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- History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ... The [[Battle of Lexington and Concord]], coming after a dozen years of escalating political conflict...
9: ...ndependence|Declaration of Independence]]. The drafting of the Declaration was the responsibility of ...
13: In the aftermath of war, economic depression and the weakne...
21: ...ain, preoccupied by civil war and other problems. After the conclusion of the world war, known in Euro...
25: ...tinental Congress]] first met in May 1775, in the aftermath of armed clashes between [[Massachusetts]]...
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
10: ...cheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford - Phillis Wheatley (3014 bytes)
3: ...Phylis Wheatley''', was born in [[Senegal]] in [[Africa]], but was captured and sold into [[slavery]]...
9: After the death of John and Susannah Wheatley, Phill...
14: ... ''Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave'' (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Li...
16: ...Washington-history's most famous piece of work-in 1776
19: * [[Slave narrative]], [[African-American literature]] - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
3: '''Marie-Sophie Germain''' ([[April 1]], [[1776]] – [[June 27]], [[1831]]) was a [[France|F...
9: ...ety, a friend of hers, personally ensure Gauss's safety. The general explained to Gauss that Germain h...
17: ... study on [[vibration]]s of [[elastic]] surfaces. After failing twice she finally won in [[1816]], thu... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
26: ...od at Ferry Farm in [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford County]], near [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fre...
28: ==French and Indian War and afterwards==
31: ...ead.) The "[[Battle of Jumonville Glen|Jumonville affair]]" became an international incident, and help...
37: ... He did not support colonial independence until [[1776]], when he read [[Thomas Paine]]'s ''[[Common Sen...
43: ...Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] on [[March 17]], [[1776]] by stationing artillery on [[Dorchester Heights... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
8: ...rs and suppliers of his uncle's business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he...
19: ...assachusetts, and presided over its Committee of Safety. Under Hancock, Massachusetts raised bands of ...
25: ...ncock sent Washington a copy of the [[July 4]], [[1776]] congressional resolution calling for independen...
30: ... score of supplies, if any objects less than the safety of these Posts on this River, and indeed the e...
36: After the war, Hancock represented his state under t... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
31: ... 1765|Stamp Act]] of [[1765]]. In that year, he drafted the instructions which were sent by the town o...
37: ...he Congress until their adoption on [[July 2]], [[1776]].
39: ...Robert R. Livingston]] and [[Roger Sherman]] to draft a [[United States Declaration of Independence|De...
44: ...constitution]] of [[1780]]. He penned the first draft along with [[James Bowdoin]] and Samuel Adams.
48: ...ties between the United States and foreign powers after that of February 1778 with France. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
23: ... ([[February 20]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virgi...
25: ... unanimously solicited Jefferson to prepare the draft of the Declaration alone.
37: ... [[1797]] until [[1801]], achieving that position after getting second place in the presidential elect...
143: ...which he approved. This compilation was published after his death and became known as the ''[[Jefferso...
147: ... part of every person's life, freedom of religion affects every individual. State churches that use go... - United States (58223 bytes)
36: ..._dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[September 3]], [[1783]]<br><br><br>
52: ...unding date of the United States is [[July 4]], [[1776]], the date the Second [[Continental Congress]], ...
58: ...in [[1781]] as the [[Articles of Confederation]]. After long [[Federalist papers|debate]], this was su...
60: ...though full emancipation did not take place until after the end of the war in [[1865]], the dissolutio...
66: ...ered a [[U.S. invasion of Afghanistan|war against Afghanistan]] and later a [[2003 invasion of Iraq|wa... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
48: ... It's the second largest country of South America after Brazil and the 8th largest country in the [[wo...
57: ...g the [[Viceroyalty of the R�de la Plata]] in [[1776]], and Buenos Aires became a flourishing port. Bu...
69: ...ns�government, which left office 6 months early after Peronist candidate [[Carlos Saul Menem]] won t...
75: ...enem withdrew from the [[May 25]] runoff election after polls showed overwhelming support for Kirchner...
80: ...hey are allowed to stand for a third term or more after an interval of at least one term. The presiden... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
59: ...ndigo, cotton, and sugar on plantations worked by African slaves. In [[1763]], St. Vincent was ceded t...
63: ...tish. A representative assembly was authorized in 1776, Crown Colony government installed in 1877, a leg...
