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(Encyclopedia) United Provinces, former state, N India, now almost coextensive with the modern state of Uttar Pradesh. The United Provinces embraced the plain of the Ganges, the heartland of India. This region was t...
(Encyclopedia) Missouri Compromise, 1820–21, measures passed by the U.S. Congress to end the first of a series of crises concerning the extension of slavery.
By 1818, Missouri Territory had gained sufficient popul...
(Encyclopedia) Chihuahua
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[key], state, 94,831 sq mi (245,612 sq km), N Mexico, on the border of
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(Encyclopedia) Secret Service, United States, a law enforcement division (since 2003) of the Dept. of Homeland Security. It was established in 1865 in the the Dept. of the Treasury to investigate and prevent counter...
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CE5
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United States, officially United States of America, republic (2015 est. pop. 319,929,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third l...
(Encyclopedia) Maine-et-Loire mĕn-ā-lwär [key], department (1990 pop. 705,882), NW France, roughly coextensive with Anjou. Angers is the capital.
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(Encyclopedia) Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the federal government, instituted (1789) by Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which prescribes its membership and defines it...
(Encyclopedia) Augusta
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[key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 199,614), seat of Richmond co., E Ga.; inc. 1798. At
the head of navigation on the Savannah River and protected b...
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Text1 of the Constitution of the United States
Preamble
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Amendment I
Amendment II
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(Encyclopedia) Senate, United States: see Congress of the United States.
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