History of the United States

by John Clark Ridpath

For the rest the author has followed the usual channel of narration from the aboriginal times to the colonization of our Atlantic coast by the peoples of Western Europe; from that event by way of the Old Thirteen Colonies to Independence; from Independence to regeneration by war; and from our second birth to the present epoch of greatness and promise. He cherishes the hope that his work in the hands of the boys and girls of our public schools may pass into their memories and hearts; that its lessons may enter into union with their lives, and conduce in some measure to their development into men and women worthy of their age and country.

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CONTENTS.

		Page
Preface		[3]
Contents		[5]
Introduction		[8]
	PART I.
	PRIMITIVE AMERICA.
Chapter
I.	—The Aborigines	[11]
	PART II.
	VOYAGE AND DISCOVERY.
II.	—The Norsemen in America	[21]
III.	—Spanish Discoveries in America	[24]
IV.	—Spanish Discoveries in America.—Continued	[28]
V.	—The French in America	[35]
VI.	—English Discoveries and Settlements	[41]
VII.	—English Discoveries and Settlements.—Continued	[47]
VIII.	—Voyages and Settlements of the Dutch	[53]
	PART III.
	COLONIAL HISTORY.
IX.	—Virginia.—The First Charter	[57]
X.	—Charter Government.—Continued	[65]
XI.	—Virginia.—The Royal Government	[70]
XII.	—Massachusetts.—Settlement and Union	[76]
XIII.	—Massachusetts.—War and Witchcraft	[84]
XIV.	—New York.—Settlement and Administration of Stuyvesant	[94]
XV.	—New York under the English	[100]
XVI.	—Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire	[106]
XVII.	—New Jersey and Pennsylvania	[115]
XVIII.	—Maryland and North Carolina	[122]
XIX.	—South Carolina and Georgia	[128]
XX.	—French and Indian War	[135]
	PART IV.
	REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION.
XXI.	—Causes of the Revolution	[149]
XXII.	—The Beginning of the Revolution.—Events of 1775	[157]
XXIII.	—The Events of 1776	[163]
XXIV.	—Operations of 1777	[171]
XXV.	—Events of 1778 and 1779	[178]
XXVI.	—Reverses and Treason.—Events of 1780	[187]
XXVII.	—Events of 1781	[192]
XXVIII.	—Confederation and Union	[199]
	PART V.
	GROWTH OF THE UNION.
XXIX.	—Washington's Administration	[205]
XXX.	—Adams's Administration	[211]
XXXI.	—Jefferson's Administration	[214]
XXXII.	—Madison's Administration.—War of 1812	[221]
XXXIII.	—War of 1812.—Events of 1813	[228]
XXXIV.	—The Campaigns of 1814	[235]
XXXV.	—Monroe's Administration	[244]
XXXVI.	—Adams's Administration	[248]
XXXVII.	—Jackson's Administration	[250]
XXXVIII.	—Van Buren's Administration	[254]
XXXIX.	—Administrations of Harrison and Tyler	[257]
XL.	—Polk's Administration and the Mexican War	[261]
XLI.	—Administrations of Taylor and Fillmore	[269]
XLII.	—Pierce's Administration	[273]
XLIII.	—Buchanan's Administration	[275]
	PART VI.
	THE CIVIL WAR.
XLIV.	—Lincoln's Administration and the Civil War	[281]
XLV.	—Causes of the Civil War	[284]
XLVI.	—Events of 1861	[288]
XLVII.	—Campaigns of 1862	[293]
XLVIII.	—The Events of 1863	[302]
XLIX.	—The Closing Conflicts.—Events of 1864 and 1865	[310]
	PART VII.
	THE NATION REUNITED.
L.	—Johnson's Administration	[323]
LI.	—Grant's Administration	[328]
LII.	—Hayes's Administration	[337]
LIII.	—Administrations of Garfield and Arthur	[344]
LIV.	—Cleveland's Administration	[350]
LV.	—Harrison's Administration	[361]
Appendix.	—Constitution of the United States	[371]
Index		[387]

MAPS AND PORTRAITS.

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COLORED MAPS.

	PAGE
The New World, with Routes of Discoveries	[24]
The Colonies at the time of the French and Indian War	[144]
The Colonies at the time of the Revolution	[192]
The States in America during the Civil War	[304]
The States in America during the Civil War	[304]

OUTLINE MAPS.