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Invasions of neutral rights by France and
England, IV., 174-175.

Passage of acts by Congress to insure, IV.,
188.

Washington's questions and the Cabinet's

opinion on neutrality, IV., 214-215.
Washington's neutrality proclamation, IV.,
217.

Declarations in favor of, IV., 229–230.

French decrees and British orders against
neutral trade, V., 165-166.

Decisions in the cases of the Polly, Mer-
cury, and Essex, V., 166–167.

The case of the Aurora, V., 172-173.
Napoleon's Berlin Decree, V., 174.
British Orders in Council of January 10
and November 11, 1807; V., 176, 185.
See also WAR OF 1812.

Neutrality Law, The, VI., 142–143.
Nevada.

Area, population, chief cities and date ad-
mitted, I., 7, 10.

Organized into Territory, VII., 475.
Electoral vote of, in 1864, IX., 85.

Value of lands in, 1860, IX., 219.
Educational land grants in, IX., 268.
Constitution adopted by, IX., 328.
Militia furnished by, X., 112.

Property values in, 1860, 1870, and 1909, X.,

310, 313.

Persons engaged in agriculture in, 1870-
1900, X., 342.

Governors of, X., 545.

Neville, Gen. John, Compelled to flee from

Pennsylvania, IV., 245–246.

New Amsterdam. See NEW NETHERLAND; NEW

YORK.

New Bedford, Mass.

Burned by the British, III., 128-129.
Approves repeal of Embargo, V., 206.
Municipal improvements in, 1861-1865, IX.,

174-175.

New Brunswick, Canada. Passes Plaster of
Paris Act, VI., 121, 256.

New Brunswick, N. J.

Founded, I., 308-309.

Represented in Assembly, I., 310.
Washington retreats to, II., 461.
Cornwallis at, III., 10.

New Castle, Del.

Renamed, I., 303.

Incorporated, I., 304.

Salem, N. J., joined to, I., 312.

New Creek, Va., Engagements at, VIII., 42;

IX., 31-32.

New England.

New Feliciana

Discovered by the Cabots, I., I.
Explored by John Smith, I., 1, 213.
Founding and settlement of, I., 200-269.
First permanent settlement in, I., 213.
Maine and New Hampshire granted to
Mason and Gorges, I., 214-215, 224-
236.

Maine granted to the Earl of Sterling, I., 2.
Divided into plots, I., 215.

Charter of Plymouth Company annulled,
I., 251.

The Pequot War, I., 256–261.

Calvert's attempt to open trade with, I.,
281.

Kieft's disputes with, I., 292-293, 295.
Settlement of the boundary dispute with
the Dutch, I., 296.

Further boundary disputes with the Dutch,
I., 301.

New York annexed to, I., 308.

Adoption of the "Fundamentals" or "Body
of Liberties," I., 323-324.

Formation of the United Colonies of New
England, I., 324, 337-340.

Report on conditions in and growth of, I.,
348-349.

King Philip's War in, I., 349-352.

Andros becomes governor of, I., 354.
Sentiment in favor of independence, II.,
156-157.

Social conditions in, II., 162-166.
Education in, II., 172-173.
Fishing industry of, II., 182.
Lumbering industry of, II., 182.
Agriculture in, II., 183.

Commerce of, II., 186-188.

The freehold land system in, II., 194.
The attempt to set up an Anglican Epis-
copal system in, II., 209-213.

Plans of Federalists to form New England
Confederacy, V., 118 et seq.

For further information see the names of
the individual States.

New England Chronicle, IV., 70.
New England Courant, The, I., 465.
New England Ohio Company.

Formed to colonize west, III., 388-389.
Obtains grant to western lands, III., 391.
Urges Congress to sell western lands, IV.,
234.

New England Restraining Bill, II., 336-337.
New Feliciana.

Adopts constitution and offers annexation
to the United States, V., 253-254.
Occupied by Claiborne, V., 255.

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Canada, I., 424.

