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  PHMC: Pennsylvania History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
By 1860, with the possible exception of the northern tier counties, population was scattered throughout the state.
State debts incurred for internal improvements, such as the canal system, almost bankrupted the state, until the Public Works were finally sold.
The settlement of new regions of the state was accompanied by provisions for new roads.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/pahist/civil.asp?secid=31   (3841 words)

  
 Sullivan - History of New York State 1523-1927
The Supreme Court of the State is even more like the provincial Supreme Court, and the county courts are substantially the same as the Courts of Common Pleas which functioned in each county from 1691 to the end of the Crown period in 1775, and from the beginning of the State period to 1847.
New York City was apparently recognized as the logical State headquarters of the court, for the office of the clerk was to be there, and in it all court papers were to be filed, the deputy clerk at Albany forwarding the papers of' that office to New York every half-year.
New York State was rapidly growing; its population was rapidly changing in character; the conservative provincial families were being outnumbered by the thousands of immigrant families that debarked at New York and settled in different parts of the State, the change being most evident after the opening of the Erie Canal.
www.courts.state.ny.us /history/elecbook/sullivan/pg6.htm   (9891 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1769 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1768 state leaders - Events of 1769 - 1770 state leaders - State leaders by year
Prime Minister - Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Minister of State of Denmark (1751-1770)
Majority leader - Axel von Fersen, senior, Lantmarskalk of the Riksdag of the Estates (1769-1770)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_1769   (358 words)

  
 Outline of the U.S. Economy
By 1770, the North American colonies were ready, both economically and politically, to become part of the emerging self-government movement that had dominated English politics since the time of James I (1603-1625).
In the early years of American history, most political leaders were reluctant to involve the federal government too heavily in the private sector, except in the area of transportation.
In the United States, meanwhile, "corporate raiders" bought various corporations whose stock prices were depressed and then restructured them, either by selling off some of their operations or by dismantling them piece by piece.
usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/oecon/chap3.htm   (6031 words)

  
 Powell-Chapter 1
In 1770 after an investigation had been made it was reported that throughout the province the sheriffs were in arrears to the extent of £49,000.
In September, 1770, Judge Richard Henderson was presiding over the superior court in Hillsboro when a mob of 150 Regulators, led by Husband, Hunter, Howell, and Butler, armed with sticks and switches, broke into the courthouse, attempted to strike the judge, and forced him to leave the bench.
These, against the wishes of their leaders, captured Colonel John Ashe and Captain John Walker of the governor’s troops on the morning of the fifteenth while they were out scouting and, after severely whipping them, made them prisoners.
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us /sections/hp/colonial/bookshelf/Monographs/regulator/chap1.htm   (6037 words)

  
 Outline of U.S. History
Faced with such opposition, Parliament in 1770 opted for a strategic retreat and repealed all the Townshend duties except that on tea, which was a luxury item in the colonies, imbibed only by a very small minority.
Led by the pro-independence leaders, they drew their support not only from the less well-to-do, but from many members of the professional class (especially lawyers), most of the planters of the Southern colonies, and a number of merchants.
The new United States stretched west to the Mississippi River, north to Canada, and south to Florida, which was returned to Spain.
usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/histryotln/road.htm   (5549 words)

  
 INDEPENDENCE TO THE CIVIL WAR: 1776-1861
By 1780, the state had contributed more than $6 million to the Congress and, when the American states had reached financial exhaustion, ninety Philadelphians subscribed a loan of £300,000 to supply the army.
Pennsylvania Democrat James Buchanan was elected President because of a deadlock over the slavery issue among the other major politicians, and he then announced a policy of noninterference with slavery in the states and popular sovereignty in the federal territories.
Because of controversy over the admission of Kansas as a state, Buchanan lost support of most Northern Democrats, and disruption within the Democratic Party made possible Abraham Lincoln's election to the Presidency in 1860.
www.legis.state.pa.us /WU01/VC/visitor_info/pa_history/III.htm   (4035 words)

