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A History of the United States

Part 7 — INDEX.

Reading edition

The References are to Sections, unless otherwise stated.

p. = page.(C.) = Confederate.

n. = footnote.(U.) = Union.

Abolitionists, in the North, 359-360;

refused right of petition, 360;

publications prohibited in the South, 360, 391;

form Liberty Party, 375.

Aborigines, 1.

Acadia, joined to Massachusetts, 60;

the French in, 98, 104;

inhabitants dispersed, 112.

Adams, Charles Francis, minister at London, 502, 511.

Adams, John, portrait p. 205, 275;

biographical note, p. 205 n.;

opposes Washington’s policy, 192;

Vice President, 255;

in first Congress, 266;

elected President, 275;

defeated by Jefferson, 281.

Adams, John Quincy, portrait p. 255, 333;

biographical note, p. 255 n.;

minister to Russia, 308;

commissioner at Ghent, 312;

Secretary of State, 320;

negotiates treaty with Spain, 324;

and the Monroe Doctrine, 326;

elected President, 334;

character of administration, 335;

opposition to, 336-340;

in Congress, 360.

Adams, Samuel, portrait p. 94, 127;

biographical note, p. 93 n.;

opposes Stamp Act, 127;

demands removal of British soldiers, 132;

organizes committees of correspondence, 138;

opposes Washington’s policy, 192;

opposes Constitutional Convention, 246.

Agriculture, chief occupation in 1789, 261;

Department of, established, 500.

Aguinaldo, Philippine leader, 673, 674.

Alabama, admitted, 329;

secedes, 440;

readmitted, 574.

Alabama, Confederate cruiser, construction of, 502;

defeat of, 541.

Alabama Claims, 585.

Alaska, purchase of, p. 502 n.;

seal fisheries of, 641;

territorial government established, 676.

Albany Congress, in 1690, 66;

in 1754, 110.

Albany Regency, 342.

Albemarle, N.C., founded by Virginia Dissenters, 72.

See Carolinas.

Alien and Sedition laws, 277.

Allen, Ethan, takes Fort Ticonderoga, 145.

Amendments to the Constitution, ten, adopted, p. 198 n. 2;

twelfth, 281;

thirteenth, 546, p. 435 n., 568;

fourteenth, 571;

fifteenth, 583.

America, discovered by the Northmen, 4;

discovered by Columbus, 5, 7;

origin of name, 10.

American flag. See Flag.

American party. See Know-Nothing.

American Policy, 332.

Amnesty Act, 584.

Anarchists, 625.

Anderson, Major Robert, (U.), at Fort Sumter, 441, 442, 452.

André, John, meeting with Arnold, 217;

arrest, 218;

execution, 220.

Andrew, John A., war governor of Massachusetts, 462.

Andros, Sir Edmund, portrait p. 50, 59;

biographical note, p. 50 n.;

royal governor of New England, 59;

governor of New York, 65;

in New Jersey, 68.

Annexation, of Texas, 375;

of Hawaii, 672.

Antietam (or Sharpsburg), battle of, 505;

official returns, p. 401 n. 1.

Anti-Masons, formation of party, 361, p. 284 n. 2.

Anti-Monopoly Party, in campaign of 1884, 617.

Anti-slavery movement, in colonial times, 327;

development of, 359, 360, 390-392;

Liberty Party formed, 375;

in Kansas, 413, 414.

See Abolitionists, Slavery, and Fugitive Slave Law.

Appomattox Courthouse, Lee’s surrender at, 551.

Arbitration, of the fisheries question, 641;

of the Venezuelan dispute, 651.

Archdale, John, governor and proprietor of North Carolina, 76.

Arkansas, organized as a territory, 328;

secedes, 453;

readmitted, 574.

Arlington, Lord, received grant of Virginia, 43.

Armstrong, General, Secretary of War in War of 1812, 305, 306, 310;

succeeded by Monroe, 311.

Army, Continental, established, 143, 144;

reorganized, 176;

mutiny in, 222.

Army, United States, in War of 1812, 300;

in Mexican War, 386;

in 1865, 555;

in Spanish War, 669, 670.

Arnold, Benedict, portrait p. 113, 151;

biographical note, p. 113 n.;

leads expedition into Canada, 151;

at Valcour’s Island, 161;

at Saratoga, 181;

at Fort Stanwix, 182;

his treason, 215-217;

aids Cornwallis in the South, 229.

Arthur, Chester A., portrait p. 480, 609;

biographical note, p. 480 n.;

elected Vice President, 607;

becomes President, 609;

events of his administration, 610-617.

Articles of Confederation, framed, 239-241;

weaknesses of, 242;

abandoned, 248.

Ashburton Treaty, 372.

Assistance, Writs of, 129.

Assumption of state debts, 266.

Atlanta, capture of, 536, p. 428 n. 1.

Atlantic cable, laying of, 447.

Australian ballot system, introduced, 621.

Bacon’s rebellion, 44.

Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de, portrait p. 14, 11;

biographical note, p. 14 n.;

discovers the “South Sea” (Pacific Ocean), 11.

Ball’s Bluff, battle of, 468.

Baltimore, Lord. See Calvert.

Baltimore, Md., founded, p. 39 n.;

population in 1800, 262;

riot in, 462.

Bancroft, George, 449.

Bank, United States, established, 266;

fails of re-charter, 317;

reëstablished, 317;

opposed by Jackson, 361-366;

later history, 364;

opposed by Tyler, 372, 373.

See Banks.

Banks, Nathaniel P., in Congress, 416;

in the Civil War, 491, 493.

Banks, state, 317, 364-366;

“pet,” 364;

“wild cat,” 365;

national, established in 1863, 457;

banking legislation in 1900, 677.

Barbary States, war with, 285.

Barn-burners, 389.

Battle above the Clouds (Lookout Mountain), 521.

Battle of the Crater (Petersburg), 532.

Bayard, James A., supports Jefferson, 281;

at St. Petersburg, 308;

at Ghent, 312.

Beauregard, General, (C.), portrait p. 366, 467;

biographical note, p. 366 n.;

fires on Sumter, 452;

at Bull Run, 467;

succeeds A. S. Johnston, 478;

succeeded by Bragg, 481.

Belknap, W. W., impeachment of, 590.

Bell, John, nominated for the Presidency, 435.

Bellomont, Earl of, royal governor of New York, 66.

Bemis Heights, battle of, 181.

Bennington, battle of, 179.

Benton, Thomas H., portrait p. 275, 355;

biographical note, p. 275 n. 2;

opposes Foote’s Resolutions, 355;

on Polk’s administration, 378;

proposed as commander in the Mexican War, 379.

Bering, Vitus, Russian explorer, 9.

Bering Sea fisheries, 641.

Berkeley, Lord, received grant of New Jersey, 67;

sells to Quakers, 68.

Berkeley, Sir William, royal governor of Virginia, 42-45;

receives grant of the Carolinas, 73.

Berlin Decree, Napoleon’s, 292.

Bienville, Sieur de. See Le Moyne.

Black, Jeremiah S., 441.

Black Hawk War, p. 289 n. 1.

Blaine, James G., portrait p. 486, 619;

biographical note, p. 486 n.;

Secretary of State for Garfield, 608;

candidate for the Presidency, 619;

Secretary of State for Harrison, 629, 632, 639-641.

Blair, Rev. James, founder of College of William and Mary, 45.

Bland-Allison Silver Bill, 604, 627.

Blockade, of the port of Boston, 136;

in War of 1812, 292-294;

of Southern ports, 455, 465, 474, 529, 540.

Bonds, government, 456, 457, 596, 627, 677;

confederate, 458, 529.

Bonne Homme Richard and Serapis, battle of, 211.

Boone, Daniel, portrait p. 154, 201;

biographical note, p. 153 n.

Booth, John Wilkes, 552.

Border States in the Civil War, 453, 463, 474.

Boston, Mass., founded, 38;

siege of, 150;

in 1800, 262;

great fire, 587.

Boston Massacre, 132.

Boston Port Bill, 136;

effect on the colonies, 138.

Boston “Tea Party,” 135.

Boundary Disputes, 93, 258, 272, 372, 377, 378, 586.

Braddock’s defeat, 111.

Bradford, William, second governor of Plymouth, 34;

writings of, 84.

Bradstreet, Mrs. Anne, 84.

Bragg, Gen. Braxton, (C.), portrait p. 379, 480;

biographical note, p. 379 n.;

succeeds Beauregard, 481;

his raid into Kentucky, 481;

at Stone River, 482;

in the Chattanooga campaign, 518-521.

Brandywine, battle of the, 186.

Brant, Joseph, Mohawk chief, at Oriskany, 182;

education and travels, 204.

Breckinridge, John C., elected Vice President, 417;

candidate for the Presidency, 435.

Brewster, William, Pilgrim elder, 32.

Brock, Gen. Isaac, Canadian leader, 302;

falls at Queenstown, 303.

Brooks, Preston S., his assault on Sumner, 415.

Brown, Gen. Jacob, at battle of Ogdensburg, 303;

given command in Canada, 309.

Brown, John, portrait p. 337, 432;

biographical note, p. 336 n.;

in Kansas, 413;

raid on Harper’s Ferry, 432.

Brownists, 32.

Bryan, William J., portrait p. 513, 655;

biographical note, p. 512 n. 2;

candidate of Democratic and Populist parties, 655, 678.

Bryant, William Cullen, 350.

Buchanan, James, portrait p. 330, 424;

biographical note, p. 325 n.;

candidate for Presidential nomination in 1852, 404;

and the Ostend Manifesto, 408;

elected President, 417;

character of his administration, 423;

attitude toward Kansas, 424;

and the Mormons, 426;

and secession, 440, 450.

Buckner, Gen. Simon B., 655.

Buell, Gen. D. C., commands Department of Ohio, 476;

at Shiloh, 478;

drives Bragg from Kentucky, 481.

Buena Vista, battle of, 383.

Bull Run (or Manassas), first battle of, 467;

official returns, p. 367 n.;

second battle of, 504.

Bunker Hill, battle of, 147.

Burgesses, Virginia House of, 27, 28, 43, 45, 95.

Burgoyne, Gen. John, portrait p. 138, 180;

biographical note, p. 135 n.;

joins British army in America, 146;

checked by Schuyler, 178;

surrenders at Saratoga, 181.

