CHAPTER II. EXPULSION OF THE FRENCH (1750-1763). 11. References—12. Rival claims in North America (1690-1754)—13. Collisions on the frontier (1749-1754)—14. The strength of the parties (1754)—15. Congress of Albany (1754)—16. Military operations (1755- 1757)—17. The conquest of Canada (1758-1760)—18. Geographical results of the war (1763)—19. The colonies during the war (1754-1763)—20. Political effects of the war (1763).
CHAPTER III. CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION (1763-1775). 21. References—22. Condition of the British Empire (1763)—23. New schemes of colonial regulation (1763)—24. Writs of Assistance (1761- 1764)—25. The Stamp Act (1763-1765)—26. The Stamp Act Congress (1765)— 27. Revenue acts (1767)—28. Colonial protests and repeal (1767-1770)—29. Spirit of violence in the colonies (1770-1773)—30. Coercive acts of 1774 —31. The First Continental Congress (1774)—32. Outbreak of hostilities (1775)—33. Justification of the Revolution.
CHAPTER IV. UNION AND INDEPENDENCE (1775-1783). 34. References—35. The strength of the combatants (1775)—36. The Second Continental Congress (1775)—37. The national government formed (1775)— 38. Independence declared (1776)—39. New State governments formed (1775- 1777)—40. The first period of the war (1775-1778)—41. Foreign relations (1776-1780)—42. The war ended (1778-1782)—43. Finances of the Revolution (1775-1783)—44. Internal difficulties (1775-1782)—45. Formation of a Constitution (1776-1781)—46. Peace negotiated (1781-1783)—47. Political effects of the war (1775-1783).
CHAPTER V. THE CONFEDERATION (1781-1788). 48. References—49. The United States in 1781—50. Form of the government (1781-1788)—51. Disbandment of the army (1783)—52. Territorial settlement with the States (1781-1802)—53. Finances (1781-1788)—54. Disorders in the States (1781-1788)—55. Slavery (1777-1788)—56. Foreign relations and commerce (1781-1788)—57. Disintegration of the Union (1786, 1787)—58. Reorganization attempted (1781-1787).
CHAPTER VI. THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION (1787-1789). 59. References—60. The Federal Convention assembled (1787)—61. Difficulties of the convention (1787)—62. Sources of the Constitution— 63. The great compromises (1787)—64. Details of the Constitution (1787)— 65. Difficulties of ratification (1787, 1788)—66. State conventions (1787, 1788)—67. Expiration of the Confederation (1788)—68. Was the Constitution a compact?
CHAPTER VII. ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT (1789-1793). 69. References—70. Geography of the United States in 1789—71. The people of the United States in 1789—72. Political methods in 1789—73. Organization of Congress (1789)—74. Organization of the Executive (1789, 1790)—75. Organization of the courts (1789-1793)—76. Revenue and protection (1789, 1790)—77. National and State debts (1789, 1790)—78. United States Bank (1791, 1792)—79. Slavery questions (1789-1798)—80. The success of the new government (1789-1792).
CHAPTER VIII. FEDERAL SUPREMACY (1793-1801). 81. References—82. Formation of political parties (1792-1794)—83. War between France and England (1793)—84. American neutrality (1793)—85. The Jay Treaty (1794-1796)—86. The Whiskey Rebellion (1794)—87. Election of John Adams (1796)—88. Breach with France (1795-1798)—89. Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)—90. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798-1800)— 91. Election of 1800, 1801—92. Causes of the fall of the Federalists.
CHAPTER IX. REPUBLICAN SUPREMACY (1801-1809). 93. References—94. The political revolution of 1801—95. Jefferson's civil service (1801-1803)—96. Attack on the judiciary (1801-1805)—97. The policy of retrenchment (1801-1809)—98. Barbary Wars (1801-1806)—99. Annexation of Louisiana (1803)—100. Federal schemes of disunion (1803- 1809)—101. The Burr conspiracy (1806, 1807)—102. Aggressions on neutral trade (1803-1807)—103. Policy of non resistance (1805-1807)—104. The embargo (1807, 1808)—105. Repeal of the embargo (1809).
CHAPTER X. THE UNION IN DANGER (1809-1815) 106. References—107. Non intercourse laws (1809, 1810)—108. Fruitless negotiations (1809-1811)—109. The war party (1811)—110. Strength of the combatants (1812)—111. War on the northern frontier (1812, 1813)—112. Naval war (1812-1815)—113. Disastrous campaign of 1814—114. Question of the militia (1812-1814)—115. Secession movement in New England (1814)— 116. Peace of Ghent (1812-1814)—117. Political effects of the war (1815).
CHAPTER XI. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC REORGANIZATION (1815-1824) 118. References—119. Conditions of national growth (1815)—120. The second United States Bank (1815)—121. Internal improvements (1806-1817)— 122. The first protective tariff (1816)—123. Monroe's administration (1817-1825)—124. Territorial extension (1805-1819)—125. Judicial decisions (1812-1824)—126. The slavery question revived (1815-1820)—127. The Missouri Compromises (1818-1821)—128. Relations with Latin American States (1815-1823)—129. The Monroe Doctrine (1823).