  
 Welcome to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Illinois State Historical Library is established by the state legislature.
Adlai Stevenson I (1835-1914) of Bloomington is elected Vice President of the United States on the ticket with Grover Cleveland.
State Auditor Orville Hodge (1904-1986) is convicted of $1.5 million theft of state funds.
www.state.il.us /hpa/lib/ILChronology.htm   (3725 words)

  
 3rd JD - Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan & Ulster Counties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
For example, the attempted prosecution of seditious libel of the author of a pamphlet which criticized the Assembly failed for lack of a witness, since the accused could not be forced to testify against himself (King v.
Therefore, the Revolutionary leaders who met in Kingston (Ulster County) to establish a permanent state government in April 1777 did not express dissatisfaction with the courts.
John Jay was chosen the State's first Chief Judge, and later the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
www.courts.state.ny.us /courts/3jd/Supreme/history.shtml   (1858 words)

  
 Tryon Palace Historic Site
George Washington, first President of the United States, was entertained at a banquet and ball in the Palace on April 21, 1791, and many other state and national leaders were guests there before the main part of the Palace was burned on the night of February 27, 1798.
Assuming their offices with Caswell, to serve until the meeting of the first state General Assembly in April, were James Glasgow, secretary of state; and Cornelius Harnett, Thomas Person, William Dry, William Haywood, Edward Starkey, Joseph Leech, and Thomas Eaton, members of the council of state.
This second governor of the state was the man who five years previously had led indignant New Bernians to the Palace grounds to protest against royal Governor Martin's dismounting of the cannon there.
statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us /nc/ncsites/tryon.htm   (3824 words)

  
 Corps of Discovery - The Leaders
Notes on the State of Virginia was an answer to European critics of America, (specifically to questions posed by the Frenchman François Barbé Marbois, who claimed that Europe surpassed America in intellect, physical beauty, abundance of flora and fauna, and all other matters).
These statements, released as though they were the opinions of the individual states (and they did sum up the way the majority of the people felt in those states), declared the ability of a state legislature to render a Federal law with which they did not agree to be null and void.
The Barbary states of Tripoli, Algiers, Morocco and Tunis charged the United States and several European countries a certain yearly fee for the use of the Mediterranean Sea; if this "tribute" was not paid, ships from the offending countries were boarded and seized, their cargoes confiscated and sold by the North Africans.
www.nps.gov /jeff/LewisClark2/CorpsOfDiscovery/TheLeaders/Jefferson/Jefferson.htm   (7161 words)

  
 The History of New York State, Book X, Chapter II
It was quite a jump from 1770 to 1844, covering quite a period of years, but it was at this latter time that the difficulties growing out of the leasing evil came to a head.
The Governor declared the county in a state of insurrection, a battalion of 300, half mounted, were sent to aid in the establishment of martial law, and continued there for several months.
In 1797 a State road from Cherry Valley to Jericho was opened through the town, and many of those whose names are now associated with the section came within the next few years.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/state/his/bk10/ch2.html   (3518 words)

  
 Sequoia sempervirens, Oregon State Univ., LANDSCAPE PLANTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Leaves mostly needle-like, flat, 2-ranked, 1-2 cm long, stiff and sharp pointed, dark green, two broad whitish stomatal bands below; leaves on leaders are scale-like.
Hardy to USDA Zone 7   Native to extreme southwest Oregon to central California, rarely found more than 25 miles from the Pacific Ocean or beyond the influence of oceans fogs.
Oregon State Univ. campus: Moreland Hall "arboretum" young trees on south side of the sports field behind the Women's Building.
oregonstate.edu /dept/ldplants/sese.htm   (154 words)

  
 EARLY - Online Information article about EARLY
No trace of such a state of affairs is to be found in the Ulster epic.
The north of Ulster is stated to have been conquered and colonized by Conall and Eogan, sons of Niall NSigiallach.
Some of these states might be split up into various parts at certain periods, each part becoming for the time-being an over-kingdom.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /DRO_ECG/EARLY.html   (6366 words)

