I
PROGRAMME OF STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR TEACHERS AND STORY-TELLERS
This Programme may be used, day by day, in teaching the history of the United States. The stories are not intended to take the place of the textbook; but they may be utilized in many delightful ways to illustrate it. If they are told, or read aloud, or dramatized by the children, they will make historic events and characters stand out so vividly, that the boys and girls will never forget their American history.
The stories are arranged by dates of leading events, so that the teacher may easily illustrate the day’s lesson in the textbook.
1451 (about) Birth of Columbus, and his Boyhood
The Sea of Darkness, p. [3]
The Fortunate Isles, p. [5]
The Absurd Truth, p. [7]
1492 Discovery of America
Cathay the Golden, p. [10]
The Emerald Islands, p. [12]
1493 Columbus’s Return to Spain
The Magnificent Return, p. [13]
1498 Discovery of South America (Columbus’s Third Voyage)
The Fatal Pearls, p. [15]
1502 Discovery of Panama (Columbus’s Fourth Voyage)
Queen Isabella’s Page, p. [21]
The Twin Cities, p. [24]
The Pearls Again, p. [26]
1619 The First Representative Assembly in America (in Virginia)
The Author of the Declaration, p. 308
1620 Signing of the Mayflower Compact
The Father of the New England Colonies, p. [125]
1620 Landing of the Pilgrims
The Savage New World, p. [128]
1620-23 Settlement of Plymouth Colony
Welcome, Englishmen! p. [131]
Lost! Lost! a Boy! p. [132]
The Rattlesnake Challenge, p. [136]
The Great Drought, p. [138]
1636-37 Roger Williams and the Founding of Providence
Roger, the Boy, p. [349]
Soul Liberty, p. [350]
What Cheer! p. [352]
Risking his Life, p. [354]
1639 Connecticut’s Independent Constitution
Brother Jonathan, p. [208]
1681 William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania
The Boy of Great Tower Hill, p. [31]
Westward Ho, and Away! p. [34]
The City of Brotherly Love, p. [36]
The Place of Kings, p. [38]
1693-1718 William Penn and World Peace
He Wore it as Long as he Could, p. [32]
The Peacemaker, p. [33]
Onas, p. [41]
1755 Braddock’s Defeat and the Boyhood of Washington
The Boy in the Valley, p. [191]
The Boy of the Frontier, p. [427]
1759 George Washington at Home (Before and after the War for Independence)
Washington’s Wedding Day (January 6, 1759), p. [197]
Washington and the Children, p. [197]
Nellie and Little Washington, p. [200]
Nelson, the Hero, p. [204]
Caring for the Guest, p. [205]
Light Horse Harry, p. 216
1764-66 Stamp Act
The Orator of the War for Independence (Patrick Henry), p. [317]
This Terrible Cornet of Horse (William Pitt), p. [95]
America’s Defender, p. [101]
The Sons of Liberty, p. [103]
1773-74 Boston Tea Party and Boston Port Bill
Aid to the Sister Colony, p. [77]
1774 First Continental Congress
Facing Danger, p. [322]
A Famous Date, p. [80]
1775 Lexington and the Beginning of the War for Independence
What a Glorious Morning! p. [81]
A Son of Liberty, p. [75]
The Adams Family, p. [76]
The Young Lieutenant, p. [433]
Serving the Cause, p. [434]
Silver Heels, p. [436]
Without Bread, p. [437]
1775 Second Continental Congress and Appointment of Washington
John to Samuel, p. [82]
A Gentleman from Virginia, p. [83]
1775 Bunker Hill
The Boy Who Became President, p. [85]
Brother Jonathan, p. [208]
1775 Israel Putnam and Bunker Hill
Seeing Boston, p. [143]
The Fight with the Wolf, p. [144]
From Plough to Camp, p. [146]
A Generous Foe, p. [149]
1775-76 Siege of Boston
He made Washington Laugh, p. [148]
Friend Greene, p. [213]
1776 Evacuation of Boston by the British
The Little Girl and the Red Coats, p. 200
1776 Declaration of Independence and its Framer (Jefferson)
The Charter of Liberty, p. [98]
The Boy Owner of Shadwell Farm, p. [305]
A Christmas Guest, p. [306]
The Author of the Declaration, p. [308]
Proclaim Liberty, p. [309]
Reading the Declaration (Andrew Jackson), p. [282]
1776 Financing the War for Independence
The Little Friend in Front Street (Haym Salomon), p. [228]
He Knows Everything (Robert Morris), p. [159]
1777 The Stars and Stripes, and Paul Jones
How Shall the Stars be Placed? p. [88]
The Boy of the Solway, p. [359]
Don’t Tread on Me! p. [360]
The First Salute, p. [361]
The Poor Richard, p. [364]
Mickle’s the Mischief he has Dune, p. [365]
Paul Jones Himself, p. [367]
Some of His Sayings, p. [369]
1777 The Coming of Lafayette
I Will Join the Americans, p. [413]
In America, p. [414]
1777 Brandywine
The Banner of the Moravian Nuns (Count Pulaski), p. [416]
1777-78 Valley Forge
The Bloody Footprints, p. [210]
At Valley Forge (John Marshall), p. [435]
An Appeal to God (Washington), p. [211]
The Soldier Baron (Steuben), p. [220]
Friend Greene, p. [213]
Loyal to the Chief (Lafayette), p. [418]
1778 Monmouth
Captain Molly, p. [218]
The Soldier Baron, p. 220
1778 Our Great Commissioner and the Treaty with France (Benjamin Franklin)
The Whistle, p. [165]
The Candle-Maker’s Boy, p. [166]
The Boy of the Printing Press, p. [167]
The Three Rolls, p. [168]
Standing Before Kings, p. [169]
The Wonderful Kite Experiment, p, 170
The Rising Sun, p. [171]
To My Friend, p. [172]
1778 West Point Fortified
Father Thaddeus (Kosciuszko), p. [223]
1780 Camden
On the Field Near Camden (De Kalb), p. [414]
1780-81 Two Patriots of the Carolinas (Andrew Jackson and his Mother)
Mischievous Andy, p. [281]
Out Against Tarleton, p. [283]
An Orphan of the Revolution, p. [285]
1781 Surrender of Cornwallis
Washington’s Mother, p. [194]
Nelson, the Hero, p. [204]
1778-89 Close of War for Independence
A Last Scene (William Pitt), p. [105]
Putnam not Forgotten! p. [150]
Farewell! My General, Farewell! p. [230]
The Cincinnatus of the West, p. [206]
Seeing the President, p. [203]
1787 Building the Nation—The Constitution of the United States
The Constitution, p. [442]
The Boy of the Hurricane (Hamilton), p. [155]
Call Colonel Hamilton, p. [157]
A Struggle, p. [158]
The Rising Sun, p. [171]
The Hooting in the Wilderness, p. [286]
From “Washington’s Legacy,” p. 232
1789 Building the Nation, The Treasury Department
He Knows Everything, p. [159]
1796 Washington’s “Farewell Address”
Call Colonel Hamilton, p. [157]
The teacher or story-teller is advised to read the whole or parts of the “Farewell Address” aloud to the boys and girls. They may memorize selected passages. A reliable text of the address may be found in “Old South Leaflets,” No. 4; also in the Riverside Literature Series, No. 190.
