Goffe's apochryphal Appearance, 169 Massacres in Maine, 170.

King William's War, 172. Queen Anne's War, 173 King

George's War, 175. Father Rasle, 176. Mississippi Bubble, 178.

Louisiana Territory, 179. Louisburg, 183. Moravians, 185,

Ohio Claims and War, 185 Braddock, 187. Acadie devastated,

189. Wolfe, 190. Northwestern Struggles, 192.

CHAPTER X-THE PEOPLE AND THEIR RULERS.

Republican Government at Jamestown, 195 Difference between the

Colonies, 196. Slavery, 196. Assiento Treaty, 199. Whitefield

approves Slavery, 199. England forces Slavery upon America,

199. Jefferson protests, 201. New Englanders and Virginians,

202. Teutonic Communities, 206. The Southern Gentleman, 207,

Proprietary Governments, Charter Governments, and Golonies,

208. Traits of New Yorkers, 209. A Massachusetts Contro-

versy, 210. The Government of Andros, 211. The Charter Oak,

214. Colonial Governors, 216.

CHAPTER XI.— LOOKING TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE.

Independence not desired at First, 218. Union needed, 216. First

American Congress, 219. Plans for a general Union, 220.

Franklin's Plan, 221. Halifax's Plan, 224. Growth of the Spirit

of Independence, 225. English Jealousy, 226. The Sugar Law,

226. Writs of Assistance, 227. England stimulates the Slave

Trade, 228. Stamp Act, 230 The British Ministers, 230 Virginia

declares against Taxation without Representation, 231. Boston

impresses herself upon the foreign Mind, 232. New York stirred,

232. South Carolina suggests a Congress, 233-
"All of us

Americans," 233. The "paltry Tax on Tea," 235. The Boston

Massacre, 239. The Boston Tea Party, 240. Colonial Society,

240. A Committee of Correspondence, 241. Gage in Boston, 242.

The Quebec Act, 243. Congress at Philadelphia, 244.

CHAPTER XII-WAR BEGUN.

The Importance of Towns, 247 A Congress at Charleston, 248.

Joseph Warren at the Old South, Boston, 250, Pitt and Burke

against Wesley and Johnson, 252. Going to Lexington, 254.

Revere's Ride, 255. At Lexington and Concord, 257. Flying from

Lexington, 258. Boston besieged, 260. Tories flee, 260. Ticon-

deroga captured, 262. The second Continental Congress in Phil-

adelphia, 263.

Washington at the Head of the Army, 264.

Bunker Hill, 264. Georgia enters the Union, 266.

CHAPTER XIII.-INDEPENDENCE.

The Spirit of Washington, 267. Washington leaves Philadelphia, 267.

Hears of the Battle of Bunker Hill, 268. Schuyler in command

at New York, 269. Headquarters at Cambridge, 269. Distinc-

tions of Colonies to be laid aside, 271. The Nancy captured, 271.

Howe in command at Boston, 272. Dorchester Heights fortified,

276. Boston evacuated, 277. Royalists leave for England, 278.

Success in Canada, 279. Arnold at Quebec, 280. Southern

Operations, 280. Virginia asserts a Desire for Independence, 283.

Makes a Declaration of Rights, 284. Declaration of Indepenence,

285. First Fourth of July, 287. The indefinite Grants form an

Obstacle to Union. 288. Western Territory ceded to the United

Colonies, 291. The National Domain, 294.

CHAPTER XIV.- NORTHERN OPERATIONS.

Washington in New York, 296. The Howes detested, 297. The

Retreat from Long Island, 298. Across New Jersey, 299. Con-

gress migrates, 300. Help from France, 301. Success at Sara-

toga, 302. Winter at Valley Forge, 303. Articles of Confedera-

tion, 304. Wyoming and Cherry Valley, 307. Virginia conquers

the West, 308. American Sympathizers in England, 310.

CHAPTER XV.-SOUTHERN OPERATIONS-PEACE.

Savannah captured, 311. Wayne takes Stony Point, 312. Naval

Success, 313. Paul Jones, 314. Washington at Morristown, 315.

Currency depreciates, 316. Charleston taken by Clinton, 318.

Southern Patriots, 318. Arnold and André, 320. Cowpens, 324.

Cornwallis surrenders, 328. George III. announces Independ

ence, 321. The Cincinnati, 333. Washington's Farewells, 335.

CHAPTER XVI.- FORMING A NEW GOVERNMENT.

A disunited Country, 337. Virginia acts, 339. Northwestern Terri-

tory formed, 340. The Constitutional Convention, 341. Plans

for the new Government, 342. The national Plan adopted, 344.

Disunion, 345. Parties form, 347. The Government formed, 349.

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CHAPTER XVII.-THE FIRST PRESIDENT.

Inauguration, 353.
Amendments to the Constitution, 353. The

Cabinet, 355. National Bank, 355. Second Election, 356. Tariff

Discussion, 357. Slavery in the Territories, 357. Fugitive Slave

Laws, 357. Foreign Relations, 358. Proclamation of Neutrality,

361. Trouble with England, 362. Attacks upon Washington,

365. Washington's Court, 366. Philadelphia Society, 368.

CHAPTER XVIII.- FEDERALIST AND REPUBLICAN.

Bitter Party strife, 370. Alien and sedition Acts, 371. Kentucky

and Virginia Resolutions, 373. Madison on Nullification, 373

Talleyrand regrets his Rashness, 375. Washington's Death, 376.

