A Pictorial History of the United States: With Notices of Other Portions of America, North and South

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E. H. Butler, 1868 - 516 páginas
 

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Settlement of Plymouth Two men get lost in the Woods and
61
Government of the Colonies Union of the Colonies of Plymouth and
73
Roger Williams He is banished from Massachusetts and settles
80
Settlement of New Haven Mr Davenport and his Associates Other
85
kotahs Catawbas Cherokees Uchees Choctaws and Natches
94
80
119
The Revolution in England Governor Andros and his Associates
122
The War of Queen Anne
129
Settlement of Georgia Arrival of General Oglethorpe Attack upon
136
Discoveries in the West The Mississippi and its branches explored
144
Washington and his band of Virginians march against the French
151
Campaign of 1759 Quebec Captured Death of Wolfe and Montcalm
159
PERIOD OF EVENTS LEADING TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
165
The Tea thrown Overboard
179
Battle of Bunkers Hill
191
Second Continental Congress Washington at the head of the Army
197
The Hessian troops hired and sent to America General Howe suc
203
The British Plan of Attack on New York Battle of Long Island
210
The War on the Ocean
225
CXIL Evacuation of Philadelphia and Battle of Monmouth
237
Gates Commander of the Southern Army Disastrous Battle near
263
CHAPTER
267
Execution of Hale and Palmer Colonel Trumbull in London
270
Events at the South
272
Naval Operations
274
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
279
Treaty of Peace
281
Effects of the American Revolution CXXXVI Debts of the Revolution Discontents of the People Shays Rebellion
283
Formation and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States
285
WASHINGTONS ADMINISTRATION
288
Beginning of the New Government Washingtons first Administration under the present Constitution Proceedings of the first Congress 268
292
Kentucky admitted to the Union
293
Washingtons Second Election The French Revolution M Genets CXLI Formation of various Societies in the United States
296
Difficulties with Great Britain
298
The Whiskey Insurrection
299
Admission of Tennessee the sixteenth state
301
Changes in his Cabinet Education in the Country
302
JOHN ADAMSS ADMINISTRATION 804
304
General Hulls Surrender to the British at Detroit
326
Capture of the Guerrière and the Alert
327
More Naval Victories
331
Louisiana admitted to the Union Mediation of Russia between the United States and Great Britain offered Madison Reelected
332
The Massacre at Frenchtown
334
Capture of York and Death of General Pike
335
The War on the Ocean 338
338
Battle on Lake Erie
340
Battle at the Moravian Towns 341
341
Progress of the War in Canada
343
War with the Creek Indians
344
Russian Mediation offered Measures for Prosecuting the War
347
Defeat of General Wilkinson His Trial by CourtMartial
348
The War at the NorthWest Battles of Chippewa and Bridgewater
349
Siege of Fort Erie
351
City of Washington Captured and Burned
353
The War on Lake Champlain and in the vicinity
354
Convention at Hartford
358
Battle of New Orleans The Peace of Ghent 360
360
Difficulties with Algiers Indiana admitted into the Union
362
The second United States Bank
363
MONROES ADMINISTRATION
364
The great Fire in New York December 1835 Decease of Eminent
384
The Canadian Rebellion The Border Difficulties in Maine
390
Death of General Jackson His Character
404
Stipulations of the Treaty of GuadalupeHidalgo
413
His Accession Signing of the Omnibus Bills Lopez and the Cuban
421
His Inauguration The Mesilla Valley Dispute Captain Ringgolds
426
Troubles in Kansas Lecompton Constitution in Congress Its
435
Secession of South Carolina and other States
448
The Battle of Fort Donelson The Merrimac and Monitor
454
General Grant made LieutenantGeneral
462
Indians of North America the West Indies and South America
472
82
474
NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA
478
Mexico and Guatemala or Central America
484
Bolivia Chili The Argentine Republic Paraguay Uruguay
491
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 495 ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 497 CONSTITUTION
509

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