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- South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ... off in 1729. The state declared its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government on ...
44: ... the [[American Civil War | Civil War]]. Students from [[The Citadel]] were among those firing the fir...
67: *29.5% [[African American|Black]]
73: ... largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]] (29.5%), [[United States|American]...
97: ... thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken, or the oceans ... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: ... = The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
37: ...originally consisted of the mainland [[Providence Plantations]], which was originally all part of the to...
42: ...[British Monarchs|King]] of [[England]], and once from the [[Native American]] tribes which lived on t...
44: In 1637 [[Anne Hutchinson]] was banished from [[Massachusetts]] for expressing her beliefs th...
52: ...the thirteen colonies that had complete religious freedom. Under the terms of the charter, only lando... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
42: ...ges, while others are virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
55: ...en founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for [[Quaker]]s, and named it for the [[Lati...
59: ...rench]] during the [[French and Indian War]]. The French established numerous fortifications in the ar...
61: The colony's reputation of religious freedom also attracted significant populations of [[...
67: ...turning point of the [[American Civil War]]. Dead from this battle rest at [[Gettysburg National Cemet... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
43: ...the [[Oregon Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pace of logging in its forests.
61: ...fornians (or outsiders in general). State ballots frequently illustrate the extremes of the political ...
68: ...gon Geographic Names]]'' as "the most plausible explanation."
69: ...m the word ''oolighan'', referring to grease made from fish, which the [[Native American]]s of the reg...
70: ... is likely to have heard the terms because of his frequent encounters with [[Mohegan]]s in the late [[... - North Dakota (14827 bytes)
44: ...nited States]] to be explored and settled. The [[French-Canadian]] trader [[La V鲥ndrye]] was the fi...
46: ...Clark]], they were at least somewhat aware of the French, then Spanish claims to their territory.
57: ... elects two House Representatives and one Senator from each of 47 districts apportioned by population....
61: ...ly complex. Each of the 53 counties has a court, from which appeals are sent directly to the [[North ...
65: ...ota Governors]], [[List of United States Senators from North Dakota]]'' - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
46: ...lahoma's natural terrain is very diverse, ranging from Oak-Hickory mixed forest in the Eastern well-wa...
48: The state is one of the six states on the [[Frontier Strip]].
56: ...e), Great Plains Country (Southwestern Oklahoma), Frontier Country (Central Oklahoma, including the Ok...
60: From a [[bioregional]] perspective, Oklahoma is reco...
115: ...l swapping going on between [[European]] powers [[France]] and [[Spain]]. - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
38: ... Maryland and Virginia. West Virginia broke away from [[Virginia]] during the [[American Civil War]]....
40: .../www.wvbridgeday.com/bridge-day-BASE-jumping.php] from the bridge), as well as many national and state...
46: ...between those in the western part of Virginia and plantation owners in the plains and tidewater regions....
48: ...braham Lincoln]]. Upon the secession of Virginia from the union on [[April 27]], [[1861]], anti-seces...
76: ...n a near shore environment from sediments derived from mountains to the east, in a shallow inland sea ... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
37: Its name is from the [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota people's]] name ...
54: Much of the state was purchased from [[France]] as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]], alth...
59: ...e [[M鴩s people (Canada)|M鴩s]] people, a mixed French and Native American culture, were a presence ...
61: Modern [[immigrant]]s have come from all over the world in recent decades, with [[Hm...
63: ...with the early Scandinavian immigrants. Families frequently own or share [[cabin]]s on central and no... - Montana (14119 bytes)
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57: ...Sagebrush and various species of grass are common plants in the region, and forests cover 1/4 of the sta...
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214: ==Lesson Plans, Resources and Activites== - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
36: ... of the [[United States]], Nebraska gets its name from a [[Native American]] ([[Otoe tribe|Oto]]) word...
44: ... Act|homesteader]]s poured into Nebraska to claim free land granted by the federal government.
47: ...Civil War]]. At that time, the capital was moved from [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] to Lancaster, later r...
55: ...al flight"'' as it is called has led to offers of free land and tax breaks as enticements to newcomers...
59: <i>See: [[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Nebraska|List of Congressmen]] and [[List of Go... - Nevada (17565 bytes)
37: ...04]] was estimated to be 2,334,771, up nearly 17% from the [[United States 2000 Census|2000 census]] f...
41: Despite the name's derivation from the Spanish word ''nevada'' meaning "snowy", th...
49: ...territory and adopted its current name, shortened from ''Sierra Nevada'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]...
55: ...ush Rebels") maintain that it was due to pressure from mining interests to keep land out of the hands ...
