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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.
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.
Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.
1812, War of. = Anglo-American War.
El Dorado. 16C Legendary city of gold in S America.
Faneuil Hall. 1742-. Boston “cradle of American liberty”.
Fargo, William. 1818-81. Founded American Express 1850, Wells Fargo 1852.
Farragut, David. 1801-70. Union Civil War admiral. -“Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!”.
Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. American novelist of US south. The Sound and the Fury 1929.
Fillmore, Millard. 1800-74. US President 1850-3. Delayed Civil War. Know Nothing Party 1856.