant]].
92: **[[Rubidium]] discovered by [[Robert Bunsen]] - William Henry Harrison (11790 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=William Henry Harrison
4: | order=9th President
16: | vicepresident=[[John Tyler]]
18: ...e United States|politician]], and the ninth [[President of the United States]]. He served as the first...
20: ...ly one month into his term—the briefest presidency before or since. - Stamp Act 1765 (7443 bytes)
2: ...s finally repealed on [[March 18]], 1766. This incident increased the colonists' concerns about the in...
6: ... shillings whilst citizens of [[Massachusetts]] paid only around 1 shilling a year back to London. It ...
11: ... in [[Britain]]. The tax on newspapers raised considerable opposition, especially from the newspapers ...
13: Colonists also didn't see the advantage of a standing army. Posts s...
24: ...peal said: ''"...whereas the continuance of the said act would be attended with many inconveniences, a... - Quartering Act (1775 bytes)
4: ...s) to provide them with food and alcohol, and providing for fire, candles, vinegar, salt, bedding, and...
6: == Act of 1774 ==
8: ...e second Quartering Act, established [[2 June]] [[1774]], was one of the measures (variously called the ...
12: ...nvalidated both. The Quartering Act has been invalidated by the recognition of the independence of the...
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