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- Timeline of United States history (2967 bytes)
5: ...imeline of United States history (1760-1789)|1760-1789]]
8: ...r|Civil War origins]] (events leading to the American Civil War)
18: ** [[Native American|Pre-Colonial America]]
19: ** [[Colonial America]] (1493-1776)
28: * [[History of North America]] - Timeline of United States pre-history (1700-1759) (3760 bytes)
13: *[[1729]]: [[Province of Carolina]] proprietors sell out to Crown
39: ...imeline of United States history (1760-1789)|1760-1789]]</td>
45: ...mageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States Historical Pictures of the United States]
46: ...d_States/American_Revolution Pictures of the American Revolution]
49: ...States/Colonial_America Pictures of Colonial America] - 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... - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolina, becomes a state
22: ...ams]] (Federalist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
35: ...ed States)#Judiciary Act of 1789|Judiciary Act of 1789]]
50: *[[1808]] - U.S. [[slave trade]] with [[Africa]] ends
58: *[[1811]] - [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] - 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... - Garlic (12167 bytes)
3: ... Because of its strong odor, garlic is sometimes called the "[[stinking rose]]".
8: ... are often pickled in Russia and states of the Caucasus and eaten as an appetizer. A common error of b...
10: ...12 cloves, or smaller bulbs. From these new bulbs can be procured by planting out in late winter or ea...
29: ...nt behind the spiciness of raw garlic. This chemical opens thermoTRP ([[transient receptor potential]...
32: Garlic is claimed by some to have many significant medicinal benefits, but there has been no demon... - Causes of the French Revolution (11170 bytes)
2: ...s XVI]] to an end, were manifold. [[France]] in [[1789]] was one of the richest and most powerful nation...
5: ...ractice, the king's ability to act on his theoretically absolute power was hemmed in by the (equally r...
7: ...d for [[freedom of speech]], and challenged the [[Catholic Church]] and the prerogatives of the nobles...
13: ...ing noble titles and other privileges; however, because noble titles exempted the holder from future t...
15: ...ditures on the [[Seven Years War]] and the [[American War of Independence]]. - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Roman Catholic Church]] was forced to undergo radical restructuring. While [[France]] would oscillate ...
5: == Causes ==
6: ''See main article [[Causes of the French Revolution]].''
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the fol...
12: * Resentment of royal [[political absolutism|absolutism]]. - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] - of...
17: ...e]] - on [[Committee of Public Safety]], more radical [[Maximilien Robespierre|Robespierre]], but surv...
22: ...supplanted [[Jacques Necker|Necker]] in the royal cabinet
23: *Cardinal [[Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne]]...
25: *[[Guillaume Marie Anne Brune]] - political journalist, [[Jacobin]], friend of [[Georges Dan... - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...he unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...] and [[ethics]] in addition to [[politics| political]] theories of the age. However, prominent Enligh...
8: ...osophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]], [[government]] and sciences such as [...
14: ...iverse where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton throug...
16: ...his ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica]].'' - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...ucture and powers. Congress is a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature, consisting of the [[United St...
7: ..." as is the case with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislatures of most other nations.
9: ...s of Congress meet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
10: ...tolindaylight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|United States Capitol]]
13: ... equal vote in at least one house of Congress. Because terms are staggered, every state will have a '... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...onstitution not granted to the House; most significantly, the [[President of the United States|Preside...
4: A [[bicameralism|bicameral]] Congress was created as a result of the [[...
6: ...] building, in [[Washington, D.C.]], the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in th...
10: ...Island]] agreed to send delegates. Many delegates called for a second Congressional chamber, modeled o...
12: ...ts full implementation was set for [[March 4]], [[1789]]. However, the Senate could not begin work until... - Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
1: ...nvention]], sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. The constituti...
2: ...o its time as a [[French colonization of the Americas|French colony]]) and [[Puerto Rico]] (based on [...
4: Due to its economic, military and political might, the U.S. federal government is generally ...
9: ... select, committees to study specific problems. Because of an increase in workload, the standing commi...
11: ...nd evaluates executive performance. It applies to cabinet departments, executive agencies, regulatory ... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican party]] in [[New York]] and a strong supporter o...
7: ...ology)|Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
9: ...ut]]. His studies were put on hold for the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which ...
13: ...[[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture.
14: ...h, renewing his study of law. Burr did perform occasional intelligence missions for Revolutionary gen... - History of rail transport (7056 bytes)
6: ...]] in the [[1820s]]. They remained the only practical overland mechanized transport for well over 100 ...
9: ...eme in [[Loughborough]], [[Leicestershire]] (in [[1789]]). In [[1802]], Jessop opened the [[Surrey Iron ...
11: ...ble for improvements to the [[steam engine]] that caused this device to see wider use and encouraged w...
14: ...n [[Wales]]. It was not financially successful, because it was too heavy for the track and kept breaki...
22: ... were built in places where canals were not practical. - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
4: ...s or property on board a ship or aircraft. Piracy can also be committed against a ship, aircraft, pers...
10: ...sold as [[slave]]s.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Ec...
12: ...nsom was paid, Caesar raised a fleet, pursued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death.
14: ...are managed to suppress the threat. (See [[Pompey#Campaign against the pirates]]).
16: ...antly raiding the [[Adriatic Sea]], the Illyrians caused many conflicts with the [[Roman Republic]]. I... - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
1: ...]] to [[1789]], a period that included the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the [[Articles of Confed...
4: ...ich kept the local colonial governments in communication with one another as their common opposition t...
8: ... as an [[ambassador]] of the United States. American ports were reopened in defiance of the Navigatio...
21: *Sept. 27, 1777 (one day only) [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
31: *Nov. 3, 1788- Mar. 2, 1789 - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...ment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
3: ... origins and aftermath of the war, see the [[American Revolution]].
5: ...ne of the most famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ...ld often come and go as they saw fit. Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of regular ...
15: ...list (American Revolution)|Loyalists]]—American colonists who sided with the British—field... - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
3: ...of the most gifted battlefield commanders in American history, and his death was a severe setback for ...
6: ...was the third child of [[Julia Neale Jackson]] ([[1789]]–[[1831]]) and Jonathan Jackson ([[1790]]&...
8: ... birth to Thomas' half-brother, she died of complications, leaving her three children orphaned. Julia ...
14: ...ool when and where he could. Much of Jackson's education was self-taught. He would often sit up at nig...
16: ... became one of the hardest working cadets in the academy. Thomas Jackson graduated 17th out of 59 stud... - James Cook (14770 bytes)
1: [[Image:captainjamescookportrait.jpg|thumb|250px|British exp...
3: ...ts main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[cartographer|map maker]].
12: ...1759]]. He showed a talent for [[surveying]] and cartography and was responsible for mapping much of ...
14: ...ographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations to confirm the facts (''e.g.'' dipping into ...
18: ...]] in [[Tahiti]], where he built a small [[Fortification|fort]] and [[observatory]] to observe the tra...
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