Jefferson President, 376. First Inauguration in Washington,

378. Louisiana Purchase, 379.
Internal Improvements, 381.

Pirates of the Mediterranean, 382. Burr and Blennerhassett, 384.

Foreign Commerce, 385. The great Embargo, 387. Fulton's

Steamboat, 388. Exploration of the West, 391. Internal Im-

provements, 393.

CHAPTER XIX.-WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN.

Madison President, 394. John Henry's Scheme, 395. Orleans and

Disunion, 396. Clay and Calhoun, 397. War declared, 398.

Disunion again, 399. Naval Success, 400. Tecumseh and the

Prophet, 403. Washington Burned, 407. Battle of New Orleans,

409. Hartford Convention, 410. Treaty of Ghent, 414. Med-

iterranean Pirates, 415. Commercial Distress, 415.

CHAPTER XX.- THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING.

Monroe President, 417. Erie Canal, 418.

Increase of States, 421.

Slavery Excitement, 425.

426. Monroe's Mission, 427. Adams

Development of the Country, 428. Cum-

Panama Mission, 429. Rotation in Office,

Missouri applies for Admission, 424.

Clay's Compromises,

chosen President, 427.

berland Road, 428.

429.

CHAPTER XXI.-NULLIFICATION, TREATY OF WASH-

INGTON, ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.

Jackson President, 431. The Tariff of 1828, 431. An innocent
inquiry, 432. Hayne and Webster, 432. South Carolina Acts,

433. Jackson issues a Proclamation, 436. Whig and Locofoco,

437. Pet Banks favored, 438. Van Buren President, 439. Sub-

Treasury System, 440. The Hard Cider Campaign, 441. Harri-

son President, 441. Tyler President, 442. Treaty of Washing-

ton, 443. Texas Settled, 444. Indian Wars, 446. Seminole

War, 447. Rebellion in Canada, 448. The Mormons, 449. The

Dorr Rebellion, 450.

CHAPTER XXII.-WAR WITH MEXICO.

Polk President, 452. The Oregon Region, 454. Origin of the Mex-

ican War, 455. Lincoln's " Spot" Resolutions, 456. Taylor in

Mexico, 457. Scott's Plans, 458. Frémont's Success, 459. Wil-

mot Proviso, 461. Garrison and Slavery, 462. The War

ended, 466. The Taylor Presidential Campaign, 467. Califor-

nia and Gold, 468.

CHAPTER XXIII.- FROM COMPROMISE TO SECESSION.

Western Growth, 469. A "United States South" called for, 470.

Henry Clay and Compromise, 470. Slavery Discussions, 472,

Webster's Union Speech, 472. Robert Toombs, 473. Fugitive

Slave Law, 474. Election of Pierce, 476. Arizona purchased,

477. The Kansas-Nebraska Bill, 478. John Brown in Kansas,

481. War ahead, 482. Election of Buchanan, 484. Dred Scott

Decision, 485. John Brown at Harper's Ferry, 486. Sumner

assaulted, 488. Lincoln elected, 492. Secession, 493. Jefferson

Davis elected, 494. Political Delusions fostered by Dema-

gogues, 498.

CHAPTER XXIV.- WAR FOR UNION.

Northern Opposition to War, 501. Efforts for Peace, 502. Senator

Crittenden, 505. The Star of the West, 508. Sketch of Lin-

coln, 508. The Confederate Policy as laid down by the Leaders,

510. Sumter attacked, 511. The loyal North, 513. "On to

Washington," 514. Bull Run and its Effects, 514. The Ala-

bama, 516. Operations of the Mississippi, 517. The Monitors,

519. McClellan on the Potomac, 520. Conscription, 522. Grant

at Vicksburg, 523. Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga,

525. Battles of the Wilderness, 528. The North invaded, 529.

Sherman's March to the Sea, 531. Emancipation, 533. Rich-

mond evacuated, 537. The Confederates surrender, 538. Cap-

Lincoln's reconstruction Policy, 545. Johnson impeached, 547.

Heavy Taxes, 548. Ocean Telegraphy, 548. Purchase of Alaska,

551. Constitutional Amendments, 552. The Pacific Railway

completed, 554. Monentary Troubles, 557. The Ku-klux Klan

558. Great Fires in Chicago and Boston, 559. Grant re-elected

560. Financial Troubles, 561. Western Railways, 562. The

Centennial Exhibition, 563. A political Crisis, 565. Sketch of

President Hayes, 566. Railway Riots, 567. The South scourged,

567. Northern Sympathy, 568. The Negro Exodus, 569. Gold

Payments resumed, 570. Election of Garfield, 571. President

Arthur takes his Place, 572. Civil Service Reform, 573. Review

of the Tariff, 573. A Retrospect, 576. Religious Bodies, 580.

Invention and Manufactures, 582. The Telegraph, 585. Colleges,

587. American Literature, 590. Herbert Spencer on America,

596. Daniel Webster on the Union, 597.

DOCUMENTS-ILLUSTRATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

The Social Compact signed in the Cabin of the Mayflower, 601. The

Articles of Confederation of the New England Colonies, 601.

The Declaration of Independence, 607. Articles of Confedera-

tion of the Thirteen Colonies, 611. A Declaration of Rights

made by the Representatives of the Good People of Virginia,

618. The Constitution of the United States, 621. Amend-

ments to the Constitution, 632. The Virginia Resolutions of

1798, 637, The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, 640. The Ken-

tucky Resolutions of 1799, passed in Response to the Resolutions

of the other States in Reply to the Resolutions of 1798, 645.

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