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	United Provinces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		However, the latter agreed to turn the United Provinces into a protectorate of England (Treaty of Nonsuch, 1585), and sent the Earl of Leicester as governor-general.
		The Republic was officially recognized in the Peace of Westphalia (1648), and lasted until French revolutionary forces invaded in 1795 and set up a new republic, called the Batavian Republic, which would be replaced by the French-controlled Kingdom of Holland.
		The provinces of the republic were Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelre, Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Provinces (707 words)

	Seventeen Provinces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Seventeen Provinces were a personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 16th century, roughly covering the current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, a good part of the North of France (Artois, Nord) and a small part of Germany.
		The United Provinces conquered parts of Limburg, Brabant and Flanders during the Eighty Years' War (see Generality Lands), which was ended with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.
		However after the independence of the seven northern provinces and the resulting closure of the Scheldt river to navigation, a large number of people from the southern provinces emigrated north to the new republic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seventeen_Provinces (643 words)

	United Provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The United Provinces first tried to choose their own lord, and they asked the Duke of Anjou and later the Earl of Leicester to rule them.
		The Republic was officially recognized in the Peace of Westphalia (1648), and lasted until French revolutionary forces invaded in 1795 and set up a new republic, called the Batavian Republic and later the Kingdom of Holland.
		The provinces of the republic were Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/United-Provinces.htm (512 words)

	Dutch history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This led the northern provinces to unite and revolt under William of Orange, the Count of Nassau.
		In January, 1579, the southern provinces united for protection in the League of Arras with the Spanish.
		This southern alliance became Belgium, and the northern provinces became collectively known as the the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and were often referred to by the name of their largest province, Holland.
	esp.jct.ac.il /~huber/history.html (508 words)

	A Brief Outline of Dutch History and the New Netherland Colony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The northern provinces, on the other hand, were collectively known as the United Provinces of the Netherlands or the Dutch Republic, and were often referred to by the name of their principle province, that is, Holland.
		From the formation of the Union of Utrecht these provinces were able to remain a separate republic but it was not until the Treaty of Westphalia, at the conclusion of the Thirty Years War in 1648, that the independence of the Republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands was finally recognized.
		In 1602 the States General of the United Provinces, known as the Netherlands, chartered the United East India Company (the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, called the VOC) with the mission of exploring for a passage to the Indies and claiming any unchartered territories for the United Provinces.
	www.coins.nd.edu /ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Netherlands.html (4283 words)

	United Nations Daily Highlights, 98-02-05
		United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan continued on Thursday to closely follow diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis related to the inspections of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
		A team of United Nations officials is on its way to Sierra Leone to assess the country's humanitarian situation, including the humanitarian impact of United Nations sanctions and the embargo of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
		The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that in the effort to rescue East Asia's sagging economies, it was not clear that children would be protected from the effects of severe fiscal austerity.
	www.hri.org /news/world/undh/1998/98-02-05.undh.html (2488 words)

	History Channel Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This treaty was notable in that it constituted the first formal recognition by France and England of the national status of the United Provinces, which was fighting its war of independence from Spanish rule.
		The Triple Alliance of 1668 was signed by England, Sweden, and the United Provinces and was designed to check the aggression of King Louis XIV of France, who had invaded the Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium) the previous year.
		The Triple Alliance of 1717 was negotiated by Great Britain, France, and the United Provinces and was designed principally to strengthen those clauses of the Peace of Utrecht that guaranteed the succession of the reigning monarchs in their respective countries.
	www.historychannel.com /thcsearch/thc_resourcedetail.do?encyc_id=224488 (540 words)

	Beloit College - Office of International Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The western portion was inhabited by the Batavians and became part of a Roman province; the eastern portion was inhabited by the Frisians.
		By virtue of the Union of Utrecht in 1579, the seven northern Dutch provinces became the Republic of the United Netherlands.
		In 1795, French troops ousted William V of Orange, the Stadhouder under the Dutch Republic and head of the House of Orange.
	www.beloit.edu /~oie/studyabroad/netherlands/the_country.htm (795 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
		That river separates the United States from the Republic of Mexico until at the city of El Paso it turns northward; from that point to the Colorado River an arbitrary line marks the boundary of the two republics.
		Though the provinces had fought for territorial extension, a royal proclamation was issued (1763) forbidding present land sales west of the Alleghenies, thus reserving the conquered territory as a crown domain.
		The land between the Altamaha and the St. Mary's was annexed to the Province of Georgia.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm (21292 words)

