American (Civ2)

The American civilization (Americans), representing the United States of America, is a default civilization in Civilization II.

Color

The Americans are a teal civilization. A game with them will not include the Chinese, Persians, or Arabs.

Leaders

Main article: Leaders (Civ2)

The default male leader of the Americans is Abe Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th US president. He won the American Civil War and ended slavery throughout most of the United States. His 2nd inaugural and Gettysburg addresses are remembered as models of American oratory.

The default female leader is E. Roosevelt (1884–1962), wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd US president. Politically involved throughout her husband's career, she served after his death as a US delegate to the United Nations, where she was involved with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

American leaders use the default titles except under fundamentalism and the republic. An American high priest or priestess is known as "reverend". An American consul is known as a "speaker".

Personality

The American AI is rational and civilized.

City list

Main article: City (Civ2)

The default American list is a list of U.S. metro areas, starting with the capital and New York City and going through the rest in fairly random fashion. The first part of the list repeats Civ I’s, adding San Francisco at #7 and three extra cities between Los Angeles and Las Vegas; it then greatly expands the number of city names. The list under-represents the American South, omitting (e.g.) Charleston, Charlotte, Louisville, Orlando, and Tampa in favor of suburbs and minor cities like Oakland, Fargo, Trenton, and Lincoln. Alaskan and Hawaiian cities are also omitted.

1. Washington (default capital)
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Philadelphia
5. Atlanta
6. Chicago
7. San Francisco
8. Buffalo
9. St. Louis
10. Detroit
11. New Orleans
12. Baltimore
13. Denver
14. Cincinnati
15. Dallas
16. Los Angeles
17. Kansas City
18. San Diego
19. Trenton
20. Las Vegas
21. Phoenix
22. Seattle
23. Albuquerque
24. Portland
25. Minneapolis
26. Norfolk
27. Savannah
28. Jacksonville
29. Mobile
30. Birmingham
31. Pittsburgh
32. Cleveland
33. Milwaukee
34. Houston
35. San Antonio
36. Salt Lake City
37. Spokane
38. Oakland
39. Omaha
40. Wichita
41. Fargo
42. Duluth
43. Miami
44. Indianapolis
45. Raleigh
46. Hartford
47. Santa Fe
48. Nashville
49. Des Moines
50. Lincoln
51. Springfield
52. El Paso
53. Little Rock

When this list is completed, the game continues with the names in the extra cities list. When that list is completed, the game cycles back to the top of this list with "Washington" again.

Birmingham also appears on the English list.

Scenarios

Main article: Scenario (Civ2)

The American Civil War was a scenario included in Conflicts in Civilization.

In the World War II scenario, the Americans are represented as part of the Allies under Churchill. Washington and New York appear on the far western side of the map and include various wonders from the rest of the United States, such as Hoover Dam.

Miscellaneous

The advisors of the High Council—apart from the Russian foreign minister—are dressed as Americans during modernity, regardless of the civilization being played. The military advisor in particular is a parody of "Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf, an American general who rose to fame during press briefings about the United States's first Gulf War.

Civilizations in Civilization II [edit]
White	Celts Romans Russians
Green	Babylonians Japanese Zulu
Blue	French Germans Vikings
Yellow	Aztecs Egyptians Spanish
Cyan	Americans Chinese Persians
Orange	Carthaginians English Greeks
Purple	Indians Mongols Sioux
Red	Barbarians
Unused	Arabs Incas
Related pages	Leaders (Civ2)