THE
SECOND ADMINISTRATION
OF
JAMES MADISON
1813–1817

HISTORY
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DURING THE SECOND ADMINISTRATION OF
JAMES MADISON

By HENRY ADAMS

Vol. III.

NEW YORK:
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS.
1921

Copyright, 1890
By Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Copyright, 1918
By Charles Francis Adams and Horace D. Chapin.

CONTENTS OF VOL. III.

CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Meeting at Ghent [1]
II. The Treaty of Ghent [24]
III. Close of Hostilities [54]
IV. Decline of Massachusetts [80]
V. Peace Legislation [104]
VI. Retirement of Madison [126]
VII. Economical Results [154]
VIII. Religious and Political Thought [175]
IX. Literature and Art [198]
X. American Character [219]
List of Maps and Plans [243]
General Index [245]