Adams, John Quincy, president, iii.
350, 351.
Agriculture, ii. 274-284. Method
pursued, 275, 276. Grains, 276,
278. Tobacco, 278, 279. Cotton,
279, 280. Sugar, &c., 281. Live
stock, 282. Timber, 283.
Alabama, topography of, iii. 311-316.
Albany, description of, iii. 302.
Alleghany Mountains, i. 20-22; iii.
202, 203.
Alvaro Nunez, takes part in expe-
dition to Florida under Narvaez,
i. 36. His journey thence over-
land to Mexico, 43-45.
Amadis and Barlow, exploratory
expedition sent to Virginia by
Raleigh under these officers, i.
81, 82.
Ames, Fisher, notice of his oratory,
iii. 117-120.
Anabaptists, their appearance in
New England, i. 221.
André, Major, his melancholy fate,
ii. 93-95.
Andros, Sir Edward, governor of
Virginia, i. 141.
Antinomians, rise of in Massachu-
setts, i. 202-216.
Anti-slavery society, its measures,
iii. 68-71. Opposition encountered,
71-75.
Area, &c. of the United States, i.
18-29.
Aristocracy, its character and in-
fluence, ii. 244-249.
Army, ii. 271, 272.
Arnold, General, his adventures, ii.
90-92. Treacherous desertion, 93,
Augusta, its foundation, i. 313.
Augustine, St, founded by Pedro
Menendez, i. 73. Abortive sieges
by the English colonists, 305,
314.
Ayllon, Lucas Vasquez de, visits
South Carolina, i. 34.
Bacon, Nathaniel, raises a rebellion
in Virginia, i. 135-137.
Baltimore, George first Lord, ob-
tains a grant of Maryland from
Charles I., i. 145.
Baltimore, Cecil Lord, colonization
of Maryland by, i. 146-148. Cha-
racter of his government, 149-161.
Loses his authority during the
Long Parliament, 162-170. Re-
instated at the Restoration, 172.
Revolution transfers it to the
crown, 175.
Baltimore, Charles Lord, Maryland
patent restored to him by George
Î., i. 175.
Baltimore (city), trade of, ii. 379.
Description of, iii. 310.
Bancroft, Mr, notice of his writings,
iii. 197, 198.
Bank, National, its establishment,
ii. 133. Successive modifications,
338-341. Overturned by Jackson,
342; iii. 352, 355.
Banking operations, ii. 335-349. Vi-
cissitudes in America, 337-348.
Regulations, 348, 349.
Baptists, account of, iii. 84. Kin-
dred sects, 85.
Barbary States, American transac-
tions with, iii. 347.
Barlow, Joel, notice of his poetry,
iii. 134, 135.
Belcher, governor of Massachusetts,
i. 253, 254.
Bellamont, Lord, governor of Mas-
sachusetts, i. 252. Of New York,
292.
Berkeley, Sir William, governor of
Virginia, i. 125, 133-138.
Biography, writers of, iii. 198, 199.
Birds, iii. 257-276.
Blackwell, governor of Pennsylvania,
i. 271.
Bladensburg, battle of, ii. 200, 201.
Boston, its foundation, i. 195. Tu-
mults caused there by the Stamp-
Act, &c., 242, 243, 348-350. Port
closed, 356-359. Evacuated by the
British, 395. Trade of, ii. 377,
378. Description of, iii. 291, 293.
Botany, iii. 223-256.
Boundaries of the United States,
i. 18.
Braddock, General, his expedition,
i. 324. Defeat, 325, 326.
Brainard, J. G. C., notice of his
poetry, iii. 154-156.
Brandywine, battle of, ii. 31, 32.
Britain, origin and events of the
second war with, ii. 174-211. Re-
strictions on neutrals and right of
search, 175, 176. Attack on the
Chesapeake, 177, 178. Negotia-
tions, 176-179. Berlin decrees and
orders in council, 179, 180. Em-
bargo law, 180. Madison presi-
dent, ib. Various negotiations,
181-184. President determines on
war, 184, 185. Losses in Canada,
187. Success at sea, 188, 189. Va-
rious operations in Canada, 191-
194. British fleet in the Chesa-
peake, 195, 196. War with the
Creek Indians, 196-198. General
peace in Europe, 198. Landing
of General Ross, 199. Battle of
Bladensburg, 200, 201. Capture
of Washington, 201. Attempt on
Baltimore, 202, 203. Further
operations in Canada, 204, 205.
