Alton: 76.
Amendment of Constitution: how carried, 24; suggested amendment to conciliate South, 192; Thirteenth Amendment prohibiting slavery, 335-7, 431, 433; Fifteenth Amendment requiring negro suffrage, 334-5.
America, United States of, and American: Diverse character of Colonies, resemblances to and differences from England, 16-20; first attempt at Union, 20; independence and making of Constitution, 21-3; features of Constitution, 23-5; expansion, 26-8; Union Government brought into effect, 28-30, 41; rise of national tradition, 30-5; compromise on main cause of disunion, slavery, 35-40; parties and tendencies in the first half of nineteenth century, 40-52; triumph of Union sentiment, 45-6; growth of separate interest and sentiment in South, 43-5, 52-9; intellectual development and foundations of American patriotism, 59-61; further compromise on slavery, 96-101; political cleavage of North and South becomes definite, 109-12; "a house divided against itself," 143-7; for further developments, see North and South; see also Lincoln; Lincoln's position as to enforcement of union, 143-4; common heritage of America from Civil War, 455.
American Party, or Know-Nothings: 112, 117-8.
American Policy (so-called): 42-8.
Anderson, Major: 189-90, 208, 212-3, 449.
Appalachians. See Alleghany Mountains.
Appomattox River and Court House: 447.
Arbitration: 263-4.
Argyll, Duke of: 176, 260.