New Granada.

Revolts, V., 252.

Grants Americans entry-port

VII., 262; X., 229.

Treaty with, ratified, VII., 265.

New Hampshire.

privileges,

Granted to Mason and Gorges, I., 2, 214-
215, 224-236.

Area, population, chief cities and date of
ratification of Constitution, I., 7, 10.
The White and Green Mountains, I., 12.
David Thomson's settlement in, I., 215.
Founding of Dover, I., 215, 262.
Division of the Lygonia Grant, I., 216.
Founding of Exeter, I., 255, 262.
Annexed to Massachusetts, I., 324.
Refuses royal commissioners' offer of sep-
aration, I., 347.

Granted constitution as separate colony, I.,

353.

Reunited to Massachusetts, I., 353.

New government established in, I., 354.
Population of, in 1689, I., 436.

Indian massacres at Dover and Salmon
Falls, I., 439–441.

Separated from Massachusetts, I., 444.
Attack on Oyster River, I., 450.
Lovewell's attacks on Indians, I., 465.
Dispute with Massachusetts over territory,
I., 466; II., 145-146.

Aids in capture of Louisburg, I., 471.
Membership in proposed colonial confed-
eration, II., 85.

Dispute with Massachusetts, Vermont and
New York, II., 146.

Population of, in 1764, II., 150-151.
Form of government in, II., 152.
Educational affairs in, II., 173.
Exports of lumber from, II., 188.
Anti-stamp outbreaks in, II., 228–229.

Sends no delegates to Stamp Act Congress,
II., 229.

Upholds action of Massachusetts, II., 275.
Tea landed at Portsmouth, II., 279.
Urges general congress, II., 299.
Delegates of, in Continental Congress, II.,
303.

Denies having sought independence, II.,
356.

Expulsion of Governor Wentworth, II.,
414.

Forms independent government, II., 419.
Delegates of, instructed to vote for inde-
pendence, II., 425.

New Hampshire-Continued.

New Hampshire

Adopts new form of government, II., 432.

Favors incorporation of Bank, III., 233.
Extent of settlement in, III., 327-328.

Form of government in, III., 334.

Suffrage qualifications in, III., 334.
Religious conditions in, III., 336-337.
Further slave importations prohibited, III.,

341.

Value of coins in, III., 342.

Imposes commercial restrictions, III., 349.
Portion of debt, III., 353.

Consents to impost, III., 355.

The dispute over paper money in, III., 363-
364.

Favors closing of Mississippi, III., 378.
Ratifies the Constitution, IV., 12-13.
Land acreage and assessed valuations in,
IV., 39.

Tonnage of vessels built in, IV., 42.
Dartmouth College established in, IV.,
58.

Phillips-Exeter Academy established, IV.,

59.

Grammar schools opened in, IV., 60.
Provides for religious freedom in, IV., 63.
Vote of, at first election, IV., 80.
Opposes assumption, IV., 107.
Apportionment of debt, IV., 115-116.
Representation of, in Congress, IV., 162.
Electoral vote of, in 1792, IV., 167.
Electoral vote of, in 1796, IV., 296.
Abolishes slavery, IV., 308.

Electoral vote of, in 1800, IV., 464.
Suffrage limitations in, V., 98–99.
Favors ratification of Twelfth Amendment,
V., 113.

Electoral vote of, in 1804, V., 116.

Disapproves of reapportionment, V., 118.
Electoral vote of, in 1808, V., 213.

Government in, V., 301.

Turnpike corporations in, V., 303.
Electoral vote of, in 1812, V., 376.

Declines invitation to Hartford Conven-
tion, VI., 59.

Recommends societies to encourage agri-
culture and industry, VI., 119.
Electoral vote of, in 1816, VI., 132.
Manufactories in, VI., 259.

Abolishes slavery, VI., 284.

Measures adopted to relieve debtors, VI.,
322-323.