	Dominican Republic: mission profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Dominican Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic is one of the two united churches to which the General Board of Global Ministries relates in the Latin America and Caribbean area.
		Prior to 1955, the Dominican Evangelical Church was led by United States-born superintendents, the Rev. Nathan H. Huffman (United Brethren), the Rev.
		Today, The United Methodist Church is involved directly in the Dominican Republic via Advance Special projects supported by churches and the participation in mission of more that 30 Volunteers in Mission groups who go to the Dominican Republic every year to help build schools, clinics, churches and parsonages.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_mission_profile.cfm?Id=12 (1789 words)

	United States and Brazil: The Republic / Brasil e Estados Unidos: A República
		Deodoro da Fonseca was already signing the first acts proclaiming the establishment of a federal republic, similar to that of the United States.
		The new cabinet informed the nation that the country was now a federal republic, under the name of United States of Brazil; the former provinces became states.
		Recognizing the respect and high regard with which the emperor and his family were held in much of the country, the cabinet asked them to leave Brazil but offered five thousand réis to cover their expenses.
	international.loc.gov /intldl/brhtml/br-1/br-1-6.html (1785 words)

	STADTHOLDERS & KINGS OF THE DUTCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		William II 1648-1675 Dutch Republic of the United Provinces
		(1) Stadtholder: The Office of "First servants of the Republic" (essentially that of chief executive and military commander of the Dutch Republic) eventually became hereditary in the House of Orange.
		(2) In 1806 William, son of William V of Orange, last hereditary Stadtholder of the republic, lost the territories of Orange to Napoleon, but at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, he was made King of the Netherlands as William I. (3) The design of the Dutch flag dates from 16th-century campaigns against Spanish rule.
	website.lineone.net /~cherbil/Misc/nl.htm (127 words)

	The Empty Land: context
		In 1795 the Republic of the United Provinces, lead by the city holders the princes of Orange, was ended.
		Between 1795 en 1806 were a republic under the strong influence of revolutionary France and its principles of socalled freedom, equality and brotherhood.
		It lasted until the French army marched in and united the Netherlands with the French Empire in 1810.
	home.wanadoo.nl /raymond.uppelschoten/het_leege_land/eng/landmeetgeschiedenis/context.htm (187 words)

	History of Netherlands
		Julius Caesar found the region which is now the Netherlands inhabited by Germanic tribes in the first century B.C. The western portion was inhabited by the Batavians and became part of a Roman province; the eastern portion was inhabited by the Frisians.
		In 1795, French troops ousted Willem V of Orange, the Stadhouder under the Dutch Republic and head of the House of Orange.
		Following Napoleon's defeat in 1813, the Netherlands and Belgium became the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" under King Willem I, son of Willem V of Orange.
	www.muchofun.com /history/netherlands_history.html (541 words)

	boys clothing: European royalty -- Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The United Provinces finally declared indepndence in 1581, although it was not achieved until 1648.
		The Republic was known as the United Provinces and consisted of the seven northern Netherlands provinces.
		Prince William II of Orange was stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
	histclo.hispeed.com /royal/net/royal-neth.htm (2587 words)

	17th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spain versus the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands
		Union of Utrecht, 1579, of seven, Northern, Protestant provinces-- Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Groningen, Friesland, Overyssel--formed the United Provinces of the Netherland
		Republic of the United Provinces’ independence recognized in Treaty of Westphalia, 1648
	faculty.ucc.edu /egh-damerow/17th_century.htm (537 words)

	FOR THE RECORD 2003-
		On 22 November 2002, the deputies of the majority party voted down this proposal and passed a resolution recommending that a dialogue should be opened among all the “active forces of the nation” and that an interim Government should be formed to address the situation resulting from recent events.
		The deterioration in the military situation in the north of the Central African Republic along the border with Chad began with incidents that occurred on that border on the night of 5 to 6 August 2002 in which a number of persons were killed.
		Given the threat of instability in the Central African Republic and the subregion, I hereby reiterate to the members of the Council my appeal to all bilateral and multilateral partners to provide the assistance required for the deployment of the CEMAC force in the Central African Republic.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2003/documentation/security/s-2003-5.htm (3200 words)

	Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Biography / Biography of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Main Biography
		united · prince · the province · van · the hague ·; thwarted · holland ·; leicester · principal architect · vain attempt · dutch provinces · dutch statesman · johan van · sovereign lord · van oldenbarnevelt
		The Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) was the principal architect of the independence of the republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands after the death of William the Silent.
		Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was born on Sept. 14, 1547, in the province of Utrecht, in the small city of Amersfoort, into a family of very minor nobility.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/johan-van-oldenbarnevelt (265 words)

	Dominican Republic (05/05)
		The Dominican Republic maintains an embassy in the United States at 1715 22d Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
		They also are active in efforts to control contraband and illegal immigration from Haiti to the Dominican Republic and from the Dominican Republic to the United States.
		The Dominican Republic has worked closely with U.S. law enforcement officials on issues such as extraditions of fugitives, reducing illegal migration, and the return of stolen cars to the United States.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.htm (3113 words)

	Footnotes to History- Sources by Entry
		Crimea, Republic of - Kenez (1977), Pipes (1980) pp.
		Rif, Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the- Brett and Fentress, pp.
		Slovakia, Soviet Republic of- Vietor in Pastor, pp.
	www.buckyogi.com /footnotes/sourcesentry.htm (423 words)

	Etext Library - Center on Religion and Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The United States of America do not afford either the first or the only instance of confederate States, several of which have existed in modern Europe, without adverting to those of antiquity.
		Switzerland, the Germanic Empire, and the Republic of the United Provinces either have been or still are confederations.
		This Constitution, which may at first sight be confounded with the federal constitutions which preceded it, rests upon a novel theory, which may be considered as a great invention in modern political science.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /etcbin/toccer-reldem?id=TocDem1.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=51&division=div2 (834 words)

	Batavian Republic (1795-1806) (the Netherlands)
		I have seen an illustration of the flag of the Batavian Republic (the former United Provinces of the Netherlands) which was the Dutch tricolour with a small white canton (to the depth of the red stripe only) bearing a charge of Liberty (represented by an identical classically-draped female figure) being defended by a lion.
		On 14 February 1796 it was ordered that the naval (but not the merchant) flags be altered by the insertion of a panel containing 'a representation of a female figure in a graceful attitude seated in a patch of greenery, and holding a spear on which is the Cap of Liberty...
		At her feet a lion in a sitting or rather reclining position with its head turned sideways and with a fierce and grim expression on its face...' A full range of naval flags and pennants featuring this device were used by the navy of the Republic in the years that followed...
	atlasgeo.span.ch /fotw/flags/nl-batav.html (536 words)

	Remarks by Janice L. Jacobs Charge D´Affairs of the United States Embassy during the Swearing In of New Peace Corps ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One of the most important subjects which two sister countries such as the Dominican Republic and the United States can deal with is the subject of education.
		For this reason the government of the United States considers the subject of education to be of vital importance, as recently stated by our President, George W. Bush.
		The fundamental objective of this program is to train the teachers in the uses of information technology, in order to be able to enrich their knowledge and to be able to transmit it to their students.
	www.usemb.gov.do /DCM/speeches02/peace.htm (954 words)

	Misinformation, disinformation, and bias in Joy Hakim's 'A History of US' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Our word republic comes not from classical Greek but from classical Latin, the language of the ancient Romans: The Romans used the term res publica (or respublica) to mean the form of government that they maintained before the dictatorship of Julius Caesar.
		Venice and Genoa were republics in Renaissance times, and the so-called Dutch Republic -- the United Provinces of the Netherlands, established in the late 16th century -- was studied by Montesquieu and by the framers of our Constitution.
		Hakim should observe that Venice and the United Provinces of the Netherlands are classified as republics, and that Britain is considered to have a republican legislative body.
	www.textbookleague.org /121hakm.htm (3532 words)

	Learn more about United States Constitution in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Learn more about United States Constitution in the online encyclopedia.
		Article Six establishes the Constitution and the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land.
		Fifteenth Amendment (1870) Ensures right of former slaves to vote.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /u/un/united_states_constitution.html (6725 words)

	the Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After 80 years of struggle with the catholic Spaniards for independence and freedom of religion, the Republic of Seven United Provinces, proclaimed in 1581, was finally recognized in 1648.
		Because the province of Holland was the economic and political heart of the Republic, the name "Holland" got established as a shortcut for "Republic of the Seven United Provinces".
		The second official language is Frisian, spoken by the inhabitants of the province of Fyslân.
	www.xs4all.be /~toucanet/English/Netherlands/holland.htm (3343 words)

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