children’s literature awards picture, volume
7 page 162
American lobster (marine animal) picture,
volume 3 page 224
crustacean volume 3 page 225
American Muslim Mission (U.S. religious
organization): see in index Islam,
Nation of
American Party (historical U.S. political
party): see in index Know-Nothing party
American Red Cross (health organization)
Barton volume 2 page 29
American Revolution (U.S. history,
1775-83)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 98
MORE TO EXPLORE
Articles of Confederation volume 1
page 195
civil rights volume 3 page 128
Declaration of Independence volume 4
page 24
Enlightenment volume 4 page 142
George III volume 5 page 99
images and maps
Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga picture,
volume 1 page 101
Jones battles the “Serapis” picture,
volume 7 page 32
Lexington, Battle of picture, volume 1
page 98
Molly Pitcher picture, volume 1
page 102
Washington at Valley Forge picture,
volume 1 page 101
leaders
Adams, John volume 1 page 23
Adams, Samuel volume 1 page 26
Allen volume 1 page 83
Attucks volume 1 page 226
Franklin volume 5 page 64
Hamilton volume 6 page 10
Henry volume 6 page 40
Lafayette volume 7 page 101
Paine volume 10 page 6
Pulaski volume 10 page 166
Revere volume 11 page 57
Washington volume 15 page 20
Louis XVI volume 7 page 179
Native American involvement
Cayuga volume 3 page 65
Choctaw volume 3 page 110
Hiawatha volume 6 page 49
Iroquois volume 6 page 160
Mohawk volume 8 page 152
Mohican volume 8 page 153
Oneida volume 9 page 137
Onondaga volume 9 page 138
Seneca volume 12 page 65
Tecumseh volume 13 page 30
places
Massachusetts volume 8 page 73
New Hampshire volume 9 page 48
New Jersey volume 9 page 50
Trenton volume 13 page 95
New York volume 9 page 59
North Carolina volume 9 page 86
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 56
Rhode Island volume 11 page 61
Providence volume 10 page 160
South Carolina volume 12 page 148
United States volume 14 page 28
Virginia volume 14 page 96
Richmond volume 11 page 64
taxation volume 13 page 21
American robin (bird) picture, volume 2
page 78, picture, volume 11 page 72
robin volume 11 page 72
American Samoa (islands and U.S. territory
in the Pacific Ocean)
Samoa volume 12 page 24
American Sign Language (form of communication)
sign language volume 12 page 87
American States, Organization of (Pan-
American organization)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 9 page 150
American wayfaring tree
viburnum volume 14 page 76
Americas (continents)
discovery, exploration, and settlement
volume 1 page 102
Cabot picture, volume 1 page 103
Columbus volume 3 page 162
Coronado volume 3 page 200
empire volume 4 page 132
Verrazzano volume 14 page 71
pyramid volume 10 page 171
slavery volume 12 page 106
Amin, Idi (president of Uganda)
Uganda volume 14 page 5
Amish (U.S. religious group)
Amish family working on farm picture,
volume 10 page 56
Pennsylvania volume 10 page 55
Amman (capital city of Jordan)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 108, picture,
volume 1 page 108
MORE TO EXPLORE
Jordan volume 7 page 33
Ammonite (people)
Amman volume 1 page 108
amniotic sac (anatomy)
reproductive system volume 11 page 49
amoeba (protozoan order)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 108
Amon (Egyptian god)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Amon-Re (Egyptian god)
ancient Egypt volume 4 page 113
Amorite (people)
Mesopotamia volume 8 page 104
amphibian (animal class)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 109
MORE TO EXPLORE
animal volume 1 page 125
brain volume 2 page 122, picture, volume
2 page 122
ear volume 4 page 88
BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA amphibian 13
heart volume 6 page 32
hibernation volume 6 page 50
nose volume 9 page 100
prehistoric life volume 10 page 145
urinary systems of frogs and humans
picture, volume 14 page 41
amphitheater (type of building)
architecture volume 1 page 169
Amritsar (city in India)
Clock Tower and Golden Temple picture,
volume 6 page 124
Amstel River (river in The Netherlands)
Amsterdam volume 1 page 111
Amsterdam (capital city of The Netherlands)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 111, picture,
volume 1 page 111
MORE TO EXPLORE
Netherlands volume 9 page 38
Amundsen, Roald (Norwegian explorer)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 112, picture,
volume 1 page 112
MORE TO EXPLORE
Amundsen and crew members picture,
volume 9 page 94
Antarctica volume 1 page 137
Northwest Passage volume 9 page 93
polar exploration volume 10
page 110
anaconda (snake)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 113
anaerobic exercise
exercise volume 4 page 172
Anansi (folklore character) picture, volume
5 page 42
anaphylaxis (physiology)
allergy volume 1 page 84
anarchism (political philosophy)
terrorism volume 13 page 49
Anasazi (Native American people)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 114
MORE TO EXPLORE
Cliff Palace picture, volume 1 page 114,
picture, volume 3 page 158
Colorado volume 3 page 158
Hohokam culture volume 6 page 70
Pueblo Indians volume 10 page 164
Anatolia (historical region in Asia): see in
index Asia Minor
anatomy (biology)
MAIN ARTICLE volume 1 page 115, picture,
volume 1 page 115
“Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp,
The” (work by Rembrandt)
Rembrandt volume 11 page 44
ANC (political party in South Africa): see
in index African National Congress
Anchorage (city in Alaska, U.S.)
Iditarod Race picture, volume 6
page 113