  
 Corps of Discovery - The Leaders
William Clark was born in 1770 to John and Ann Rogers Clark in Caroline County, Virginia, the ninth of ten children.
Clark believed that the goodwill he established through his personal contacts with Indian leaders would be jeopardized if the factory system were abolished.
He was not able to campaign because Julia had fallen ill during a trip to Kentucky, where she died tragically at the age of 28.
www.nps.gov /jeff/LewisClark2/CorpsOfDiscovery/TheLeaders/Clark/Clark.htm   (1366 words)

  
 History & Genealogy - Manuscripts - Guide to Manuscripts Materials Pt. 9
Some of the correspondence dates from the 1780s when Robertson was the unofficial leader of the Cumberland settlements in their dealings with belligerent tribal leaders and Spanish diplomats.
The letters of John Ross (1820-66) are concerned with matters of state, written to persons he thought might aid the Cherokee cause or prevent the removal of the Cherokee to the West.
Compilation of official records, state papers and other historical extracts,relating to the military status and service of the Negro, that were compiled by War Department clerks during the 1880s.
www.state.tn.us /TSLA/history/manuscripts/mguide09.htm   (9709 words)

  
 The Tenth Amendment: Its Historical Background and Importance Today -NRA
The states of Colorado, Missouri, California, Hawaii, and Illinois have already passed resolutions which call upon the U.S. Congress to adhere to the Tenth Amendment; and other states are in the process of doing so.
Second, since the states were the creators of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of 1787, any state, as a compacting party to the Union, always retained the right to peacefully withdraw.
This was evidenced by the fact that the minority of states who at first remained under the Articles did indeed recognize the right of individual states to withdraw peacefully from the Articles.
www.natreformassn.org /statesman/97/amend10.html   (4314 words)

  
 Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Women State Leaders and Women rulers throughout the ages
Nevertheless, development was slow and it was not until the end of the 20th century that female ministers stopped being unusual.
Of the monarchies, there are reigning Queens in Denmark, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom - and the latter is represented by female Governor Generals in Canada and Saint Lucia, who function as their countries' de-facto Heads of State.
www.guide2womenleaders.com   (318 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1770   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
1767 1768 1769 - 1770 - 1771 1772 1773
1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar).
March 5 - Boston Massacre: 5 Americans killed by British troops in an event that would help start the American Revolutionary War 5 years later.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /1770   (395 words)

  
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In 1983, after four years of state monitoring of the fireÀÀs movement and federal acquisition of 34 endangered properties in Centralia, a U.S. Office of Surface Mining (OSM) study ‘estimated that $663 million would be needed to extinguish the fire.
In exchange for the additional time, the state has finally agreed that, yes, there is a problem in southwestern Pennsylvania and that motorists and industries in the Pittsburgh region contribute to it.
And yes, the state will finally do the computer modeling that will define what that problem is and what combination of steps are best able to reduce the volatile organic compounds and the nitrogen oxide that contribute to the formation of ozone on hot, sunny days.
www.dep.state.pa.us /DEP/DEPUTATE/polycomm/update/up965-31.doc   (8780 words)

  
 Henry Hamilton's Journal
His name was annexed to a grant of land as a Potawatomi chief on June 28, 1780, and Windigo, a Potawatomi chief, attached his mark to the Treaty of Fort Harmar.
He is known as the leader of the expedition which captured Martin's and Ruddell's stations in Kentucky in 1780.
He was a leader in the warfare of the day and later in the formation of the state of Kentucky.
www.statelib.lib.in.us /www/ihb/resources/hamiltonfootnotes.html   (4574 words)

