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Northwest Territory
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Northwest Territory Northwest Territory, first possession of the United States, comprising the region known as the Old Northwest, S and W of the Great Lakes, NW of the Ohio…impressment
(Encyclopedia) impressment, forcible enrollment of recruits for military duty. Before the establishment of conscription, many countries supplemented their militia and mercenary troops by impressment…Antalcidas, Peace of
(Encyclopedia) Antalcidas, Peace of: see Corinthian War.Knoxville
(Encyclopedia) Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and…Sacajawea
(Encyclopedia) SacajaweaSacajaweasăkˌəjəwēˈə, səkäˌ– [key], SacagaweaSacajawea–gəwēˈə [key], or SakakaweaSacajawea–kəwēˈə [key], c.1788–1812?, Native North American woman who accompanied the Lewis…Macleod, Norman
(Encyclopedia) Macleod, NormanMacleod, Normanməkloudˈ [key], 1812–72, Scottish clergyman. He was one of the foremost preachers of his time and was also noted for his work among the poor of Glasgow.…Paris, Declaration of
(Encyclopedia) Paris, Declaration of, 1856, agreement concerning the rules of maritime warfare, issued at the Congress of Paris. It was the first major attempt to codify the international law of the…Daniel BLAISDELL, Congress, NH (1762-1833)
BLAISDELL Daniel , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Amesbury, Mass., January 22, 1762; attended the public schools; served in the Revolutionary War from August 1776 to August 1777;…Kraszewski, Józef Ignacy
(Encyclopedia) Kraszewski, Józef IgnacyKraszewski, Józef Ignacyy&oomacr;ˈzĕf ēgnäˈtsē kräshĕfˈskē [key], 1812–87, Polish writer. He was imprisoned for political activities in Lithuania and in…Elliott, Charles Loring
(Encyclopedia) Elliott, Charles Loring, 1812–68, American painter, b. Scipio, Cayuga co., N.Y.; pupil of John Trumbull and John Quidor. His portraits number over 700. His principal works include the…Trending
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