1799 Washington’s Death
Light Horse Harry (famous funeral oration before Congress), p. [217]
A King of Men, p. [233]
When Washington Died, p. [234]
1801-1835 Expounding the Constitution (John Marshall)
The Boy of the Frontier, p. [427]
The Young Lieutenant, p. [433]
Serving the Cause, p. [434]
At Valley Forge, p. [435]
Silver Heels, p. [436]
Without Bread, p. [437]
His Father, p. [438]
His Mother, p. [438]
Three Stories, p. [439]
The Constitution, p. [442]
Expounding the Constitution, p. [444]
The Great Chief Justice, p. [446]
What of the Constitution, p. [448]
1812-15 Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and the Creek War
Fort Mims, p. [289]
Davy Crockett, p. [290]
Chief Weatherford, p. [291]
Sam Houston, p. [295]
Why Jackson was Named Old Hickory, p. [297]
The Cotton-Bales, p. [299]
After the Battle of New Orleans, p. [300]
1820 Missouri Compromise
Only a Reprieve, p. 310
1823 Monroe Doctrine
Hail! Neighbour Republics! p. [266]
America for the Americans, p. [268]
1824-25 Lafayette Visits America
We are Grateful, Lafayette! p. [420]
Welcome! Friend of America! p. [422]
1826 Fiftieth Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
His Last Toast (John Adams), p. [91]
On the Fourth of July (Jefferson), p. [313]
1861-65 War for the Union, and Abraham Lincoln
Only a Reprieve, p. [310]
The Cabin in the Clearing, p. [175]
How He Learned to be Just, p. [176]
Off to New Orleans, p. [177]
The Kindness of Lincoln, p. [178]
Lincoln and the Children, p. [181]
The President and the Bible, p. [183]
Washington and Lincoln, Speak! p. [185]
Gettysburg Address, p. [186]
1858-1919 Theodore Roosevelt and the Liberation of Cuba
The Boy Who Grew Strong, p. [45]
Sagamore Hill, p. [50]
The Children of Sagamore Hill, p. [52]
Off with John Burroughs, p. [53]
The Big Stick, p. [54]
A-Hunting Trees with John Muir, p. [55]
The Bear Hunters’ Dinner, p. [56]
Hunting in Africa, p. [57]
The Ever Faithful Island, p. [59]
The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. [61]
The River of Doubt, p. [65]
Theodore Roosevelt (a Tribute), p. [69]
II
STORY PROGRAMME OF SOUTH AMERICA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
The reader, teacher, or story-teller, who follows this outline, will find that it covers a short consecutive history of one of the most important and courageous world-struggles for Freedom.
Portuguese America—Brazil—holds the honour of having declared its Republic with practically no shedding of blood.
The struggle of the Spanish-American Colonies was conducted for long years against fearful odds. And their winning of the victory helped to make permanent the independence if both North and South America. Therefore, every school child in the United States should know something of the heroic history of our neighbour Republics.
SPANISH AMERICA
Discovery
The Sea of Darkness, p. [3]
The Fortunate Isles, p. [5]
The Absurd Truth, p. [7]
Cathay the Golden, p. [10]
The Emerald Islands, p. [12]
The Magnificent Return, p. [13]
The Fatal Pearls, p. [15]
Queen Isabella’s Page, p. [21]
The Twin Cities, p. [24]
The Pearls Again, p. [26]
Spanish America under Spain’s Rule
The Spanish Galleons, p. [327]
Venezuela’s Struggle for Independence (Miranda)
The Romance of Miranda, p. [331]
The Mysterious Stranger, p. [89]
The Mystery Ship, p. [335]
The End of the Mystery Ship, p. [339]
The Great and Glorious Fifth, p. [341]
A Terrible Thing, p. [343]
End of the Romance, p. [344]
Venezuela’s Struggle for Independence (Bolivar)
The Precious Jewel, p. [373]
The Fiery Young Patriot, p. [376]
Seeing Bolivar, p. [378]
Uncle Paez, the Lion of the Apure, p. [382]
Angostura, p. [384]
Great Colombia (formed by Bolivar)
The Crossing, p. [385]
Peru Next, p. [388]
Argentina’s Struggle for Independence (San Martin)
The Boy Soldier, p. [237]
The Patriot Who Kept Faith, p. [238]
When San Martin Came, p. [240]
Argentina’s Independence Day, p. [243]
A Great Idea, p. [243]
The Mighty Andes, p. [245]
The Real San Martin, p. [247]
The Fighting Engineer of the Andes, p. [248]
Chile’s Struggle for Independence (San Martin and O’Higgins)
The Son of the Barefoot Boy, p. [395]
The Single Star Flag, p. [397]
The Hero of Rancagua, p. [398]
The Hannibal of the Andes, p. [249]
Not for Himself, p. [254]
Cochrane, El Diablo, p. [255]
Peru’s Struggle for Independence (San Martin)
Our Brothers, Ye Shall be Free! p. [256]
The Fall of the City of the Kings, p. [257]
San Martin the Conqueror, p. [261]
Lima’s Greatest Day, p. [265]
Hail! Neighbour Republics! p. [266]
America for the Americans, p. [268]
Guayaquil (now in Ecuador); its Struggle for Independence
What One American Did, p. [271]
The Amazing Meeting, p. [272]
End of the Struggle of Peru and Chile for Independence (Bolivar and O’Higgins)
What Happened Afterward, p. [274]
The Mystery Solved, p. [276]
The Patriot Ruler, p. [400]
First Soldier, First Citizen, p. [402]
Chile as She is, p. [403]
The Break, p. [389]
Bolivar, the Man, p. [390]
Other Spanish-American Republics
The Break, p. [389]
One of Twenty, p. [405]
Spain’s Last Stand, Cuba
The Ever Faithful Island, p. [59]
The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. [61]
Arbitration and Peace
The Better Way, p. [406]
PORTUGUESE AMERICA
Brazil (Don Pedro)
The Brazils Magnificent, p. [111]
The Empire of the Southern Cross, p. [112]
Making the Little Emperor, p. [113]
The Patriot Emperor, p. [115]
The United States of Brazil, p. [120]
SUBJECT INDEX
[A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I], [J], [K], [L], [M], [N], [O], [P], [Q], [R], [S], [T], [U], [V], [W], [Y].
Adams, Abigail, marries John Adams, [75];
sees Battle of Bunker Hill, [86];
teaches John Quincy, Patriotism, [87].
Adams, Charles Francis, [77].
Adams, Charles Francis, 2d, [77].
Adams, Henry, [77].
Adams, John, some important dates in his life, [74];
Son of Liberty, [75];
signs Declaration, [75], [76];
exults because of Boston Tea Party, [78];
attends First Continental Congress, [81];
nominates Washington to be Commander-in-Chief, [83];
his design for the Stars and Stripes, [88];
his grandson sails with Miranda, [90], [335];
his Fourth of July Toast, [92];
dies on anniversary of signing of Declaration, [92].
Adams, John Quincy, son of John Adams, [77];
boyhood, [85];
watches Battle of Bunker Hill, [85], [86];
his mother’s post-boy, [87];
becomes Sixth President of the United States, [88].
Adams, Samuel, John Adams’s cousin, [76];
aids blockaded Boston, [78];
at First Continental Congress, [81];
at Lexington, [82];
at the Second Continental Congress, [83].
