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- United States territorial acquisitions (5763 bytes)
1: ...eau map depicting territorial acquisitions and dates of statehood.]]
3: ... defined the original borders of the [[United States]].
5: ...ston (1746-1813)|Robert Livingston]] during the presidency of [[Thomas Jefferson]]; the territory was ...
11: ...n the presidency, but before he took office, Congress approved the annexation of Texas on [[February 2...
13: ...846]] under the [[Oregon Treaty]], the two countries had jointly controlled the area since 1818 - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
5: [[Military history of the United States]] <br>
6: [[Military history of the Confederate States]]
12: ...United States; also in eastern, central and southwestern regions
14: |Result||Defeat of seceding CSA
16: !colspan="2"|'''[[Battles of the American Civil War]]''' - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1...
7: *[[1820]] - [[Maine]] becomes a state
8: *[[1821]] - [[Missouri]] becomes a state
9: *[[1822]] - [[Denmark Vesey]] executed
13: *[[1824]] - First presidential nominating [[political convention]] - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
6: ...ing of slavery in the territory had the effect of establishing the Ohio River as the boundary between ...
9: ...he future admittance of slave states and free states.
12: ...[[South Carolina Exposition and Protest]]'' outlines [[nullification|nullification doctrine]]. Calhoun...
15: ...ion, now and forever, one and inseparable!" he cries.
20: ...defenders of slavery start seeing it not as a "necessary evil," but a "positive good." - Illinois (27007 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Chicago]] |
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37: ...k]] people, a [[consortium]] of [[Algonquin]] tribes that thrived in the area. The word ''Illiniwek'' ...
39: ... Michigan]]. Most of the state's population resides in Chicago and its [[suburb]]s. The U.S. postal ... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ...egotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] and thereby setting the scene for the second ...
7: ...ian]] army at [[Falkirk]] in his ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jaco...
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circl...
9: ...dier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at...
11: ...recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]]. - Morse code (33777 bytes)
2: ...rse code is the only digital [[modulation]] mode designed to be easily read by humans without a comput...
4: ...ause Morse code is transmitted using just two states — on and off — it was an early form of a digi...
7: # intra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character)
10: # long gap (between sentences)
13: ...ication, largely limited to use in the United States, became known as Railroad or [[American Morse cod... - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: Although the present-day State of [[California]] has been occupied ...
5: ...est primarily populated by [[missionary|missionaries]] and fur trappers, to a land of opportunity and ...
7: ...ield of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
11: ... California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [...
13: ...]] foothills collected [[acorn]]s from [[oak]] trees, ground them, and leached out the acidic [[tannin... - Colorado (22240 bytes)
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11: LargestCity = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] |
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39: StateSlogan = ''none'' | - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1199 bytes)
1: ...an_cession.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|The Mexican Cession (red) and the Gadsden Purchase (orange)]]
2: ...o the [[United States]] for a sum of [[United States dollar|USD]] $15 million.
4: ...[[Utah]]. The remainder of what are today the states of [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]] was later ceded...
6: ...]] on [[March 10]] and by Mexico on [[May 19]], [[1848]]. - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...egislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source ...
5: ... covetously eyed the relatively greater prerogatives of the townspeople.
7: ...Catholic Church]] and the prerogatives of the nobles.
9: ...m]]." [http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/12/15.htm]
13: ...e holder from future taxes, the purchasers of titles were effectively buying an [[annuity]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...d of absolutism and people as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the sta...
5: == Causes ==
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
8: ...egislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source ...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the followi... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...at, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored|restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France]].
5: ...ovember 20]], 1815, is sometimes (though rarely these days) referred to as the [[Great French War]].
9: The Napoleonic Wars brought some great changes upon the face of Europe:
11: ...nant power in Europe, as it had been since the times of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]].
12: ... nation in the world. The [[Royal Navy]] held unquestioned naval superiority throughout the world, and... - Ireland (33828 bytes)
2: ...IslandIreland.png|frame|right|Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part of the c...
3: ...ixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west) and [[Northern Ireland]], currently a part of t...
7: ...003]]. [[Scotland]], the [[Isle of Man]] and [[Wales]] are visible to the east.]]
10: ...land_physical_small.png|frame|Some physical features of [[Ireland]] are shown on this map. See also [[...
13: ...r Shannon]], at 259 km (161 mi) the longest river in Ireland or Britain. The island's lush v... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
17: *[[J?Jakob Berzelius]], (1779-1848), Swedish ''chemist''
20: *[[Johannes Nicolaus Br?d]], (1879-1947), Danish chemist
40: * Sir [[James Dewar]]
59: *[[Carl Remigius Fresenius]]
60: *[[Wilhelm Fresenius]], son of Carl, German chemist, (1913-2004) - Sicily (18450 bytes)
8: ...ovince of Enna|Enna]]<br />[[Province of Messina|Messina]]<br />[[Province of Palermo|Palermo]]<br />[...
21: ... is an autonomous region of [[Italy]] and the largest [[island]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], with an...
23: ==Towns and Cities==
24: ...rovincial capitals [[Catania]], [[Messina, Italy|Messina]], [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]] (''Siracusa''...
30: ...na is 3,320 m (10,900 ft) high, making it the tallest volcano in Europe. It is also one of the world'... - Palermo (10618 bytes)
6: ... tradesmen around a natural harbour on the north-western coast of Sicily. The Phoenician name for the ...
10: ...ed until the [[9th century]], when [[Muslim]] forces from north [[Africa]] invaded, taking Palermo in ...
12: ...[mosques]] were converted into [[church]]es. The resulting blend of Norman and [[Arab]] culture foster...
14: ...e plague of [[1656]]. In the 15th and 16th centuries Palermo was adorned with a large number of [[baro...
16: ...eavals of [[1848]] and held out against the [[Naples|Neapolitan]] crown until May [[1849]]. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
11: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] (1595 - 1654)
26: *[[Harry Bates (sculptor)|Harry Bates]] (1850 - 1899)
41: *[[Georges Braque]] (1882 - 1963)
42: *[[Filippo Brunelleschi]]
58: *[[Danese Cattaneo]] - California Gold Rush (3231 bytes)
2: ...s cattle and stole his crops. When President [[James Polk]] publicly announced the gold rush in Califo...
4: ...ebruary 2]], 1848 the first ship with [[China|Chinese]] immigrants seeking fortune in California's gol...
6: ...the United States would announce this before Congress.
8: ... a problem, causing [[Vigilance committee|vigilantes]] to rise up and serve the populace in the absenc...
17: *[[Portuguese Flat, California|Portuguese Flat]] - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
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31: ...nds in the bay and the [[Farallon Islands]] 27 miles offshore in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
33: .... census data show that San Francisco has the highest population density of any major U.S. city aside ...
35: ...due to the [[California gold rush]] starting in [[1848]].
37: ...isco's "rebirth" from the ashes of the fire that resulted from the quake. Long enjoying a [[Bohemiani...
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