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Part I. — Early Discoveries and Settlements. Four Hundred Years Ago 15
Marco Polo and his Travels 15
The Compass and the Astrolabe 16
Columbus' Idea 16
Columbus in Search of Help 17
The Voyage 17
The Discovery 18
Columbus Returns to Spain 20
Later Voyages of Columbus 20
The Voyages of the Cabots 21
Amerigo Vespucci . . 21
Ponce de Leon 22
Verrazani 22
De Narvaez . 23
Jacques Cartier 23
Ferdinand de Soto
The Mississippi Biver
Fifty Years after the Discovery of America
The First Colony in America
Menendez
Frobisher
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Sir Walter Raleigh
One Hundred Years after the Discovery of America
The Beginning of a New Century.. .
The First English Settlement
Henry Hudson
Part II.— The Colonies. Virginia
Character of the Colonists 31
Captain John Smith . . 32
The Starving Time 33
Slavery 35
Growth of the Colony 35
The Indian War 35
Oppression of the Colony 36
Bacon's Rebellion 37
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COl^TENTS,
Part II. — Continued.
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New York.
The Dutch in New Netherland C8
The Dutch Q-overnors 40
New Amsterdam becomes New York 40
EngUsh Rule 40
Leisler's Eebellion 41
Oppression, of the Colony 41
Massachusetts.
The Plymouth Company 42
The Pilgrims. 42
The Landing of the Pilgrims 42
Hardships of the Colonists 43
Massachusetts Bay Colony 45
King Philip's "War 46
Atrocities of the Indians 46
The Indian Power Broken 47
Effect of the War 47
Character of the Colonists... 47
Union of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony 48
NcTV Jersey,
Original Grants 48
Troubles with New York 49
Division of New Jersey 49
Dissatisfaction of the Colonists 49
Maryland,
Lord Baltimore 50
Heligious Preedom... 50
Clayborne's Kebellion 50
Civil Troubles 51
Civil "War 51
Kliode Island.
Roger Williams 51
WiUiams' Views 51
The Providence Plantation 52
The Rhode Island Plantation 52
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The Charter of the Combined Colonies 53
Religious Freedom , 53
Connecticut.
The Connecticut Colony., 53
The Pequod War 53
An Appeal to Roger Williams 54
The First Bloodshed..... 54
Destruction of the Pequods 55
The New Haven Colony , 55
The New England League 55
Union of the Connecticut Colonies,. 56 The Charter Concealed 56
New Hampsliireo
First Settlements ., 56
The Charter Withdrawn 57
Changes in G-overnment 67
Diflflculties of the Colony 57
Delaw^are.
The First Colony 58
Settlement of New Sweden 58
Conquered by the Dutch 58
Captured by the Enghsh 58
Pennsylvania.
The Grant to William Penn 59
First Settleraent 59
The Quakers and the Indians 60
Government of the Colony.. 63
Growth of the Colony 63
The Carolinas.
First Settlements , 63
The Albemarle Colony... 63
The Plans of the Proprietors 63
The Carteret Colony 64
Character of the Colonists. . , 64
Government of the Colony 64
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Paet II. — Continued.
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Part IV. — Development of the States. The State of the Country 117
The Eirst Effort toward Union 118
Political Parties 119
The Constitution 119
Formation of the Government 119
W^ashington's Administration.
The Eirst President 120
The Work of the Administration.. 121
Eoreign Affairs 122
Political Parties 123 conte:n ts.
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John Adams' Administration.
Condition of the Country 124
The Quarrel with Prance 124
The AHen and Sedition Laws 125
JeflPerson's Administration.
The War with Tripoli 126
The liouisiana Purchase 127
The Slave Trade 128
The Quarrel with England 129
The Embargo Act 129
A New State 131
Introduction of Steam-boats........ 131
Madison's Administration.
War with England 131
Opposition to the War 131
General Hull's Surrender 132
The War on the Water 133
Invasion of Canada 134
Perry's "Victory on Lake Erie 134
Battle of the Thames 135
The Creek War 135
Battle of Lake Champlain 136
Battle of New Orleans 137
Peace Declared 139
Punishing the Pirates 139
Monroe's Administration.
The Era of G-ood Peeling 140
The Missouri Compromise 140
Plorida 141
The Tariff Question 142
John Quincy Adams' Administration,
Condition of the Country 143
The Tariff Question 144
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Jackson's Administration.
Troubles over the Tariff 144
The Bank Troubles 145
Indian Wars 147
The Election 147
Van Buren's Administration.
The Panic of 1837 148
Pontics 149
Harrison and Tyler's Administration.
Death of Harrison 149
Tyler's Vetoes 149
Annexation of Texas 150
Elorida 151
The Telegraph 151
Pollc's Administration.
War with Mexico , 151
Plan of the War 152
General Taylor's Campaign 154
General Scott's Campaign 156
Result of the War 156
Discovery of Gold in California 157
Slavery Agitation 159
Taylor and Fillmore's Administration.
Compromise of 1850 160
Pierce's Administration.
Kansas-Nebraska Bill 161
Civil War in Kansas 162
Buchanan's Administration.
Quarrel about Slavery 163
The Dred Scott Case., 163
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Part IV. — Continued.
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Jolin Brown's Raid , 164
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Secession of Soutliem States 166
Part V.— The Civil War. Condition of the Country 171
Bombardment of Eort Sumter 172
The Effect 172
"First Movement of the Armies 173
Battle of Bull Run 174
Effect of Bull Run 175
Other Events of the Summer 175
Battle of Ball's Bluff 176
Plan of the War 176
"War on the Coast 176
Blockade-Running 177
Progress of the War 179
Ports Henry and Donelson Captured 179
Battle of Shiloh 180
Operations on the Mississippi 181
War on the Coast 181
The Monitor and Merrimac 182
McClellan's Plan 184
Battle of Williamsburg 184
Siege of Richmond 185
Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley 185
Battle of Pair Oaks 186
The Seven Days Battle 186
Lee's Movement to the North 187
Liee Invades Maryland 187
Battle of Antietam 188
Battle of Predericksburg 188
AVar in the West 189
Battles of luka and Corinth 189
Battle of Murfreesborough 191
The Vicksburg Expedition 191
Emancipation of the Slaves 192
Battle of Chancellorsville 192
Battle of Gettysburg 194
Capture of "Vicksburg 195
Capture of Port Hudson 196
War in the Center 197
Siege of Chattanooga 197
Red River Expedition 199
Plan of Campaign for 1864 199
Campaign in "Virginia 200
Battle of Cold Harbor 201
Grant's Plan 202
Early's Campaign 202
The Alabama and the Kearsarge.. 202
The Campaign in the West 203
Sherman's March to the Sea 204
The Situation 204
End of the War .... 204 of Lincoln 206
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