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- Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
4: ...ony of Padua, ''Josepha'' in honour of her elder brother, [[Joseph II|Archduke Josef]] and ''Johanna''...
6: ...d Ferdinand-Karl ? already had important official roles within the [[Hapsburg]] Empire.
7: ... one of the most brilliant political figures in Europe.]]
11: ...a]] and Maria-Antonia's favourite sister, Maria-Carolina, was married to King Ferdinand of the [[Naple...
15: ...heir was his grandson, Louis-Auguste, and it was proposed that he should marry one of [[Maria Theresa ... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
5: ...ely, although some believe shengs were known in Europe centuries earlier. However, it was only in the ... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
21: ...blic]]an [[democracy]] that served as an example around the world.
26: ...nia. He visited [[Barbados]], with his sick half-brother Lawrence in [[1751]], and survived an attack ...
31: ...eventually became the [[Seven Years' War]] in [[Europe]].
33: ...tion]], which successfully drove the French away from [[Fort Duquesne]].
37: ...n. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[Continental Congress]] a... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his signature this way.
8: ...f his uncle's business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he inherited the for...
10: ... ethically and virtuously, the same. With his generosity, he was regarded as a man of integrity and ho...
15: ... lead, paper and tea. In [[1768]], upon arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was impounded...
19: ...ear, he was unanimously elected president of the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts, and presided o... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...llection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of the 50 states has a high le...
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[1776]]<br>[[...
52: ... However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed in [[1788]] when the states replac...
58: ...n [[1754]], in which a union was first seriously proposed.
60: ...r, [[Abraham Lincoln]] issued the [[Emancipation Proclamation]], mandating the freedom of all slaves i... - Flag of Delaware (1314 bytes)
1: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
4: ...nter of the flag was adopted on [[January 17]], [[1777]]. It depicts a shield of horizontal red, blue an...
6: ...was adopted on [[July 24]], [[1913]]. Regiments from Delaware during the [[American Civil War]] flew ... - Boat (6417 bytes)
3: ...ll]]s and some system of propulsion, such as a [[Propeller|screw]], [[oar]]s, [[paddle]]s, a [[setting...
44: * [[Narrowboat]]
51: * [[Rowboat]], rowing boat
69: ...sity]] might refer to its first boat, meaning the rowers who make up their best team, rather than thei...
72: ...In [[cockney rhyming slang]], "boat" means face, from "boat race". - Vermont (39851 bytes)
36: ... York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...tionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products and [[maple syrup]], Vermont has long been k...
44: ...hington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury]].
50: ...ion, giving Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...articular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique t... - Texas (39610 bytes)
38: The state name derives from a word in a [[Caddoan languages|Caddoan language...
55: ...and [[Arkansas]] on the east. To the southwest, across the [[Rio Grande]], Texas borders the [[Mexico|...
57: ...m you talk to (and which part of Texas they come from), Texas forms part of the [[U.S. Southern States...
70: ...kapan]], [[Bidai]], [[Caddo]], [[Comanche]], [[Cherokee]], [[Kiowa]], [[Tonkawa]], and [[Wichita (trib...
76: ...[?var N?Cabeza de Vaca]] became the first known European to set foot on Texas. - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
39: ...ited by the tribes of the [[Lenape]], the first Europeans to settle the region were the [[Netherlands|...
41: ...|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|Lord Berkeley of Stratton]]...
43: ...[[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]], Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large tract of land ...
45: ...ovinces were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor.
51: ...ar for Independence, British and American armies crossed New Jersey several times. - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...ctical form many years before another inventor improves the invention into a practical form. Where the...
7: * 2 MYA: [[Origin of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
8: * 1 MYA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
10: * 60 KYA: [[Shipbuilding|Ships]] probably used by settlers of [[New Guinea]] - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
1: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
2: ...:us flag large Betsy Ross.png|right|thumb|[[Betsy Ross]] purportedly sewed the first [[Flag of the Uni...
4: ...ation of Independence]] in [[1776]] and formally broke with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]], leading ...
6: ...ard Island]]—remained loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as [[Canada]]. The c...
10: ...sted the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows (the division into th... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] an...
44: *[[Alessandro Algardi]] ([[1595]]-[[1654]])
46: *[[Alessandro Allori]] ([[1577]]-[[1621]])
52: *[[Altichiero]] ([[1320]]-[[1395]])
54: *[[Rodolfo Amoedo]] ([[1857]]-[[1941]]) - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1760]] to [[1789]]'''.
6: *[[1760]] - [[King George III]] crowned
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
19: *[[1771]] - [[Battle of Alamance]] in [[North Carolina]]
35: *[[1777]] - [[Battle of Oriskany]] ([[August 6]]) - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
5: ...eir line of march, they confronted a much larger group of militia at a bridge in [[Concord, Massachuse...
7: ...d [[Continental Congress]], with representatives from 13 of the [[United_Kingdom|British]] [[colonies]...
9: ...ngth and then submitted to the Congress where numerous changes were made, including the exclusion of h...
11: ...States with a great wilderness empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, and inclu...
13: ...own status by the [[Articles of Confederation]], proposed and put into effect in 1778, but not fully r... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: ...the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman Empire]].
8: ...ista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[...
16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins.
19: ...ck]] in [[test cricket]] on the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] against [[England]]. - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
17: ...e been associated with the Fourth of July since [[1777]].
23: ...even that was kept secret to protect the members from British reprisal.
25: ...ip (politics)|whip]] of the independence-minded, wrote his wife [[Abigail Adams|Abigail]] on [[July 3]...
27: ...ns, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward for evermore.
29: ...elphians heard the official news of independence from the Continental Congress, as opposed to rumors i... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...]]s overthrew the [[absolute monarchy]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]] was forced to undergo radica...
8: ... conflicting interests of these initially allied groups would become the source of conflict and bloods...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]].
15: ... both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation.
17: ...ge and dominance in public life by the ambitious professional classes. - Baboon (5672 bytes)
9: ...Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]]}}
13: ...The English word ''Baboon'' is thought to derive from that of the Egyptian baboon-god [[Babi (mytholog...
16: ... are foragers and are active at irregular times throughout the day and night. They can raid human dwel...
18: Baboons live in hierarchical troops of 5 to 250 animals (50 or so is common), depe...
20: ...prey for a leopard and large males will often confront them. - Bobcat (4586 bytes)
12: ...ristian Daniel von Schreber|Schreber]] | date = [[1777]]}}
15: ...t the shoulder. The male Bobcat typically weighs from [[1 E1 kg|11–16 kg (24–35 lb)]] and ...
17: ...jpg|240px|thumb|left|A male Bobcat in an urban surrounding]]
18: ...mmal]]s. They seek cover in conifer stands and on rocky ledges.
20: ...today than in colonial times. They have vanished from parts of the midwest where most suitable habitat...
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