Alamo, The, [291], [295].
Alfred, The, Paul Jones’s ship, [360], [363].
Amazon River, [66], [67], [69].
“America for the Americans” motto of the Monroe Doctrine, p. [270].
American Indians, named by Columbus, [13];
cruel treatment of, in North America, [41], [132];
in Spanish America, [26], [328], [330].
Andes, description of, [245], [252], [386];
crossed by San Martin, [251];
crossed by Bolivar, [385];
El Cristo of the Andes, [406].
Angostura, City of, renamed after Bolivar, [384].
Angostura, Constitution of, composed by Bolivar, [384].
Apostle of Soul Liberty, soubriquet of Roger Williams, [348].
Apure River, Bolivar at the Apure, [380];
Paez, the Lion of the Apure, [383].
Arbitration and Peace, Penn’s plan, [33];
Penn keeps peace with the Indians, [30], [38], [41];
settlement of boundary line between Argentina and Chile, [407];
object lesson for the World, [403], [409].
Argentina, geographical description, [240];
natural products, [241];
struggle for Liberty, [239], [241];
National Birthday, [243];
National Colours, [242];
Declaration of Independence, [243];
National Flag, [251];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
Chilean boundary line settled by Arbitration, [407].
See also, Buenos Aires; San Martin.
Artigas, Liberator of Uruguay, [405].
Asia, Western Passage, see Western Passage to Asia.
Atlantic Ocean, called the Sea of Darkness, [4];
legends of horrors in its waters, [4];
legend of Maeldune, [5];
Fortunate Isles, [6];
Land of Youth, [7];
ocean first crossed by Columbus, [12], [13].
Azores, limit of known world in Columbus’s day, [5], [9].
Ball, Molly, see Washington, Mary.
Baltimore, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Banners, Connecticut’s banner at Bunker Hill, [147];
banner made by Moravian Nuns, [418], [424].
See also Flags.
Barré, Colonel, defender of America, [104].
Bear Hunter’s Dinner, at the White House, [56].
Beltran, Friar Luis, engineer of the Army of the Andes, [248], [250], [252].
Bethlehem (Pa.), Lafayette cared for by Moravian Nuns, [417].
Bible, see Holy Bible.
Big Stick, The, Roosevelt’s policy, [54].
Billington, John, lost from Plymouth Colony, [133].
Bobadilla, throws Columbus
into chains, [19];
is drowned in storm, [22].
Bolivar, Simon, some important dates in his life, [372];
his full name, [372], [374];
pronunciation of his name, [372];
boyhood, [373];
takes oath in Rome to free Venezuela, [376];
brings Miranda from London, [342];
gives up Miranda to Monteverde, [345];
becomes Commander-in-Chief of Venezuelan forces, [377];
is seen by young Englishmen, [380];
composes Constitution of Angostura, [384];
crosses Andes, and liberates New Granada, [388];
forms Great Colombia, [388];
plans to liberate Peru, [388];
interview with San Martin and its results, [273], [274], [277];
receives relics of Washington, [421];
dies in exile, [390];
tributes to him, [391], [392];
is called the Napoleon of the South American Revolution, [392];
unveiling of his statue in Central Park, New York City, [121].
Bolivar, City of, [384].
Bolivia, liberated, [390];
declares its Independence, [390];
named after Bolivar, [390].
Bonaparte, Napoleon, see Napoleon.
Boston, Boston Tea Party, [77];
Port Bill, [78];
relief of Boston by sister Colonies, [78];
besieged by New England Army, [82], [148], [213];
Washington and the little Boston girl, [200];
the City welcomes Lafayette, [424].
Boves, General, Venezuela devastated by, [377].
Boyaca, Battle of, [388].
Braddock’s Defeat, Washington covers retreat of Braddock’s army, [194], [428].
Bradford, William, some important dates in his life, [124];
boyhood, [125];
influence of Bible on, [125];
becomes a Separatist, [126];
flees into Holland, [126];
in Plymouth Colony, [127];
the Rattlesnake Challenge, [136];
his death, and tribute to him by Cotton Mather, [127].
Braintree (Quincy, Mass.), [75], [86], [91].
Brandan, St., legend of, [6].
Brazil, Kingdom, [110], [112];
Declaration of Independence, [113];
Empire, [112], [113], [115], [116];
Republic, [119];
United States of Brazil, to-day, [120];
native products, [121];
Roosevelt and the River of Doubt, [66], [69];
Statue of Liberty presented by the People of the United States to Brazil, [121].
Brewster, William, Pastor of Plymouth Colony, [126].
Brother Jonathan, soubriquet of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, [210].
Brotherly Love, City of, soubriquet of Philadelphia, [36].
Buenos Aires, Paris of America, [241];
Argentina’s first Colonial Assembly, [243];
celebrates victory of Chacabuco, [254];
San Martin exiles himself from, [276];
visit of Roosevelt, [66].
Bunker Hill Battle, watched by John Quincy Adams, [86];
Putnam at, [147].
Burke, Edmund, defender of America, [104].
Burroughs, John, with Roosevelt in the Yellowstone, [53].
Cambridge (Mass.), Washington at, [147].
Camden, Earl of, defender of America, [104].
Camden, Battle of, de Kalb rescued by Cornwallis, [415].
Canada, aids blockaded Boston, [80].
Canonicus, Chief, sends Rattlesnake Challenge, [137];
succours Roger Williams, [352].
Cape Cod Bay, the Mayflower anchors in, [129].
Caracas, Miranda born in, [331];
destroyed by earthquake, [343];
Bolivar born in, [373];
Bolivar interred in, [390].
Caribbean Sea, explored by Columbus, [17], [23].
Carreras Brothers, at Rancagua, [398].
Carver, John, leaves Holland for the New World, [126].
Casas, see Las Casas.
Cathay, Columbus’s search for, [9], [10], [13], [15], [16], [24].
Chacabuco, victory of, [253], [254].
Chagres River, discovered by Columbus, [25].
Charlestown (Mass.), burned by the British, [86].
Chatham, Earl of, see Pitt, William.
Chatham (N.Y.), named for William Pitt, [94].
Chester (Pa.), Lafayette at the bridge of, [417].
Chile, San Martin’s Army
crosses the Andes, [251];
battles of Chacabuco and Maipu, [253];
honours San Martin, [254];
National Flag, [255], [397];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
reconstruction under O’Higgins, [401];
threatened by Holy Alliance, [403];
welcomes Monroe Doctrine, [403];
Independence Day, [404];
native products, [404];
Argentine boundary line settled, [407];
the Republic to-day, [403].
Christ Jesus, Columbus’s devotion to, [9], [10];
quoted by Penn, [32];
as Prince of Peace, [34], [406];
Lincoln’s testimony to the Saviour, [184];
Washington’s testimony to His precepts, [232];
The Holy Alliance fails to carry out His precepts, [269].
Christopher, St., legend of, [9].
Cincinnati, Society of, founded, [208];
members welcome Lafayette, [423].
Cincinnatus of the West, soubriquet of Washington, [206].
Cincinnatus the Roman, story of, [207].
Cipango (Japan), Columbus searches for, [16].
City of Bolivar, Angostura renamed, [384].
City of Brotherly Love, soubriquet of Philadelphia, [36], [81].
City of the Kings, soubriquet of Lima, Peru, [244].
