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List of Maps		[xvi]
List of Illustrations		[xvii]
Chronological Table		[xx]

	PART I.—PERIOD OF DISCOVERY AND
	SETTLEMENT, 1492–1765.

	CHAPTER I.—DISCOVERY.
SECTION
1-3.	The American Indians	[1]
4.	Pre-Columbian Discoverers	[4]
5-13.	Columbus and the Spanish Discoverers	[7]
14-16.	The French Explorers	[18]
17-18.	The English Explorers	[20]
19-20.	Summary of Results	[22]
	References	[23]

	CHAPTER II.—THE FIRST PLANTATIONS AND COLONIES, 1607–1630.

21-28.	The Settlement of Virginia	[24]
29-30.	The Settlement of New York	[29]
31-36.	The Pilgrims at Plymouth	[31]
37-38.	The Settlement of Massachusetts	[34]
	References	[36]

	CHAPTER III.—SPREAD OF PLANTATIONS, 1630–1689.

39-41.	The Settlement and Growth of Maryland	[37]
42-45.	Development of Virginia	[40]
46-52.	Development of New England	[42]
53-60.	The New England Confederacy	[46]
61-71.	Development of the Middle Colonies	[51]
72-76.	The Southern Colonies	[57]
	References	[59]

	CHAPTER IV.—THE COUNTRY AT THE END OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.

77-78.	General Conditions	[60]
79-84.	Characteristics of New England	[61]
85-86.	Characteristics of the Middle Colonies	[65]
87-90.	Characteristics of the Southern Colonies	[66]
	References	[68]

	CHAPTER V.—DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLONIES, 1690–1765.

91-94.	Colonial Disputes	[69]
95-97.	Virginia and Georgia	[71]
98-100.	French Discoveries and Claims	[73]
101-116.	Wars with the French	[75]
	References	[86]

	PART II.—PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION, 1765–1789.

	CHAPTER VI.—CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION.

117-120.	General Causes	[87]
121-126.	The Question of Taxation	[91]
127-132.	The Resistance of the Colonies	[93]
133-135.	The Tax on Tea	[98]
136-139.	New Legislation and Opposition	[100]
140-143.	The Crisis	[103]
	References	[106]


	CHAPTER VII.—THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1775 AND 1776.

144-147.	Early Movements	[107]
148-152.	Washington in Command	[110]
153-158.	The War in New York	[114]
159-160.	General Condition of the Country	[118]
161-162.	Failure of British Expeditions	[119]
163-165.	The Declaration of Independence	[121]
166-176.	The War in New Jersey	[126]


	CHAPTER VIII.—THE CAMPAIGN OF 1777.

177-187.	The Struggle for the Center	[135]

	CHAPTER IX.—THE FRENCH ALLIANCE AND THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1778 AND 1779.

188-193.	A Winter of Discouragement	[144]
194-198.	Prospects Brighten	[149]
199-207.	Conditions West of the Alleghanies	[152]
208-209.	The Conquest of the Northwest	[158]
210-212.	The Victories of Paul Jones	[159]


	CHAPTER X.—THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1780 AND 1781.

213-214.	The War in the South	[162]
215-220.	The Treason of Benedict Arnold	[164]
221-223.	Causes of Discouragement	[167]
224-228.	American Successes in the South	[168]
229-237.	The Close of the War	[172]


	CHAPTER XI.—THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND THE CONSTITUTION.

238-243.	Difficulties of Confederation	[178]
244-256.	The Constitution	[181]
	References	[190]

	PART III.—THE ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES, 1789–1825.

	CHAPTER XII.—THE COUNTRY AT THE CLOSE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

257-262.	General Conditions	[191]
263-264.	Spirit of the People	[194]
	References	[195]

	CHAPTER XIII.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF WASHINGTON, 1789–1797.

265-268.	Early Legislation and Parties	[196]
269-274.	Difficulties of Administration	[200]
	References	[204]

	CHAPTER XIV.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF JOHN ADAMS, 1797–1801.

275-281.	A Period of Dissensions	[205]
	References	[210]

	CHAPTER XV.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF JEFFERSON, 1801–1809.

282-284.	Jeffersonian Policy	[211]
285-295.	Measures and Events	[214]
296-297.	Character of Jefferson’s Statesmanship	[222]
	References	[224]

	CHAPTER XVI.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF MADISON, 1809–1817.

