Clinton, Henry. 1738-95. Commander 1778-81. Blamed for British defeat in American Revolution.

Confederacy. 1861-5. Rebel US government in American Civil War.

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.

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.

Duer, William. 1747-99. American Revolution financier. Imprisoned for debt causing 1792 panic.

1812, War of. = Anglo-American War.

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.

French-Indian Wars. 1754-63. North American part of Seven Years War. France loses all possessions in Canada to Britain.

Fries’s Rebellion. 1799. Pennsylvanian German-Americans rebel vs property tax. Pardoned by Adams.

Frost, Robert. 1874-1963. American New England poet. Stopping by Woods 1923.

Fugitive Slave Acts. 1793-1850. Required return of runaway slaves. American Civil War.

Gage, Thomas. 1721-87. English general, Governor of Massachussets. 1774-5. Siezed munitions at Concord, American Revolution.

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