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United Empire Loyalist — The name United Empire Loyalists is a honorific name which has been given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat … Wikipedia
Loyalists, United Empire — Name applied to the inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to Great Britain, and rather than submit to the new republic, migrated to Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. No adequate provision having… … The makers of Canada
League of Empire Loyalists — The League of Empire Loyalists was a pressure group (also called a ginger group in Britain and the British Commonwealth), established in 1954, campaigning against the dissolution of the British Empire in the 1950s and 1960s.It was a small group… … Wikipedia
United States embargo against Cuba — The United States embargo against Cuba (described in Cuba and Latin America as el bloqueo, Spanish for the blockade ) is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo partially imposed on Cuba in October 1960. It was enacted after Cuba… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom general election, 1964 — Infobox Election election name = United Kingdom general election, 1964 country = United Kingdom type = parliamentary ongoing = no previous election = United Kingdom general election, 1959 previous year = 1959 previous mps = MPs elected in the… … Wikipedia
Comparison of Canadian and United States governments — Though there are many similarities between the politics of Canada and the politics of the United States, there are also important differences. Many of the differences and similarities have formed the foundation for debates in the nineteenth,… … Wikipedia
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Race and ethnicity in the United States — Main article: Demographics of the United States The United States is a diverse country, racially and ethnically.[1] Six races are recognized: White, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other… … Wikipedia
United we stand, divided we fall — is a phrase that has been used in mottos, from nations and states to songs. The basic concept is that unless the people are united, it is easy to destroy them. This is a counter to the maxim divide and rule. Early useThe phrase has been… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