Burke, Edmund, opposes taxing the colonies, 126;

opposes “Five Acts,” 137.

Burns, Anthony, fugitive slave, p. 311 n.

Burnside, Gen. A. E., portrait p. 402, 506;

biographical note, p. 401 n. 2;

captures Roanoke Island, 487;

supersedes McClellan, 505;

defeated at Fredericksburg, 506;

superseded by Hooker, 506;

at Knoxville, 519.

Burr, Aaron, intrigues for the Presidency, 281;

in election of 1804, 288;

his conspiracy and trial, 289, 290;

kills Hamilton in a duel, 289.

Butler, Gen. Benjamin F., portrait p. 425, 533;

biographical note, p. 425 n.;

at New Orleans, 488;

commands Army of the James, 530;

at Bermuda Hundred, 533;

nominated for the Presidency, 617.

Cabinet, President’s, organization of, 266, p. 197 n.

Cable. See Atlantic Cable.

Cabot, John, licensed by Henry VII. of England, 8;

accounts of voyages unsatisfactory, 8.

Cabot, Sebastian, portrait p. 12, 9;

biographical note, p. 11 n. 1.

Calhoun, John C., portrait p. 227, 300;

biographical note, p. 226 n.;

member of “War-Hawk” party, 299;

attitude toward internal improvements, 318, 338;

Secretary of War, 320;

Vice President, 333;

attitude toward protective tariff, 316, 340;

his “Exposition,” 341;

alienation from Jackson, 352;

and nullification, 358;

Secretary of State for Tyler, 374;

supports annexation of Texas, 374;

advocates right of secession, 395;

death of, 400.

California, question of acquisition, 378;

influence on slavery question, 393;

gold discovered, 394.

Calvert, Cecilius, second Lord Baltimore, portrait p.38, 40;

founds Maryland, 39.

Calvert, Charles, Governor of Maryland, 40;

becomes third Lord Baltimore, 40.

Calvert, George, first Lord Baltimore, portrait p. 37, 39;

biographical note, p. 37 n.;

secures charter for Maryland, 39.

Calvert, Leonard, his difficulties in Maryland, 40.

Camden, battle of, 214.

Cameron, Simon, Secretary of War, 451;

succeeded by Stanton, 475;

Minister to Russia, 475.

Canada, secured by Great Britain, 115;

Arnold’s expedition into, 151;

in the War of 1812, 300-302, 309;

revolution in, 370;

fishery troubles with, 586.

Canals. See Internal Improvements and Erie Canal.

Canning, George, British Minister, and the Monroe Doctrine, 325.

Carleton, Sir Guy, expedition, 161.

Carolinas, the, Albemarle founded, 72;

granted to Clarendon and Berkeley, 73;

Clarendon settled, 73;

Charleston founded, 75;

surrender charters, 92.

See North Carolina and South Carolina.

Carpet Baggers, 575.

Carteret, Philip, first governor of New Jersey, 67.

Carteret, Sir George, receives grant of New Jersey, 67.

Cartier, Jacques, French explorer, portrait p. 18, 14;

biographical note, p. 18 n. 1;

discovers St. Lawrence, 14.

Carver, John, first governor of Plymouth, 34.

Cass, Lewis, candidate for the Presidency in 1848, 389;

in Buchanan’s Cabinet, 423.

Catholics, in Maryland, 39-41;

in Canada, 136.

Caucus, nomination by, 332, 345.

Centennial Exposition, 595.

Cerro Gordo, battle of, 384.

Cervera, Admiral, at Santiago de Cuba, 668, 669.

Chambersburg, Pa., burning of, 533.

Champlain, Samuel de, French explorer, portrait p. 19, 15;

biographical note, p. 20 n.;

establishes permanent colony at Quebec, 16.

Chancellorsville, battle of, 523.

Channing, William Ellery, 350.

Charles I., defied by Virginia Burgesses, 28;

grants patent for Maryland, 39.

Charles II., grants Virginia to Arlington and Culpepper, 43;

recalls Berkeley, 44;

conquers New Amsterdam, 56;

interferes in Massachusetts, 56, 58;

makes grant to Penn, 69;

and the Carolinas, 73.

Charleston, S.C., settled, 75, 76;

population in 1800, 262.

Charlestown, Mass., founded, 38.

Charter Oak, 59.

Charters, of the Virginia Company, 21, 22, 26;

of the Dutch Company, 30;

of Plymouth, 35;

of Massachusetts, 37, 38, 47, 58, 60;

of Connecticut, 56, 59, 60, 92;

of Rhode Island, 49, 59, 60, 92;

of the Carolinas, 92.

Chase, Salmon P., portrait p. 340, 436;

biographical note, p. 340 n.;

anti-slavery leader, 400;

candidate for Presidential nomination, 436;

in Lincoln’s Cabinet, 451, 545;

appointed Chief Justice, 545.

Chase, Samuel, impeachment of, 291.

Chatham, Earl of. See Pitt.

Chattanooga, battles of, 518-522;

estimated forces, p. 414 n. 1.

Cherokee Indians, in Tennessee, 203;

in Georgia, 339.

Cherry Valley Massacre, 205.

Chesapeake and Leopard, battle of, 293.

Chesapeake and Shannon, battle of, 304 (p. 233).

Chicago, the great fire, 587;

World’s Fair at, 652.

Chickamauga, battle of, 518;

official returns, p. 411 n.

Chile, difficulty with, 640.

China, Boxer uprising in, 680.

Chinese immigration. See Immigration.

Chippewa, battle of, 309.

Churubusco, battle of, 384.

Cities, in 1800, 262;

in 1860–1870, 703.

Civil Rights Bill, p. 454 n.

Civil Service Reform, Jefferson’s attitude toward, 284;

association formed, 592;

attitude of Hayes, p. 473 n.;

the Republicans and, 608;

Pendleton Bill, 616;

extended by Cleveland, 620;

McKinley’s attitude toward, 656.

Civil War, beginnings of, 450-474;

first war proclamation, 453;

seat of, 459-461;

foreign difficulties, 464, 472, 473, 502, 511;

campaigns of 1861, 466-471;

campaigns of 1862, 475-513;

opposition to, in the North, 512, 513, 526, 542, 543, 547;

campaigns of 1863, 514-529;

campaigns of 1864, 530-546;

efforts for peace, 547;

campaigns of 1865, 547-551;

magnitude of, 555-560;

lessons of, 560.

Claiborne, William, opposes Lord Baltimore in Maryland, 40;

commissioner in Virginia, 42.

Clarendon, Earl of, receives grant of the Carolinas, 73.

Clark, George Rogers, portrait p. 158, 208;

biographical note, p. 158 n.;

his conquest of the Northwest, 209.

Clark, William, explores Louisiana territory, 287.

Clay, Henry, portrait, early portrait (1847), 330, 395;

biographical note, p. 252 n.;

advocates war with England in 1812, 299;

commissioner at Ghent, 312;

frames second Missouri Compromise, 330;

candidate for the Presidency, 333;

Secretary of State, 334, 335;

frames compromise tariff in 1833, 358;

supports the Bank, 361;

and the surplus, 363;

Whig candidate for the Presidency in 1844, 375;

and the Texas question, 374;

frames Compromise of 1850, 395;

and the Panama canal, 401;

death of, 404.

Clayton, John M., Secretary of State for Taylor, 401;

negotiates treaty with England, 401.

Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, 401.

Clemens, Samuel L., 708.

Cleveland, Grover, portrait p. 489, 621;

biographical note, p. 487 n.;

elected President, 619;

character of his administration, 620;

extends Civil Service regulations, 620;

defeated by Harrison, 628;

second election, 643;

character of second administration, 644;

intercedes for the Cubans, 659.

Cliff-dwellers, 2;

illustration of dwellings, p. 4.

Clinton, George, 288.

Clinton, Sir Henry, joins British army in America, 146;

failure of first Southern expedition, 162;

in New York, 185;

in command of British, 195;

evacuates Philadelphia, 195;

at Monmouth, 196;

second campaign in the South, 197, 213, 214.

Cobb, Howell, 444, 450.

Coinage. See Currency.

Cold Harbor, battle of, 531;

official returns, p. 424 n. 1.

Colleges, William and Mary founded, 45;

Harvard founded, 46.

Colonial Congress. See Congress.

Colonial Spirit in the states, 263.

Colonies, American, at end of the 17th century, 77-90;

development of, 91-116.

Colonization, theory of, 19, 20;

American Society of, 327.

Columbia, S.C., burning of, 548, p. 437 n.

Columbia River, discovery of, 323.

Columbian Exposition, 652.

Columbus, Christopher, portrait p. 7, 5;

biographical note, p. 7 n. 1;

his theories, 5;

Toscanelli’s map, 5 (p. 8);

his motives and difficulties, 6;

voyages, 7;

results of his discoveries, 7.

Commerce, in the colonies, 81, 87, 117;

during the Napoleonic régime, 292;

of the United States, 336;

during the Civil War, 455;

interstate, 623.

Committee of Safety, 138.

Committees of Correspondence, 138.

Compromises, in the Constitution, 252;

first and second Missouri, 329-331;

tariff, 358;

of 1850, 395-398;

Crittenden’s, 443.

Concord, battle of, 143.

Confederacy, New England. See New England.

Confederacy, Southern, established, 444;

constitution of, 444;

bonds of, 458, 529;

recognized by Great Britain, 464.

Confederation, articles of, government under, 238-243.

Congress, Colonial, 66, 110, 127;

provincial, 140;

First Continental, 139;

Second Continental, 144.

See Congress of the United States.

Congress of the United States, established under the Constitution, 253;

proceedings of first, 266;

in the Civil War, 500;

and Andrew Johnson, 567, 577-580;

reconstruction policy of, 571.

Conkling, Roscoe, 609.

Connecticut, settlements in, 50, 51;

adopts a written constitution, 51;

joins New England Confederacy, 53;

charter of, 56, 59, 60;

in 1700, 77.

Conscription, in the North, 526;

in the South, 527.

Constitution, conventions called, 244, 245;

obstacles to, 248-251;

compromises in, 252;

characteristics of, 255;

ratification of, 254;

amendments to, p. 198 n. 2, 281, 546, 508, 571, 572, 583;

“compact” theory of, 279, 356;

and slavery, 418-420;

text of, Appendix B, pp. 548-562.

