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PREFATORY NOTE.

THIS work follows the same general lines as the author's "Leading Facts of American History." It differs, however, from the more elementary manual in many important respects. It is much fuller in its treatment of political and constitutional history, and of the chief events bearing on the development of the nation. It quotes the statements of public men, original documents, and authorities, in order that the history of our country may speak for itself on the points of greatest interest to the student and the teacher.

As a help to further research, note numbers have been inserted throughout the book referring to upwards of two thousand works of acknowledged merit cited in the Appendix.

The author is particularly indebted to the Trustees and the Librarian of the Boston Athenæum for the privilege of making use of the admirable collection of books under their charge.

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7. Period of the Revolution - New England (colored)

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10. Period of the Revolution Middle Colonies (colored)

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11. Burgoyne's Expedition; Washington's Movement against York

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12. Period of the Revolution

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13. The United States at the Close of the Revolution (colored)

14. The Northwest Territory (colored) .

15. The United States in 1792 (colored)

16. Indian Land Cessions in Ohio

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19. The Mexican War . .

20. The Area of Freedom and of Slavery

21. The Civil War (colored)

22. The Defences of Washington .

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28. The United States at the Present Time (colored)

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29. The United States and Dependent Territories (colored).

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

13. Secession Bulletin .

1. Medallion of Washington and Lincoln .

2. Extract from the "Body of Liberties" of 1641
3. Advertisement of the "Flying Machine'
4. The Pennsylvania "Gazette" on the Stamp Act
5. Franklin's Letter to Strahan

6. Signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

7. Signatures to the Treaty of Peace of 1783

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8. Abstract of Constitutional Decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States, 1790-1835; with portrait of Chief Justice Marshall

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9. Key's "The Star Spangled Banner"

10. A Railway Time-Table of 1843

11. Morse's Letter respecting the First Telegram

12. Letter of John Brown

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14. Letter of Secretary Dix on the Flag

15. Grant's "Unconditional Surrender" Despatch

16. Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation

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cially Iron and Steel, with Imports and Exports.

21. Diagram and Statistics showing Increase of Manufactures, espe

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