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Acid Rain. 1940-. Rain and fog of pH<5.5 caused by industrial air pollution. Prevalent in North America, Eastern Europe.
Adams, John. 1735-1826. Revolutionary, 2nd US president 1797-1801.
Adams, Samuel. 1722-1803. US Revolutionary: -“No taxation without representation”.
AFL-CIO. American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL 1886. CIO 1935. Merged, 1955. US labour union federation.
Alabama Claims. 1872. US claim damages caused by British built warships in Civil War. $15M=£3.25M awarded by arbitration.
Alaska. 1741 Bering explores. 1799 Russian America. 1867 US buys for $7.2M. 1959 State.
Allen, Ethan. 1738-89. Led Green Mountain Boys in American Revolution. Failed to take Montreal, 1775.
Alliance for Progress. 1961. Coordination of Latin American economies, resistance to communism.
America. Term coined 1507 by Waldseemüller after Amerigo Vespucci.
American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU. 1920-. US legal action group supporting civil rights.
American Civil War. 1861-5. Abolitionist North defeats slave-owning South. Britain and France support South, Russia supports North. Union. Confederacy.
American Colonization Society. 1816-1912. Transported blacks to Liberia.
American Expeditionary Force. US forces in WWI.
American Revolution. 1775-1783. Independence won from Britain, United States of America formed.
America’s Cup. 1851. Royal Yacht Squadron race won by Americans until 1983. Oldest international sports trophy.
Amish. 17C-. Conservative Mennonites. 19-20C migrated to North America.
André, John. 1750-80. British officer in American Revolution. Conspired with Benedict Arnold.
Anglo-American War. 1812-14. US, angry at British blockade of France, and Tippecanoe interference, invades Canada. Toronto and White House burned. US defeated. Ghent Treaty.
Apache. Natives of SW North America. Geronimo. Cochise.
Arnold, Benedict. 1741-1801. American Revolution general. Betrayed US.
Atlantic Cable. 1866. Telegraphic link between North America and Europe.
Audubon, John. 1785-1851. US ornitholigist, artist. Birds of America.
Avila Camacho, Manuel. 1897-1955. Mexican President 1940-46. Befriended US, rallied Latin America vs Axis.
Bancroft, George. 1800-91. “Father of American history”. History of United States 1834-74.
Bank of England. 1694. Scotland 1695. N. America 1781. France 1800. Ireland 1783.