Constitution of the Confederate States, 444.

Constitution and Guerrière, battle of, 304.

Continental Congress. See Congress.

Conventions, constitutional, 244-252;

state, 254, 358, 440;

Hartford, 315;

first nominating, 332, 345;

Southern, 434, 435.

Conway Cabal, 193.

Coode, John, leads revolt in Maryland, 41.

Cooper, James Fenimore, 350.

Cooper, Peter, 596.

Copyright law, international, 643.

Corinth, taking of, 479.

Cornwallis, Lord, portrait p. 163, 214;

biographical note, p. 163 n.;

in New Jersey, 168;

at the Brandywine, 186;

moves to the South, 213;

at Guilford Courthouse, 227;

retreats to Yorktown, 229;

surrenders, 233.

Coronado, Francisco Vasquez, Spanish explorer, 13.

Corporations and trusts, 617, 623, 707, 709.

Correspondence, Committees of, 138.

Cortereal, Gaspar, Portuguese explorer, 9.

Cortez, Hernando, Spanish explorer, conquers Mexico, 2, 13.

Cotton gin, invented, p. 224 n.;

makes slavery profitable, 327.

Cowpens, battle of, 225.

Crawford, William H., Secretary of the Treasury, 320;

nominated for the Presidency, 333;

framer of Tenure of Office Act in 1820, 351.

Crédit Mobilier, 590.

Creek Indians, 3;

defeated by Jackson, 307;

in Alabama, 307;

in Georgia, 339.

Crittenden, Senator, proposes compromise on slavery, 443.

Cromwell, Oliver, and Maryland, 40;

attitude of Massachusetts, 54;

menaces New Netherlands, 64.

Crown Point, taken by English, 112.

Cuba, and the South, 402, 407;

and the Ostend Manifesto, 408;

Virginius affair, 594;

and War with Spain, 658-670;

independence of, 671, 695.

Culpepper, Lord, receives grant of Virginia, 43.

Currency, paper, 174, 221, 364, 456, 458, 529, 596, 605;

gold and silver, 366, 456, 604, 605, 634, 635, 643, 646-648, 655, 677.

Curtis, B. R., and Dred Scott decision, 418, 419.

Curtis, Gen. S. R., (U.), at battle of Pea Ridge, 480.

Curtis, George William, abolitionist, 421;

head of Civil Service Commission, 592;

supports Cleveland, 619.

Cushing, Caleb, portrait p. 317, 405;

biographical note, p. 317 n.;

in Pierce’s Cabinet, 405.

Custer, Gen. George A., portrait p. 467, 594;

biographical note, p. 467 n.

Dale, Sir Thomas, royal governor, 27.

Dana, Charles A., at Grant’s headquarters, 477.

Dare, Virginia, first white child born in America, p. 22 n.

Davenport, John, founder of New Haven, 51.

Davis, Jefferson, portrait p. 345, 444;

biographical note, p. 345 n.;

in the Mexican War, 383;

pro-slavery leader, 400;

in Pierce’s Cabinet, 405;

frames resolutions on slavery, 433;

opposes Crittenden’s compromise, 443;

elected President of the Confederacy, 444;

interference in military affairs, 535, p. 427 n. 2;

capture and imprisonment, 565.

Debt, national, 266, 364, 627.

Debts, state, assumption of, 266.

Decatur, Lieut. Stephen, portrait p. 215, 285;

biographical note, p. 215 n. 1;

defeats Barbary pirates, 285;

in War of 1812, 304.

Declaration of Colonial Rights, 139.

Declaration of Independence, R. H. Lee’s resolutions, 164;

framed by Jefferson, 164;

signed, 164; purport of, 165;

text of, Appendix A, pp. 543-547.

De Kalb, offers services to Americans, 175.

Delaware, Lord, royal governor of Virginia, 27.

Delaware, settled by Swedes, 63;

granted to Penn, 69, 70;

becomes a separate province, 71.

Democratic party, rise of, 344, p. 284 n. 1;

discredited by Van Buren, 370;

supports annexation of Texas, 375;

divides on slavery question, 389;

favors Compromise of 1850, 404;

in election of 1856, 417;

divides on “Squatter sovereignty,” 435;

in election of 1860, 435, 436;

in the Civil War, 439, 513, 543;

in election of 1872, 588;

in 1876, 597;

elects Cleveland, 619, 643;

in 1896, 655.

Democratic-Republican party, led by Jefferson, 268;

favors war with France, 271;

in election of 1796, 275;

in election of 1800, 281, 283;

theories compared with Jackson’s, 344.

D’Estaing, Count, in charge of French fleet, 197;

at Newport, 197;

retires to West Indies, 197.

Dewey, Admiral George, portrait p. 519, 666;

biographical note, p. 519 n.;

his victory at Manila Bay, 666;

created admiral, p. 519 n.

Dickinson, John, portrait p. 97, 131;

biographical note, p. 97 n. 1;

author of “Farmer’s Letters,” 131, p. 97 n. 2;

in the Constitutional Convention, 246.

Dingley Tariff, 657.

Dinwiddie, royal governor of Virginia, 106, 108;

sends Washington to the West, 106.

Dix, John A., 441.

Donelson, Fort, construction of, 461, 476;

capture of, 477.

Dorchester Heights, taking of, 149.

Dorr’s Rebellion, 373.

Douglas, Stephen A., portrait p. 333, 428;

biographical note, p. 333 n. 1;

pro-slavery sympathies, 400;

proposes Kansas-Nebraska Bill, 411;

advocates “Popular sovereignty,” 411;

opposes Lecompton Constitution, 425;

debates with Lincoln, 428-431;

his “Freeport Doctrine,” 430, 433;

nominated for the Presidency, 435;

supports the Union, 438, 453.

Draft riots, 526.

Drake, Francis, English explorer, portrait p. 20, 17;

biographical note, p. 21 n. 1;

his voyage round the world, 17.

Dred Scott Decision, 418-420.

Dunmore’s War, Lord, 202.

Duquesne, Fort (now Pittsburg), founded, 108;

taken by Washington, 113.

Dutch in America, send out Hudson, 29;

settle New York, 29, 30;

found New Amsterdam (New York City), 30;

troubles of, 55, 61-64;

lose New Netherlands, 64.

Duties. See Tariff.

Eads, James B., 612.

Early, Gen. J. A., (C.), menaces Washington, D.C., 533;

defeated by Sheridan, 533, 550.

Eaton, Theophilus, founder of New Haven, 51.

Edmunds, George F., 614.

Education, in the colonies, 82, 87;

and the Ordinance of 1787, 256;

during the nineteenth century, 708.

See Colleges.

Edwards, Jonathan, portrait p. 77, 103;

biographical note, p. 77 n.;

writings, 263.

El Caney, battle of, 667.

Elections, Presidential. See Presidential Elections.

Electoral College, 597.

Electoral Commission, chooses Hayes, 599.

Electoral Count Act, 622.

Eliot, John, apostle to the Indians, 57.

Emancipation, advocated in Virginia in 1829–1830, 359;

desired by radical Republicans, 501;

proclamation, 508.

Embargo, 293, 294, 298.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 350.

Endicott, John, leads colonists to Salem, portrait p. 34, 37.

English, William H., 607.

English discoveries and explorers, 8, 9, 17, 18.

Era of good feeling, 321.

Ericson, Leif. See Leif.

Ericcson, John, portrait p. 384, 486;

biographical note, p. 383 n.;

invents the Monitor, 486.

Erie Canal, construction of, 319.

Eutaw Springs, battle of, 228.

Evarts, William M., 436.

Expansion policy. See Imperialism.

Exports, of the Middle Colonies, 85;

of the South, 87, 455;

in 1901, 706.

Fabian policy, 192.

Fair Oaks (or Seven Pines), battle of, 495;

official returns, p. 392 n. 1.

Faneuil Hall, Boston, 138.

“Farmer’s Letters,” 131, p. 97 n. 2.

Farragut, Admiral D. G., portrait p. 385, 488;

biographical note, p. 385 n.;

at New Orleans, 488, 489;

at Mobile, 540.

Federal Election Bill, defeated, 629.

Federalist, The, 254.

Federalist Party, led by Hamilton, 267;

in election of 1796, 275;

passes Alien and Sedition Laws, 277;

in election of 1800, 281;

in election of 1804, 288;

opposes the War of 1812, 300, 313-315;

decline of, 315.

Fendall, Josias, leads revolt in Maryland, 41.

Ferdinand and Isabella, 6.

Field, Cyrus W., portrait p. 348, 447;

biographical note, p. 348 n.;

and the Atlantic cable, 447, p. 348 n.

Fifteenth Amendment, 583.

“Fifty-four Forty,” 376.

Filibustering, 402, p. 313 n., 407, 409.

Fillmore, Millard, portrait p. 310, 396;

biographical note, p. 310 n.;

elected Vice President, 389;

succeeds Taylor, 396.

Finances, in 1789, 261;

reformed by Hamilton, 266, 267;

under Jefferson, 285;

at beginning of War of 1812, 300;

under Jackson, 361-366;

during Civil War, 456-458, 529;

during Grant’s administration, 589;

in 1893, 645-649;

reform of, 677.

First Continental Congress. See Congress.

Fisher, Fort, fall of, 539.

Fisheries, importance in New England, 46, 81;

disputes over, 312, 586, 641.

Five Acts of 1774, 136.

Five Forks, battle of, 550.

Five Nations, 3.

Flag, American, first raised, p. 140 n. 2.

Fletcher, Benjamin, royal governor of New York, 66.

Florida, discovery of, 13;

taken by the English, 115;

Jackson in, 324;

acquired by the United States, 324;

Seminole War in, p. 289 n.;

secedes, 440;

readmitted, 574.

Floyd, John B., 450.

Foote, Senator, resolutions on sale of public lands, 355.

Foote, Rear Admiral A. H., takes Fort Henry, 477.

Force Bill, of 1832, 358;

of 1870–1871, 584;

name given the Federal Election Bill, 629.

Fourteenth Amendment, 571, 572, p. 454 n.

Franchise. See Suffrage.