298-303.	Outbreak of War	[225]
304-305.	Exploits of the Navy	[230]
306-310.	Reverses and Successes	[234]
311-312.	End of the War	[238]
313-315.	The Disaffection of New England	[240]
316-319.	Consequences of the War	[242]
	References	[244]

	CHAPTER XVII.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF MONROE, 1817–1825.

320-322.	Character of the Period	[245]
323-326.	Diplomatic Achievements	[247]
327-331.	Slavery comes to the Front	[250]
332-334.	Factional Politics	[254]
	References	[256]

	PART IV.—SPREAD OF DEMOCRACY AND EXTENSION OF TERRITORY, 1825–1850.

	CHAPTER XVIII.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, 1825—1829.

335-339.	Failures of the Administration	[257]
340-342.	The Tariff Question	[260]
	References	[262]

	CHAPTER XIX.—THE JACKSONIAN EPOCH, 1829–1837.

343-345.	Political Conditions	[263]
346-350.	Progress of the Nation	[265]

	CHAPTER XX.—JACKSON’S FIRST ADMINISTRATION, 1829–1833.

351-354.	A Popular Autocrat	[271]
355-356.	The Debate over the Nature of the Constitution	[274]
357-358.	The Tariff and Nullification	[278]
	References	[280]

	CHAPTER XXI.—JACKSON’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION, 1833—1837.

359-360.	The Abolitionists	[281]
361-367.	Financial Disturbances	[283]
	References	[287]

	CHAPTER XXII.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF VAN BUREN AND OF HARRISON AND TYLER, 1837–1845.

368-371.	A Period of Confusion	[288]
372-373.	The Embarrassments of the Whigs	[290]
374-376.	Texas and Oregon	[293]
	References	[295]

	CHAPTER XXIII.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLK, 1845–1849.

377-379.	The Opening of the Mexican War	[296]
380-389.	The Conduct and Results of the War	[299]
	References	[304]

	PART V.—THE EVE OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1850–1861.

	CHAPTER XXIV.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF TAYLOR AND FILLMORE, 1849–1853.

390-394.	The Question of California	[305]
395-400.	The Compromise of 1850	[308]
401-404.	International and Domestic Affairs	[313]

	CHAPTER XXV.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF PIERCE, 1853–1857.

405-410.	The Confusion of Parties	[317]
411-415.	Kansas-Nebraska Legislation	[320]
416-417.	The Republican Party	[323]

	CHAPTER XXVI.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF BUCHANAN, 1857–1861.

418-422.	The Supreme Court and Slavery	[326]
423-427.	Kansas and Utah	[329]
428-431.	The Great Debates	[332]
432-434.	John Brown and Public Opinion	[336]
435-439.	The Presidential Campaign of 1860	[339]
440-446.	Secession of the South	[342]
447-449.	The Country in 1860–1861	[348]
	References	[350]

	PART VI.—THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1861–1869.

	CHAPTER XXVII.—THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

450-453.	Opening of Hostilities	[353]
454-458.	Military and Financial Strength of the Combatants	[357]
459-461.	Description of the Seat of War	[360]
462-465.	Domestic and Foreign Complications	[362]
466-471.	Military Movements of 1861	[365]
472-474.	International Difficulties	[369]

	CHAPTER XXVIII.—THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1862.

475-483.	The War in the West	[372]
484-489.	The Work of the Navy	[381]
490-498.	The War in the East	[387]
499-502.	Public Feeling in the North and Great Britain	[394]
503-506.	The War in the East continued	[397]
507-513.	Domestic and Foreign Effects of the Campaigns of 1862	[402]
	References	[406]

	CHAPTER XXIX.—THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1863.

514-517.	Vicksburg	[408]
518-522.	The Chattanooga Campaign	[411]
523-525.	The Eastern Campaigns	[414]
526-529.	Embarrassment of the Federal Government	[419]
	References	[421]

	CHAPTER XXX.—THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1864.

530-533.	Grant and Lee in Virginia	[422]
534-538.	Sherman’s Campaigns	[426]
539-541.	Naval Victories	[430]
542-546.	Political Affairs	[432]
	References	[435]

	CHAPTER XXXI.—END OF THE WAR, 1865.

547-551.	Movements of Sherman and Grant	[436]
552-554.	The Death of President Lincoln	[440]
555-561.	The Magnitude of the War	[441]
	References	[445]

	CHAPTER XXXII.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF JOHNSON: RECONSTRUCTION, 1865–1869.