Cochrane, Lord Thomas, admiral of Chilean Navy, [255], [256].
Colombia, Republic of, established, [390].
See also Great Colombia.
Colon, City of, named for Columbus, [25].
Columbus, Christopher, some important dates in his life, [2];
boyhood, [3];
theories about shape of earth, [8];
search for Kublai Khan, [10], [13], [21], [24];
the mutiny, [2], [12];
discovers West Indies, [12];
discovers corn and tobacco, [12];
names Indians, [13];
returns to Spain, [13];
honours conferred on him by sovereigns of Spain, [15];
discovers Trinidad, [16];
discovers South America, [17];
discovers Gulf of Pearls, [18];
is deposed from Governorship, [19], [20];
starts on Fourth Voyage, [21];
wrecked off Jamaica, [24];
dream of Panama, [24];
sails up the Chagres River, [25];
dies in Spain, [26].
Columbus, Diego, at La Rabida, [12].
Columbus, Ferdinand, page to Queen Isabella, [21];
sails with his father, [22];
encourages the sailors, [22];
returns to Spain, [24], [26].
Connecticut, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
banner at Bunker Hill, [147];
supplies Washington with powder, [209];
independent Constitution, [209].
Connecticut River, meaning of name, [209].
Constitution of the United States, verses by Francis Hopkinson, [153];
defended by Hamilton, [158];
the foundations of, [98], [442];
necessity for
expounding, [444];
expounded by John Marshall, [444];
tribute from Gladstone, [442];
from Bolivar, Webster, and Lincoln, [448], [449].
See also Federal Convention; Hamilton; Representative Government.
Constitutions of Other Countries, Brazil, [120];
Venezuela, [384];
Chile, [404];
England, [99], [269], [442].
Constitutions, definitions of, [442].
Continental Congress, First, meeting of, [80];
Petitions of, [81].
Continental Congress, Second, appoints George Washington Commander-in-Chief, [83], [84], [85].
Conway Cabal, [418].
Corn, Indian, discovery of, [12].
Cornhill, Pilgrims find corn at, [135].
Cornwallis, General, rescues de Kalb, [415].
Cotton-Bales, at New Orleans, [299].
Council Elm, of William Penn, [38].
Cradle of American Liberty, Faneuil Hall, [104].
Creek Indian War, Massacre at Fort Mims, [289].
Cresap, Colonel, nicknamed Big Spoon, [192].
Cristobal, City of, named after Columbus, [25].
Crockett, Davy, joins Andrew Jackson, [290].
Cuba, Liberation of, [59], [61].
Custis, George Washington Parke, [200], [203].
Custis, Jack, [198].
Custis, Nellie, [200].
Custis, Patsy, [198].
Deane, Silas, attends First Continental Congress, [80].
De Kalb, Baron, accompanies Lafayette to America, [414];
chosen by Lafayette to be lieutenant, [419];
mortally wounded at Camden, [415].
De Las Casas, see Las Casas.
De Miranda, see Miranda.
Declaration of Independence of the United States, in the spirit of Magna Carta, [98];
framed by Jefferson, [308];
clause on slavery stricken out, [311];
Fiftieth anniversary of signing, [91], [304], [313].
See also Fourth of July; Jefferson; Liberty Bell.
Declarations of Independence of Other Countries, Argentina, [243];
Bolivia, [390];
Brazil, [113];
Chile, [404];
Haiti, [405];
Peru, [265];
Venezuela, [342].
Delaware, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
sends delegates to First Continental Congress, [80].
Earth, old theories about its shape, [7].
Earthly Paradise, Columbus’s search for, [5], [15], [21].
Ecuador, Guayaquil now a part of, [271];
formation of Republic, [390].
Edward VII of England, decides Argentine-Chilean boundary line, [407].
El Cristo of the Andes, [406].
Elder Pitt, soubriquet of William Pitt, [94].
Elkhorn Ranch, Roosevelt at, [48].
Empire of the Southern Cross, see Brazil.
English Constitution, see Constitutions of Other Countries.
Established Church of England, [125], [330], [350].
Ever Faithful Isle, soubriquet of Cuba, [59].
Fairfax, Lord, Washington surveys his estate, [191], [193].
Faneuil Hall, cradle of American Liberty, [104].
Farewell Address, Washington consults Madison and Hamilton, [158].
Father of his Country, soubriquet of Washington, [189].
Father Thaddeus, soubriquet of Kosciuszko, [225].
Federal Constitution, see Constitution of the United States.
Federal Convention, Washington presides at, [171];
Franklin and the rising sun, [171];
wisdom of its members, [442].
See also Constitution of the United States.
Federal Union, see Union, The.
First American, soubriquet of Roger Williams, [347].
First Soldier, First Citizen, soubriquet of Bernardo O’Higgins, [404].
Flags of the United States, Pine Tree, [358], [360];
adoption
of Stars and Stripes, [361];
design for Stars on Flag, [88];
first foreign salute to, [362].
See also Banners.
Flags of Other Republics, Argentina, [251];
Chile, [255], [397];
Cuba, [60];
Peru, [265];
Venezuela, [339], [342].
Flaming Son of Liberty, soubriquet of Miranda, [331], [346].
Fort McHenry, visited by Lafayette, [423].
Fort Mims, massacre at, [289], [291], [293], [295].
Fortunate Isles, legend, [6].
Fourth of July, celebration recommended by John Adams, [74];
fiftieth anniversary of, [91], [304], [313];
Jackson reads it aloud, [282].
See also Declaration of Independence; Independence Days; Liberty Bell.
Fox, Charles James, defender of America, [104].
Fox, George, advice to Penn about his sword, [32].
Francia, Tyrant-liberator of Paraguay, [405].
Franklin, Benjamin, some important dates in his life, [164];
the whistle, [165];
his boyhood, [166], [167];
anecdote of the rolls, [168];
standing before Kings, [169];
draws lightning from the clouds, [170];
at the Federal Convention, [171];
recommends Steuben, [221];
aids Paul Jones, [364];
bequeaths walking-stick to Washington, [172].
Fraunces Tavern, Washington’s farewell to his officers at, [230].
Fredericksburg, Washington visits his mother at, [195].
Friends (Quakers), William Penn becomes a Friend, [32];
William Penn and George Fox, [32];
Isaac Potts, [212];
Nathanael Greene, [214];
John Greenleaf Whittier, [312].
See also New Jersey.
Galleons, see Spanish Galleons.
Garcia, General, Cuban Patriot, [60].
Garrison, William Lloyd, Abolitionist, [312].
Gates, General, his conspiracy against Washington, [418].
Gauchos, Argentine cowboys or plainsmen, [241], [242].
Genoa, birthplace of Columbus, [3].
George III, King of England, Petitioned by First Continental Congress, [81].
George Washington of Spanish America, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, [254].
Gettysburg Address, text of, [186].
God, Prayers to Him for our Country, Washington’s Prayer at Valley Forge, [213];
in his “Legacy,” [232];
in his letter to Putnam, [151];
poem by D. C. Roberts, [450].
God Makes a Path, poem by Roger Williams, [348].
Gomez, General, Cuban Patriot, [60].
Gospel, The, Columbus’s desire to preach it, [9], [10].
Grand Khan of Tartary, see Kublai Khan.
Grand Old Admiral, soubriquet of Columbus, [20], [26].
