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- Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
3: ...s history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]]'''.
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
40: ...al growth 1775.jpg|right|thumb|The extent of America's territorial growth as of 1775.]]
45: *[[1781]] - [[Bank of North America]] chartered
53: ...ticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maryland]], [[South Carolina]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Virginia]] and [[Ne... - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...tish Parliament, marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
7: ...ental Army, and dispatched him to Boston, where local militia were besieging a British Army.
9: ...he Congress declared the '''United States of America''' independent of Great Britain in the [[United S...
11: ...ted States were eventually able to win the [[American Revolutionary War]] against Great Britain, settl...
13: ...ar, economic depression and the weakness of political institutions troubled the young country. The Se...
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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...ba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: *[[Patriarch Acacius|Acacius, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Consta...
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world ti...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
7: ...irk Acevedo|Acevedo, Kirk]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican actor - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enlightened absolutism|e...
5: ...om illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine's supporters.
9: ... de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up a document to reform the code of l...
11: ... control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catherine gave land in [[Ukraine]] to favored nobles...
13: ...rine relaxed the censorship law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class. - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
6: ...ht up in the company of her closest sister, Maria-Carolina (two years older) and brother, Max, (one ye...
7: ...he was considered one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
9: ...lfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. He performed a short musical concert for the Imperial Family. When the Empres...
11: ...rma]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Nap...
13: ...e next child to be involved in her mother's political games. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
6: | date1=[[April 30]], [[1789]]
19: ...ited States]] under the [[U.S. Constitution]]. ([[1789]]–[[1797|97]]). He also served as President...
21: ...r the role he played in winning and securing American independence, George Washington is generally rec...
24: ...rthday is celebrated on the Gregorian (new style) calendar date. Also note that the English year began... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was the first ([[1789]]–[[1797]]) [[Vice President of the United ...
22: ...d Style and New Style dates|Old Style]], [[Julian Calendar]]), 1735 in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]. H...
24: ...nspired Adams with zeal for the cause of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, A...
28: ...contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
18: ...dor]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|...
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...dash; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
21: ...g頯f [[Thomas Jefferson]]. In this capacity he became a prominent figure in [[Virginia]] state politi...
23: ...ew Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending on populatio...
25: ...arguments were powerfully influenced by the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Monte... - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ...orld. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system...
5: native_name = United States of America |
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]–present)<br>([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One...
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png | - U.S. state (14432 bytes)
1: ...ernment]] share [[sovereignty]], in that an "American" is a citizen both of the federal entity and of ...
3: ...aining the remainder for itself. The tasks of education, health, transportation, and other infrastruc...
5: ...has been amended, and the interpretation and application of its provisions have changed. The general ...
13: ... abbreviations|traditional abbreviations]], and [[capital]]s, are:
22: ...A'''<td>Calif.<td>[[California]]<td>[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]</tr> - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
2: Name = North Carolina |
3: Fullname = State of North Carolina |
4: Flag = North Carolina state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of North Carolina]] |
6: Seal = North Carolina state seal.png | - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
7: Map = Hi-locator.png |
9: Capital = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] |
37: ...waii|Honolulu]] is the largest city and the state capital.
39: ... agriculturally, it is the [[endangered species]] capital of the world and is the only industrial prod...
44: ...tatues representing Hawaii in the [[United States Capitol]]. - Maryland (22654 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] ...
36: ... that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. ''See: [[Annapolis Convention]].''
41: ..."Terra Maria") was granted to his son, [[C棩lius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore]], on [[June 20]], [[16...
43: ...s of tens of thousands of British convicts, which carried on until independence. The [[Maryland Tolera...
45: ... Mason]] and [[Jeremiah Dixon]], to survey what became known as the [[Mason-Dixon line]] which would f... - Washington (20186 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] |
36: ...k force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third sylla...
38: ...ten called simply '''D.C.''', and the state often called '''Washington State'''.
45: ...r their [[totem pole]]s and their ornately carved canoes and masks. Prominent among their industries w...
47: ... on the Washington coast was by [[Spain|Spanish]] Captain [[Don Bruno de Heceta]] in [[1775]] on board... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ... east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
36: ...U.S. state|state]] of the [[United States of America]] and has the U.S. postal abbreviation of '''NJ''...
39: ...esent-day [[New York|New York State]] and had its capital at [[New Amsterdam]], now known as [[New Yor...
41: ...English Civil War]]: [[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley o...
43: ...r, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey. - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ... sewed the first [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing...
4: ...ment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ...est Florida]] also remained loyal during the American Revolution.
10: ...nts almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows (...
25: ** [[Province of North Carolina]], later [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]] - History of the United States (21226 bytes)
4: ==Pre-Colonial America==
5: ''For details, see the main [[Pre-Colonial America]] article.''
7: [[Native American]]s arrived on the [[North America]]n continent at some time between the [[9th mille...
9: ==Colonial America (1497-1776)==
10: ''For details, see the main [[Colonial America]] article.'' - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
72: *[[Jules Robert Auguste]] ([[1789]]-[[1850]]) - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ...ap does not show the bulk of [[British North America]] of that time.]]
2: ...ted States|United States of America]]. The [[American Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) wa...
4: ... was a unique and radical event, producing significant changes that had a profound impact on world his...
7: ...k this section should briefly summarize the political, social, economic, etc. situations before the re...
8: ''Main article: [[Colonial America]]''
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