Franklin, Benjamin, portrait p.125, 165;

biographical note, p. 124 n.;

his efforts for union, 110;

signs Declaration of Independence, 164;

commissioner at Paris, 175;

in the Constitutional Convention, 246;

his writings, 263.

Franklin, battle of, 536;

official returns, p. 428 n. 2.

Frayser’s Farm, battle of, 498.

Fredericksburg, battle of, 506;

official returns, p. 402 n.

Freedmen’s Bureau, p. 454 n.

Freeman’s Farm, battle of, 181.

Freeport Doctrine, 430, 433.

Free Soil Party, in election of 1848, 389.

Frémont, John C., portrait p. 325, 417;

biographical note, p. 324 n.;

first Republican nominee for the Presidency, 417;

in command in Missouri, 470;

succeeded by Halleck, 471;

in West Virginia, 491;

defeated by Stonewall Jackson, 493.

French and Indian War, 110-115.

French, discoveries and claims, 9, p. 11 n. 2, 14-16, 19, 20, 98-100;

wars with, 101-116, 276;

in the Revolutionary War, 175, 194, 197, 230-232, 235;

in Mexico, 561.

Friends. See Quakers.

Frobisher, Martin, English explorer, 17.

Frontenac, Count, terrorizes the English colonies, 101.

Fugitive Slave Law, first enacted, 327;

not carried out, 391;

in the Compromise of 1850, 398;

frustrated, 398, p. 311 n.

Fulton, Robert, portrait p. 223, 296;

biographical note, p. 223 n.;

invents the steamboat, p. 223 n.

Gadsden Purchase, p. 307 n.

Gage, Gen. Thomas, royal governor of Massachusetts, 140;

sends troops to Concord, 141;

recalled, 147.

Gaines’s Mill, battle of, 497.

Gallatin, Robert, portrait p. 212, 283;

biographical note, p. 213 n. 2;

in Jefferson’s cabinet, 284;

ambassador to Russia, 308;

commissioner at Ghent, 312.

Gama, Vasco da, Portuguese explorer, 9.

Garfield, James A., portrait p. 478, 608;

biographical note, p. 478 n.;

elected President, 607;

assassinated, 609.

Garrison, William Lloyd, portrait p. 269, 350;

biographical note, p. 269 n. 1;

leader of the abolitionists, 350;

establishes The Liberator, 359.

Gates, Gen. Horatio, portrait p. 148, 193;

biographical note, p. 147 n.;

with Washington in New Jersey, 169;

loses Ticonderoga, 178;

intrigues against Washington, 169, 192, 193;

supersedes Schuyler, 180;

at Saratoga, 181;

in the South, 214.

Geary Act, p. 491 n.

Genet, Edmond Charles, French minister, 271;

seeks to involve the United States in war, 271.

Georgia, colonization of, 97;

and the Indians, 339, 354;

secedes, 440;

readmitted, 574.

George I., and Governor Spotswood, 96.

George II., Georgia named for, 97.

George III., portrait, p. 88;

biographical note, p. 89 n. 2;

character of, 119;

abandons American struggle, 234.

Germans in America, 95, 97.

Germantown, battle of, 187.

Gerry, Elbridge, and the X. Y. Z. affair, 276.

Gettysburg, battle of, 525;

official returns, p. 418 n. 2.

Ghent, treaty of, 312.

Giddings, Joshua R., anti-slavery champion, 374.

Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, English explorer, 17.

Gladstone, William E., speech on the Civil War, 511.

Gold, discovered in California, 394.

See Currency.

Goldsboro, N.C., battle of, 548.

Gourges, Dominic de, French explorer, 15.

Granges, 596.

Grant, Ulysses S., portrait, p. 375;

biographical note, p. 373 n.;

takes Cairo, 476;

takes Fort Donelson, 477;

complaints against, 477;

at Shiloh, 478, p. 378 n. 2;

at Vicksburg, 514-517;

at Chattanooga, 520, 521;

general in chief, 522;

his strategy, 530;

in Virginia, 531-533;

receives surrender of Lee, 551;

elected President, 580;

re-elected, 588;

political difficulties, 590;

later life, p. 468 n.

Grasse, Commodore de, aids in the Yorktown campaign, 231.

Gray, Robert, discovers the Columbia River, 323.

Great Britain, makes peace with America, 234, 235;

and the Monroe Doctrine, 326;

and the Oregon question, 376, 586;

attitude of, in the Civil War, 464, 472, 473, 502, 510, 511;

and the Venezuelan dispute, 651.

Greeley, Horace, portrait p. 462, 588;

biographical note, p. 462 n.;

editorial on emancipation, 501;

opposes Lincoln’s policy, 501, 542;

nominated for the Presidency, 588.

Greenback party, 596.

Greene, Gen. Nathanael, portrait p. 115, 154;

biographical note, p. 115 n. 1;

at the Brandywine, 186;

at Germantown, 187;

recommended by Washington for command in the South, 214;

given command in the South, 223;

recovers the South, 228.

Greenland, discovered by the Scandinavians, 4.

Grenville, Lord, his scheme of taxation, 125.

Guam, Caroline Islands, ceded by Spain to the United States, 671;

territorial government established, 676.

Guilford Court House, battle of, 227.

Habeas Corpus, Writ of, suspended by Andros, 59;

in Virginia, 95;

secured by Ordinance of 1787, 256;

suspended by Lincoln, 512.

Halleck, Gen. Henry W., portrait p. 398, 503;

biographical note, p. 398 n. 1;

supersedes Frémont in Missouri, 471;

in command in the West, 476;

complains of Grant, 477;

general in chief, 503;

superseded by Grant, 522.

Hamilton, Alexander, portrait p. 182, 246;

biographical note, p. 182 n.;

at Yorktown, 233;

in the Constitutional Convention, 246;

leader of the Federalists, 267;

opposed to Jefferson, 268;

intrigues for Pinckney, 275;

supports Jefferson for the Presidency, 281;

duel with Burr, and death, 289.

Hamilton, Colonel, British commander at Detroit, 208;

surrenders to George Rogers Clark, 209.

Hancock, John, portrait p. 104, 141;

biographical note, p. 103 n.;

first president of the Continental Congress, 192.

Hancock, Gen. W. S., portrait p. 477, 607;

biographical note, p. 477 n.;

nominated for the Presidency, 607.

Harper’s Ferry, scene of John Brown’s raid, 432;

taken by Stonewall Jackson, 505.

Harrison, Benjamin, portrait p. 496, 630;

biographical note, p. 493 n. 1;

elected President, 628;

character of his administration, 629;

defeated by Cleveland, 643.

Harrison, Gen. William Henry, portrait p. 290, 371;

biographical note, p. 290 n.;

at Tippecanoe, 299;

wins battle of the Thames, 305;

candidate for the Presidency in 1836, 368;

elected President in 1840, 371;

death of, 372.

Hartford Convention, 315.

Harvard, John, founds university at Cambridge, 46.

Harvey, Sir John, royal governor of Virginia, 28, p. 29 n. 1.

Haverhill, Mass., sacked by French and Indians, 101.

Hawaii, revolution in, 650;

annexation of, 672;

territorial government established, 676.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 350.

Hayes, Rutherford B., portrait p. 470, 598;

biographical note, p. 469 n.;

nominated for the Presidency, 597;

dispute over election, 598;

character and events of his administration, 600-605;

supports Civil Service reform, p. 473 n.

Hayne, Robert Y., portrait p. 276, 355;

biographical note, p. 276 n.;

debate with Webster, 355.

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, 680.

Helper, H. R., author of The Impending Crisis of the South, 422.

Hendricks, Thomas A., 597, 619, p. 490 n.

Henry, Fort, building of, 461, 476;

fall of, 477.

Henry, Patrick, portrait p. 96, 129;

biographical note, p. 94 n. 2;

opposes Stamp Act, 127;

opposes the Constitutional Convention, 246, 254.

Herkimer, Gen. Nicholas, at Oriskany, 182, p. 140 n. 1.

Hessians, 152, 169, 174, 179.

Hobart, Garret A., 655 (p. 513).

Hobson, Lieut. R. P., at Santiago, 668.

Holy Alliance, 325.

Hood, Gen. J. B., (C.), portrait p. 428, 536;

biographical note, p. 427 n. 3;

supersedes Johnston, 535;

at Nashville, 536.

Hooker, Gen. Joseph, (U.), portrait p. 415, 523;

biographical note, p. 414 n. 2;

at Williamsburg, 492;

at Fredericksburg, 506;

succeeds Burnside, 506;

at Chattanooga, 519-521;

at Chancellorsville, 523;

superseded by Meade, 524.

Hooker, Rev. Thomas, framer of the Connecticut Constitution, 51;

his writings, 84.

Horseshoe, battle of the, 307.

Houston, Gen. Samuel, portrait p. 293, 374;

biographical note, p. 293 n.;

Texan leader, 374.

Howe, Admiral Lord, reënforces General Howe, 153;

at Newport, 197.

Howe, Elias, 449.

Howe, Gen. William, portrait p. 110, 147;

biographical note, p. 110 n.;

at Bunker Hill, 147;

in command of British forces, 147;

evacuates Boston, 150;

in New York, 154;

in New Jersey, 168, 169;

fails to support Burgoyne, 183;

moves on Philadelphia, 185-187;

succeeded by Clinton, 195.

Hudson, Henry, portrait p. 30, 29;

biographical note, p. 29 n. 2;

discovers Hudson River, 29.

Huguenots, persecuted in France, 15;

found colony in Florida, 15;

their colony destroyed, 15;

in New Netherlands, 62;

in North Carolina, 76.

Hull, Captain Isaac, portrait p. 231, 304;

biographical note, p. 230 n. 2;

his victory over the Guerrière, 304.

Hull, Gen. William, surrenders Detroit, 302.

Hutchinson, Mrs. Anne, 48.

Hutchinson, Governor, portrait p. 98, 132;

biographical note, p. 98 n.;

withdraws troops from Boston, 132.

Iberville. See Le Moyne.

Illinois, admitted, 329.

Immigration, to West, 346;

Chinese, 603, 624, p. 491 n.;

1830–1900, 704.

Impeachment, of Justice Chase, 291;

of President Johnson, 579;

of Belknap, 590.

Imperialism, opposition to, 675.

Impressment, of American sailors, 272, 292, 312.

Income tax, exacted in Civil War, 457;

defeated, 649.

