89 résultats pour "louisiane"
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American Civil War.
free state to keep the balance in the Senate. It also provided that slavery would be excluded from the still unorganized part of the Louisiana Territory. A line was drawnfrom Missouri’s southern boundary, at the latitude of 36°30’, and slavery would not be allowed in the territory north of that line,with the exception of Missouri. B Compromise of 1850 Agitation against slavery continued in the North. The South reacted by defending it ever more strongly. The Mexican War, by which the United Stat...
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American Civil War - U.
free state to keep the balance in the Senate. It also provided that slavery would be excluded from the still unorganized part of the Louisiana Territory. A line was drawnfrom Missouri’s southern boundary, at the latitude of 36°30’, and slavery would not be allowed in the territory north of that line,with the exception of Missouri. B Compromise of 1850 Agitation against slavery continued in the North. The South reacted by defending it ever more strongly. The Mexican War, by which the United Stat...
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St. Louis (city) - geography.
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St. Louis (city) or Saint Louis,
Between 1940 and 1990 the black population in metropolitan St. Louis nearly tripled. Blacks are most heavily concentrated in three areas in the St. Louis metropolitanregion: East Saint Louis, the North Side close to downtown, and an east-west belt extending from the waterfront to beyond Forest Park. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, areas to the north and south of the central business district were settled by immigrant working families from Germany, Ireland,and many Eastern European countrie...
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Native American Architecture.
B Relationship to the Universe and Nature A more profound difference between European American and Native American perceptions lay in how human beings saw themselves in relationship to the universe andin what they believed their responsibilities were to the natural world and to each other. Most European Americans saw themselves as separate from creation andadversaries of nature, ever struggling to conquer and subdue nature and force it to yield to their will. Native Americans saw themselves as...
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Native American Architecture
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Native American Architecture, traditional architecture of the peoples of who lived in North America before Europeans arrived.
Mound Builders who resided in the area.John Elk III/Bruce Coleman, Inc. Another mound building culture, named Hopewell, also appears to have originated in Ohio but expanded west to Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma, south to Louisiana,Mississippi, and Alabama, east to Georgia and the Appalachian Mountains, and north to Wisconsin, Michigan, and lower Ontario in Canada. The Hopewell culture lastedfrom about 200 BC to 400 AD. Hopewell people built large, linear mounds to create enclosures in geometrical...
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GUDIN Jean Antoine Théodore, baron : Expédition de La Salle en Louisiane
GUDIN Jean Antoine Théodore , baron Expédition de La Salle en Louisiane Né à Paris , 1802 Mort à Boulogne-sur Seine, 1880 En septembre 1833, Louis-Philippe décide de transformer l'intégralité du château de Versailles en un musée dédié à " to utes les gloires de la France " dans un but de réconciliation nationale. Ce projet de "panorama historique illustré " nécessita la commande de trois mille pein nires , supervisées par Granet ,...
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LA RECONSTRUCTION DES ETATS-UNIS (LA GUERRE DE SÉCESSION)
construction » qui fixait les conditions de réintégration pour les Etats : pour être reconnu, un Gouvernement d'Etat de vait être établi par des citoyens grâciés après avoir prêté le serment d'allégeance ; le nombre de ces électeurs devait être égal au dixième du total des votes recueillis dans cet Etat aux élections de 1860. Les Républicains radicaux critiquèrent cette mesure, désavantageuse pour les Noirs (auxquels le droit de vote n'avait p...
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LOUIS XV LE BIEN-AIMÉ
Louis XV le Bien-aimé d'en haut, se multiplient. Elles opposent le parti dévot (catholiques intransigeants), dirigé par le comte d'Argenson, au parti philosophique, domi né par Machault d'Arnouville, contrôleur général des Finance s soutenu par la marquise de Po mpadour . Véritable ministre officieux, la maî tresse «déclarée'' du roi (1745), favorise le clan des réformes, choisit et révoque les ministres. Elle conseille au roi la politique d'équité fisca...
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Contexte de Production de Manon Lescaut de Prévost
Les romans philosophiques : Zadig (1747) ou Candide (1759) de Voltaire sont des « contes philosophiques » Les romans réalistes : Manon Lescaut (1731), ... Les romans libertins : Les Bijoux indiscrets (1748) de Diderot, Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) de Laclos, Justine ou les Malheurs de la vertu (1797) de Sade, ... L'histoire racontée par Des Grieux se déroule juste avant puis pendant la Régence (voir Cadre du Récit). En effet, la fin du règne de Louis XIV est suivie de la Régence de P...