562-573.	Different Policies of Reconstruction	[446]
574-576.	Effects of Reconstruction	[452]
577-580.	Johnson and Congress	[454]
	References	[457]

	PART VII.—PERIOD OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1869–1902.

	CHAPTER XXXIII.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF GRANT, 1869–1877.

581-588.	Grant’s First Administration, 1869–1873	[458]
589-595.	Grant’s Second Administration, 1873–1877	[463]
596-599.	Party Politics	[468]
	References	[472]

	CHAPTER XXXIV.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF HAYES AND OF GARFIELD AND ARTHUR, 1877–1885.

600-603.	Industrial Problems	[473]
604-605.	Financial Problems	[475]
606-609.	Political Affairs	[476]
610-613.	Chief Features of Arthur’s Administration	[480]
614-617.	Political Events	[483]
618-619.	The Presidential Campaign of 1884	[485]
	References	[487]

	CHAPTER XXXV.—FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF CLEVELAND, 1885–1889.

620-623.	Important Measures and Reforms	[488]
624-628.	Industrial and Financial Disturbances	[491]
	References	[494]

	CHAPTER XXXVI.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF BENJAMIN HARRISON, 1889–1893.

629-638.	Domestic Events and Measures	[495]
639-641.	Foreign Affairs	[500]
642-643.	Political Affairs	[502]

	CHAPTER XXXVII.—SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF CLEVELAND, 1893–1897.

644-649.	Financial Legislation	[504]
650-651.	Foreign Affairs	[507]
652-655.	Domestic Events	[510]
	References	[513]

	CHAPTER XXXVIII.—THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF McKINLEY AND ROOSEVELT, 1897–1902.

656-657.	The Beginning of McKinley’s Administration	[514]
658-670.	The War with Spain	[515]
671-676.	Consequences of the War	[524]
677-681.	The Close of McKinley’s First Administration	[527]
682-683.	McKinley’s Second Administration	[531]
684-701.	Roosevelt’s Administration	[532]
	References	[550]

	CHAPTER XXXIX.—PROGRESS OF THE EPOCH.

702-705.	Spread and Character of the Population	[551]
706-709.	National Development	[553]

	APPENDIX.

A. Declaration of Independence		[559]

B. Constitution of the United States of America		[564]
Amendments to the Constitution		[575]

C. List of Presidents and Vice Presidents,
	with their Terms of Office	[579]

INDEX		[581]

MAPS.

1.	[Distribution of the Barbarous Tribes East of the Mississippi.] (Colored)
2.	[French Explorations and Settlements.] (Colored)
3.	[Central North America at the Beginning of the French and Indian War, 1755.] (Colored)
4.	[The British Colonies in 1764.] (Colored)
5.	[Boston and Environs, 1775.]
6.	[Boston and Environs, 1776.]
7.	[Retreat across New Jersey.]
8.	[The Middle Atlantic States.]
9.	[Operations in the South, 1780–1781.]
10.	[Operations at Yorktown.]
11.	[Land Claims of the Thirteen Original States in 1783.] (Colored)
12.	[The Northwest Territory in 1787.]
13.	[United States in 1789.] (Colored)
14.	[The Areas of Freedom and Slavery in 1790.] (Colored)
15.	[United States in 1800.] (Colored)
16.	[The Louisiana Purchase.]
17.	[Operations in Canada, 1812–1814.]
18.	[Operations in the East, 1814.]
19.	[Operations around Washington in 1814.]
20.	[Southwestern Operations, 1813–1815.]
21.	[Areas of Freedom and Slavery as established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820.] (Colored)
22a.	[United States in 1825–1830.] (Colored)
22b.	[United States in 1825–1830.] (Colored)
23.	[Territory claimed by Texas when admitted into the Union, 1845.] (Colored)
24.	[Territory ceded by Mexico, 1848 and 1853.] (Colored)
25.	[United States—Acquisition of Territory.] (Colored)
26.	[The Compromise of 1850.] (Colored)
27.	[Areas of Freedom and Slavery in 1854.] (Colored)
28a.	[United States in 1861.] (Colored)
28b.	[United States in 1861.] (Colored)
29.	[Operations in the West, 1862.]
30.	[Norfolk, Hampton Roads.]
31.	[The Vicksburg Campaign.]
32.	[Operations in the East, 1864.]
33.	[Sherman’s March to the Sea.]
34.	[Colonial Possessions, 1909.] (Colored)
35a.	[United States, 1909.] (Colored)
35b.	[United States, 1909.] (Colored)