A History of the United States
by William P. Trent Charles Kendall Adams
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Chapters (509)
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- MAPS.
- ILLUSTRATIONS.
- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
- PART I. PERIOD OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT, 1492–1765.
- CHAPTER I. discovery.
- THE AMERICAN INDIANS.
- PRE-COLUMBIAN DISCOVERERS.
- COLUMBUS AND THE SPANISH DISCOVERERS.
- THE FRENCH EXPLORERS.
- THE ENGLISH EXPLORERS.
- SUMMARY OF RESULTS.
- CHAPTER II. the first plantations and colonies, 1607–1630.
- THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA.
- THE SETTLEMENT OF NEW YORK.
- THE PILGRIMS AT PLYMOUTH.
- THE SETTLEMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
- CHAPTER III. spread of plantations, 1630–1689.
- THE SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH OF MARYLAND.
- DEVELOPMENT OF VIRGINIA.
- DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENGLAND.
- THE NEW ENGLAND CONFEDERACY.
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES.
- THE SOUTHERN COLONIES.
- CHAPTER IV. the country at the end of the seventeenth century.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS.
- CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW ENGLAND.
- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES.
- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTHERN COLONIES.
- CHAPTER V. development of the colonies, 1690–1765.
- COLONIAL DISPUTES.
- VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA.
- FRENCH DISCOVERIES AND CLAIMS.
- WARS WITH THE FRENCH.
- PART II. PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION, 1765–1789.
- CHAPTER VI. causes of the revolution.
- GENERAL CAUSES.
- THE QUESTION OF TAXATION.
- THE RESISTANCE OF THE COLONISTS.
- THE TAX ON TEA.
- NEW LEGISLATION AND OPPOSITION.
- THE CRISIS.
- CHAPTER VII. the campaigns of 1775 and 1776.
- EARLY MOVEMENTS.
- WASHINGTON IN COMMAND.
- THE WAR IN NEW YORK.
- GENERAL CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY.
- FAILURE OF BRITISH EXPEDITIONS.
- THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
- THE WAR IN NEW JERSEY.
- CHAPTER VIII. the campaign of 1777.
- THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CENTER.
- CHAPTER IX. the french alliance and the campaigns of 1778 and 1779.
- A WINTER OF DISCOURAGEMENT.
- PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN.
- CONDITIONS WEST OF THE ALLEGHANIES.
- THE CONQUEST OF THE NORTHWEST.
- THE VICTORIES OF PAUL JONES.
- CHAPTER X. the campaigns of 1780 and 1781.
- THE WAR IN THE SOUTH.
- THE TREASON OF BENEDICT ARNOLD.
- CAUSES OF DISCOURAGEMENT.
- AMERICAN SUCCESSES IN THE SOUTH.
- THE CLOSE OF THE WAR.
- CHAPTER XI. the articles of confederation and the constitution.
- DIFFICULTIES OF CONFEDERATION.
- THE CONSTITUTION.
- PART III. THE ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES, 1789–1825.
- CHAPTER XII. the country at the close of the eighteenth century.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS.
- SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE.
- CHAPTER XIII. the administrations of washington, 1789–1797.
- EARLY LEGISLATION AND PARTIES.
- DIFFICULTIES OF ADMINISTRATION.
- CHAPTER XIV. the administration of john adams, 1797–1801.
- A PERIOD OF DISSENSIONS.
- CHAPTER XV. the administrations of jefferson, 1801–1809.
- JEFFERSONIAN POLICY.
- MEASURES AND EVENTS.
- CHARACTER OF JEFFERSON’S STATESMANSHIP.
- CHAPTER XVI. the administrations of madison, 1809–1817.
- OUTBREAK OF WAR.
- EXPLOITS OF THE NAVY.
- REVERSES AND SUCCESSES.
- END OF THE WAR.
- THE DISAFFECTION OF NEW ENGLAND.
- CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR.
- CHAPTER XVII. the administrations of monroe, 1817–1825.
- CHARACTER OF THE PERIOD.
- DIPLOMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
- SLAVERY COMES TO THE FRONT.
- FACTIONAL POLITICS.
- PART IV. SPREAD OF DEMOCRACY AND EXTENSION OF TERRITORY, 1825–1850.
- CHAPTER XVIII. the administration of john quincy adams, 1825—1829.
- FAILURES OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
- THE TARIFF QUESTION.
- CHAPTER XIX. the jacksonian epoch, 1829–1837.
- POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
- PROGRESS OF THE NATION.
- CHAPTER XX. jackson’s first administration, 1829–1833.
- A POPULAR AUTOCRAT.
- THE DEBATE OVER THE NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION.
- THE TARIFF AND NULLIFICATION.
- CHAPTER XXI. jackson’s second administration, 1833–1837.
- THE ABOLITIONISTS.
- FINANCIAL DISTURBANCES.
- CHAPTER XXII. the administrations of van buren and of harrison and tyler, 1837–1845.
- A PERIOD OF CONFUSION.
- THE EMBARRASSMENTS OF THE WHIGS.
- TEXAS AND OREGON.
- CHAPTER XXIII. the administration of polk, 1845–1849.
- THE OPENING OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
- THE CONDUCT AND RESULTS OF THE WAR.
