The Nation in a Nutshell

by George M. Towle

THE NATION IN A NUTSHELL

A RAPID OUTLINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY.

By George Makepeace Towle

Author Of "Young People's History Of England," "Young People's History Of Ireland," "Heroes Of History," "Modern France," Etc.

1886

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CONTENTS

[ I. AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES. ]

[ II. THE ERA OF DISCOVERY. ]

[ III. THE ERA OF COLONIZATION. ]

[ IV. THE COLONIAL ERA. ]

[ V. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. ]

[ VI. SOCIETY IN 1776. ]

[ VII. THE REVOLUTION. ]

[ VIII. THE CONFEDERATION AND CONSTITUTION. ]

[ IX. WASHINGTON'S PRESIDENCY. ]

[ X. THE WAR OF 1812. ]

[ XI. THE MEXICAN WAR. ]

[ XII. THE SLAVERY AGITATION. ]

[ XIII. THE CIVIL WAR. ]

[ XIV. THE PRESIDENTS. ]

[ XV. MATERIAL PROGRESS. ]

[ XVI. PROGRESS IN LITERATURE. ]

[ XVII. PROGRESS IN THE ARTS. ]

[ XVIII. PROGRESS IN SCIENCE AND INVENTION. ]

[ XIX. POLITICAL CHANGES. ]

[ FOOTNOTES: ]