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NCAA Basketball Division I Championships: Most Outstanding Player.
Women1982 Janice Lawrence Louisiana Tech 1983 Cheryl Miller USC 1984 Cheryl Miller USC 1985 Tracy Claxton Old Dominion 1986 Clarissa Davis Texas 1987 Tonya Edwards Tennessee 1988 Erica Westbrooks Louisiana Tech 1989 Bridgette Gordon Tennessee 1990 Jennifer Azzi Stanford 1991 Dawn Staley Virginia 1992 Molly Goodenbour Stanford 1993 Sheryl Swoopes Texas Tech 1994 Charlotte Smith North Carolina 1995 Rebecca Lobo Connecticut 1996 Michelle Marciniak Tennessee 1997 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee 1998 Ch...
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Civil Law.
Beginning in the 15th century, many European countries extensively colonized North and South America, Africa, and parts of Asia ( see Colonialism and Colonies). Colonial expansion spread the civil law system as colonizers imposed their system of law on their colonies. After achieving independence, some former colonies retainedthe legal system established by the colonizer. For example, the African nation of Senegal has retained the civil law system established by France. Other former colonieschos...
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Définition:
ARBRE, substantif masculin.
mais, sit?t qu'on en sort, on est tout emp?tr? dans l'enchev?trement confus des ramures... ANDR? GIDE, Le Retour du Tchad, 1928, page 870. ? 4. L'homme ?tait un ouvrier agricole. M. de Coantr? voulait l'?blouir de sa science sylvestre; avec une fiert? d'enfant il nommait les esp?ces d'arbres, il parlait des arbres roul?s par le vent, dont on peut extraire le coeur comme un crayon; il critiquait l'administration de la for?t?: les lignes de coupe mal entretenues, des pr?matur?s qui mangeaient l...
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Koalitionskriege - Geschichte.
bestätigte Kaiser Franz II. für Österreich und das Reich im Frieden von Lunéville die Abtretung des linken Rheinufers an Frankreich (die Entschädigung deutscher Fürsten fürihre Gebietsverluste links des Rheines wurde 1803 im Reichsdeputationshauptschluss geregelt), erkannte die Batavische, die Helvetische, die Zisalpinische, die LigurischeRepublik sowie das neue Königreich Etrurien an. Es folgten die Friedensschlüsse Frankreichs mit Neapel, Portugal, Russland und dem Osmanischen Reich; zuletzt s...
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Koalitionskriege
bestätigte Kaiser Franz II. für Österreich und das Reich im Frieden von Lunéville die Abtretung des linken Rheinufers an Frankreich (die Entschädigung deutscher Fürsten fürihre Gebietsverluste links des Rheines wurde 1803 im Reichsdeputationshauptschluss geregelt), erkannte die Batavische, die Helvetische, die Zisalpinische, die LigurischeRepublik sowie das neue Königreich Etrurien an. Es folgten die Friedensschlüsse Frankreichs mit Neapel, Portugal, Russland und dem Osmanischen Reich; zuletzt s...
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Country Music
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Willie Nelson
Country singer and musician Willie Nelson gained national popularity during the 1970s for a string of country hits,
including the 1978 hits "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and "Georgia On My Mind.
Singer and mandolin player Bill Monroe is known as the father of bluegrass music. A virtuoso mandolin player, Monroe combined traditional folk ballads and gospel songswith string-band music played at very fast tempos. Monroe, with his band The Blue Grass Boys, performed from the mid-1920s until Monroe’s death in 1996. Otherwell-known bluegrass performers include banjo player Earl Scruggs, who played with Monroe during the 1940s; the Osborne Brothers, a duo from Kentucky known forits work during...
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- NCAA Basketball Women's Division I Champions.
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(Travaux Personnels Encadrés – HISTOIRE & CIVILISATION - Enseignements Pratiques Interdisciplinaires)
• Elle conserve les îles de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ainsi que le droit de pêcher dans l'estuaire du Saint-Laurent et au large des côtes de Terre-Neuve ; dans les Antilles, la France conserve la Martinique, la Guadeloupe , Saint Domingue , Sainte-Lucie ainsi que la Guyane ; en Afrique , elle sauve lllot de Gorée; dans l'océan Indien, les Mascareignes -île Bourbon et ile de France ; enfin, en Inde, les possessions françaises sont réduites à cinq com...
