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Text of the Constitution of the United States

(Encyclopedia)Text1 of the Constitution of the United States Preamble Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII Amendment I Amendment II Am...

Leeward Islands

(Encyclopedia)Leeward Islands lo͞oˈərd, lyo͞oˈ–, lēˈ– [key], northern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, extending SE from Puerto Rico to the Windward Islands. The principal islands are the...

Tortola

(Encyclopedia)Tortola, largest of the British Virgin Islands. ...

Christiansted

(Encyclopedia)Christiansted krĭsˈchənstĕdˌ [key], town, chief city of St. Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin ...

Anegada

(Encyclopedia)Anegada: see Virgin Islands.

West Indies

(Encyclopedia)CE5 West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the ...

Army, United States Department of the

(Encyclopedia)Army, United States Department of the: see Defense, United States Department of. ...

National Museum of the United States

(Encyclopedia)National Museum of the United States: see Smithsonian Institution. ...

Great Seal of the United States

(Encyclopedia)Great Seal of the United States: see United States, Great Seal of the. ...

Interior, United States Department of the

(Encyclopedia)Interior, United States Department of the, federal executive department established in 1849, delegated custodian of U.S. natural resources, and whose head, the Secretary of the Interior, has cabinet r...