65: ...969, giving it complete control over its internal affairs. Following a referendum in 1979, St. Vincent...
96: Most Vincentians are the descendants of African slaves brought to the island to work on plan... - Flag of North Carolina (1696 bytes)
4: ...ng in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
8: ... and of the [[Halifax Resolves]] ([[April 12]], [[1776]]), documents that place North Carolina at the fo... - Flag of South Carolina (934 bytes)
2: ...776]]. The flag remained the official state flag after the end of the [[American Civil War]]. - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
44: ... a royal colony seventeen years later. In April [[1776]], the colony became the first to instruct its de...
48: ...rate armies near Durham in late April 1865, weeks after Gen. [[Robert E. Lee]]'s surrender at Appomatt...
53: ...[1776]]: This one was ratified [[December 18]], [[1776]], as the first constitution of the independent s...
54: ...ed in accordance with the [[Reconstruction]] Acts after North Carolina was readmitted into the Union. ...
74: ...for minor misdemeanors, accept guilty pleas for traffic violations and accept waivers of trial for wor... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
46: ...ican Revolution]]. After the Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," ...
48: ...n 1813 as the "[[Spencer Churches|Union Church of Africans]]," which is now the [[A.U.M.P. Church]]. ...
50: ...fied the amendment on February 12, 1901--40 years after [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]]'s [[Emancipation P...
69: ... In addition to its other responsibilities, Dover AFB serves as the entry point and [[morgue]] for Ame...
74: ...oundary of the state and is the watershed for the affluents of the [[Delaware River|Delaware]] in the ... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
41: ...s for separation and the state constitution was drafted at the final convention in April 1792. On [[J...
45: ...y derived from the Cherokee word for "meadowland" after the bluegrass pastures that lured early pionee...
81: *7.3% [[African American|Black]]
87: ...nd|Irish]] (10.5%), [[England|English]] (9.7%), [[African American]] (7.3%).
263: ...isville Bats]] (Triple-A [[International League]] affiliate of the [[Cincinnati Reds]]) - Virginia (23198 bytes)
48: ...[United States Constitution]]. On [[June 29]], [[1776]], the convention adopted a constitution that est...
52: ...y rejoined the Union on [[January 26]], [[1870]], after a period of post-war military rule.
54: ...]], [[1990]], [[Douglas Wilder]] became the first African American to serve as Governor of a US state ...
72: *Governor's Chief of Staff
81: *Secretary of Public Safety - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...c|its 14-year period of independence]] during and after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary...
78: ...nt thunderstorm, and was adopted by the delegates after four days of debate. This was the first writte...
82: ...ntucky]], which was admitted to the Union shortly afterward.
84: ...house 20040420.jpg|280px|thumb|right|The [[gold leaf]] [[dome]] of the [[Vermont State House]] ([[Capi...
110: ...in the Vermont legislature for two decades and is affiliated with Vermont's lone congressman, Bernie S... - Utah (29154 bytes)
87: ...Escalante Expedition—left [[Santa Fe]] in [[1776]], hoping to find a route to the [[California]] c...
94: ...of the United States|US Government]], intensified after [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|...
96: ...iewed as un-American and rebellious. In [[1857]], after news of a false rebellion spread, the governme...
201: * 0.8% [[African American|Black]]
210: The religious affiliations of the people of Utah are: - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
37: ...n the [[American Revolution]]. The state is named after King [[Charles I of England]]. As of [[2004]]...
42: ...ritain and set up its own government on March 15, 1776. On [[February 5]], [[1778]] South Carolina becam...
52: ...ng minors under the age of seventeen, excepting traffic and game law violations. Some criminal charges...
67: *29.5% [[African American|Black]]
73: ...5 largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]] (29.5%), [[United States|American... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
42: ...] [[Roger Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]], after being banished from the [[Massachusetts Bay Co...
58: ...es Constitution]] ([[May 29]], [[1790]]) doing so after being threatened of having its exports taxed a...
62: ...oblem, but none passed. In 1842 [[Thomas Dorr]] drafted a liberal [[constitution]] which was passed by...
65: ...eed|John "Jack" Reed]] (Democrat) and [[Lincoln Chafee]] (Republican). Its two U.S. Congressmen are [[...
87: *4.5% [[African American|Black]]
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