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Province of Åland

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The Province of Noord-Brabant|

* A boat trip on at least one of the big lakes, if the climate of your chosen season permits such|

The Society of Jesus, the single largest men’s religious order in the Roman Catholic Church, assigns about 18,300 Jesuits to ministries worldwide. The Superior General of the Society is addressed as Father General, a term that hearkens back to Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Society who was canonized in 1622.|

Italian Jesuits first came from Oregon to California during the 1849 Gold Rush. In 1909, the California Province was separated from Italy’s Turin Province. Soon, the California Province developed a distinct American identity and mission geared toward the needs of people living in the western United States. Today, the California Province serves an area comprised of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. In 1996, the California Province adopted four main apostolic goals which continue to guide its Jesuits and lay partners: fostering partnership in our Ignatian mission; strengthening solidarity with the poor; responding to the diversity of our Province; and evangelizing contemporary culture.|

The Fourth Provincial Congress convened in on July 9, 1776, and became known as the First Constitutional Convention. New York endorsed the the same day, and declared the independent state of New York. New York City celebrated by tearing down the statue of George III in . On July 10, 1776, the Fourth Provincial Congress changed its name to the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York, and "acts as legislature without an executive." While adjourned it left a in charge. The New York state constitution was framed by a which assembled at White Plains on July 10, 1776, and after repeated adjournments and changes of location, it concluded in on Sunday evening, April 20, 1777, when the was adopted with one dissenting vote. It had been drafted by , and was not submitted to the people for ratification. Under its provisions, the governor would be elected not appointed, voting restrictions were reduced, secret ballots were introduced, and civil rights were guaranteed. On July 30, 1777, was inaugurated as the first at Kingston. On July 9, 1778, the State of New York signed the and officially became a part of the government of the United States of America, though it had been a part of the nation since it was declared in 1776 with signatories from New York.|

In the spring of 1769, New York was in a depression from the recall of paper boycott and the British boycott. By the New York was required to recall all paper money. London allowed the issuance of additional paper money, but the attached conditions were unsatisfactory. While New York was boycotting British imports, other colonies including Boston and Philadelphia were not. The De Lanceys tried to reach a compromise by passing a bill which allowed for the issuing of paper currency, of which half was for provisioning of the troops. , signed a 'Son of Liberty', issued a broadside entitled which was an excellent piece of political propaganda denouncing the De Lanceys for betraying the liberties of the people by acknowledging the British power of taxation. The Sons of Liberty switched their allegiance from the De Lanceys to the Livingstons. Alexander McDougall was arrested for libel.|

The of local representatives declared itself the government on May 22, 1775, first referred to the "" in 1776, and ratified the in 1777. While the regained during the using it as its military and political base of operations in North America, and a British governor was technically in office, much of the remainder of the former colony was held by the . British claims on any part of New York ended with the .|

New York was located in the . New York served as the launching point for the failed in 1775, the first major military operation of the newly formed . General took the Continental Army from Boston after the British withdrew following the , and brought it to New York City in 1776, correctly anticipating the British would return there.|

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