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Swinton's condensed United States. A condensed school history of the United States, constructed for definite results in recitation, and containing a new method of topical reviews

William Swinton · 1871 · Scanned text · Free in the US

107,778 words · about 7 h 33 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
William Swinton
Language
English
Published
1871
Length
107,778 words · about 7 h 33 min
Sections
13 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (13)

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Front matter

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A CONDENSED

SCHOOL HISTORY

Contents

V. Pennsylvania 66

VI. Delaware 70

VII. Maryland 71

II. Founding of the Northwestern States

1. Ohio

2. Indiana

3. Illinois

4. Michigan ....

5. Iowa

6. Wisconsin ....

7. ]\Iinnesota

8. Kansas

9. Nebraska

Founding of the Southwestern States

1. Kentucky

2. Tennessee ....

3. Louisiana

4. ;Mississippi and Alabama

5. ^Missouri

6. Arkansas and Florida •

7. Texas

IV. Topical Review

I. Founding of the iNIississippi Valley States II. Origin of the Mississippi Valley States . Founding of the Pacific States . . . .

1. California

2. Oregon

3. Nevada

The War of Secession .

I. Causes of the War II. Events of 1861 .

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Yiii CONTENTS.

III. Ciimpaigiis of 1861 246

IV. Campaigns of 1862 . . " 252

V. Campaigns of 1863 265

VI. Campaigns of 1864 272

VII. The Final Campaign 279

I. Review of the Campaigns 2F3

II. General Facts of the Struggle 2S7

V. Administrations since the War 2^8

I. Johnson's Administration. — 1861- 1S65 . . . • 288

II. Grant's Administration 292

VI. A Century of Progress 293

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