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Définition du terme:
CYPRÈS, substantif masculin.
ils ne les enterrent point. Ils leur font une espèce de bière avec de l'écorce de cyprès, et ils les exposent sur quatre fourches de quinze pieds, de haut, au milieu d'une plaine. GÉNÉRAL LOUIS-NARCISSE BAUDRY DES LOZIÈRES, Voyage à la Louisiane et sur le continent de l'Amérique septentrionale, 1802, page 83. Remarque : Chez les Grecs et Romains, le cyprès fut lié au culte de Pluton, dieu des enfers; on en plaçait une branche à la porte des maisons en signe de deuil, on en faisait des sépultur...
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Le concept de francophonie répond à la prise de conscience de la communauté établie
entre un grand nombre de peuples, sur les cinq continents, par la pratique d'une langue, le
français, unique, en dépit des inévitables diversifications qui s'observent entre ses
nombreuses réalisations.
par rapport aux autres langues ? Le français est-il langue nationale ? langue officielle ? Sa pratique est-elle encouragée, ou déconseillée, voire interdite ? En tenant compte de ces divers paramètres – qu'il est d'ailleurs possible de raffiner –, on distinguera ici les cinq types suivants de situations francophones. 1) Le français, langue maternelle, est pratiqué quotidiennement par la quasi-totalité de la population. Il est la langue officielle unique du pays. Ce cas est celui de la France...
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Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third president of the United States (1801-1809) and author of the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...
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Thomas Jefferson.
Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...
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Thomas Jefferson - USA History.
Jefferson was a poor speaker, but his literary talents made him a highly valued member of committees when resolutions and other public papers were drafted. Heemerged as the recognized author of the patriot cause in Virginia and indeed in the whole of the colonies. Jefferson's first public paper, however, was considered toostiff and formal, and it was rewritten. The paper was a response to the greeting of the new governor, Lord Botetourt, to the General Assembly. Jefferson, who nevertook criticis...
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Mississippi - geography.
The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...
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Mississippi - USA History.
The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...
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En 2013, les États-Unis comptent environ 317 millions d'habitants2 et constituent le troisième pays le plus peuplé du monde après la Chine et l'Inde7. La superficie du pays est de 9,6 millions de kilomètres carrés, ce qui en fait le quatrième pays le plus vaste du monde après la Russie, le Canada et la Chine8. La population américaine augmente grâce à un solde naturel et un solde migratoire positifs. Elle est marquée par une grande diversité ethnique et culturelle en raison d'une immigration anc...
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Lewis and Clark Expedition.
took a small detachment into present-day north central Montana, thinking that the course of the Marias River might provide an American claim to fur-rich country inwhat is now the Canadian province of Alberta. In August the groups reunited on the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Yellowstone. They arrived in St. Louis onSeptember 23, 1806. C Relations with the Native Americans and Spanish The Lewis and Clark Expedition made a journey through the homelands of native people. What American expl...
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Lewis and Clark Expedition - explorer.
took a small detachment into present-day north central Montana, thinking that the course of the Marias River might provide an American claim to fur-rich country inwhat is now the Canadian province of Alberta. In August the groups reunited on the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Yellowstone. They arrived in St. Louis onSeptember 23, 1806. C Relations with the Native Americans and Spanish The Lewis and Clark Expedition made a journey through the homelands of native people. What American expl...
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Missouri - geography.
Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...
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Missouri - USA History.
Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...
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Arkansas - geography.
temperature rises to the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F). C2 Precipitation Arkansas receives about 1,000 to 1,300 mm (about 40 to 50 in) of precipitation a year, and some areas receive even more. Most of the rain comes during winter andspring and at times is so heavy as to cause flooding. Snow is rare in the south but amounts to more than 250 mm (10 in) a year in the mountains. C3 Growing Season Arkansas has a long growing season. It averages 211 days for the state as a whole and ranges from 241...
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Arkansas - USA History.
temperature rises to the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F). C2 Precipitation Arkansas receives about 1,000 to 1,300 mm (about 40 to 50 in) of precipitation a year, and some areas receive even more. Most of the rain comes during winter andspring and at times is so heavy as to cause flooding. Snow is rare in the south but amounts to more than 250 mm (10 in) a year in the mountains. C3 Growing Season Arkansas has a long growing season. It averages 211 days for the state as a whole and ranges from 241...
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United States History - U.
and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...
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United States History - U.
and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...