Independent Treasury system, established, 369.

Indians, early tribes, 1-3;

origin of name, 2, 7;

in New York, 98;

allied with French, 101-114;

reservations of, 116, p. 274 n., p. 289 n.;

during the Revolution, 182, 202-207;

defeated by Wayne, 270;

in War of 1812, 302, 305.

Indian Territory, transfer of tribes to, p. 274 n.

Industrial disturbances. See Strikes.

Industries, growth of, during War of 1812, 316;

during Civil War, 454, 529;

in the South, 617;

suspended during panic of 1803, 645;

magnitude of, in the United States, 702.

Internal improvements, by the States, 317, 318, 364;

Calhoun’s attitude toward, 318, 338;

Madison’s attitude toward, 318;

favored by John Quincy Adams, 338;

liberality of the Fifty-first Congress toward, 637.

Internal revenue. See Revenue.

International Copyright Law, passed, 643.

Interstate Commerce Act, 623.

Inventions, 449, 709.

Iroquois Indians, 3.

Irving, Washington, 350.

Italy, difficulty with, 639.

Jackson, Andrew, portrait p. 238, 311;

biographical note, p. 238 n.;

at battle of the Horseshoe, 307;

at New Orleans, 311;

invades Florida, 324, p. 248 n. 2;

candidate for the Presidency in 1824, 333;

elected President in 1828, 342;

character of his epoch, 343-350;

his character, 353;

and the nullification episode, 358;

and the Bank, 361-366;

issues “Specie Circular,” 366;

his policy toward France, 367.

Jackson, Gen. Thomas J. (“Stonewall”), portrait p. 390, 493;

biographical note, p. 390 n.;

exploits in Virginia, 493;

killed at Chancellorsville, 523.

James I., encourages colonization, 21;

charters Virginia Company, 26.

Jamestown, Va., settled and named, 23;

saved by Capt. John Smith, 24.

Japan, opened to commerce, 410.

Jay, John, portrait p. 202, 272;

biographical note, p. 201 n.;

negotiates treaty with England, 272.

Jefferson, Thomas, portrait p. 123, 164;

biographical note, p. 123 n.;

drafts Declaration of Independence, 164;

his views on the Constitution, 253;

leader of Democratic-Republicans, 268;

Vice President, 275;

author of “Kentucky Resolutions,” 279;

elected President, 281;

first inaugural address, 284, p. 213 n. 1;

his character and policy, 268, 282, 296, 297;

compared with Jackson, 344.

Johnson, Andrew, portrait p. 447, 564;

biographical note, p. 446 n.;

military governor of Tennessee, 477;

elected Vice President, 543;

becomes President, 562;

his policy of reconstruction, 564, 566, 567;

and Congress, 567, 577-580;

impeachment of, 579.

Johnson, Sir John, 182, 204.

Johnston, Gen. A. S., (C.), portrait p. 377, 478;

biographical note, p. 377 n.;

in Utah, 427;

in Kentucky, 476;

killed at Shiloh, 478.

Johnston, Gen. J. E., (C.), portrait p. 389, 492;

biographical note, p. 388 n.;

evacuates Yorktown, 492;

at Vicksburg, 517;

and Sherman, 534;

superseded by Hood, 535;

reinstated, 548;

surrender of, 551.

Joliet, Louis, French explorer, 98.

Jones, John Paul, portrait p. 160, 211;

biographical note, p. 159 n.;

defeats the Serapis, 211;

effects of the victory, 212.

Kansas, struggle in, 413, 414, 424, 425;

admission of, 425.

Kansas-Nebraska Bill, 411.

Kaskaskia, taken by George Rogers Clark, 209.

Kearsarge and Alabama, battle of, 541.

Kentucky, settled, 200;

admitted, p. 192 n.;

in Civil War, 463, 481.

Kentucky Resolutions, 279.

Kieft, governor of New Netherlands, 61.

King, Rufus, 288.

King George’s War, 105.

King Philip’s War, 57.

King’s Mountain, battle of, 224.

King William’s War, 101.

Kitchen Cabinet, 352.

Know-Nothing (or American) party, 406.

Kossuth, Louis, Hungarian patriot, 403.

Ku-Klux-Klan, 576, 584.

Lafayette, Marquis de, portrait p. 132, 175;

biographical note, p. 133 n.;

joins American army, 175;

in the South, 229, 232;

makes tour of the United States, p. 256 n.

La Salle, Robert de, portrait p. 74, 99;

biographical note, p. 74 n.;

explores the Mississippi, 99.

Laud, Archbishop, persecutes the Puritans, 38;

passes laws against Massachusetts, 47.

Laudonnière, René de, French explorer, founds colony in Florida, 15.

Lawrence, Capt. James, portrait p. 233, 305;

biographical note, p. 233 n. 1;

defeated by the Shannon, 304.

Lecompton Constitution, 424, 425.

Lee, Fort, capture of, 158.

Lee, Gen. Charles, his disobedience and capture, 167;

his treachery, 183, 184;

at Monmouth, 196;

dismissed, 196.

Lee, Gen. Robert E., (C.), portrait p. 393, 496;

biographical note, p. 392 n. 2;

in western Virginia, 466;

given command of Confederate forces, 496;

in the Seven Days’ Battles, 497, 498;

at Antietam, 505;

at Gettysburg, 525;

and Grant in Virginia, 530-533;

surrender of, 551.

Lee, Richard Henry, portrait p. 122, 164;

biographical note, p. 122 n.;

offers resolutions of independence, 164.

Leif, son of Eric the Red, discovers America, 4;

in Iceland and Greenland, 4.

Leisler’s Insurrection, 66.

Le Moyne, Jean Baptiste (Sieur de Bienville), portrait p. 79, 106;

biographical note, p. 79 n.;

founder of New Orleans, 104.

Le Moyne, Pierre (Sieur d’Iberville), establishes French settlement in Mississippi, 104.

Leon, Ponce de, Spanish discoverer, portrait p. 16, 13;

biographical note, p. 16 n.;

discovers Florida, 13.

Lewis and Clark, explore the Northwest, 287, 323.

Lewis, William B., 352.

Lexington, battle of, 143.

Liberal Republicans, 588.

Liberty party, in campaign of 1844, 375;

in election of 1848, 389.

Lincoln, Abraham, portrait, p. 352;

biographical note, p. 333 n. 2;

in Congress, 379;

debates with Douglas, 428-431;

candidate for the Presidency, 436;

elected, 439;

his views on slavery, 445, 501;

his Cabinet, 441, 443;

first call for troops, 453;

strategic plans, 469;

circular letter, 499;

reply to Greeley, p. 396 n.;

his firmness toward Great Britain, 511;

opposition to, 542;

reëlected, 544;

changes in Cabinet, 545;

his efforts for peace, 547;

policy toward the South, 554, 563;

assassination of, 552.

Literature, American, in the 17th century, 84;

in the 19th century, 350, 708.

Livingston, R. R., negotiates purchase of Louisiana, 286.

Locke’s Constitutions, 75.

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 629.

Logan, Gen. John A., 619.

London Company, formed, 22;

founds Jamestown, 23.

Longfellow, Henry W., 350.

Long Island, battle of, 155.

Longstreet, Gen. James, (C.), portrait p. 417, 525;

biographical note, p. 417 n.;

in the Peninsula campaign, 496, 497;

at Bull Run, 504;

at Chickamauga, 518;

at Gettysburg, 525.

Lookout Mountain, battle of, 521.

Lopez, Narciso, filibuster, 402, p. 313 n.

Louisburg, erected, 104;

captured and restored, 105;

surrender of, 118.

Louisiana, early history of, 286;

purchase of, 286, 287;

map of purchase, 287;

western boundary fixed, 324;

secedes, 440;

readmitted, 574.

Lovejoy, E. P., abolitionist martyr, 360.

Low, Seth, 687.

Lowell, James Russell, 350.

Lundy’s Lane, battle of, 309.

Lyon, Gen. Nathaniel, portrait p. 368, 470;

biographical note, p. 368 n.;

in Missouri, 470.

Macdonough, Commodore Thos., portrait p. 236, 309;

his victory on Lake Champlain, 309.

Macon’s Bill, No. 2, 298.

Madison, James, portrait p. 183, 247;

biographical note, p. 183 n.;

in the Constitutional Convention, 247;

in first United States Congress, 266;

author of Virginia Resolutions, 279;

in Jefferson’s Cabinet, 284;

becomes President, 298;

declares war against Great Britain, 299;

vetoes internal improvements bill, 318, 319;

and West Florida, 324.

Magellan (da Magalhaens), Fernando, Portuguese explorer,

portrait p. 15

,

12

;

biographical note, p. 15 n.;

voyage of, 12.

Maine, battleship, destruction of, 661.

Maine, failure of first settlement, 23;

joined to Massachusetts, 52, 58, 60;

in 1700, 77;

admitted, 329;

prohibition law, p. 314 n.

Malvern Hill, battle of, 498.

Manassas (or Bull Run), first battle of, 467;

second battle of, 504.

Manila Bay, battle of, 666.

Manufacturing, in the colonies, 81;

after War of 1812, 316;

from 1870 to 1900, 706.

Marcy, William L., 408.

Marion, Gen. Francis, 214, 223.

Marquette, Père, French missionary, 98.

Marshall, James W., discovers gold in California, 394.

Marshall, John, portrait p. 213, 284;

biographical note, p. 214 n. 1;

envoy to France, 276;

Secretary of State, 280;

Chief Justice, 284;

conducts Burr trial, 290;

delivers celebrated opinions, 327;

opposed by Jackson, 353.

Maryland, settlement of, 39, 40;

charter granted to First Lord Baltimore, 39;

rule of the Calverts, 39, 40;

becomes a royal province, 41;

in 1700, 77;

in Civil War, 462, 463.

Mason, Capt. John, defeats Indians in Connecticut, 50;

plants colonies in New Hampshire, 52.

Mason, James M., Confederate commissioner, 472.

Mason and Dixon Line, 93.

Massachusetts, settled by Puritans, 37, 38;

charters of, 37, 47, 58, 60, 136;

legislature formed, 46;

troubles with the Crown, 47;

internal troubles, 48;

and the New England Confederacy, 53-56;

under Andros, 59;

in 1700, 77;

resists taxation, 127-139;

in the Revolution, 140-150;

in 1800, 260;

in the War of 1812, 300, 313-315;

in Civil War, 462.