Great Colombia, formed, [272], [388];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
dissolved, [390].
Great Commoner, soubriquet of William Pitt, [94].
Great Drought, in Plymouth Colony, [138].
Great Emancipator, soubriquet of Lincoln, [173].
Greene, Nathaniel, at the Siege of Boston, [213];
recommends Hamilton to Washington, [157];
presents Moll Pitcher to Washington, [219];
bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [230];
tribute to him, [215].
Guayaquil (now a Part of Ecuador), liberation of, [271];
San Martin and Bolivar meet at, [273].
Gulf of Pearls, discovered by Columbus, [18].
Haiti, liberation of, [405].
Hamilton, Alexander, some important dates in his life, [154];
boyhood, [155];
meets Washington, [157];
becomes Washington’s private secretary, [157];
defends the Constitution, [158];
bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [230];
becomes Secretary of the Treasury, [160];
member of the Cincinnati, [208];
tribute to him, by Daniel Webster, [154].
Hancock, John, at Lexington, [82];
presides over Second Continental Congress, [82].
Hannibal of the Andes, soubriquet of San Martin, [254].
Harding, Warren G., at the unveiling of statue of Bolivar, [121].
Havana Harbour, battleship, Maine destroyed in, [62].
Hays, Molly, see Pitcher Molly.
Hearts of Oak, Hamilton’s company, [157].
Henry, Patrick, some important dates in his life, [316];
meets Jefferson, [307];
elected to House of Burgesses, [307];
speaks against Stamp Act, [317];
“Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” [321];
influence on John Marshall, [432];
delegate to First Continental Congress, [80], [320], [322].
Hidalgo, Liberator of Mexico, [405].
Holy Alliance, formation, [268];
plan to invade America, [269];
cause of declaring Monroe Doctrine, [270];
Chile threatened by, [403].
Holy Bible, influence on William Bradford, [125];
Lincoln’s mother reads it to her children, [176];
influence on Lincoln, [184];
Lincoln reads it to White House servants, [184];
Lincoln’s tribute to, [184];
text from, used by Lincoln, [184];
text from, on Liberty Bell, [310].
Hopkins, Oceanus, Pilgrim child, born at sea, [132].
House Divided against itself, text from Bible used by Lincoln, [184].
Houston, Sam, serves under Jackson, [295].
Iceland, known as Thule, [8].
Independence, Growth of Idea, [98], [99], [100], [308], [316], [429].
See also Declaration of Independence; Liberty; Magna Carta; Representative Government.
Independence Days, in Argentina, [243];
Chile, [404].
See also Declaration of Independence; Fourth of July.
Indians, see American Indians.
Isabella, Princess of Brazil, frees Brazilian slaves, [118].
Isabella, Queen of Spain, aids Columbus, [11], [12];
honours him on return from Indies, [14];
permits him to be deposed, [19];
is grieved at his ill-treatment, [20].
Jackson, Andrew, some important dates in his life, [280];
boyhood, [281];
reads the Declaration, [282];
fights in War for Independence, [283];
tribute to his mother, [286];
emigrates to Tennessee, [286];
why called Old Hickory, [298];
meets Chief Weatherford, [293];
his regard for Sam Houston, [296], [297];
story of the cotton-bales, [299];
kind treatment of enemy at Battle of New Orleans, [301];
his toast on Jefferson’s birthday, [279];
tribute to him, by Roosevelt, [280].
Jackson, Mrs. Elizabeth, nurses the wounded soldiers, [283];
rescues her sons from prison, [284];
dies while rescuing other Patriots, [285].
Jackson, Hugh, Andrew’s brother, a Patriot, [283].
Jackson, Robert, helps nurse soldiers, [283];
captured by the British, [284];
dies after release from prison, [285].
Jamaica, Island of, Columbus stranded on, [24].
Japan (Cipango), Columbus’s search for, [16].
Jay, John, attends First Continental Congress, [81].
Jefferson, Peter, strength and force of character, [306].
Jefferson, Thomas, some important dates in his life, [304];
boyhood, [305];
meets Patrick Henry, [307];
delegate to Continental Congress, [308];
frames Declaration of Independence, [308];
ardent Abolitionist, [310];
God’s judgment on Slavery, [312];
dies on Fiftieth Anniversary of signing of Declaration, [304], [313];
tribute to him, by Lincoln, [303].
Jesus Christ, see Christ Jesus.
Jones, John Paul, some important dates in his life, [358];
boyhood, [359];
hoists flag on the Alfred, [360];
appointed Commander, [361];
first foreign salute offered to Stars and Stripes, [362];
commands the Poor Richard, [364];
appearance and character, [367];
his famous sayings, [369].
Knox, General, bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [231].
Kosciuszko, Thaddeus, meets Washington, [223];
romance of, [224], [227];
fortifies West Point, [225];
leaves American property to free slaves, [311];
member of the Cincinnati, [208];
incident of Polish soldiers, [226].
Kublai Khan, Columbus’s search for, [9], [10], [13], [21], [24].
La Banda Oriental, see Uruguay.
La Plata, see Argentina.
La Rabida, Columbus at, [12].
Lafayette, Marquis de, some important dates in his life, [412];
arrival in America, [411], [412], [413], [414];
befriended by Washington, [414];
gifts to suffering America, [420];
wounded at Brandywine, [416];
loyal to Washington, [418];
his toast to Washington, [419];
gifts to Washington, [201];
member of the Cincinnati, [208];
revisits America, [422];
is honoured by Congress, [420];
transmits relics of Washington, to Bolivar, [421].
Land of Youth, legend of the Atlantic, [6].
Las Casas, Bartolome de, succours the Indians, [26].
Latin American Republics, their number, [405];
their Colonial nationality, [405].
See also Bolivar; Miranda; O’Higgins; Pedro; San Martin.
Le Bon Homme Richard, Paul Jones’s ship, [364].
Leander, The, Miranda’s ship, [335];
John Adams’s grandson sails in, 90 [335];
cruise to the Spanish Maine, [336];
fate of, [339].
Lee, Henry, protégé of Washington, [216];
at Mount Vernon, [217];
delivers Washington’s official funeral oration, [217].
Leif, discovery of Vinland, [8].
Lexington, Battle of, Paul Revere warns the town, [81];
news of, arouses Putnam, [146];
arouses Marshall, [433].
Liberators, see Bolivar; Cuba; Miranda; O’Higgins; San Martin.
Liberty, William Penn’s ideas on, [35], [36];
liberty of conscience, [32], [35], [125], [209], [350].
See also Independence, Growth of Idea.
Liberty Bell, announces signing of Declaration of Independence, [309].
Liberty Pole, in New York, [104].
Liberty Tree, in Boston, [104].
Light Horse Harry, soubriquet of Henry Lee, [216].
Lima, Colonial power of, [244], [257];
siege and fall of, [257];
celebrates its first Independence Day, [265].
Limon Bay, discovered by Columbus, [25].
Lincoln, Abraham, some important dates in his life, [174];
poem to, by Bryant, [174];
boyhood, [175], [176];
at New Orleans, [177];
his honesty, [177];
story of the little birds, [178];
rescues a pig, [179];
opens the kittens’ eyes, [180];
his kindness to children, [181];
influence of the Bible on Lincoln, [177], [183];
thanks Coloured Delegation for gift of Bible, [184];
Order against Sunday-work in the Army and Navy, [185];
Gettysburg Address, [186];
tribute to Washington, [190];
God’s judgment on slavery, [310].
Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, makes a home in the wilderness, [175];
teaches her children, [176];
reads them the Bible, [176];
her influence on Lincoln, [177].
Lion of the Apure, soubriquet of General Paez, [382].
Little Friend in Front Street, soubriquet of Haym Salomon, [228].
Llaneros, Venezuelan cowboys or plainsmen, [382].
Maceo, General, Cuban Patriot, [60].
Madison, James, consulted by Washington, [158];
tribute to Haym Salomon, [228];
in the Virginia Convention, [446].
Maeldune, legend of, [5].
Magna Carta, a foundation of English Liberty, [97], [98], [442].
Maine, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Maine, Battleship, destruction of, [62].
Maipu, victory of, [253].
Maize (Indian Corn), discovery of, [12].
Marblehead, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Marco Polo, see Polo, Marco.
Margarita, Island of, discovered by Columbus, [18].
Marshall, John, some important dates in his life, [426];
boyhood,
[427];
brought up an American, [425], [431];
lieutenant in the War for Independence, [433], [434], [437];
at Valley Forge, [435];
nicknamed Silver Heels, [436];
saddlebags story, [439];
cherry story, [440];
public career, [441];
appointed Chief Justice, [444];
expounder of the Constitution, [444], [445];
his tribute to his mother, [438];
to his father, [439];
reverence for him in Virginia, [446];
expresses himself on solidarity of the Union, [425];
on the integrity of the Judiciary, [446];
his religious faith, [438], [448];
tributes to him, [426], [447].
Martin, George, alias of Francisco de Miranda, [89], [336].
Maryland, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Massachusetts Bay Colony, settled by Puritans, [350];
sends delegates to First Continental Congress, [81].
See also Adams; Boston; Williams.
Massasoit, King, helps Pilgrims find lost boy, [133];
aids Roger Williams, [352].
Mayflower, Ship, leaves England, [128];
anchors in Cape Cod Bay, [129];
anchors in Plymouth Harbour, [131].
Mayflower Compact, signed, [127].
McKean, Thomas, delegate to First Continental Congress, [80].
McKinley, William, on the Cuban situation, [61];
reluctant to go to war, [62];
forced into war by destruction of the Maine, [62].
Medora, Roosevelt at, [48].
Mendoza, at the foot of the Andes, [244];
patriotism of citizens, [246], [250], [251];
honour San Martin, [247];
called “the Nest of the Argentine Eagle,” [247].
Mexico, War of Liberation, [405];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267].
Miranda, Francisco de, some important dates in his life, [326];
boyhood, [331];
propaganda for South American Independence, [332];
fights for the United States, [332];
fights for French Freedom, [333];
founds secret society, [334], [376], [396];
in New York, [89], [334], [335];
cruises in the Leander, [335];
vain attempt to free South America, [339], [341];
returns to Venezuela, [342], [376];
signs Venezuelan Declaration of Independence, [342];
made Commander-in-Chief of Venezuelan forces, [342];
betrayed to Monteverde, [345];
captivity and death, [346];
tribute to him, by the Venezuelan Government, [325];
tribute by William Spence Robertson, [326].
Misiones, San Martin born in, [237].
Missouri Compromise, Jefferson’s opinion on, [312].
Monmouth, Battle of, Moll Pitcher, [218];
Steuben’s tactics win, [223];
Washington at, [223].
Monroe, James, recognizes Independence of Spanish America, [267];
promulgates the Monroe Doctrine, [270].
Monroe Doctrine, announced, [270];
welcomed by Chile, [403].
Monteverde, General, his campaign in Venezuela, [343], [344], [377];
imprisons Miranda, [345];
gives passport to Bolivar, [345].
Monticello, the country estate of Jefferson, [304].
Montreal, aids blockaded Boston, [80].
Moravian Nuns, nurse Lafayette, [417];
present banner to Pulaski, [418], [424].
Morris, Robert, Financier of the War for Independence, [159];
recommends Hamilton for Secretary of Treasury, [160];
procures money through Haym Salomon, [228].
Mount Vernon, children of, [197], [198], [201];
stables and horses of, [201], [204];
guests at, [205], [216], [322].
Muir, John, with Roosevelt in the Yosemite, [55].
Mystery Ship, see Leander, The.
Napoleon, effect of his wars on South America, [112], [239], [268], [341].
Napoleon of the South American Revolution, soubriquet of Simon Bolivar, [392].
Nashville, Jackson emigrates to, [287], [289].
Nelson, Washington’s famous charger, [201], [204].
Nest of the Argentine Eagle, soubriquet of the city of Mendoza, [247].
Nevis, Island of, birthplace of Hamilton, [155].
New England Army, besieges Boston, [82];
adopted by Congress, [83], [84].
New Granada, liberated by Bolivar, [388];
absorbed into Great Colombia, [388];
modern Republic of Colombia, [390].
New Hampshire, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
New Jersey, refuge of persecuted Friends, [35];
aids blockaded Boston, [79].
New Orleans, Lincoln attends slave-market at, [177];
story of the cotton-bales, [299];
its citizens nurse wounded enemies, [301];
Jackson’s tribute to his mother, [286].
New York, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
Hamilton in, [156];
Washington in, [230];
Miranda in, [89], [334], [335];
Haym Salomon in, [229];
Paez in, [382];
Lafayette in, [422];
opposition to ratification in, [159].
See also Steuben.
North Carolina, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
O’Higgins, Ambrose, boyhood, [395];
made Spanish Viceroy of Lima, [396].
O’Higgins, Bernardo, some important dates in his life, [394];
boyhood, [396];
joins the Patriots, [397];
heroic action at Rancagua, [398];
escapes to Argentina, [400];
crosses the Andes with San Martin, [251], [253];
is made Supreme Dictator of Chile, [255], [400];
equips navy to liberate Peru, [255];
his work of civic reconstruction, [401];
exiled from Chile, [402];
welcomed by Peru, [402];
recalled to Chile, [403];
dies in Peru, [403];
National Hero of Chile, [404].
Old Hickory, soubriquet of Andrew Jackson, [297].
Old Put, soubriquet of Israel Putnam, [142].
Onas, soubriquet of William Penn, [37], [41].
Orinoco River, description of, [378], [384].
Oyster Bay, home-town of Roosevelt, [50], [53].
Paez, General, his strength and courage, [382];
seizes gunboats on the Apure, [383];
revolts against Bolivar, [389];
President of Venezuela, [390];
in exile, [382].
Pampas, Argentine prairie or plain, [240], [241].
Panama, discovered by Columbus, [25].
Paraguay, Tyrant-liberator of, [405].
Paris of America, soubriquet of Buenos Aires, [241].
Paul, John, see Jones, John Paul.
Peace, see Arbitration and Peace.
Pearl Islands, discovered by Columbus, [21], [26].
Pearl of the Antilles, soubriquet of Cuba, [60].
Pearls, found by Columbus, [17], [19], [21], [26].
Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, declares Independence of Brazil, [113];
abdicates, [113].
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, some important dates in his life, [110];
boy-emperor, [113], [115];
patriot, [116];
opposes slavery, [117];
abdicates, [119];
poem to him by Whittier, [110].
See also Brazil.
