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PART II.
THE STORY OF THE NATION: ITS BIRTH, CONFLICTS, AND TRIUMPHS.
CHAPTER I.
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Forming a Government. The Constitution and its Makers. - Grand Celebration in New
York City. The Two Political Parties. Washington made President.
tion Ball. Change in Dress and Manners after the Revolution
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Inaugura-
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CHAPTER II.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON'S ADMINISTRATION.
Settlers in the Western Country. "D. Boon cilled a Bar." - Scarcity of Salt. - Dan-
ger from Indians. - General Anthony Wayne sent to fight Savages. — Death of
Wayne. Three New States added to the Nation. - Story of Young Andrew Jackson.
Revolution in France. The Guillotine. - French Sympathizers in the United
States. Washington's Public Life draws to a Close
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CHAPTER III.
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ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION.
War with France imminent. - Washington and Napoleon. - The Nation mourns at Wash-
ington's Death. - The Capital changed to Washington City.
riences in Washington
- The First Journey from Ocean to Ocean. - Lewis and
The Sources of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. The
Return of Lewis and Clarke
CHAPTER V.
WAR WITH ALGERINE PIRATES.
Pirates of the Mediterranean Sea.- Demands of these Sea Robbers on United States. -
General Eaton's Interview with the Bey of Tunis. — Royal Beggars. -- War declared.
- Daring Feat of Decatur. -The Philadelphia burned in the Harbor of Tripoli.-
The Bashaw IIamet. - End of War
CHAPTER VI.
JEFFERSON'S SECOND TERM.
Aaron Burr's Duel with Hamilton.- Hamilton's Death. Burr's Disgrace. - First Steam-
boat on the Hudson. - Fulton's Triumph. The Great Event of Jefferson's Adminis-
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CHAPTER VII.
MADISON'S PRESIDENCY.
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Character of Madison. - Tecumseh. William Henry Harrison, Governor of Indiana. -
The Visit of Tecumseh. The Prophet. Battle of Tippecanoe. ·
American Sailors on English Ships. - The Leopard and Chesapeake.
against England. Flogging of an American Sailor. - War Feeling
States.
Impressment of
War declared
in the United
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CHAPTER VIII.
OPENING OF THE WAR OF 1812.
The Scene of War. Hull's Surrender of Detroit. Disgrace of Hull. The Chicago
Massacre.Young Winfield Scott. - Defeat on all Sides
CHAPTER IX.
VICTORIES ON THE OCEAN.
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The Constitution beats the Guerriere.
- The Wasp on a Frolic..
Decatur wins Fresh
Laurels. Flag of the Macedonian presented to Mrs. Madison. - Bainbridge and the
Constitution. British Anger at Defeat
CHAPTER X.
EVENTS OF 1813.
Bounty on American Scalps. - The Slaughter at Frenchtown. - The Hornet meets the
Peacock. Lawrence takes command of the Chesapeake. The Shannon challenges
the Chesapeake.
CHAPTER XI.
BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE.
Ship-building on the Lake. - A Stage-coach loaded with Sailors. - The Look-out at Put-
in Bay. The Battle begins. - Commodore Perry's Ship disabled.
Niagara. Victory on Lake Erie. - Battle of the Thames
The Battle of Chippewa. - Scott at Lundy's Lane. - Admiral Cockburn sails up the Poto-
mac.- - Alarm at Washington. - The Defense at Blagdensburg. — Invasion of Wash-
ington. The Dinner at the White House. - Baltimore besieged. - The Star Span-
gled Banner
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CHAPTER XIII.
MACDONOUGH'S VICTORY.
Macdonough on Lake Champlain. - Fight on Lake and on Shore.
The British Defeat at Plattsburg
"Old Ironsides.".
Victory in the Fleet.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE LAST CAMPAIGN OF THE WAR.
Signs of Peace. - Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. - Organizes Regiments of Black
Men. Preparations for a Merry Christmas in Camp. - Barricades of Sugar Hogs-
Battle of New Orleans. — The Peace Angel. - A New President elected
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CHAPTER XVI.
RAILROADS AND BANKS.
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Character of Andrew Jackson. - Traveling by Steam. Tram-ways.Oliver Evans's
Steam-engine. George Stephenson. - Jackson's War with the Banks. - The First
National Banks. Jackson vetoes the Bank Charter
CHAPTER XVII.
NULLIFIERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Manufactures in United States. They ask for a "Protective Tariff." The South
threaten Rebellion. - Three Great Men. - The Man of the South. The Man of the
West. - The Man of the North. Wrath of Jackson. Speech of Daniel Webster.-
The Nullifiers subdued. Indian Troubles again. The Indians moved West.
Jackson returns to his Hermitage
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CHAPTER XVIII.
VAN BUREN, HARRISON, AND TYLER.
"Old Hickory " and "Old Ironsides." - Hard Times. Log Cabin Campaign. - Death
of General Harrison. - John Tyler's Presidency. A New Invention.
