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| Preface | | [3] |
| Contents | | [5] |
| Introduction | | [8] |
| PART I. |
| PRIMITIVE AMERICA. |
| Chapter |
| I. | —The Aborigines | [11] |
| PART II. |
| VOYAGE AND DISCOVERY. |
| II. | —The Norsemen in America | [21] |
| III. | —Spanish Discoveries in America | [24] |
| IV. | —Spanish Discoveries in America.—Continued | [28] |
| V. | —The French in America | [35] |
| VI. | —English Discoveries and Settlements | [41] |
| VII. | —English Discoveries and Settlements.—Continued | [47] |
| VIII. | —Voyages and Settlements of the Dutch | [53] |
| PART III. |
| COLONIAL HISTORY. |
| IX. | —Virginia.—The First Charter | [57] |
| X. | —Charter Government.—Continued | [65] |
| XI. | —Virginia.—The Royal Government | [70] |
| XII. | —Massachusetts.—Settlement and Union | [76] |
| XIII. | —Massachusetts.—War and Witchcraft | [84] |
| XIV. | —New York.—Settlement and Administration of Stuyvesant | [94] |
| XV. | —New York under the English | [100] |
| XVI. | —Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire | [106] |
| XVII. | —New Jersey and Pennsylvania | [115] |
| XVIII. | —Maryland and North Carolina | [122] |
| XIX. | —South Carolina and Georgia | [128] |
| XX. | —French and Indian War | [135] |
| PART IV. |
| REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION. |
| XXI. | —Causes of the Revolution | [149] |
| XXII. | —The Beginning of the Revolution.—Events of 1775 | [157] |
| XXIII. | —The Events of 1776 | [163] |
| XXIV. | —Operations of 1777 | [171] |
| XXV. | —Events of 1778 and 1779 | [178] |
| XXVI. | —Reverses and Treason.—Events of 1780 | [187] |
| XXVII. | —Events of 1781 | [192] |
| XXVIII. | —Confederation and Union | [199] |
| PART V. |
| GROWTH OF THE UNION. |
| XXIX. | —Washington's Administration | [205] |
| XXX. | —Adams's Administration | [211] |
| XXXI. | —Jefferson's Administration | [214] |
| XXXII. | —Madison's Administration.—War of 1812 | [221] |
| XXXIII. | —War of 1812.—Events of 1813 | [228] |
| XXXIV. | —The Campaigns of 1814 | [235] |
| XXXV. | —Monroe's Administration | [244] |
| XXXVI. | —Adams's Administration | [248] |
| XXXVII. | —Jackson's Administration | [250] |
| XXXVIII. | —Van Buren's Administration | [254] |
| XXXIX. | —Administrations of Harrison and Tyler | [257] |
| XL. | —Polk's Administration and the Mexican War | [261] |
| XLI. | —Administrations of Taylor and Fillmore | [269] |
| XLII. | —Pierce's Administration | [273] |
| XLIII. | —Buchanan's Administration | [275] |
| PART VI. |
| THE CIVIL WAR. |
| XLIV. | —Lincoln's Administration and the Civil War | [281] |
| XLV. | —Causes of the Civil War | [284] |
| XLVI. | —Events of 1861 | [288] |
| XLVII. | —Campaigns of 1862 | [293] |
| XLVIII. | —The Events of 1863 | [302] |
| XLIX. | —The Closing Conflicts.—Events of 1864 and 1865 | [310] |
| PART VII. |
| THE NATION REUNITED. |
| L. | —Johnson's Administration | [323] |
| LI. | —Grant's Administration | [328] |
| LII. | —Hayes's Administration | [337] |
| LIII. | —Administrations of Garfield and Arthur | [344] |
| LIV. | —Cleveland's Administration | [350] |
| LV. | —Harrison's Administration | [361] |
| Appendix. | —Constitution of the United States | [371] |
| Index | | [387] |