British expedition against New
Orleans, 205-208. Embarrass-
ments of the American govern-
ment, 209. Treaty of Ghent, 209-
Brooklyn, battle of, ii. 17, 18.
De-
scription of the town, iii. 301, 302.
Brooks, Mrs, notice of her poetry,
iii. 180-182.
Brown, William Brockden, notice
of his writings, iii. 197, 198.
Brownists, account of this sect, i.
183. Emigration of to New Eng-
land, 185. Settlement at New
Plymouth, 187.
Bryant, notice of his poetry, iii.
Bunker's Hill, battle of, i. 380, 381.
Burgoyne, his expedition from Ca-
nada, ii. 35-40. Surrender to Ge-
neral Gates, 41.
Burke, Mr, his speeches in favour
of the colonists, i. 358, 361. His
plan of conciliation, 387.
Burnet, governor of Massachusetts,
i. 253. Of New York, 293, 294.
Cabot, John, discovery of North
America by, i. 29.
Cabot, Sebastian, his voyage along
the coast, i. 29. Explores Hud-
son's Bay, 30. Character of this
discoverer, ib.
Cambridge, description of, iii. 293.
Camden, battle of, ii. 82.
Canada, cession of to Britain, i. 330.
American expeditions against,390,
391; ii. 187, 191-194, 204, 205.
Civil war in, iii. 360, 361.
Canals, ii. 313-326. Great Erie Ca-
nal, 314-317. Others in New York,
317, 318. In Ohio and Indiana,
318-320. Pennsylvania, 320, 321.
Maryland, 321-324. New Jersey,
&c., 324, 325. Virginia, &c., 325,
326. New England, 326.
Cancello, a Dominican missionary,
attempts by him to convert the
Floridans, i. 65. Is put to death
by them, ib.
Carolinas, the, colonization of, i. 298-
310. Early settlements, 298. Li-
beral grant by Charles II., 299.
Constitution framed by Shaftes-
bury and Locke, 300. Progress of
the settlements, 302, 303. Con-
stitution annulled, 304. Spanish
invasion repulsed, 305. Indian
war, 305-307. Colony reverts to
the crown, 309. Separation of the
northern and southern portions,
ib. Topography, iii. 311-316.
Catlin, Mr, notice of his travels, iii.
Catskill Mountains, iii. 295, 296.
Chalons, Captain, his voyage to New
England, i. 177.
Channing, Dr, notice of his writings,
iii. 196, 197.
Charleston (Carolina), its founda-
tion, i. 303. Siege of, ii. 67, 68.
Trade, 379. Description of, iii. 315.
Charleston (Massachusetts), descrip-
tion of, iii. 293.
Chatham, Lord, his speech against
taxing the colonists, i. 345. Op-
position to Lord North's measures,
361, 369. Opposes the severance
of the colonies, ii. 43, 44.
Christ-ians, the, account of, iii. 85.
Cincinnati, description of, iii. 321.
Clarke, governor of New York, i. 294.
Clason, Isaac, notice of his poetry,
iii. 170, 171.
Clay, Henry, notice of his oratory,
iii. 127-130.
Cleyborne, Captain, his settlement on
Kent Island, i. 150. Contests with
Lord Baltimore, 151, 152. Excites
an insurrection in Maryland, 157.
Named a commissioner to the co-
lonies, 162.
Climate of the United States, i. 17.
Clinton, governor of New York, i.
Clinton, General, conducts an ex-
pedition against Charleston, i. 396.
Its repulse, 397. Attempts to aid
Burgoyne, ii. 40. Succeeds Howe,
51.-See History.
Coligni, Admiral, colonial enter-
prises of, i. 70-73.
Colonies, British, not originally con-
nected, i. 316. Contests with the
French, 317-330. Proposals for a
general union ineffectual, 322, 323.
