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345 matches to New Spain
Brains Trust. 1932. Roosevelt’s advisers on New Deal.
Breda Treaty. 1667. Ends Anglo-Dutch War. England gains New York.
Brute. Descendant of Aeneas, said to have founded New Troy at London..
Büsching, Anton. 1724-93. German scientific geographer. New System of Geography 1762.
Cabot, John. c1450-99. Genoese explorer for England. Discovered Newfoundland, Labrador, 1497.
Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.
Calvinism. New concept of work. Diligence, frugality, beyond satisfaction of material needs. Predestination. Strict Rectitude. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Remonstrants.
Canada. 1000 Norse visit. 1497 Cabot explores. 1534 French claim Quebec. 1583 English claim, settle Newfoundland. 1605 French settle Quebec. 1763 British conquer French territory. 1867 Independent Dominion. 1870 +northwest territories. 1871 +British Columbia. 1873 +PEI. 1949 +Newfoundland, Labrador.
CCF. 1932. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Canadian Socialist party. 1961 =New Democratic Party.
Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.
Charles V, the Wise. 1338-80. King of France 1364-. New rampart around Paris.
Confederation. 1867. United Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada as Dominion of Canada.
Cook, James. 1728-79. English explorer. Sailed to Tahiti to see transit of Venus, 1768. Charted New Zealand 1769. Claimed Australia 1770.
Creek War. 1813-14. Creek Indians defeated by Jackson, give up lands to US.
Cross, Richard. 1823-1914. British statesman: First urban renewal act.
CWA. Civil Works Admin. US New Deal project employed 4M.
Cynewulf. c750. English religious poet. Ascension.
Dampier, William. 1651-1715. First English scientific explorer. Pirate, 1678-91. New Voyage Round the World, 1697.
Day, Benjamin. 1810-89. US founder New York Sun 1833. Brother Jonathan 1842.
Delany, Martin. 1812-85. US black physician. Founded Mystery newspaper for black rights.
Demarcation Bull. 1493. Pope Alexander VI divides New World between Portugal/Spain. Tordesillas.
Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.
Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.
Dvorák, Antonin. 1841-1901. Czech Nationalist composer. New World Symphony 1893. Classical form with folk spontaneity.
Egypt. 3100BC Menes unites. 2780 Old Kingdom. 2600 First pyramid. 2040 Middle Kingdom. 1570 New Kingdom. 663 Assyria. 525 Persia. 332 Alexander...323 Ptolemy. 30BC Rome...395 Byzantine. 642 Moslem. 1250 Mameluk. 1517 Ottoman. 1798 Napoleon. 1805 Ottoman. 1882 British occupy. 1914 British protectorate. 1922 Indepedent monarchy. 1952 Coup. 1953 Republic. 1958-61 UAR.