81: ...n Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Reno attract visitors from around the world. - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
36: ... the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[Live free or die]]".
51: ... modern [[Republican Party]] by [[Amos Tuck]] and friends. New Hampshire grew as a hotbed of [[Aboliti...
58: ...ther [[John H. Sununu]] was governor of the state from [[1983]]–[[1988]]. [[List of New Hampshir...
60: ...ampshire)| Executive Council]] that is a holdover from the [[Governor's Council]] of the Colonial era....
66: ...ermont]] voted on [[March 2]], [[2004]] to secede from [[Vermont]] and join New Hampshire—a larg... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
41: ...]] (the land that would become New Jersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the [[English Civ...
43: ...lish Crown and gave sanctuary to the King. It was from the Royal Square in St. Helier that [[Charles I...
45: ...was in the Hudson River region and came primarily from New England. The first permanent English settl...
63: ... However, by the close of the Civil War, several African-Americans in New Jersey were still in bondage...
70: ... two [[United States Senate|U.S. Senators]] are [[Frank R. Lautenberg]] (Democrat) and [[Jon Corzine]]... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...[[Hispanic]] ancestry, many of whom are descended from [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] [[colonist]]s. It al...
46: ...ld. Dispatched from [[New Spain]], conquistador [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] led a full-scale exp...
50: ..."The Royal Road" as a 700 mile (1100 km) lifeline from the rest of [[New Spain]] to his remote colony....
58: [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] of [[France]] sold the vast [[Louisiana Purchase]], which...
60: Small trapping parties from the United States had previously reached Santa ... - Pyrrhus of Epirus (7425 bytes)
1: ...g from ca. [[297 BC|297]], the king of [[Epirus]] from [[306 BC|306]] - [[301 BC]] and in 297 BC - [[2...
7: ...entines begged Pyrrhus to intervene and save them from Roman conquest.
11: ...was encouraged to aid the Tarentines by an oracle from [[Delphi]]. His goals were not, however, selfle...
21: ... proclaimed king of Sicily. He was already making plans for his son Helenus to inherit the kingdom of Si...
23: ...Pyrrhus, supply him money and send him ships once friendly relations were established, he demanded tha... - Animal (16429 bytes)
49: ...nd feed by consuming other organisms. Their body plan becomes fixed as they develop, usually early on i...
51: ... which ''animalia'' is the plural, and ultimately from ''anima'', meaning vital breath or soul.
57: ...In contrast, other multicellular organisms like [[plant]]s and [[fungus|fungi]] have cells held in place...
63: ...produced without mating, or in some cases through fragmentation.
70: ...few small parasitic [[protist]]s. The name comes from the posterior location of the [[flagellum]] in ... - Mayflower (4074 bytes)
2: ...[ship]] which transported the [[Pilgrim Fathers]] from [[Plymouth]], [[England]] to "[[Virginia|North ...
6: ...and]] and other European countries, principally [[France]] but also [[Norway]], [[Germany]] and [[Spai...
8: ...f the ship are unknown, but it has been estimated from its load weight and the usual size of 180-ton m...
11: ...roomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]Initially the plan was for the voyage to be made in two vessels (the...
17: ... [[April 5]], [[1621]] the ''Mayflower'' set sail from [[Plymouth Colony]] in [[Massachusetts]] on a r... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
22: ...pear to be part of the drum, but which stand away from it like buttresses, to absorb the outward thrus...
24: ...n, they were redesigned several times as the dome plans evolved.
26: ...right|300px|Light streams down into the sanctuary from the dome cupola.]]
31: ...y [[Antonio Averulino]] ([[1455]]), and preserved from the previous basilica.
33: ...ating the most recent openings:<!-- This is taken from an old source, is the inscription new since 200... - Islamic architecture (6677 bytes)
22: ...the entire range of architecture that has evolved from [[Islam]] as a social, cultural, political and ...
25: [[image:Mahan.jpg|right|frame|Mahan, Kerman, Iran. Built in the 1300s.]]
45: [[image:Small-isfahan.jpg|frame|right|Watch the animation "Isfahan The Movie" ...
48: ...e art as Allah's work is matchless. Foliage is a frequent motif but typically stylized or simplified ...
49: ...he interior of a building by providing quotations from the [[Koran]]. - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
3: An '''anemometer''' (from Gr. ἄνεμος, wind...
7: ... some independent experiments, but it is very far from the truth, for it is now known that the actual ...
17: ...he tension of the cotton being recorded, and this plan has given satisfactory results.
21: ...t angles to its axis, the most trifling departure from the true direction causing great variations in ...
23: ...ced in any convenient position, no matter how far from the external part. Two connecting tubes are req...
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