Pendleton, Edmund, attends First Continental Congress, [80];
at Mount Vernon, [322].
Penn, William, some important dates in his life, [30];
vision in boyhood, [31];
becomes a Friend, [32];
story of sword, [32];
persecution of, [33];
his principles of Peace, [30], [33];
in America, [36];
friendly and just treatment of Indians, [38], [41];
Indians’ sorrow at his death, [42].
Pennsylvania, how named, [35];
charter granted William Penn, [35].
See also Philadelphia.
Pensacola, Miranda helps to attack, [332].
Perez, Friar Juan, aids Columbus, [12].
Peru, under Spanish rule, [244], [257];
patriotic reception of San Martin, [256];
declares its Independence, [265];
National Flag, [265];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
gratitude to San Martin, [275];
Bolivar’s plans for liberation of, [273], [388];
its early Patriot, Tupac Amaru, [405];
gratitude to O’Higgins, [402].
See also Lima; Pizarro.
Philadelphia, naming of, [37];
William Penn’s first visit to, [37];
meeting place of Continental Congress, [80];
Independence
of the United States declared in, [309].
Pilgrim Fathers, leave Leyden, [123], [124], [126];
land in America, [129];
attacked by Nauset Indians, [130];
hunt for lost boy, [134];
pray for rain, [138];
friendly to Roger Williams, [352].
See also Separatists.
Pitcher, Moll, at Monmouth, [218];
rewarded by Washington, [219].
Pitt, Thomas, why called “Diamond Pitt,” [95];
transmits his strong will to William Pitt, [96].
Pitt, William, some important dates in his life, [94];
boyhood, [96];
defender of America, [93], [101];
supports Francisco de Miranda, [89], [333];
his dramatic last appearance, [105];
tributes to, [94].
Pittsburgh, (Pa.), named for William Pitt, [94].
Pittsfield, Mass., named for William Pitt, [94].
Pizarro, founder of Lima, [244].
Plymouth, Mass., settled, [131];
Canonicus sends Rattlesnake Challenge to, [136];
saved by Roger Williams, [354].
See also, Pilgrim Fathers.
Polo, Marco, his travels read by Columbus, [10].
Poor Richard, The (Le Bon Homme Richard), Paul Jones’s ship, [364], [365].
Poor Richard’s Almanack, published by Franklin, [169];
Paul Jones, names ship after, [364].
Portia, pen-name of Abigail Adams, [76].
Potts, Isaac, overhears Washington praying at Valley Forge, [212].
Prince of Peace, Penn in his Peace Plan, refers to Christ as, [34];
pledge of Argentina and Chile to, [406].
Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land, Bible text on Liberty Bell, [310].
Protector of Peru, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, [266].
Providence, founded by Roger Williams, [352];
under peaceful rule of Roger Williams, [355].
Puerto Cabello, imprisonment of Americans in, [340];
fall of, [344];
Miranda imprisoned in, [345].
Pulaski, Count, visits Lafayette, [417];
receives banner from Moravian Nuns, [418];
banner in Lafayette’s procession, [424].
Puritans, meaning of name, [350];
Puritans in Boston, [350].
Putnam, Israel, some important dates in his life, [142];
boyhood, [143];
fight with the wolf, [144];
at Bunker Hill, [147];
makes Washington laugh, [148];
praise from Washington, [150];
tribute from Washington Irving, [142].
Quakers, see Friends.
Quebec, aids blockaded Boston, [80];
Petitions of First Continental Congress, [81].
Quincy, Mass., see Braintree.
Rancagua, battle of, [398].
Ranger, The, Paul Jones’s ship, [362].
Raritan, Hamilton at, the passage of, [157].
Read, George, delegate to First Continental Congress, [80].
Representative Government, Lincoln on, [187];
in early Virginia, [308].
See also Constitution of the United States; Independence, Growth of Idea.
Republics, see names of Republics.
Revere, Paul, ride to Philadelphia, [77];
ride to Lexington, [81].
Rhode Island, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
sends troops to Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston, [214].
See also Williams.
Rio de Janeiro, Pedro II crowned in, [113];
visited by Roosevelt, [66];
statue, gift of American people, placed in, [122].
Rio de la Plata, River of Silver, [242], [243].
Rio Teodoro, River of Doubt, named after Roosevelt, [69].
River of Doubt, explored by Roosevelt, [65].
River of Silver, Rio de la Plata, [242], [243].
Rivers, see names of rivers.
Robertson, William Spence, characterization of San Martin, [236];
of Miranda, [326];
of Bolivar, [391], [392];
decorated with Order of Liberators of Venezuela, [392].
Robinson, Pastor John, in Leyden, [126].
Rockingham, Lord, defender of America, [103].
Rodney, Cæsar, delegate to
First Continental Congress, [80].
Rodriquez, Simon, Bolivar’s tutor, [374];
arouses his patriotism, [376].
Roman Catholic Church, in Spanish America, [330].
See also Beltran; Las Casas; Perez.
Roosevelt, Kermit, at Sagamore Hill, [53];
hunts in Africa, [57];
explores the River of Doubt, [66].
Roosevelt, Theodore, some important dates in his life, [44];
boyhood, [45];
love of Nature, [46], [51];
busting broncos, [47];
ranching, [47];
square deal, [43], [44];
with John Burroughs in the Yellowstone, [53];
Big Stick, [54];
with John Muir in the Yosemite, [55];
Bear Hunters’ dinner, [56];
hunting in Africa, [57];
Rough Riders, [59], [61];
at San Juan Hill, [64];
at Montauk Point, [65];
explores the River of Doubt, [65];
tribute to him, [69].
St. Brandan, legend of, [6].
St. Christopher, legend of, [9].
Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s Long Island home, [50], [52].
Sage of Monticello, soubriquet of Thomas Jefferson, [304].
Salomon, Haym, finances the War for Independence, [228];
tribute to, by James Madison [228].
Samoset, welcomes the Pilgrims, [131].
San Juan Hill, Rough Riders at, [64].
San Lorenzo, victory of, [242].
San Martin, Jose de, some important dates in his life, [236];
boyhood, [237];
serves as officer in Spain, [238];
returns to Argentina, [240];
wins battle of San Lorenzo, [242];
made Governor of Cuyo, [244];
his noble character, [247];
mobilizes Army to cross the Andes, [243], [248], [250];
crosses the Andes, [249];
refuses honours, [254];
proclamation to Peruvians, [256];
takes Lima, [257];
his modesty, [261];
his kindness, [262];
his love of children, [263];
his graciousness, [263];
his gentleness, [264];
becomes Protector of Peru, [266];
interview with Bolivar, [272];
lays down his command, [275];
his wife, [246], [247], [275];
goes into voluntary exile, [276];
his self-abnegation, [277];
his death, [276];
interment at Buenos Aires, [278];
tributes to him by Lord Bryce, Joseph Conrad, William Spence Robertson, and Bartolome Mitre, [235], [236].
See also Argentina; Bolivar; O’Higgins.
San Mateo, country estate of Bolivar, [374], [375].
Santiago, Chile, taken by the Spaniards, [398], [399].
Santo Domingo, ruled by Columbus, [18], [19].
Sea of Darkness, see Atlantic Ocean.
Separatists, not Puritans, [350].
See also Bradford; Pilgrim Fathers.