Revises criminal code, VI., 324.
Democrats of, endorse Jackson, VI., 385.
Electoral vote of, in 1832, VI., 391.

Denounces nullification, VI., 404.

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Legalizes suspension of specie payments,
VI., 507.

Electoral vote of, in 1840, VII., 55.
Electoral vote of, in 1844, VII., 115.
Efforts in, to abolish capital punishment,
VII., 130.

Abolishes imprisonment for debt, VII.,
131.

Lotteries prohibited in, VII., 132.

Enacts personal liberty law, VII., 174.
Electoral vote of, in 1848, VII., 260.
Electoral vote of, in 1852, VII., 314.
Electoral vote of, in 1856, VII., 384.
Electoral vote of, in 1860, VII., 429.
Republican success in, VIII., 355.
Electoral vote of, in 1864, IX., 85.

Value of lands in 1813, 1815, 1850, 1860, IX.,
216-219.

Chief exports of, IX., 237.

Educational progress in, 1789-1865, IX., 265
et seq.

Constitutions adopted by, IX., 327.
Militia furnished by, X., I12.

Property valuations in, 1860, 1870, and 1909,
X., 310, 313.

Persons engaged in agriculture in, 1870-
1900, X., 341.

Governors of, X., 545.

New Haven, Conn.

Founded by Eaton and Davenport, I., 262.
Progress of, I., 263-264.

The Blue Laws of, I., 264, note.
Settlers from, driven from Delaware Bay,
I., 292–293.

Joins United Colonies of New England, I.,
324.

Acknowledges Charles II., I., 344.
United with Connecticut, I., 344-345.
Yale College established at, II., 150.
Iron-works established at, II., 179.
Shipyards at, II., 182.

Cost of meeting-house at, II., 198.
Price convention at, II., 198.

British depredations at, II., 174-175.
Protests at British depredations, V., 167.
Attempt to establish negro college at, VI.,
431.

Municipal improvements in, 1861-1865, IX.,

174-175.

Population of, in 1910, I., 6.

New Jersey

New Harmony, Ind., Owen's communistic set-
tlement at, VI., 325-326.

New Hope Church, Ga., Battle of, VIII., 476-
477.

New Inverness, Ga., Founded by the Scotch,
II., 44.

New Ironsides, The (Fed.), At Charleston,
VIII., 291-292.

New Jersey.

Purchased by Berkeley and Carteret, I., 2,
308, 315-316.

Area, population, chief cities, and date of
ratification of Constitution, I., 7, 10.
The founding of Pavonia, I., 193.
Settlements in, I., 308, 309.

Beginnings of self-government in, I., 309-
310.

The dispute over the quit rents, I., 310.
Again under, Dutch control, I., 310-311.
Returned to the British, I., 311.

Berkeley's share of, sold to Fenwick, I.,
311.

Divided into East and West Jersey, I., 312.
Andros asserts right of Duke of York to,
I., 312.

Commercial and industrial growth of, I.,
312-313.

Andros attempts to control commerce of,
I., 313.

New grant issued to Carteret, I., 313.
Rights to purchase, by Penn, I., 314.
Promulgation of the Fundamental Consti-

tution for East Jersey, I., 314, 316–322.
Founding of Perth Amboy, I., 314.
Disputes with New York over Staten
Island, I., 314.

Fenwick's grant transferred to Penn, I.,
314-315.

Surrendered by Penn, I., 315.

Andros becomes governor of, I., 315.
Population of, in 1689, I., 437.

Complains to Queen against Cornbury, II.,
8.

Ceded to the crown by proprietaries, II.,

15.

Separate governor appointed for, II., 15.
Charter secured for Princeton College, II.,
15.

Membership in proposed colonial confed-
eration, II., 85.

Population of, in 1764, II., 130, 151.
Boundary dispute with New York, II., 147.
Form of government in, II., 152.
Political conditions in, II., 157.
Educational affairs in, II., 172.
Religious conditions in, II., 176-177.

