Confederation Group. 19C Canadian nationalistic poets. Carmen.

Congregationalism. 1581-. Protestant Church organization of local churches governing themselves. Browne.

Connecticut Compromise. 1787 Constitutional Convention. Bicameral US Congress.

Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. Polish/English novelist emphasizing relations between people and circumstances. Lord Jim 1900. Heart of Darkness 1902.

Conscription. 1793. Carnot devised first compulsory military service for France. Used in Egypt’s Old Kingdom.

Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.

Constantinople Agreements. 1915. Secret French/British pact to give Dardanelles to Russia after WWI. Bolsheviks repudiated all previous treaties, but publicized secret ones-embarrassing.

Constitution. 1797. US warship Old Ironsides.

Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.

Constitutional Convention. 1787. Philadelphia. Amended Articles of Confederation. Constitution.

Continental Army. 1775-81. American Revolution army under George Washington.

Continental Congress. 1774-89. US Government until Constitution approved. Proclaimed Declaration of Independence.

Continental System. 1806-12. Napoleon’s European embargo vs Britain. Russian refusal led to 1812 Campaign. British retaliation led to Anglo-American War 1812.

Conventice Acts. 1593, 1664-1689. Suppressed dissension in Church of England.

Convention of 1818. Established 49th parallel as US-Canada border.

Convention Parliament. 1660. Restored monarchy. William and Mary 1689.

Conway Cabal. 1777 plot to replace Washington with Gates at head of Continental Army.

Copenhagen, Battle. 1801. Nelson destroys Danish fleet. 1807. British bomb Copenhagen.

Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.

Copyright ©. 1518 Pynson, king’s printer. 1710 Britain. Copyright Act. 1789 Ramsey in US. 1831 US Act. 1838 International. 1886 Berne Convention. 1952 Universal Copyright Convention. 1988 US joins Berne. 1998 US Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

Cordeliers. 1790-4. French moderate revolutionaries. Met at convent. Petitioned vs king. Most executed. Marat.

Corelli, Arcangelo. 1653-1713. Italian violinist and composer. Early developer of concerto 1712.

Corfu Pact. 1917. Called for creation of Yugoslavia.

Corinthian Wars. 395-387BC. Athens and allies overcome Spartan domination.

Corn Laws. 1804-15. British agricultural price support. Repeal, 1846, marks transformation from agricultural to industrial priorities and free trade.

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