View of their progress in popula-
tion and wealth, 330-333. Dis-
turbances caused by the Stamp-.
Act, &c., 342-347. Commence-
ment of the revolutionary war,
374. Declaration of Independence,
398-400.-See History.
Colonization Society, iii. 68. Its
objects, 75, 76.
Columbia district, topography of,
iii. 304-311.
Commerce, domestic, ii. 299-349.
Its great extent, 300, 301. Steam-
navigation, 302-313. Canals, 313-
326. Railways, 326-335. Bank-
ing, 335-349.
Commerce, foreign, ii. 350-380. Im-
mense agricultural exports, 350-
356. Timber, fish, manufactures,
&c., 356-359. Imports, 359, 360.
Trade with Britain, 360. France,
361. Other European countries,
361, 362. West Indies and South
America, 362-366. East Indies
and China, 366, 367. Shipping,
&c., 368-376. Seaports, 376-380.
Conant, Roger, settlement formed
at Cape Ann by, i. 192.
Congregationalists, account of, iii.
85, 86.
Congress, the first, meeting of, i.
341, 342.
Congress, general, meeting of, i. 367.
Resolutions adopted, 367, 368.
War resolved on, 376-378. De-
clares the colonies independent,
398-400. Opens negotiations with
France, ii. 44. Alliance with that
power, 48. With Spain, 60.-See
History.
Congress, legislative, constitution
and functions of, ii. 223-227.
Connecticut, settlement of, i. 255-257.
Topography, iii. 284-294.
Constitution, political, view of, ii.
212-273. Functions of central go-
vernment, 214-223. Of the states,
ib. Legislature, 223-227. Exe-
cutive, 227-233. Judiciary, 233-
235. Actual working of the con-
stitution, 235-258. State govern-
ments, 258-260. Township and
county jurisdictions, 260-262. Po-
lice, 262-264. Finances, &c., 264-
271. Army and navy, 271-273.
Cooper, Mr, notice of his writings,
iii. 193-195.
Cornbury, Lord, governor of New
York, i. 292, 293.
Cornwallis, Lord.-See History.
Cosby, Colonel, governor of New
York, i. 294.
Cowpens, battle of, ii. 76.
Cranfield, Edward, governor of New
Hampshire, i. 262.
Cromwell, Oliver, ignorance of co-
lonial affairs displayed by this
ruler, i. 164-171.
Culpepper, Lord, governor of Vir-
ginia, i. 139, 140.
Dana, Richard H., notice of his
poetry, iii. 148-150.
Davidson, Lucretia and Margaret,
notice of their poetry, iii. 186-191.
Declaration of Independence, i. 398-
Delaware, Lord, governor of Vir-
ginia, i. 106, 109.
Delaware river, iii. 297, 298.
Delaware state, topography of, iii.
304-311.
Democracy, its character and in-
fluence, ii. 336-341.
Detroit, description of, iii. 322.
Doane, Dr, notice of his poetry, iii.
164, 165.
Drake, J. Rodman, notice of his
poetry, iii. 168.
Dudley, governor of Massachusetts,
i. 252.
Dutch, settlements formed by them
in New York, i. 282, 283.
Dwight, Dr, notice of his poetry,
iii. 135, 136.
Effingham, Lord, governor of Vir-
ginia, i. 140, 141.
Eliot, Mr, the Indian apostle, i.
245-247.
Elizabeth, maritime enterprise under
that princess, i. 79, 80.
Emigration to the United States, iii.
330-345. Early western settle-
ments-Boone, 331. Henderson,
332. Acquisition of Ohio, 333.
Sales of land, 334-336. Imposi-
tions practised, 337, 338. Settle-
ment on improved farms,-com-
parison of different states, 338-340. |
British America and the States,
340. Timbered land and prairie,
341. Modes of conveyance west-
ward, 341-344. Employment for
operatives, 344, 345.
Episcopalians, account of, iii. 86.
Erie Canal, account of, ii. 314-317.
Essayists, iii. 195-197.
Eutaw, battle of, ii. 85.
Everett, Edward, notice of his ora-
tory, iii. 120-123.
