History of the United States
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- HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- MAPS AND PORTRAITS.
- COLORED MAPS.
- OUTLINE MAPS.
- PORTRAITS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Part I. PRIMITIVE AMERICA.
- CHAPTER I.
- The Aborigines.
- Review Questions.—Part I.
- Part II. VOYAGE AND DISCOVERY.
- CHAPTER II.
- The Norsemen in America.
- CHAPTER III.
- Spanish Discoveries in America.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Spanish Discoveries in America.—(Continued.)
- CHAPTER V.
- The French in America.
- CHAPTER VI.
- English Discoveries and Settlements.
- CHAPTER VII.
- English Discoveries and Settlements.—(Continued.)
- CHAPTER VIII.
- Voyages and Settlements of the Dutch.
- Review Questions.—Part II.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- Part III. COLONIAL HISTORY.
- CHAPTER IX. Virginia—The First Charter.
- CHAPTER X. Charter Government.—(Continued.)
- CHAPTER XI.
- Virginia.—The Royal Government.
- CHAPTER XII.
- Massachusetts.—Settlement and Union.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- Massachusetts.—War and Witchcraft.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- New York.—Settlement and Administration of Stuyvesant.
- CHAPTER XV.
- New York Under the English.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- Maryland and North Carolina.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- South Carolina and Georgia.
- CHAPTER XX.
- French and Indian War.
- Review Questions—Part III.
- CHAPTER IX.
- CHAPTER X.
- CHAPTER XI.
- CHAPTER XII.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- CHAPTER XV.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- CHAPTER XX.
- Part IV. REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- Causes of the Revolution.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- The Beginning of the Revolution.—Events of 1775.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- The Events of 1776.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- Operations of 1777.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- Events of 1778 and 1779.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- Reverses and Treason. Events of 1780.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- Events of 1781.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- Confederation and Union.
- Review Questions.—Part IV.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- Part V. GROWTH OF THE UNION.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- Washington's Administration, 1789-1797.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- Adams's Administration, 1797-1801.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- Jefferson's Administration, 1801-1809.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- Madison's Administration.—War of 1812.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- War of 1812.—Events of 1813.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- The Campaigns of 1814.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- Monroe's Administration, 1817-1825.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- Adams's Administration, 1825-1829.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- Jackson's Administration, 1829-1837.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- Van Buren's Administration, 1837-1841.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
- Administrations of Harrison and Tyler, 1841-1845.
- CHAPTER XL.
- Polk's Administration and the Mexican War, 1845-49.
- CHAPTER XLI.
- Administrations of Taylor and Fillmore, 1849-1853.
- CHAPTER XLII.
- Pierce's Administration, 1853-1857.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
- Buchanan's Administration, 1857-1861.
- Review Questions.—Part V.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
- CHAPTER XL.
- CHAPTER XLI.
- CHAPTER XLII.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
- Part VI. THE CIVIL WAR.
- CHAPTER XLIV.
- Lincoln's Administration.—The Beginning of the War.
- CHAPTER XLV.
- Causes of the Civil War.
- CHAPTER XLVI.
- Events of 1861.
- CHAPTER XLVII.
- Campaigns of 1862.
- CHAPTER XLVIII.
- The Events of 1863.
- CHAPTER XLIX.
- The Closing Conflicts.—Events of 1864 and 1865.
- Review Questions.—Part VI.
- CHAPTER XLIV.
- CHAPTER XLV.
- CHAPTER XLVI.
- CHAPTER XLVII.
- CHAPTER XLVIII.
- CHAPTER XLIX.
- Part VII. THE NATION REUNITED.
- CHAPTER L.
- Johnson's Administration, 1865-1869.
- CHAPTER LI.
- Grant's Administration, 1869-1877.
- CHAPTER LII.
- Hayes's Administration, 1877-1881.
- CHAPTER LIII.
- Administration of Garfield and Arthur, 1881-1885.
- CHAPTER LIV.
- Cleveland's Administration, 1885-1889.
- CHAPTER LV.
- Harrison's Administration, 1889- ——.
- Review Questions.—Part VII.
- CHAPTER L.
- CHAPTER LI.
- CHAPTER LII.
- CHAPTER LIII.
- CHAPTER LIV.
- CHAPTER LV.
- APPENDIX.
- CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
- AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
- INDEX.
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