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In 1715, after the Calvert family had renounced Catholicism and embraced Anglicanism, the colony reverted back to a proprietary form of government. United States - Colonization, Revolution, Constitution: When Columbus arrived, he found the New World inhabited by peoples who in all likelihood had originally come from the continent of Asia.
“Europeans colonize North America in the early seventeenth century, motivated by religious and economic goals. Spain and France, the two Catholic powers in Europe, lead the way, establishing Santa Fe and Québec as their colonial capitals in North America, but Protestant England soon follows along with other European nations such as Sweden and the Dutch Republic. Tens of thousands of English ...
The 711–716 invasion by the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate conquered the Visigoth Kingdom and founded the Islamic State of Al-Andalus, gradually advancing through Iberia. In 1095, Portugal broke away from the Kingdom of Galicia. Henry's son Afonso Henriques proclaimed himself king of Portugal in 1139.
1810. New Spain. Independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla proclaimed the abolition of slavery three months after the start of the Independence of Mexico from Spain. 1811. United Kingdom. Slave trading made a felony punishable by transportation for both British subjects and foreigners.
370. Famine in Phrygia. Phrygia. 372–373. Famine in Edessa. Edessa. 400–800. Various famines in Western Europe associated with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and its sack by Alaric I. Between 400 and 800 AD, the population of the city of Rome fell by over 90%, mainly because of famine and plague. [citation needed]
The United States of America is a country located mostly in North America that consists of 50 states, a federal district, and several territories. Its only land borders are shared with Canada and Mexico. Territories of the United States. With a total area of 9,833,520 square kilometers (3,796,742 square miles) and a 2022 population estimate of ...
A map of the United States showing its 50 states, federal district and five inhabited territories. Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories are shown at different scales, and the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map. This article is part of a series on.