Morse, the Artist and Inventor. Invention of the Telegraph.
Question
Inhabitants of Mexico. - Americans in Texas. - Sam
Houston.Texas rebels against Mexico, and asks to join the United States
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CHAPTER XX.
BEGINNING OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
"Old Zach." Troops on the Rio Grande. - Palo Alto. The Prairie on Fire. -A Bat-
tle-field by Night. Victory over the Mexicans. - Crossing the Rio Grande.
Scenery about Monterey. - Capture of the Bishop's Palace. - Siege of the Town.
Monterey taken
Army of the West. Conquest of New Mexico.- Frémont, the Explorer of the Rocky
Mountains. He enters California. - Kit Carson. Frémont declares California an
Independent State. The Army of the Centre. "Rough and Ready." ― Bragg's
Battery. Victory of Buena Vista. - Five Thousand Miles' March
CHAPTER XXII.
SCOTT'S MARCH TO MEXICO.
The Fortress of San Juan D'Ulloa. -Vera Cruz.
The Road to the Mexico. - Cerro
The Defenses
Gordo, or "Big Hill." — The Ascent of the Hill. In the Cordilleras.
of Mexico. The Hill at Contreras. - The Bridge at Churubusco.- The King's Mill.
- Grasshopper Hill. -School-boys' Defense of their Academy. - Entry into Mexico.
- End of War.
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- The
Beginning of African Slavery. -- First Triumph of Slavery in Georgia. - The North and
South. Washington's Letter to Lafayette. Slavery in the Constitution.
Slave-trade. Turner's "Slave-ship."— Disputes about Slavery. - Chattel Votes. —
California wants to be a Free State. — Anger of the South
CHAPTER XXV.
EFFECTS OF SLAVERY.
Extravagance of the Tobacco Planter. Poor Whites. Black House-servants. Cotton
Plantations. - Three Classes in the South.
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CHAPTER XXVI.
A NEW PARTY.
The First Abolitionist.
A Mob in Boston. Shooting of Lovejoy. The Cradle of Lib-
Gunpowder and Cold Steel
erty. A Quaker Poet. - Arguments on both Sides.
The President from New Hampshire. - Escape of Fugitive Slaves. Story of Margaret
Garner. The Missouri Compromise. - Beating of Charles Sumner. - "Indignation"
Meetings. The Awkward Lawyer, and the Little Giant
CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE KANSAS STRUGGLE.
Settling Kansas. - Free-state Emigrants.- Bloodshed on the Plains. Sharps's Rifles. -
A Modern Puritan. - The "John Brown Tract."- Attack on Lawrence.
watomie.
Presidential Contest of 1856. - An Exodus of Slaves. The "Kennedy Farm."-Sur-
prise of the Watchmen at Harper's Ferry. The Arsenal taken. John Brown Pikes.
Capture of John Brown. His Trial. John Brown's
Party Quarrels. The Story of Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood. Feeling of the South. -
Threats to break up the Union. —Joy in South Carolina at Lincoln's Election.
is Treason? - Difference between Northern and Southern Patriotism
CHAPTER XXXI.
BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES.
Inauguration Speech of Lincoln. - Coercion. - National Property. - Forts in Charleston
-The Bombardment. - The Flag hauled
Harbor. Guns opened on Fort Sumter.
- Patriotism in the North. - Patriotism in the South
CHAPTER XXXII.
THE MARCH THROUGH BALTIMORE.
The Regiment from Massachusetts. - Mob in Baltimore. — Anniversary of Battle of Lex-
ington. General Scott. The Seventh Regiment of New York. - A Volunteer Offi-
An Armed Rebellion. The Southern Confederacy. The Seven Pioneers of Secession.
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE FIRST GREAT DEFEAT.
A Knot of Railways. — General Beauregard. - A Moonlight March. The Stone Bridge.
The Cromwell of Rebellion. - Stonewall Jackson. "Johnston's Men are upon us."
Bull Run
Border Ruffians. The Faithful Germans. - Keeping Neutral. - The "Rebel Yell "-
Heroic Death of Lyon. Frémont in St. Louis. His Proclamation. Removal from
Command.- Frémont's Body-guard. — Charge of the Guard. Beriah Magoffin. —
McClellan commands the Army of the Potomac. - All Quiet on the River
The Blockade. - Blockade Runners. The Sea Islands. A Steamboat Waltz. The
Trent. — Seizure of Prisoners on an English Ship. — Feeling of England. — Danger of
War averted
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
TAKING OF DONELSON.
Gibraltar of the West.-U. S. Grant in Cairo. - Patience and Perseverance. - Commo-
dore Foote batters Fort Henry. The Muddy Road to Donelson. - The Rebel Ruse.-
Grant detects the Design. - Fall of Donelson. - Unconditional Surrender. - Halleck in
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Missouri. A Renegade Poet.-Pea Ridge. - Guerrillas. Close of the Year 1862