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New Jersey

New Jersey-Continued.

Iron furnaces established in, II., 180.
Cultivation of peaches in, II., 183.
Recognizes slavery, II., 190.

INDEX

Sends delegates to colonial assembly, II.,
227, 229.

Urges general congress, II., 299.
Delegates of, in Continental Congress, II.,
303.

Opposes independence, II., 355-356.

Expulsion of Governor Franklin, II., 414.
Delegates of, directed to support independ-
ence movement, II., 425.
Adopts State constitution, II., 432.
Washington's retreat across, II., 459 et seq.
Capture of Lee at Baskingridge, II., 463.
Battles of Trenton and Princeton, III., 3-

IO.

Overrun by American troops, III., 10.

Plundering of the two armies, III., 11-13.
Attack on Fort Mercer at Red Bank, III.,
65-67.

Battle of Monmouth, III., 115–118.

Lee's exploit at Paulus Hook, III., 178.
Knyphausen's raid in, III., 180–181.
Favors incorporation of Bank, III., 233.
Population of, in 1790, III., 328.
Form of government in, III., 334.
Religious conditions in, III., 337.
Catholics in, III., 339.

Further slave importations prohibited, III.,

341.

Value of coins in, III., 342.

New York levies duties on, III., 349.
Portion of debt, III., 353.
Consents to impost, III., 355.

Refuses to pay share of requisition but
rescinds action, III., 356.

Issues of paper money in, III., 362.
Trouble over coins in, III., 365.
Favors closing of Mississippi, III., 378.
Appoints delegates to Federal Convention,
III., 420.

Votes of, in Federal Convention, III., 456

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New Jersey-Continued.

New Jersey

Electoral vote of, in 1792, IV., 167.
Electoral vote of, in 1796, IV., 296.
Adopts gradual emancipation, IV., 308.
Electoral vote of, in 1800, IV., 464.
Suffrage limitations in, V., 98-99.
Electoral vote of, in 1804, V., 116.
Disapproves of reapportionment, V., 118.
Electoral vote of, in 1808, V., 213.
Government in, V., 301.

Turnpike corporations in, V., 303.
Attacks Fulton's monopoly of the Hudson,
V., 309.

The gerrymander in, V., 373-374.
Electoral vote of, in 1812, V., 376.
Banks established in, VI., 101.
Removes tax on cotton mills, VI., 110.
Electoral vote of, in 1816, VI., 132.
Passes act against usury, VI., 178.
Senators and Representatives of, requested
to vote against slaveholding in Missouri,
VI., 200.

Political conventions in, VI., 233.
Manufactories in, VI., 259.

Approves protective tariff, VI., 270.
Percentage of negro convicts in, VI., 277.
Abolishes slavery, VI., 284.

Disfranchises the negro, VI., 287.
Prohibits exportation of slaves, VI., 288.
Grants railroad charter to Stevens, VI., 316.
Electoral vote of, in 1832, VI., 391.
Denounces nullification, VI., 404.
Favors expunging resolutions, VI., 485.
Use made of quota of surplus, VI., 491.
Banks of, resume specie payments, VI., 511.
The Broad Seal War in, VII., 36.
Electoral vote of, in 1840, VII., 55.
Electoral vote of, in 1844, VII., 115.
The North American Phalanx at Red Bank,
VII., 129.

Cruel punishments in, VII., 131.
Establishes hospital for insane, VII., 131.
Abolishes imprisonment for debt, VII., 131.
Lotteries prohibited in, VII., 132.

Electoral vote of, in 1848, VII., 260.
Electoral vote of, in 1852, VII., 314.

Refuses to vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,
VII., 327.

Electoral vote of, in 1856, VII., 384.
Electoral vote of, in 1860, VII., 429.

Suspension of specie payments in, VII., 438.

Democratic success in, VIII., 355.

Electoral vote of, in 1864, IX., 85.

Value of lands in, 1815, 1850, 1860, IX., 216-

219.

