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Cheever, John. 1912-82. US writer of middle-class America. Wapshot Chronicle 1957.
Cheyenne. American Plains Indians.
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 1850-1901. US-British agree not to colonize Central America. Panama Canal.
Clinton, Henry. 1738-95. Commander 1778-81. Blamed for British defeat in American Revolution.
Columbus, Christopher. 1446-1506. Genoese navigator for Spain. Discovered America, 1492. Pinzon.
Confederacy. 1861-5. Rebel US government in American Civil War.
Conquistadors. Spanish conquerors in America.
Continental Army. 1775-81. American Revolution army under George Washington.
Continental System. 1806-12. Napoleon’s European embargo vs Britain. Russian refusal led to 1812 Campaign. British retaliation led to Anglo-American War 1812.
Cornwallis, Charles. 1738-1805. British General. Ended American Revolution by surrender at Yorktown.
Costa Rica. 1502 Columbus discovers. 1564 Spain settles. 1821 Independent. 1822 Mexican Empire. 1823 CAF. 1838 Republic.
Cotton Famine. 1861-5. English depression due to supply cut-off during American Civil War.
Crédit Mobilier of America. 1865-72. Scandal involving illegal profits, graft in Union Pacific Railroad construction.
Creole. 16-18C White person born in America of Spanish parents. Now varied meanings.
Cuba. Ciboney, Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 1511 Spanish colony. 1517 Slaves brought. 1898 US. Spanish-American War. 1902 Republic. 1957-9 Castro Revolution, Communist dictatorship.
Darlan, François. 1881-1942. French admiral. Built navy 1933-40. Collaborated with Germany, 1941-2, then Americans. Assassinated.
Daughters of the American Revolution. 1890-. Patriotic organization of revolutionaries’ descendants.
Davis, Jefferson. 1808-89. US Confederate president during Civil War.
Daye, Stephen. 1594-1668. First printing press in American colonies 1639.
Deane, Silas. 1737-89. American Revolutionary. First US foreign diplomat.
Declaration of Independence. July 4, 1776. American colonies declare independence from British rule during War of Independence.
Devil’s Island. French Guiana. South American penal colony 1854-1946.
Dewey, George. 1837-1917. US admiral in Spanish-American War.
Duer, William. 1747-99. American Revolution financier. Imprisoned for debt causing 1792 panic.
Durham Report. 1839. Advocated colonial independence from Britain, BNA Act.