internal improvements — With reference to governmental policy and constitutional provisions restricting taxation or the contracting of public debts, this term means works of general public utility or advantage, designed to promote facility of intercommunication, trade,… … Black's law dictionary
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Internal control — In accounting and organizational theory, Internal control is defined as a process effected by an organization s structure, work and authority flows, people and management information systems, designed to help the organization accomplish specific… … Wikipedia
Indiana Mammoth Internal Improvement Act — Mammoth Internal Improvement Act Map showing the extent of the projects along with portions that were not completed by the state Enacted by Governor Noah Noble Date … Wikipedia
Foreign internal defense — (FID) is used by a number of Western militaries, explicitly by the United States but sharing ideas with countries including France and the United Kingdom, to describe an approach to combating actual or threatened insurgency in a foreign state… … Wikipedia
History of the internal combustion engine — Various scientists and engineers contributed to the development of internal combustion engines: [ Otto engines running at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR), in Rollag, Minnesota. (2min 16sec, 320x240, 340kbps video)] *1206: Al … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Technological and industrial history of the United States — The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the United States emergence as one of the largest nations in the world as well as the most technologically powerful nation in the world. The availability of land and labor,… … Wikipedia
History of road transport — The history of road transport started with the development of tracks by humans and their beasts of burden. Early roads The first forms of road transport were horses, oxen or even humans carrying goods over tracks that often followed game trails,… … Wikipedia
History of turnpikes and canals in the United States — The history of turnpikes and canals in the United States predates the War of American Independence. The thirteen United States likewise controlled a greater area (from New Hampshire to Georgia) than any European nation since the fall of the Roman … Wikipedia