Sequoias, visited by Roosevelt John Muir, [55].
Shackamaxon, Place of Kings, [38].
Shadwell Farm, property of Thomas Jefferson, [305].
Shenandoah River, meaning of name, [192];
Washington surveys in its valley, [192].
Sherman, Roger, delegate to First Continental Congress, [80].
Shirra, Rev. Mr., prays God to save Leith from Paul Jones, [366];
strong wind blows Jones’s ship away, [367].
Silver Heels, soubriquet of John Marshall, [436].
Slate Rock, Indians greet Roger Williams from, [353].
Slavery in Brazil, emancipation of slaves, [117], [118].
Slavery in Spanish America, Indian slaves, [26], [329], [330];
slaves defended by Bartolome de Las Casas, [26];
patriot slaves freed by San Martin, [242], [257].
Slavery in the United States, Lincoln at the slave-market, [177];
slave clause stricken from Declaration of Independence, [311];
Abolitionists, [312];
God’s judgment on slavery, pronounced by Lincoln, [310];
by Jefferson, [312].
Smith, William Steuben, sails with Miranda, [90], [335].
Sons of Liberty, origin of name, [104];
active in the Colonies, [104].
Soul Liberty, preached by Roger Williams, [347], [348], [351].
South Carolina, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Spain, rule of, in Spanish America, [237], [242], [329].
See also Bolivar; Miranda; O’Higgins; San Martin.
Spanish Galleons, treasure ships, [26], [327].
Spanish Main, [327], [338].
Stamp Act, William Pitt’s speech against, [102];
Patrick Henry’s speech against, [317].
Standish, Captain Miles, sails for the New World, [126];
arrests Canonicus’s messenger, [137].
Stars and Stripes, see Flags of the United States.
Steuben, Baron, at Valley Forge, [222];
at Monmouth, [223];
bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [230];
his services recognized by the State of New York, [223].
Sucre, Antonio de, Bolivar’s general and friend, [389];
liberates Bolivia, [390].
Tarleton, General, massacres militia of the Waxhaws, [283].
Tartary, Columbus’s search for, [9], [16].
Terrestrial Paradise, Columbus’s search for, [5], [15], [21].
Terrible Cornet of Horse, soubriquet of William Pitt, [97].
Thule, visited by Columbus, [8];
supposed to be Iceland, [8].
Tierra Firme, old Spanish name for the South American continent, [17].
Tisquantum, the Pilgrim’s Indian interpreter, [134], [135], [136].
Tobacco, discovered by Columbus, [12].
Toussaint l’Ouverture, Liberator of Haiti, [405].
Trinidad, named by Columbus, [16].
Trumbull, Governor Jonathan, sends Putnam to Bunker Hill, [147];
supplies powder for Battle, [209];
nicknamed Brother Jonathan, [210].
Tupac Amaru, early Peruvian Patriot, [405].
Twin Cities, Cristobal and Colon, named after Columbus, [25].
Union, The, Hamilton’s faith in, [154];
Andrew Jackson’s toast, [279];
John Marshall and the solidarity of the Union, [425], [431];
the Constitution necessary to protect the Union, [158], [443];
Washington on the Unity of our Government, [448].
Uruguay, called La Banda Oriental, [405];
Artigas, Liberator of, [405];
Roosevelt visits, [66].
Usheen, legend of the Atlantic, [6].
Valley Forge, winter of suffering, [210], [211], [418];
Martha Washington nurses the sick, [212];
Washington prays God for aid, [213];
Nathanael Greene procures army supplies, [215];
Steuben trains the Army, [222];
John Marshall keeps up the soldiers’ courage, [436].
Venezuela, discovered by Columbus, [17];
Miranda’s attempt to liberate, [335], [339];
Declaration of Independence, [342];
National Flag, [339], [342];
Constitution
of Bolivar, [384].
See also Bolivar; Miranda.
Vermont, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Villamil, Joseph, helps to liberate Guayaquil, [271].
Vinland the Good, Columbus may have heard of, [9].
Virginia, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
summons first representative assembly in America, [308].
See also Henry; Jefferson; Madison; Marshall; Pendleton; Washington.
Virginia Rangers, cover Braddock’s Retreat, [428].
Warren, Dr. Joseph, at Bunker Hill, [87].
Washington, George, some important dates in his life, [190];
Lincoln’s tribute on his birthday, [190];
boyhood, [191];
offers to aid blockaded Boston, [80];
delegate to First Continental Congress, [80], [322];
nominated Commander-in-Chief, [83];
his modesty, [84], [171];
arrives at Cambridge, [147];
the spy in camp, [148];
letter to Putnam, [150];
meets Hamilton, [157];
on Sunday work in the Army and Navy, [185];
Cincinnatus of the West, [189], [206];
love of children, [198], [200], [204];
story of the little Boston Girl, [200];
his favourite horse, [204];
anecdote of the bowl of tea, [206];
his tact and kindness, [206];
friendship with Governor Trumbull, [209];
at Valley Forge, [210];
compassion for suffering soldiers, [210];
in prayer
to God for help, [213];
befriends Light Horse Harry, [216];
sends Kosciuszko to fortify West Point, [225];
pays the troops with the aid of Haym Salomon, [228];
bids farewell to his officers, [230];
presides over Federal Convention, [171];
bequest from Franklin, [172];
Farewell Address, [158], [418];
bequeaths their Freedom to his slaves, [311];
tributes to him, [233], [234].
See also Greene; Lafayette; Lee.
Washington, Martha, wedding day of, [197];
at Valley Forge, [211];
laughing parrot of, [217];
anxiety for Washington, [322].
Washington, Mary, education of her son, [195];
Washington visits her at Fredericksburg, [195].
Washington of South America, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, [254].
Waxhaws, home-place of Andrew Jackson,
[281], [283].
Weatherford, Chief, [290], [291].
Western Passage to Asia, Columbus’s search for, [9], [11], [13], [25].
West Indies, discovered by Columbus, [12].
West Point, fortified by Kosciuszko, [225].
What Cheer, Netop, Indian greeting to Roger Williams, [353].
White, Peregrine, Pilgrim boy born on the Mayflower, [133].
Whittier, John Greenleaf, as Abolitionist, [312].
Williams, Roger, some important
dates in his life, [348];
boyhood, [349];
preaches Soul Liberty, [347], [348], [351];
his other teachings, [351];
exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony, [351];
founds Providence, [353];
saves Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies, [354];
peaceful and liberal rule of, [355].
Windham, (Conn.), aids blockaded Boston, [78].
Winslow, Governor Edward, sails for New World, [126];
tells of the Great Drought, [139];
befriends Roger Williams, [352].
Winter, N. O., describes El Cristo of the Andes, [409].
Wood, General Leonard, Colonel of the Rough Riders, [63];
made Brigadier-General, [64].
Yapeyu, birthplace of Jose de San Martin, [237].
Yellowstone National Park, Roosevelt’s visit to, [53].
Yosemite, The, Roosevelt’s visit to, [55].
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Ode by William Collins.
[2] These are merely extracts from Pitt’s speeches.
[4] Fraunces Tavern is still standing on the corner of Pearl and Broad Streets, New York City. It has been restored by the Sons of the Revolution.
[5] Pronounced Hewston.
[6] Read the story of the Spanish Galleons, on page [327].
[7] The Christ of the Andes.
