A Short History of the United States for School Use
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1909]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
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- THE UNITED STATES
- FOR SCHOOL USE
- EDWARD CHANNING
- PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY AUTHOR OF "A STUDENTS' HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES," ETC.
- WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- I
- DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, 1000-1600.
- II
- COLONIZATION, 1600-1660.
- III
- A CENTURY OF COLONIAL HISTORY, 1660-1760.
- IV
- COLONIAL UNION, 1760-1774.
- V
- THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1775-1783.
- VI
- THE CRITICAL PERIOD, 1783-1789.
- VII
- THE FEDERALIST SUPREMACY, 1789-1801.
- VIII
- THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICANS, 1801-1812.
- IX
- WAR AND PEACE, 1812-1829.
- X
- THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY, 1829-1844.
- XI
- SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES, 1844-1859.
- XII
- SECESSION, 1860-1861.
- XIII
- THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861-1865.
- XIV
- RECONSTRUCTION AND REUNION, 1865-1869.
- XV
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1889-1900.
- MAPS.
- TO THE TEACHER
- THE UNITED STATES
- I
- DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, 1000-1600
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER I
- THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
- CHAPTER 2
- SPANISH AND FRENCH PIONEERS IN THE UNITED STATES
- CHAPTER 3
- PIONEERS OF ENGLAND
- II
- COLONIZATION, 1600-1660
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 4
- FRENCH COLONISTS, MISSIONARIES, AND EXPLORERS
- CHAPTER 5
- VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND
- CHAPTER 6
- NEW ENGLAND
- CHAPTER 7
- NEW NETHERLAND AND NEW SWEDEN
- QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
- III
- A CENTURY OF COLONIAL HISTORY, 1660-1760
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 8
- THE COLONIES UNDER CHARLES II
- CHAPTER 9
- COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT, 1688-1760
- CHAPTER 10
- EXPULSION OF THE FRENCH
- QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
- IV
- COLONIAL UNION, 1760-1774
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 11
- BRITAIN'S COLONIAL SYSTEM
- CHAPTER 12
- TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
- CHAPTER 13
- REVOLUTION IMPENDING
- V
- THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1775-1783
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 14
- BUNKER HILL TO TRENTON
- CHAPTER 15
- THE GREAT DECLARATION AND THE FRENCH ALLIANCE
- CHAPTER 16
- INDEPENDENCE
- CHAPTER 15
- VI
- The Critical Period, 1783-1789
- Books for Study and Reading
- Chapter 17
- The Confederation, 1783-1787
- Chapter 18
- Making Of The Constitution, 1787-1789
- QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
- VII
- THE FEDERALIST SUPREMACY, 1789-1801
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 19
- ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 20
- RISE OF POLITICAL PARTIES
- CHAPTER 21
- THE LAST FEDERALIST ADMINISTRATION
- VIII
- THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICANS, 1801-1812
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 22
- THE UNITED STATES IN 1800
- CHAPTER 23
- JEFFERSON'S ADMINISTRATIONS
- CHAPTER 24
- CAUSES OF THE WAR OF 1812
- QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
- IX
- WAR AND PEACE, 1812-1829
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 25
- THE SECOND WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1812 1815
- CHAPTER 26
- THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING, 1815-1824
- CHAPTER 27
- NEW PARTIES AND NEW POLICIES, 1824-1829
- X
- THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY, 1829-1844
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 28
- THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN 1830
- CHAPTER 29
- THE REIGN OF ANDREW JACKSON, 1829-1837
- CHAPTER 30
- DEMOCRATS AND WHIGS, 1837-1844
- XI
- SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES, 1844-1859
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 31
- BEGINNING OF THE ANTISLAVERY AGITATION
- CHAPTER 32
- THE MEXICAN WAR
- CHAPTER 33
- THE COMPROMISE OF 1850
- CHAPTER 34
- THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS
- QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
- XII
- SECESSION, 1860-1861
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 35
- THE UNITED STATES IN 1860
- CHAPTER 36
- SECESSION, 1860-1861
- XIII
- THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861-1865
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 37
- THE RISING OF THE PEOPLES, 1861
- CHAPTER 38
- BULL RUN TO MURFREESBORO', 1861-1862
- CHAPTER 39
- THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
- CHAPTER 40
- THE YEAR 1863
- CHAPTER 41
- THE END OF THE WAR, 1864-1865
- QUESTIONS AND TOPICS
- XIV
- RECONSTRUCTION AND REUNION, 1865-1888
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 42
- PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1861-1869
- CHAPTER 43
- FROM GRANT TO CLEVELAND, 1869-1889
- XV
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1889-1900
- Books for Study and Reading
- CHAPTER 44
- CONFUSION IN POLITICS
- CHAPTER 45
- THE SPANISH WAR, 1898
- GENERAL QUESTIONS
- TOPICS FOR SPECIAL WORK
- SUGGESTIONS TO THE TEACHER
- CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA[1]
- INDEX
- DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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