French, their claims on the western
territory, i. 319. Contests with the
British colonies, 317-330. Assist-
ance granted to the Americans,
ii. 45. Treaty of alliance with
them, 48.-See History.
Fulton, Robert, his efforts to pro-
mote steam navigation, ii. 303-307.
Fur trade, ii. 284.
Executive government, character of, Gage, General, governor of Massa-
ii. 227-233. Its political influence,
241-244.
Fayette, Marquis de la, embraces
the cause of the Americans, ii. 89.
-See History.
Fendal, Josiah, governor of Mary
land, i. 171-174.
Finances, &c., ii. 264-271.
Fishery, ii. 296-298. Cod, 296, 297.
Mackerel, &c., 297. Whale, 298.
Fishes, iii. 279-282.
Fletcher, Colonel, governor of New
York, i. 291, 292.
Florida, discovery of by Ponce de
Leon, i. 33. Narvaez attempts its
conquest, 36. Sufferings and disas-
trous fate of his expedition, 37-45.
Similar attempt by Soto, 48-63.
Its unsuccessful result, 65. Settle-
ment formed by the French Hugue-
nots under Laudonniere, 71. Cruel
massacre of the settlers by the
Spaniards, 75. Dreadful retalia-
tion by De Gourgues, 77. Topo-
graphy of this region, iii. 311-316.
Cession of by Spain, 348, 349.
Forests, i. 25.
Francis I. sends out an expedition to
North America under Verazzano,
i. 66.
Franklin, Benjamin, proposes a
scheme for uniting the colonies, i.
322, 323. Mission to London,
340, 353, 354. Draws up a plan
of conciliation, 372. Appointed
commissioner from congress to
France, ii. 47.
French, their expeditions to North
America, i. 66-78. Francis 1., 66.
Expedition under Verazzano, 66-
68. His fate, 69. Admiral Coligni,
70. He sends out Ribault, ib.
Colonists return, 71. Settlement
formed by Laudonniere, 71-73.
Massacre of the settlers by the
Spaniards, 73-76. Retaliation by
De Gourgues, 76-78.
chusetts, i. 362-365, 373-375, 380,
393.-See History.
Gallagher, William D., notice of
his poetry, iii. 174, 175.
Gates, General, his operations
against Burgoyne, ii. 38-40. Cap-
tures the British force, 41.-See
History.
Genet, French ambassador, his
Geology, iii. 201-223.
violent proceedings, ii. 149-153.
George, Lake, i. 22.
Georgia, settlement of, i. 310-315.
Exertions of General Oglethorpe,
311, 312. Wesley and Whitefield,
313. Spanish war, 314. Becomes
a royal colony, 315. Topography,
iii. 311-316.
Gomez, Stephen, discovers New
York and part of New England, i.
35.
Gorges, Sir Ferdinand, settlements
in New Hampshire and Maine
formed by, i. 260.
Gorton, religious disturbances raised
by him in New England, i. 218-
Gosnold, Bartholomew, his voyage
along the coast of New England, i.
88, 89.
Gould, Hannah F., notice of her
Gourgues, Dominique de, revenges
poetry, iii. 185, 186.
the massacre of his countrymen by
the Spaniards, i. 76-78.
Grenville, Sir Richard, conducts
Greene, General.-See History.
Raleigh's second expedition to
Grenville, George, his plan of taxing
Virginia, i. 82.
America, i. 388, 389. His defence
of the measure, 344.
Guildford, battle of, ii. 79, 80.
Hall, Mrs, notice of her poetry, iii.
182-184.
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, notice of his
poetry, iii. 152-154.
Hamilton, Colonel, appointed secre-
tary of the treasury under Wash-
ington, ii. 128. His financial plans,
130-133. His death, 171.
Harrison, General, president, iii.
362, 363.
Harvey, John, governor of Virginia,
i. 125.
Henry, Patrick, his speech in the
Virginian assembly against the
Stamp-Act, i. 341. Account of
his oratory, iii. 112-117.
Hillhouse, James A., notice of his
poetry, iii. 168, 169.
Historians, iii. 197, 198.
History-from the commencement
of the Revolution to the Declara-
tion of Independence, i. 334-400.
