A Pictorial History of the United States: With Notices of Other Portions of America North and South

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E. H. Butler & Company, 1866 - America - 516 pages
 

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Visit to Powhatan Account of the Indians in this Quarter Sad Condition of the Colony
36
Captain John Smith His remarkable Life and Adventures He joins the Expedition to Virginia Makes Treaties with the Indians
37
Captain Smith goes on an Exploring Voyage He is taken Prisoner and carried before Powhatan
39
The Story of Pocahontas She saves Captain Smiths Life and be comes the Friend of the English She is married to Rolfe
40
Depressed State of the Colony Arrival of Captain Newport and more Emigrants The Gold Fever Smiths Voyage of Discovery
43
Increase of the Colony Smiths Administration of the Government Failure of his Health His Return to England
45
The Colony on the Verge of Ruin Preparations to abandon James town Lord Delaware His new and successful Government
47
KVIII Progress of the Colony at Jamestown Lord Delawares Govern ment Administration of Governor Dale 87 39 40 43 45 47
49
Discoveries of Henry Hudson Settlement of New York by the Dutch
51
Various Settlements in New England Captain Smiths Survey of the Coast
52
The Puritans the first Settlers of New England
55
The Puritans at Cape Cod
57
Further Surveys of the Shore Indians The Landing at Plymouth
59
Settlement of Plymouth Two men get lost in the Woods and are greatly frightened by the Wolves
61
995 2858 78 8 8 8 22 2 2 2 8 84 XXV Severe Sufferings of the Plymouth Colonists
62
Arrival of the Indian Samoset Treaty with the Massachusetts and other Indian Tribes
64
The Colony threatened by the Narraganset Indians Drought and Scarcity Governor Bradford journeys among the Indians
66
Progress of the Virginia Colony Opechancauoughs Plot and the Massacre of 1622 The Massacre of 1644
68
Settlement at Weymouth Captain Standish chastises the Indians Other Settlements Incorporation of Massachusetts Bay Colony
70
Settlement of New Hampshire Other Events in this State
72
Government of the Colonies Union of the Colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts
73
History of Maryland Lord Baltimores Visit to America Leonard Calverts Arrival Settlement of Maryland Claybornes Rebellion
76
Various Settlements in Connecticut Opposition of the Dutch A Singular Journey across the Wilderness
78
Roger Williams He is banished from Massachusetts and settles in Rhode Island The Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
80
War with the Pequod Indians The Battle at Mystic River ing of the Indian Fort Utter Defeat of the Pequods
82
Burn
83
kotahs Catawbas Cherokees Uchees Choctaws and Natches
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American Pirates Wreck of the Whidah Captain Kidd Other Pirates
134
Progress of Agriculture and Manufactures in the Colonies
140
Settlements in the South and West at Kaskaskia in Illinois
147
Campaign of 1759 Quebec Captured Death of Wolfe and Montcalın
159
PERIOD OF EVENTS LEADING TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LXXV Taxation of the Colonics The Sugar Act
165
The Stamp Act Dr Franklin in London Patrick Henrys cele brated Speech A Congress of the Colonies
167
Newspapers Societies and Mobs
169
Repeal of the Stamp Act
170
George III More Taxation Petitions Circulars Remonstrances The British CustomHouse Officers Mobbed in Boston
172
British Troops in Boston Great Excitement among the Colonists Proposal of the British Parliament to send Americans to England for trial Resolutions ...
174
Repeal of obnoxious Duties The Boston Massacre
176
Continuation of Difficulties The Regulators of North Carolina Burning of the Gaspee Committees of Correspondence
178
The Tea thrown Overboard
179
The first Congress meet at Philadelphia in 1774
181
The rising Spirit of Liberty The Boston Boys General Gage
182
Preparations for War The Massachusetts Provincial Congress Similar Assemblies in other Colonies Dr Franklin removed from the office of Postmaster...
183
Battle of Lexington
185
Capture of Ticonderoga and Crown Point
188
Vermont and Ethan Allen
189
Battle of Bunkers Hill
191
General Putnam
195
Second Continental Congress Washington at the head of the Army
197
Attack on Quebec Death of Montgomery Governor Dunmores Operations in Virginia
199
Anecdotes and Incidents of Arnolds Expedition to Quebec
201
The Hessian troops hired and sent to America General Howe suc ceeds General Gage The British driven from Boston