- PART V. THE EVE OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1850–1861.
- CHAPTER XXIV. the administration of taylor and fillmore, 1849–1853.
- THE QUESTION OF CALIFORNIA.
- THE COMPROMISE OF 1850.
- INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
- CHAPTER XXV. the administration of pierce, 1853–1857.
- THE CONFUSION OF PARTIES.
- KANSAS-NEBRASKA LEGISLATION.
- THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
- CHAPTER XXVI. the administration of buchanan, 1857–1861.
- THE SUPREME COURT AND SLAVERY.
- KANSAS AND UTAH.
- THE GREAT DEBATES.
- JOHN BROWN AND PUBLIC OPINION.
- THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1860.
- SECESSION OF THE SOUTH.
- THE COUNTRY IN 1860–1861.
- PART VI. THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1861–1869.
- CHAPTER XXVII. the beginnings of the civil war.
- OPENING OF HOSTILITIES.
- MILITARY AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF THE COMBATANTS.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE SEAT OF WAR.
- DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS.
- MILITARY MOVEMENTS OF 1861.
- INTERNATIONAL DIFFICULTIES.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. the campaigns of 1862.
- THE WAR IN THE WEST.
- THE WORK OF THE NAVY.
- THE WAR IN THE EAST.
- PUBLIC FEELING IN THE NORTH AND GREAT BRITAIN.
- THE WAR IN THE EAST CONTINUED.
- DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EFFECTS OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1862.
- CHAPTER XXIX. the campaigns of 1863.
- VICKSBURG.
- THE CHATTANOOGA CAMPAIGN
- EASTERN CAMPAIGNS.
- EMBARRASSMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
- CHAPTER XXX. the campaigns of 1864.
- GRANT AND LEE IN VIRGINIA.
- SHERMAN’S CAMPAIGNS.
- NAVAL VICTORIES.
- POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
- CHAPTER XXXI. end of the war, 1865.
- MOVEMENTS OF SHERMAN AND GRANT.
- THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
- THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WAR.
- CHAPTER XXXII. the administration of johnson: reconstruction, 1865–1869.
- DIFFERENT POLICIES OF RECONSTRUCTION.
- EFFECTS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
- JOHNSON AND CONGRESS.
- PART VII. PERIOD OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1869–1902.
- CHAPTER XXXIII. the administrations of grant, 1869–1877.
- GRANT’S FIRST ADMINISTRATION, 1869–1873.
- GRANT’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION, 1873–1877.
- PARTY POLITICS.
- CHAPTER XXXIV. the administrations of hayes and of garfield and arthur, 1877–1885.
- INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS.
- FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.
- POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
- CHIEF FEATURES OF ARTHUR’S ADMINISTRATION.
- POLITICAL EVENTS.
- THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1884.
- CHAPTER XXXV. first administration of cleveland, 1885–1889.
- IMPORTANT MEASURES AND REFORMS.
- INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL DISTURBANCES.
- CHAPTER XXXVI. the administration of benjamin harrison, 1889–1893.
- DOMESTIC EVENTS AND MEASURES.
- FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
- POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
- CHAPTER XXXVII. second administration of cleveland, 1893–1897.
- FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
- FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
- DOMESTIC EVENTS.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. the administrations of mckinley and roosevelt, 1897–1909.
- THE BEGINNING OF McKINLEY’S ADMINISTRATION.
- THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
- CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR.
- THE CLOSE OF McKINLEY’S FIRST ADMINISTRATION.
- McKINLEY’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION.
- ROOSEVELT’S ADMINISTRATION.
- CHAPTER XXXIX. progress of the epoch.
- SPREAD AND CHARACTER OF POPULATION.
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
- APPENDIX A.
- declaration of independence.
- A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
- APPENDIX B.
- constitution of the united states of america.
- Preamble.
- Article I. Legislative Department.
- Section I. Congress in General.
- Section II. House of Representatives.
- Section III. Senate.
- Section IV. Both Houses.
- Section V. The Houses Separately.
- Section VI. Disabilities of Members.
- Section VII. Mode of Passing Laws.
- Section VIII. Powers granted to Congress.
- Section IX. Powers denied to the United States.
- Section X. Powers denied to the States.
- Article II. Executive Department.
- Section I. President and Vice-President.
- Section II. Powers of the President.
- Section III. Duties of the President.
- Section IV. Impeachment of the President.
- Article III. Judicial Department.
- Section I. United States Courts.
- Section II. Jurisdiction of the United States Courts.
- Section III. Treason.
- Article IV. The States and the Federal Government.
- Section I. State Records.
- Section II. Privileges of Citizens, etc.
- Section III. New States and Territories.
- Section IV. Guarantee to the States.
- Article V. Power of Amendment.
- Article VI. Public Debt, Supremacy of the Constitution, Oath of Office, Religious Test.
- Article VII. Ratification of the Constitution.
- AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
- Article I.
- Article II.
- Article III.
- Article IV.
- Article V.
- Article VI.
- Article VII.
- Article VIII.
- Article IX.
- Article X.
- Article XI.
- Article XII.
- Article XIII.
- Article XIV.
- Article XV.
- APPENDIX C.
- list of presidents and vice presidents, with their terms of office.
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