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- Timeline of the French Revolution (9550 bytes)
1: {{French_Revolution}}
3: '''[[Timeline]] of the [[French Revolution]]'''.
5: ===Events preceding but pertinent to the French Revolution===
13: * Louis XVI and France face economic ruin
18: '''[[1787]]''' - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
5: ...through the desertion of his Indians; his second (from [[23 February]] [[1770]]) through the breaking ...
7: ... P�rouse]] in 1782. He returned to England in [[1787]] where he died in [[1792]]. - Silicon (13233 bytes)
47: ...-efficient of [[resistance]], since the number of free charge carriers increases with temperature.
50: ...] and [[animal]] life. [[Diatom]]s extract silica from water to build their protective cell walls. Oth...
51: ...[Pottery]]/[[Vitreous enamel|Enamel]] - It is a refractory material used in high-temperature material ...
54: *[[Glass]] - Silica from sand is a principal component of glass. Glass c...
63: ...as first identified by [[Antoine Lavoisier]] in [[1787]], and was later mistaken by [[Humphry Davy]] in ... - Election (15836 bytes)
1: ...ment]]. Elections are held in many other settings from [[club]]s and societies to [[business]].
6: ...ent into governmental authority is the holding of free and fair elections.
8: ...age:Presidential-election-word-wall-animation.gif|frame|left| Animation provided by [http://classroomc...
10: ...ected by [[citizenship|citizens]] who enjoy broad freedom to criticize government, to publish their cr...
12: ...rom those beneficial biases that naturally result from an [[electorate]] that is equally well informed... - Arthur Middleton (2124 bytes)
1: ...''' ([[June 26]], [[1742]]–[[January 1]], [[1787]]), of [[Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], was a ...
7: Arthur died on January 1, 1787 at the age of 44. He was buried in the family tom... - Slavery (26455 bytes)
6: ...av</i>, which originally meant landless [[serfs]] from [[Eastern Europe]], including parts of [[Rome|t...
8: ...ll forms of slavery and similar labour systems. Unfree labour is now the preferred term of many schola...
10: ... accepted that payment of a [[wage]] signifies "[[free labour]]", with quite different disadvantages e...
16: In sweatshop labor cases, unfree labourers are often told that they are working ...
18: ...rous abuses are reported to the authorities which frequently turn a blind eye. In all countries, peop... - Woodrow Wilson (31322 bytes)
23: ...ming. Wilson's father and mother were originally from Ohio, but sympathized with the [[Southern Unite...
25: ...886]], he received his Ph.D. in political science from [[Johns Hopkins University]]. (His carved initi...
34: ... a critical description of America's system, with frequent negative comparisons to Westminster. Wilson...
38: ...mers]'' would be the first to admit that the only fruit of dividing power had been to make it irrespon...
46: ...ders, no principles; no principles, no parties." (Frozen Republic, 145) - Proboscis Monkeys (3096 bytes)
9: ... author = [[ɴienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|E. Geoffroy]] | date = [[1812]]}}
12: ...author = [[Friedrich von Wurmb|Wurmb]] | date = [[1787]]}}
20: ...ike most other [[simian]]s. They mostly eat green fruits, seeds, and leaves.
22: ...p is very flexible, and animals are known to move from group to group quite often.
24: ...n picked up by fishing boats in open ocean a mile from shore. While wading, the monkeys use an upright... - Proboscis Monkey (3098 bytes)
9: ...uthor = [[�tienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|E. Geoffroy]] | date = [[1812]]}}
12: ...author = [[Friedrich von Wurmb|Wurmb]] | date = [[1787]]}}
20: ...ike most other [[simian]]s. They mostly eat green fruits, seeds, and leaves.
22: ...p is very flexible, and animals are known to move from group to group quite often.
24: ...n picked up by fishing boats in open ocean a mile from shore. While wading, the monkeys use an upright... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
3: ...entury''''' refers to the [[century]] that lasted from [[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian ca...
5: ...ial]] capacity) were: [[Austria]], [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Prussia]], and [[Russia]].
9: ...t and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spain.
11: ... parents. In [[Asia]], exploration and influences from Europe were beginning to shake the structures o...
20: * [[1715]]: [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] dies - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: The '''18th century''' lasted from [[1701]] to [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calenda...
4: ..., [[July 14]], [[1789]], an iconic event of the [[French Revolution]]]][[File:Washington Crossing the ...
6: ...urope embraced enlightenment ideals, but with the French revolution, they were on the side of the coun...
8: ...became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in the Americas in the 1760s and the conquest...
21: ...]]-[[1715]]: [[Camisard|Camisard Rebellion]] in [[France]]. - 18th century inventions (2219 bytes)
10: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]]
13: * [[1742]]: [[Franklin stove]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]]
15: * [[1752]]: [[Lightning rod]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]]
20: * [[1769]]: [[Water Frame]]: [[Richard Arkwright]]
29: * [[1784]]: [[Bifocals]]: [[Benjamin Franklin]] - Rice (13724 bytes)
24: ...es are native to South Asia and certain parts of Africa, centuries of trade and exportation has made i...
27: ...to water: the water in the paddies prevents weeds from outgrowing the crop. Once the rice has establi...
33: ...o keep the water supply steady and prevent floods from reaching a dangerous level.
44: ..., rice is generally safe for people on a [[gluten-free diet]].
46: ...amed to make them edible, after which they may be fried in oil, or butter, or beaten in a tub to make ... - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (12500 bytes)
1: ... was admired by later composers and his works are frequently played today.
11: ...birth. Mozart received intensive musical training from his father, including instruction in both the [...
19: ...in performance, then wrote it out in its entirety from memory, only returning a second time to correct...
23: ...e was so taken by the sound created by [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s [[glass harmonica]] that he composed se...
29: ...1784–1858) or [[Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart|Franz Xaver Wolfgang]] (later a minor composer himse... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
40: ...#1094;а). <!-- translator paraphrasing here from de: -->
56: ...ikov]] Palace on the Neva Embankment, constructed from designs by Domenico Trezini in 1710–1716....
62: ...d by [[Count Orlov]] and built in 1768–1785 from various sorts of [[marble]] to a Neoclassical d...
72: ...reat]] and other [[tsar|Russian emperor]]s. Apart from these four principal cathedrals, which operate ...
78: ...o by Stasov, the "Easter Cake" church (1785–1787), noted for its droll appearance, St Catherine ch... - Articles of Confederation (19574 bytes)
9: ...d the sovereignty of each state while providing a framework for collective action in matters of mutual...
17: ...to levy taxes, relying on voluntary contributions from states. This financial weakness severely hamper...
18: ...ments to the Articles required unanimous approval from all thirteen states, making the process arduous...
28: ...on, supplanting the Articles and establishing the framework for the federal system of government in pl...
32: .... The experiences under the Articles informed the framers' decisions, emphasizing the importance of ba...
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