203
The British meditate an Attack on New York and also on Charleston Battle at Sullivans Island
206
Declaration of Independence
207
The British Plan of Attack on New York Battle of Long Island
210
Battle of White Plains Retreat of Washington
213
Battle at Trenton
215
Battle near Princeton
217
Attack on Danbury
219
Battle of the Brandywine
220
Capture of General Prescott in Rhode Island
222
Events in the North Approach of Burgoyne Murder of Miss McRea Attack upon Fort Schuyler
224
Progress of Burgoyne Battle of Bennington Battle of Stillwater
225
Capture of Burgoyne
229
The War on the Ocean
230
Exploits of Paul Jones
232
Battle of Germantown
234
The Confederation The Stars and Stripes adopted Treaty of Alli ance with France Treaty with the Cherokees Valley Forge
236
Evacuation of Philadelphia and Battle of Monmouth
237
Continental Money
255
Capture of Stony Point and Paulus Hook
257
The Six Nations and other Indians
259
Surrender of Charleston Other disastrous Events in the South
261
Gates Commander of the Southern Army Disastrous Battle near Camden Various Events at the South and at the North Arrival of the French Fleet and ...
263
The Treason of Benedict Arnold
265
CHAPTER PAGE CXXVIII Capture of Major André
267
Execution of Hale and Palmer Colonel Trumbull in London
269
Arnold Invades Virginia and New London
270
Events at the South
272
Naval Operations
274
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
276
Treaty of Peace
279
Effects of the American Revolution
281
Debts of the Revolution Discontents of the People Shays Rebellion
283
Formation and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States Washington elected President
285
WASHINGTONS ADMINISTRATION CXXXVIII Beginning of the New Government Washingtons first Administration under the present Constituti...
288
Rise of Parties Wars with the Indians
290
Kentucky admitted to the Union
292
Formation of various Societies in the United States
294
Washingtons Second Election The French Revolution M Genets Operations Jeffersons Resignation as Secretary of State
296
Difficulties with Great Britain
298
The Whiskey Insurrection
299
Admission of Tennessee the sixteenth state
301
Changes in his Cabinet Education in the Country
302
JOHN ADAMSS ADMINISTRATION CXLVII Prospects of a War with France
304
The Public Health Smallpox Yellow Fever Cholera
306
JEFFERSONS ADMINISTRATION
309
Choice of Jefferson as President and Burr VicePresident by Congress 809
310
Cession of Indian Lands Duel between Burr and Hamilton
311
War with Tripoli
312
Burrs Conspiracy
315
Troubles with Great Britain Orders in Council Berlin Decree
316
Attack on the Chesapeake
317
MADISONS ADMINISTRATION CLVI Madisons Inauguration Affair of the Little Belt Steamboat Navi
320
gation Ocean Steam Navigation
322
Indian War Battle of Tippecanoe
323
War with Great Britain declared
325
General Hulls Surrender to the British at Detroit
326
Capture of the Guerrière and the Alert
327
Attack on Queenstown
329
More Naval Victories
331
Louisiana admitted to the Union Mediation of Russia between the United States and Great Britain offered Madison Reelected Various Events of 1812 ...
332
The Massacre at Frenchtown
334
Capture of York and Death of General Pike
335
Siege of Fort Meigs General Harrisons Defence
337
The War on the Ocean
338
Battle on Lake Erie
340
Battle at the Moravian Towns
341
Progress of the War in Canada
343
War with the Creek Indians
344
Russian Mediation offered Measures for Prosecuting the War
346
The War on the Ocean
347
Defeat of General Wilkinson His Trial by CourtMartial
348
The War at the NorthWest Battles of Chippewa and Bridgewater Siege of Fort Erie
349
City of Washington Captured and Burned
351
Battle near Baltimore
353
The War on Lake Champlain and in the vicinity
354
Convention at Hartford
356
Battle of New Orleans
358
Close of the War The Dartmoor Massacre The Peace of Ghent
360
Anecdotes of the Pequod War The Indian Chiefs Uncas and Sassa EXCHANGE
361
The second United States Bank Indiana admitted into the Union
368
His Election Van Buren VicePresident Death of John Jay Nul
377
The Extra Session of Congress of September 1837 Commercial Dis
388
The Democratic Party The Whig Party The Harrison Cam
395
POLKS ADMINISTRATION
404
His Election and Inauguration The Wilmot Proviso and Martin
415
FILLMORES ADMINISTRATION
421
Troubles in Kansas Lecompton Constitution in Congress Its
435
Beef of 190ger Williams
475

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