Authorities consulted, 334-336.
Secret discontents, 337. Plan of
taxing America,-Stamp-Act, 339-
341. First Congress, 341, 342.
Tumults in the colonies, 342-344.
Marquis of Rockingham minister,
344. Concessions, 345. Tran-
quillity restored, 346. Charles
Townshend, 347. New taxes im-
posed, ib. Fresh troubles, 347-
350. Non-importation agreement,
350. Lord North minister, 351.
Repeal of taxes, 352. Movements
in America, 353-355. Duty on
Tea, 355. Violent proceedings at
Boston, 356, 357. Indignation of
ministers, 357. Port closed, 357-
359. Alteration of the charters,
&c., 359-361. Opposition by Burke,
Chatham, and others, 361, 362.
Extreme discontent in the colonies,
362-367. Meeting of general con-
gress 367. Its proceedings, 367,
368. Debates in Parliament, 368-
370. Coercive measures, 370, 371.
Arming in Massachusetts, 373.
Battle of Lexington, 374, 375.
Warlike operations, 375, 376.
Addresses by Congress, 377.
Washington commander-in-chief,
378. Battle of Bunker's Hill, 380,
381. Hostile movements in Vir-
ginia and the other colonies, 381-
383. State of Washington's army,
384. Proceedings in Parliament,
385-388. Treaties with German
princes, 389. American expedition
into Canada, 390, 391. Difficulties
of Washington, 391-393. Gage
succeeded by Howe, 393. Boston
evacuated, 395. Washington
marches to New York, 396. Ex-
pedition against Charleston, 396-
398. Declaration of Independence,
398-400.
History-to the alliance with France,
ii. 9-48. General causes of the
rupture,-state of parties, 9-14.
Washington's preparations, 14-16.
Landing of Howe, 16. Battle of
Brooklyn, 17, 18. British enter
New York, 19. Retreat of the
Americans, 22. Howe occupies
New Jersey, 22-24. Advantages
gained by Washington, 24, 25.
Charges against the British army
unfounded, 26-29. Plans of new
campaign, 29, 30. Movements of
Howe, 30. His landing in the
Chesapeake, 31. Battle of Brandy-
wine, 31, 32. British in Phila-
delphia, 32. Battle of German-
town, 33. Washington at Valley-
forge, 34. Views and prospects of
the British commander, 34, 35.
Expedition of Burgoyne, 35. First
success, 36. Difficulties, 37. Battle
of Bennington, &c., 38. Clinton's
expedition from New York, 40.
Burgoyne's surrender, 40, 41.
Effects of the intelligence in Eng-
land, 41-43. Speech of Lord
Chatham, 43, 44. Negotiations of
America with France, 44. Aid
received from her, 45. Treaty of
alliance, 47, 48.
History-to the peace in 1783, ii. 49-
113. War between Britain and
France, 49, 50. Distresses of
Washington, 50, 51. British com-
missioners to treat for peace, 51.
Their reception, 52, 53. Evacua-
tion of Philadelphia, 53. Repulse
of the Americans, 54. French
naval operations, 54, 55. Ad-
vantages gained by the British, 55.
Indian war in the west, 56. Plans
of campaign, 57. Distress of the
Americans, 58-60. Spain joins
their cause, 60. Naval and mili-
tary operations, 61-64. Defeat of
Lincoln, 65. Siege of Savannah
raised, 66, 67. Siege of Charles-
ton-surrender, 67, 68. British
overrun South Carolina, 69. De-
feat of Gates and death of Fergu-
son, 70-74. Cornwallis retreats,
74. Greene succeeds Gates, 75.
Battle of Cowpens, 76. Retreat
of the Americans, 77, 78. They
return, 78. Battle of Guildford,
79, 80. Cornwallis retires to
Wilmington, 80. Greene invades
South Carolina, 81. Cornwallis
marches into Virginia, ib. Battle
of Camden, 82. Successes of the
American parties, 83. Repulsed
at Ninety-six, 84. Rawdon falls
back, ib. Battle of Eutaw, 85.
Causes of British failure, 86, 87.
Operations near New York, 87-89.
Expedition sent from France, 89,
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