Chief exports of, IX., 238.

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Educational progress in, 1789-1865, IX., 265
et seq.

Constitutions adopted by, IX., 327.
Militia furnished by, X., 112.

Property values in, 1860, 1870, and 1909, X.,

310, 313.

Persons engaged in agriculture in, 1870-
1900, X., 341.

Governors of, X., 545-546.

New London, Conn.

Shipyards at, II., 182.

Burned by Arnold, III., 271.

Provides education for girls, IV., 61.

New Madrid, Mo., Captured by Pope, VIII.,
94-95.

New Market, Va., Battle of, IX., 19-20.
New Mexico.

Area, population, chief cities and date or-
ganized, I., 7, 10.

Turquoise, garnet, agate, and quartz de-
posits in, I., 28.

Coronado's expedition in, I., 125–126.
Founding of San Gabriel and Santa Fé, I.,
126-127.

The disastrous expedition against Santa
Fé, VII., 99.

Conquered by Kearny, VII., 212-213.
Government established in, VII., 213.
The murder of Governor Bent and Price's
expedition, VII., 213, 214.

Failure of Congress to provide government

for, VII., 255-256.

People form Territorial government, VII.,
277-278, 292-293.

Congress establishes Territorial govern-
ment for, VII., 293–294.

Value of lands in, 1850-1860, IX., 218-
219.

Educational land grants in, IX., 268.
Admitted to Union, X., 297.

Property valuations in, 1870 and 1909, X.,

311, 313.

Persons engaged in agriculture in, 1870-
1900, X., 342.

Constitution adopted by, X., 475.

Governors of, X., 546.

New Nationalism, X., 300.

New Netherland.

Founding of, I., 2, 189–190.

May becomes first director of, I., 190.
Settlement of the Walloons at Brooklyn,
I., 190-191.

Peter Minuit becomes director of, I., 191.
Manhattan and Staten islands purchased,

I., 191.

New Netherland-Continued.

New Netherland

Dispute with English over Indian trade, I.,
191-192.

English claim title to, I., 192.

The charter of Privileges and Exemptions,
I., 192, 197-200.

Settlement of Rensselaerwyck, I., 193.
Swansdale destroyed by the Indians, I., 193.
Establishment of Vriesandael, I., 193.
Van Twiller becomes governor of, I., 194.
Van Twiller's improvements in, I., 194.
Keift appointed governor of, I., 195, 291.
His efforts to promote welfare of colony,
I., 291.

Dutch Reformed Church established in, I.,
291; II., 176.

Prohibition of beer tapping during divine
service, I., 291-292.

English settlers in, compelled to swear al-
legiance to Dutch, I., 292.

Disputes with the New Englanders, I., 292-
293; II., 143–144.

Troubles with the Indians, I., 293-294.
Erection of the Wall Street palisade, I., 294.
Stuyvesant becomes governor of, I., 295.
Condition of the colony, I., 295-296.
Settlement of the boundary dispute with
New England, I., 296.

Stuyvesant refuses to grant people munici-
pal privileges, I., 297.

His municipal ordinances of 1647, IX., 339-
340.

New Amsterdam incorporated as a city, I.,

297.

Stuyvesant conquers New Sweden, I., 297.
Description of New Amsterdam, I., 298.
Religious conditions in, I., 298–299; II., 176.
Educational affairs in, I., 299-300; II., 171–

172.

Slave labor and the emancipation of slaves
in, I., 300.

Commercial activities of, I., 300.

Boundary disputes with Maryland and New
England, I., 300-301.

Granted to Duke of York and renamed
New York, I., 2, 301.

Captured by the English, I., 2, 301-302.
Recaptured by the Dutch, I., 305.
Colve becomes governor of, I., 305.
Changes government of New York, I.,

305.

English again assume control of, I., 306.
Form of government in, II., 153.

Social life in, II., 167.

Iron works in, II., 180.
Land system in, II., 195.

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