  
 DEDOE Press Release - H.S. Seniors Net $15,750 in Legislative Essay Scholarship Contest [Delaware Department of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He was one of the first colonists to think of himself as a continental instead of merely a Pennsylvanian.” Added Representative Smith, “He may also be rightly referred to as the archetypical American.
A committee comprised of representatives from the Delaware Sons of the American Revolution, the Delaware Society Daughters of the American Revolution and DHEC choose each year’s topic.
There are 62 district scholarships authorized; one for each of the 21 Senate districts and 41 state representative districts.
www.doe.state.de.us /news/2006/0405.shtml   (908 words)

  
 New York State Parks :: Newsroom
May 17, 2000, Niagara Falls, NY...Bernadette Castro, Commissioner of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, served as Master of Ceremonies at the premiere screening of the History Channel’s documentary Niagara: A History of the Falls held at the Visitors Center at Niagara Reservation State Park.
The 22-minute film was written, produced and edited by the History Channel from the original documentary broadcast last year, and has been donated to State Parks to replace the original movie the park had used for many years.
In addition to the cost of the new projection equipment, over five years, New York State Parks will save more than $200,000 because there will not be license or production fees as in the past.
nysparks.state.ny.us /news/press/view.asp?pressID=86   (375 words)

  
 Colonel Enoch Poor - Miscellaneous Portraits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Presented to the State by a descendant, 1873.
Poor was a son of a veteran of the 1745 attack by New Englanders on the French fortress of Louisburg.
Washington wrote to Congress of Poor's death, saying in part, "He was an officer of distinguished merit, one who as a citizen and soldier had every claim to the esteem and regard of his country." Congress ordered the letter printed for the public, as an indication of respect for Enoch Poor.
www.state.nh.us /nhdhr/miscell/poor.html   (1183 words)

  
 President David G. Burnet - Growing Up - Texas State Library
David Gouverneur Burnet was born one of the youngest of 14 children in a large and politically well-connected family.
Jacob was a close friend of one of the most important frontier leaders, William Henry Harrison, and served as a legislator, judge, and U.S. Senator.
The Burnets saw to it that David received the best education available, which in those days meant instruction in subjects such as Greek, Latin, philosophy, history, and literature.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /exhibits/presidents/burnet/grow.html   (413 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1770 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1769 state leaders - Events of 1770 - 1771 state leaders - State leaders by year
Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff, Minister of State of Denmark (1751-1770)
Johann Friedrich Struensee, Minister of State of Denmark (1770-1772)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_1770   (356 words)

  
 leaders
In 1770, Dumouriez was sent to Poland to organize the infantry of the Confederation of Bar.
He was a soldier, and believed that the state, like the army, needed discipline, order, and strong central authority.
Just as he was always something of a secret agent in his politics, he was always a soldier-of-fortune, a leader of a Corsican gang or a Polish insurgent band in his warfare.
www.wargame.ch /wc/nwc/newsletter/21st_edition/Newsletter21/leaders.html   (2970 words)

  
 SS Word History 9-12
For a fascist state, the teacher or a student can be given absolute power to make decisions for the classroom for a period of time in a class and students will write responses to the way in which the fascist rules might effect them if carried out over a longer period of time.
For democracy, students would be given the opportunity to vote on various classroom issues and discuss the decision-making process focusing on the role of majority and minority groups.
The leaders could be encouraged to assign grades more harshly to emphasize the power of feudal lords over their subjects.
state.tn.us /education/ci/cistandards2001/ss/cissworldhistory912.htm   (3869 words)

  
 Powell-Bibliography
Of the many hundreds of items in this record group approximately one-third of those for the period 1768-1771 bears in some degree on the problem of the Regulators.
Many of the proclamations pertain to the Regulators as a group while others deal with the individual leaders.
Contains a letter from James Hunter, dated “Orange, Nov. 23, 1770,” to Maurice Moore, New Bern, setting forth the case of the Regulators, answering a series of questions asked by Moore, and then asking him four questions.
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us /sections/hp/colonial/Bookshelf/Monographs/regulator/bibliography.htm   (981 words)

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