Massachusetts Bill, 136.

Massasoit, 57.

Mather, Cotton, portrait p. 63, 83;

biographical note, p. 63 n.;

and the witchcraft delusion, 83;

his writings, 84.

Mather, Increase, 84.

Maximilian, in Mexico, 561.

McAllister, Fort, taken, 538.

McClellan, Gen. George B., (U.), portrait p. 387, 490;

biographical note, p. 387 n.;

early successes, 466;

general in chief, 467, 477, 490;

authority limited, 490;

Peninsula Campaign, 492-498;

restored to command, 505;

superseded by Burnside, 505;

candidate for the Presidency, 543.

McDowell, Gen. Irvin, at Bull Run, 467;

protects city of Washington, 492, 493.

McKinley, William, portrait p. 515, 658;

biographical note, p. 512 n. 1;

frames tariff, 630;

elected President, 655;

character of administration, 656;

efforts in behalf of Cuba, 663;

proclaims war with Spain, 663;

reëlected, 679;

assassination of, 683.

McKinley Tariff, 630.

Meade, Gen. George G., (U.), portrait p. 416, 524;

biographical note, p. 416 n. 1;

succeeds Hooker, 524;

at Gettysburg, 525;

commands Army of the Potomac, 530.

Memphis, taking of, 479.

Menendez, Spanish explorer, founds St. Augustine, Fla., 15.

Merrimac, Confederate ironclad, 485, 486.

Mexican War, 377-387;

political results, 379.

Mexico, her claims on Texas, 377;

relinquishes claim to Mexico and California, 387;

the French in, 561.

Mexico, city of, captured, 385.

Miles, Gen. Nelson A., portrait p. 523, 670;

biographical note, p. 523 n.;

in Porto Rico, 670.

Mills Bill, 627.

Mims, Fort, massacre, 307.

Minnesota, admitted, p. 332 n.

Minuit, Peter, governor of New Netherlands, 30;

founds settlement for Swedes, 63.

Minutemen, 140;

at Lexington and Concord, 143.

Missionary Ridge, battle of, 521.

Mississippi, settlement of, 104, 259;

secedes, 440;

readmitted, 574.

Mississippi River, discovery of, 13;

explored by La Salle, 99;

navigation of, 258, 286;

in Civil War, 479, 488, 517.

Missouri, admission of, 328-331;

in the Civil War, 470, 471.

Missouri Compromise, first, 329;

second, 330;

results of, 331;

and California, 393;

and the Dred Scott Decision, 418.

Mobile, taking of, 540.

Modoc Indians, 593.

Molino del Rey, battle of, 385.

Money. See Currency.

Monitor and Merrimac, battle of, 486.

Monmouth, battle of, 196.

Monocacy, battle of, 533.

Monroe, James, portrait p. 246, 321;

biographical note, p. 245 n.;

envoy to France, 286;

Secretary of War, 311;

President, 319;

character of his administration, 321;

his famous “Doctrine,” 325, 326.

Monroe Doctrine, promulgated, 326;

extended by Cleveland, 651.

Montcalm, Marquis de, portrait p. 83, 113;

biographical note, p. 82 n. 2;

defeated at Quebec, 114.

Monterey, Mexico, taken by Taylor, 381.

Montgomery, General, takes Montreal, 151.

Morgan, Gen. Daniel, portrait p. 171, 226;

biographical note, p. 169 n.;

defeated at Montreal, 151;

in the South, 223;

at battle of Cowpens, 225;

his race with Cornwallis, 226.

Mormons, 426, 614.

Morrill Grant, 500.

Morse, Samuel F. B., perfects the telegraph, 449.

Morton, Levi P., 628.

Morton, Thomas, of Merrymount, 35.

Moultrie, Gen. William, portrait p. 120, 162;

biographical note, p. 120 n.;

defeats Clinton at Charleston, S.C., 162.

“Mugwumps,” 618.

Murfreesborough (or Stone River), battle of, 482.

Napoleon I., agrees to sell Louisiana, 286, 287;

Berlin Decree, 292;

Milan Decree, 292;

accepts Macon’s Bill, 298.

Narvaez, Panfilo de, Spanish explorer, 13.

Nashville, battle of, 536;

official returns, p. 429 n.

National debt. See Debt.

Navigation Acts, in Virginia, 43;

extended, 117.

Navy, in Revolutionary War, 210;

reduced by Jefferson, 285;

weakness of, in 1812, 304, p. 230 n. 1;

substitution of ironclads, 484-486;

increase of, under Arthur, 610;

work in Spanish War, 666, 668, 669.

Negroes, first brought to America, 27;

legislation for, 584;

condition of, 696, 705.

Nevada, admitted, 546.

New Amsterdam (New York City), founded, 30;

taken by English, 64.

New England, confederation of, 53-56;

in 1700, 77-84;

in War of 1812, 313-315;

and the tariff of 1828, 340;

and the anti-slavery movement, 350, 398;

opposes sale of Western lands, 355.

Newfoundland, early settlement in, 9, 14, 17.

New France, 98, p. 73 n. 2.

New Hampshire, colonies in, 52;

incorporated with Massachusetts, 52, p. 45 n.;

becomes a royal province, 58;

separated from Massachusetts, 60;

in 1700, 77.

New Jersey, settlement of, 67;

sold to Quakers, 68;

disturbances in, 68;

becomes a royal colony, 68;

in 1700, 77.

New Mexico, ceded by Mexico, 387;

and the Gadsden purchase, p. 307 n.

New Netherland, settled by Dutch, 29, 30;

disturbances in, 55, 61, 62;

Council established, 62;

taken by English, 64;

named New York, 64.

See New York.

New Orleans, battle of, 311;

capture of, 488;

Butler in, 489.

Newport, R.I., archæological remains at, p. 6 n. 1;

founded, 49;

attack on, 197.

New York, settlement of, 29, 30;

naming of, 64;

early English government, 65;

in 1700, 77.

New York City, population of, 262, 347, 447, 690;

capital of the United States, p. 196 n.;

draft riots in, 526;

corruption in, 406, 592, 654, 687.

Nicolls, Colonel, royal governor of New York, 64.

Nominating conventions. See Conventions.

Non-intercourse Act, 293.

North, Lord, English Prime Minister, 137.

North Carolina, colonized by Raleigh, 18;

settled, 72-76;

troubles with governors, 76;

in 1700, 77;

surrenders charter, 92;

secedes, 453;

readmitted, 574.

Northmen, first discoverers of America, 4.

Northwest Territory, ordinance for governing, 256.

Nova Scotia, early settlements in, 16;

in French wars, 104.

Nullification, in the Kentucky Resolutions, 279;

theory expounded by Calhoun, 341;

doctrine advanced by Hayne, 355;

opposed by Jackson, 357;

ordinance passed by South Carolina, 358;

repealed, 358.

Oglethorpe, James, portrait p. 72, 97;

biographical note, p. 72 n. 2;

settles Georgia, 97.

Ohio, the French in, 106;

admitted, p. 192 n.

Oklahoma Territory, opened to settlement, 631.

Olney, Richard, 651.

Orders in Council, 293;

revoked, 301.

Oregon, controversy over, 323, 376;

admitted, p. 332 n.

Oregon, battleship, p. 521 n. 2.

Orinoco River, discovered by Columbus, 7.

Oriskany, battle of, 182.

Ostend Manifesto, 408.

Otis, James, portrait p. 95, 128;

biographical note, p. 94 n. 1;

on disunion in the colonies, 120;

opposes the Stamp Act, 127.

Pacific Ocean, discovery of, 11;

named 11.

Palma, Thomas Estrada, first President of Cuba, 695.

Palmer, Gen. John M., 655.

Palmerston, Lord, 473, 510.

Palo Alto, battle of, 380.

Panama Congress, 337.

Pan-American Congress, 632;

exposition, 682.

Panics, financial, of 1817, p. 243 n.;

of 1837, 369;

of 1873, 589;

of 1893, 645.

Parker, Theodore, portrait, p. 270;

biographical note, p. 269 n. 2;

abolition orator, 421.

Parliament, interferes in Maryland, 40;

in Virginia, 42;

power of, 124, 125, 128.

Parties, political, beginnings of, 345.

See under the names of the parties.

Patroons, estates of, 30;

difficulties with, 62;

form an aristocracy, 78, 85.

Pea Ridge, battle of, 480.

Pemberton, Gen. J. C., (C.), at Vicksburg, 517.

Pendleton Bill, 616.

Peninsula Campaign, 492-498.

Penn, William, portrait p. 55, 68;

biographical note, p. 55 n.;

acquires lands in New Jersey, 68;

secures grant from Charles II., 69;

founds Philadelphia, 69.

Pensions, Cleveland’s attitude toward, 626;

Dependent Pension Bill, 626, 636.

People’s Party. See Populist.

Pequot War, 50.

Persecution, in Massachusetts, 48, 56;

of witches, 83.

Perry, Commodore M. C., secures treaty with Japan, 410.

Perry, Captain Oliver H., portrait p. 234, 305;

biographical note, p. 233 n. 2;

his victory on Lake Erie, 305.

Petersburg, attack on, 532.

Philadelphia, founded, 69;

taken by the British, 185;

population in 1800, 262;

temporary capital of the United States, p. 196 n. 1.

Philippine Islands, purchased by the United States, 671;

revolution in, 673, 687.

Phillips, Wendell, portrait p. 282, 360;

biographical note, p. 282 n.;

abolition orator, 360, 421.

Phips, Sir William, 101.

Pickering, Timothy, 280.

Pickett, Gen. George E., portrait p. 418, 525;

biographical note, p. 418 n. 1;

at Gettysburg, 525.

Pierce, Franklin, portrait p. 316, 404;

biographical note, p. 315 n.;

elected President, 404;

favors the South, 405.

Pilgrims, persecuted in England, 32;

flee to Holland, 32;

settle at Plymouth, 33-35.

Pinckney, Charles C., portrait p. 207, 276;

biographical note, p. 206 n.;

envoy to France, 276;

candidate for Vice Presidency, 281;

candidate for the Presidency, 288.

Pinckney, Thomas, 275.

