[ 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. ]