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Verona Congress. 1822. Last Holy Alliance congress. Authorized French intervention in Spanish revolution. British opposed intervention in New Spain. Failure of Congress System.
Quadrilateral. Austrian fortresses: Legnago, Mantua, Verona, Peschiera.
Scala, Cangrande I della. 1291-1329. Lord of Verona, patron of Dante.
Verona. Raeti. Etruscans. Gauls. 89BC Rome. 489 Ostrogoth. 774 Charlemagne. 1107 Republic. 1164 Veronese League...Lombard League. 1387 Milan. 1405 Venice. 1797 Austria. 1866 Italy.
AFL-CIO. American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL 1886. CIO 1935. Merged, 1955. US labour union federation.
African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.
Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress. 1818. Restored King of France. Congress System.
Balkan Crisis. 1875-8. Britain, Austria fear Russian expansion. Congress of Berlin.
Berlin Congress. 1878. Bulgaria divided, independence for Romania, Serbia. Turkey gains Macedonia. Russia gains Armenia. Britain gains Cyprus. Revised San Stefano treaty.
Castlereagh, Robert. 1769-1822. Represented Britain at Congress of Vienna.
Chilpancingo, Congress. 1813. Declared Mexico independent from Spain.
Congress, US. Senate and House of Representatives. Legislative branch of government.
Congress (I) Party. 1978-. Split from Congress Party under Indira Gandhi.
Congress Party. 1885-. Indian political party. In power 1947-77.
Congress Poland. 1815-64. Polish Kingdom created by Congress of Vienna. Ruled by Russian Czar.
Congress System. 1815-25. Diplomacy by regular meetings of Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
Connecticut Compromise. 1787 Constitutional Convention. Bicameral US Congress.
Continental Congress. 1774-89. US Government until Constitution approved. Proclaimed Declaration of Independence.
Eistedfodd. 6C-. Congress of Welsh bards and minstrels to foster patriotic spirit.
Gag Rules. 1836-44. Prevented discussion of anti-slavery bills in US Congress.
Indian National Congress. 1885-. Congress Party.
Intolerable Acts. 1774. British response to Boston Tea Party, Gaspee burning. Closed Boston Harbor. Established military government. Midwest under Quebec rule...Continental Congress.
Jay, John. 1745-1829. US president of Continental Congress 1778. First Chief Justice. Jay’s Treaty.
Judicial. Branch of US government. Supreme and lower courts can invalidate Acts of Congress.
Laurens, Henry. 1724-92. US President of Continental Congress 1777-8. Captured by British. Exchanged for Cornwallis.