Pinkney, William, 292.

Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, portrait p. 84, 114;

biographical note, p. 83 n.;

his policy during French and Indian War, 110, 113, 114;

opposes taxing the colonies, 137.

Pitt, William, the Younger, portrait p. 220, 292;

and the “Rule of 1756,” 292.

Pittsburg Landing (or Shiloh), battle of, 478;

official returns, p. 378 n. 1.

Pizarro, Francesco, Spanish explorer, 2, 13.

Plattsburg, battle of, 309.

Plymouth, founded by Pilgrims, 34;

incorporated with Massachusetts, 60.

Plymouth Company, formed, 22;

failure of Maine Colony, 23;

issues patent to Pilgrims, 35;

issues patent to Puritans, 37;

breaking up of, 47.

Pocahontas, portrait p. 27, 25;

biographical note, p. 27 n.

Poe, Edgar Allan, 350 (p. 270), 449.

Political Parties. See Parties.

Polk, James K., portrait p. 297, 378;

biographical note, p. 294 n.;

elected President, 375;

declares war on Mexico, 377;

character of his administration, 378.

Polygamy, 426, 614, 681.

Pontiac, conspiracy of, 116.

Pope, Gen. John, portrait p. 399, 504;

biographical note, p. 398 n. 2;

commands army of Virginia, 503;

at second battle of Bull Run, 504.

Popular Sovereignty. See Squatter Sovereignty.

Population, in 1700, 77;

rapid increase of, 91;

in 1789 and 1800, 257;

movement of, 259, 346, 581;

in 1830, 346;

of the West in 1870, 581;

from 1870 to 1900, 703.

Populist (or People’s) party, rise of, 642;

platform of, 642;

in election of 1896, 655 (p. 513).

Porter, Admiral, at Vicksburg, 517.

Porter, Gen. Fitz John, at Gaines’s Mill, 497;

at second battle of Bull Run, 504, p. 399 n.

Port Hudson, fall of, 517.

Porto Rico, taken by the United States, 670;

ceded by Spain, 671.

Port Republic, battle of, 493.

Port Royal, taken by the English, 101.

Portuguese, explorations and discoveries, 6, 9.

Powhatan, 25.

President of the United States, powers of, 252;

method of election, 275, 281.

Presidential election, of 1789, 255;

of 1796, 275;

of 1800, 281;

of 1804, 288;

of 1824, 333;

of 1828, 342;

of 1840, 371;

of 1844, 375;

of 1848, 389;

of 1852, 404;

of 1856, 417;

of 1860, 435-439;

of 1864, 542-544;

of 1868, 580;

of 1872, 588;

of 1876, 597;

of 1880, 607;

of 1884, 618, 619;

of 1888, 628;

of 1892, 642, 643;

of 1896, 655;

of 1900, 678.

Presidential Succession Act, 622.

Presidents and Vice Presidents, list of, Appendix C.

Press, freedom of, 278.

Princeton, battle of, 172.

Privateers, fitted out by Genet, 271.

Proctor, Colonel H. A., 305.

Providence, R.I., founded, 49.

Provincial Congress. See Congress.

Public lands, ceded by the states, 241;

Foote’s resolutions on sales of, 355;

sale affected by “Specie Circular,” 366.

Pueblo Indians, 2, 13.

Putnam, Gen. Israel, biographical note, p. 115 n. 2;

at battle of Long Island, 154, 155;

at Saratoga, 181.

Quakers, in Maryland, 40;

in Massachusetts, 55;

acquire New Jersey, 68;

settle Pennsylvania, 69.

Quebec, founded, 16;

expeditions against, 102;

fall of, 114.

Quebec Act, 136.

Queen Anne’s War, 102.

Queenstown Heights, battle of, 303.

Quincy, Josiah, 313.

Quo warranto, writs of, 68.

Railroads, 402, 448, 581, 589, 623, 653, 693.

Raisin River, battle of, p. 234 n.

Raleigh, Sir Walter, portrait p. 21, 18;

biographical note, p. 21 n. 2;

his expeditions and colonies, 18.

Randolph, John, portrait p. 253, 331;

biographical note, p. 253 n.;

in Chase trial, 291;

opposes Tariff of 1816, 316;

attacks Jackson and Clay, p. 257 n.

Ratification, of the Articles of Confederation, 241;

of the Constitution, 254.

Reciprocity, McKinley’s attitude toward, 683;

with Cuba, 687.

Reconstruction, various policies of, 563-573;

effects of, 574-576;

policy of Congress discredited, 597, 601.

Reed, Thomas B., modifies rules of the House, 633.

Reid, Whitelaw, 643.

Religion, in the colonies, 32-34, 38, 39, 40, 48, 49, 51, 54;

and the Ordinance of 1787, 256.

Representation, demanded by the colonies, 123;

of slaves, 249.

Representative government, first in America, 27;

the colonies, 36, 38, 46, 53.

Republican party, formation of, 416;

platform of, 416;

in campaign of 1856, 417;

in campaign of 1860, 436-439;

in the Civil War, 501, 513, 542;

controls reconstruction, 570-573;

elects Grant, 580;

division of, in 1872, 588;

factions in, 608;

elects Harrison, 628;

in campaign of 1896, 655.

Republicans, National, p. 284 n. 1.

Resaca de la Palma, battle of, 380.

Resumption of specie payments, 605.

Returning boards, 598, 599.

Revenue, system established in colonies, 117;

internal revenue, 266, 273, 285, 627;

in Civil War, 457, 458.

Revere, Paul, 142.

Revolution, American, causes of, 117-139;

the war, 140-237.

“Revolution of 1801,” 283.

Rhode Island, founded, 49;

charter of, 49, 59, 60;

in 1700, 77;

opposes the Constitution, 245, 254.

Ribaut, Jean, French explorer, founds Huguenot colony in Florida, 15.

Richmond, Va., Confederate capital, 453.

Right of Search, 292, 312, 472.

Riots, draft, 526. See Strikes.

Robertson, James, Tennessee pioneer, 200.

Robinson, John, pastor of the Pilgrims, 32.

Rochambeau, Count, 217, 230.

Rockingham, Lord, protests against “Five Acts,” 137;

conducts peace negotiations, 234.

Roosevelt, Theodore, portrait p. 529, 678;

biographical note, p. 529 n.;

at Santiago, 667;

his public services, 678;

elected Vice President, 679;

becomes President, 683;

administration of, 684.

Rosecrans, Gen. W. S., (U.), portrait p. 380, 482;

biographical note, p. 380 n.;

at Stone River, 482;

in Chattanooga campaign, 518, 519;

superseded by Grant, 520.

Rush, Richard, and the Monroe Doctrine, 325.

Russell, Lord John, 502, 510, 511.

Russia, in the Northwest, 325;

sells Alaska, p. 502 n.

St. Augustine, Fla., founded, 15.

St. Clair, Gen. Arthur, defeated by the Indians, 269.

St. John’s River, Fla., settlements on, 15.

St. Leger, Colonel, plan of expedition, 177;

his defeat, 182.

“Salary Grab,” 591.

Salem, Mass., founded, 37;

the witchcraft delusion, 83.

Salmon Falls, N.H., burned by Indians, 101.

Sampson, Admiral William T., portrait p. 521, 668;

biographical note, p. 521 n. 1;

at Santiago, 667-669;

controversy with Schley, 686.

San Antonio, battle of, 384.

San Domingo question, 582.

San Juan Hill, battle of, 667.

Santa Anna, Mexican general, defeated by Houston, 374;

outwits Polk, 378;

at Buena Vista, 383;

at Cerro Gordo, 384.

Santiago de Cuba, investment and battle of, 667-669.

Savage’s Station, battle of, 498.

Savannah, Ga., founded, 97;

capture of, 538.

Schenectady, massacre of, 101.

Schley, Admiral W. S., portrait p. 534, 685;

biographical note, p. 534 n.;

at Santiago, p. 522 n.;

court of inquiry, 686.

Schofield, General, (U.), at battle of Franklin, 536.

Schuyler, Gen. Philip, portrait p. 136, 178;

biographical note, p. 136 n. 1;

checks Burgoyne, 178;

superseded, 180.

Scotch-Irish, in the West, 259.

Scott, Dred. See Dred Scott Decision.

Scott, Gen. Winfield S., portrait p. 302, 385;

biographical note, p. 300 n.;

in War of 1812, 303;

Presidential aspirations, 379, 384;

in Mexican War, 382-386;

candidate for the Presidency, 404;

general in chief, 462;

succeeded by McClellan, 467.

Search, Right of, 292, 312, 472.

Secession, threats of, 289, 313-315;

advocated in Southern conventions, 434;

Ordinance passed by South Carolina and other states, 440.

Sedition Law. See Alien and Sedition Laws.

Selma, Ala., destruction of, 549.

Seminoles, meaning of name, p. 4 n.;

in Florida, 324;

war with, 370, p. 289 n.

Semmes, R. S., (C.), captain of the Alabama, 541.

Senate, United States, established, 253.

Separatists, 32.

Serapis, Paul Jones defeats, 211.

“Seven Days’ Battles,” 497, 498;

official returns, p. 394 n.

Seven Pines (or Fair Oaks), battle of, 495;

official returns, p. 392 n. 1.

Seven Years’ War, 118, 121.

Sevier, John, Tennessee pioneer, 200, 203.

Seward, William H., portrait p. 309, 396;

biographical note, p. 309 n.;

opposes compromise of 1850, 396;

his doctrine of the “higher law,” 420;

candidate for Presidential nomination, 436;

optimism on the war, 446;

in Lincoln’s Cabinet, 451, 501;

on election of 1864, 543;

attack on, 552;

mildness toward Confederate leaders, 565;

purchases Alaska, p. 502 n.

Seymour, Horatio, portrait p. 456, 580;

biographical note, p. 456 n.;

candidate for the Presidency, 580.

Shafter, Gen. William R., portrait p. 520, 667;

biographical note, p. 520 n.

Shannon and Chesapeake, battle of, 304, p. 233 n. 1.

Sharpsburg (or Antietam), battle of, 505;

official returns, p. 401 n. 1.

Shays’ Rebellion,243.

Shenandoah, Valley of, discovered by Spotswood, 96;

importance of, p. 72 n. 1;

in the Civil War, 460, 491, 493, 533, 550.

