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Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was born on July 23, 1798, in Charles County, Maryland. [1] She was a niece of General James Wilkinson; [2] her father was James' eldest brother, William Mackall Wilkinson (c.1751–1799). [3] About 1811, her family moved from Maryland to the small town of Washington, Mississippi, the capital of the Mississippi ...
The name "United States Minor Outlying Islands" started to be used in 1986. [124] Previously, some of the islands were included in a group called "United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands". Baker Island was named for Michael Baker in 1832. [125] Howland Island was named after a whaling vessel in 1842. [126]
Believing that an increase in settlers in the new state could help to deter the Indian raids, the Mexican government liberalized its immigration policies for the region. For the first time, it allowed settlers from the United States to Texas y Coahuila. [4] Texas Historical Commission marker for Lake Creek Settlement. It is located in front of ...
St. Mary's City was the largest settlement in Maryland and the seat of colonial government until 1695. Because Anglicanism had become the official religion in Virginia, a band of Puritans in 1649 left for Maryland; they founded Providence (now called Annapolis). [25] In 1650 the Puritans revolted against the proprietary government.
Charles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 166,617. [1] The county seat is La Plata. [2] The county was named for Charles Calvert (1637–1715), third Baron Baltimore. The county is part of the Southern Maryland region of the state. [3]
The state of Texas confirmed its first case on February 13, 2020, and many of the state's largest cities recorded their first cases throughout March. As of late May 2021, there were 50,198 COVID-19 related deaths reported in that state. The death rate in Texas was 175 for every 100,000 people, while national COVID-19 death rate was 179 per 100,000.
Nuevo Santander (New Santander) was a region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, covering the modern Mexican state of Tamaulipas and extending into modern-day southern Texas in the United States. [ 1 ] Nuevo Santander was named after Santander, Cantabria , Spain , and settled by Spanish American colonists in a concerted settlement campaign peaking ...
In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States of America, becoming the 28th U.S. state. Border disputes between the new state and Mexico, which had never recognized Texas independence and still considered the area a renegade Mexican state, led to the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). When the war concluded, Mexico ...