Sheridan, Gen. P. H., portrait p. 438, 550;

biographical note, p. 438 n.;

defeats Early in Virginia, 533, 550.

Sherman, Gen. W. T., portrait p. 413, 521;

biographical note, p. 413 n.;

at Shiloh, 478;

at Vicksburg, 517;

at Chattanooga, 521;

given command in the West, 530;

Atlanta campaign and march to the sea, 534-538;

march northward, 548;

receives surrender of Johnston, 551.

Sherman Law, 635;

repealed, 648.

Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landing), battle of, 478;

official returns, p. 378 n. 1.

Shirley, William, governor of Massachusetts, 105.

Sigel, Gen. Franz, (U.), biographical note, p. 369 n. 1;

at Wilson’s Creek, 470;

at Pea Ridge, 480;

defeated by Early, 533.

Silver. See Currency.

Sioux (or Dakota) Indians, 3;

trouble with, 593.

Six Nations, p. 3 n. 2;

aid the Tories, 204;

destroyed by Sullivan, 206, 207.

Slavery, introduced in America, 27;

a check to industry, 77;

in the colonies, 88;

prohibited by the Ordinance of 1787, 256;

political importance of, 327, 331, 374, 407, 411-414, 418-421;

in Missouri, 328-330;

work of abolitionists, 359, 360;

influence on territorial extension, 374;

Wilmot Proviso, 388;

Lincoln’s attitude toward, 445, 501;

emancipation, 508, 509.

Slaves, representation of, 249;

number in 1800, 257;

in Civil War, 454, 470, 501, 508, 509.

Slidell, John, Confederate agent, 472.

Smith, Capt. John, English adventurer, portrait p. 26, 24;

biographical note, p. 25 n.;

at Jamestown, 24, 25.

Smith, Joseph, Mormon leader, 426.

Social life, in the colonies, 78, 85, 86, 88.

Soto, Hernando de, Spanish explorer, portrait p. 17, 13;

discovers Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, 13.

Soulé, Pierre, 408.

South, the, and the Missouri Controversy, 328-331, 348;

desires the annexation of Texas, 374;

in the Mexican War, 377, 387;

bitterness against the North, 391;

encourages attempts to secure Cuba, 402;

and the Kansas Bill, 411;

growth of secession ideas, 434;

misunderstanding between North and South, 446;

population in 1860, 447;

wealth of, 448;

industries of, 455;

preparation for war, 465;

reconstruction of, 562-566;

withdrawal of troops from, 601;

industries in, 617;

negroes in, 696, 705.

South Carolina, settled, 72;

in 1700, 77;

surrenders charter, 92;

advocates state sovereignty, 341;

nullification in, 358;

secedes, 440;

readmitted, 574.

South Mountain, battle of, 505.

Spain, secures Louisiana, 115;

cedes Florida to Great Britain, 115;

restores Louisiana to France, 286;

and Cuba, 408, 594, 658-659;

war with, 658-670;

results of the war with, 671-676.

Spanish discoveries, in America, 5-13, 19, 20.

Spanish War. See Spain.

Speaker of the House, importance of, p. 197 n.

Specie. See Currency.

Specie Circular, 366.

Specie payments, resumption of, 605.

Spoils system, introduced, 351;

accredited to Van Buren, 370.

Spotswood, Governor Alexander, 95;

crosses the Blue Ridge, 96.

Spottsylvania, battles about, 531;

official returns, p. 424 n.

“Squatter Sovereignty,” advocated by Cass, 389;

by Douglas, 411;

and the Dred Scott Decision, 420;

Douglas’s “Freeport Doctrine,” 430;

opposed by Southern Democrats, 435.

Stamp Act, 125;

resisted by colonies, 127;

repealed, 128.

Standish, Capt. Miles, portrait p. 33, 35;

at Plymouth, 35.

Stanton, Edwin M., portrait p. 373, 476;

biographical note, p. 372 n.;

in Buchanan’s Cabinet, 441, 475;

becomes Secretary of War, 475;

opposed by Johnson, 578;

resigns, 579.

Stanwix, Fort, siege of, 182.

Stark, Gen. John, portrait p. 137, 179;

biographical note, p. 137 n.;

at Bennington, 179.

Star of the West episode, 442, 452.

State debts. See Debts.

States’ Rights Doctrine. See State Sovereignty.

State Sovereignty, theory of, in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 279;

advocated by the Hartford Convention, 315;

in Georgia, 339;

and nullification, 355-358.

Steamship lines, in 1852, 402.

Stephens, Alexander H., portrait p. 346, 445;

biographical note, p. 346 n.;

pro-slavery leader, 400;

opposes secession, 434;

explains Southern standpoint, 445;

negotiates for peace, 547.

Steuben, Baron von, portrait p. 146, 190;

biographical note, p. 146 n.;

joins American army, 190.

Stevens, Thaddeus, portrait p. 451, 571;

biographical note, p. 451 n.;

his policy of reconstruction, 571.

Stevenson, Vice President Adlai E., 643, 678.

Stirling, General, at battle of Long Island, 154, 155.

Stone River (or Murfreesborough), battle of, 482.

Stony Point, taken by Wayne, 198.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, portrait p. 329, 423;

biographical note, p. 329 n.;

author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 422.

Strikes, 602, 625, 638, 653, 688.

Stuyvesant, Peter, governor of New Netherlands, portrait p. 52, 63;

biographical note, p. 51 n.;

surrenders to the English, 64.

Sub-Treasury system, established, 369.

Suffrage, creates disturbance in Maryland, 39;

extension of, 332.

Sullivan, Gen. John, portrait p. 157, 207;

biographical note, p. 156 n.;

at battle of Long Island, 154, 155;

in command of Northern forces, 167;

at the Brandywine, 186;

at Germantown, 187;

at Newport, 197;

leads expedition against the Six Nations, 206, 207.

Sumner, Charles, portrait p. 322, 415;

biographical note, p. 322 n.;

anti-slavery orator, 400;

and the Kansas question, 415;

assault on, 415;

bitterly opposes Grant, p. 322 n.

Sumner, Gen. Edwin V., (U.), at Fair Oaks, 495;

at Fredericksburg, 506.

Sumter, Fort, fall of, 452.

Sumter, Gen. Thomas, harasses British in the South, 214, 223.

Supreme Court, powers of, 253;

decision on the Ordinance of 1787, 256;

in Dred Scott Decision, 418-420;

in Reconstruction cases, 584;

on income tax, 649.

Surplus, distribution of, 364.

Swedish settlements, in Delaware, 63.

Taft, William H., portrait p. 548

Tallmadge, James, proposes amendment to the Missouri Compromise, 328.

Tammany Society, beginning of, 332;

governs New York City, 592.

Taney, Roger B., portrait p. 327, 419;

biographical note, p. 326 n.;

removes deposits from the Bank, 362;

renders Dred Scott Decision, 418;

death of, 545.

Tariff, first protective, 266;

of 1816, 316;

of 1824, 322;

of 1828, 340;

of 1830 and 1832, 357;

of 1833, 358;

of 1862, 455;

of 1883, 615;

McKinley Tariff, 630;

Wilson Bill, 649;

Dingley Bill, 657.

Tariff of Abominations. See Tariff, of 1828.

Tarleton, Col. Banastre, portrait p. 169, 224;

biographical note, p. 168 n.;

at battle of the Cowpens, 225.

Taxation, in early colonial times, 59, 87, 94, 95;

English principle of, 122;

colonial views on, 123;

Grenville’s scheme, 125;

resisted by the colonists, 127-132;

on tea, 133-135;

under the Confederation, 242;

on banks, 457;

income tax, 649.

Taylor, Gen. Zachary, portrait p. 299, 380;

biographical note, p. 298 n.;

in the Mexican War, 377, 379-383;

nominated for the Presidency, 389;

attitude toward California, 388, 396;

elected, 389;

death of, 396.

Tea, tax on, 133-135.

Tecumseh, 302, 305.

Telegraph, spread of, 402;

perfected by Morse, 449.

Temperance, 403, p. 314 n., 707.

Tennessee, settled, 200;

war in, 202;

admitted, p. 192 n.;

secedes, 453;

readmitted, 569.

Tenure of Office Act, of 1820, 351;

of 1867, 578;

repealed, p. 455 n.

Territorial expansion, desired by slave states, 374, 411.

See Imperialism.

Territories, slavery in, 411, 416, 417-420, 430.

Texas, annexation of, 374, 375;

boundary dispute with Mexico, 377;

and the war with Mexico, 377-387;

secedes, 440;

readmitted, 574.

Thames River, battle of, 305.

Thirteenth Amendment, 546, p. 435 n.;

accepted by Southern states, 568.

Thomas, Gen. George H., (U.), portrait p. 411, 518;

biographical note, p. 412 n.;

at Chickamauga, 518;

at Nashville, 536.

Thompson, Jacob, 442, 450.

Ticonderoga, Fort, taken by the English, 115;

captured by Ethan Allen, 145;

retaken by the British, 178.

Tilden, Samuel J., portrait p. 471, 599;

biographical note, p. 471 n.;

nominated for the Presidency, 597.

Tippecanoe, battle of, 299.

Tobacco, in Virginia, 27;

in Maryland, 40.

Tories, in the Revolutionary War, 160;

treatment of, after the Revolution, 236.

Toscanelli’s map, 5.

Town meetings, 82.

Townshend Acts, 129;

partially repealed, 133.

Transportation Bill, 136.

Treasury, Independent, established, 369.

Treaty, of Greenville, with the Indians, 270;

of Utrecht, 102;

of Paris, 115, 235;

with France, 194, 280;

with Spain, 258, 671;

of Ghent, 312;

Ashburton, 372;

of annexation (Texas), 375;

of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 387;

Clayton-Bulwer, 401;

with Japan, 410;

of Washington, 585;

Hay-Pauncefote, 680.

Trent Affair, 472.

Trenton, battle of, 170.

Trist, N. P., 385.

Trusts, 623, 692, 706, 709.

Tryon, Tory governor of New York, 160.

Turner, Nat, leads rebellion in Virginia, 359.

Tweed, William Marcy, Tammany leader, 592, p. 466 n.

Twelfth Amendment, 281.

Tyler, John, portrait p. 292, 373;

biographical note, p. 291 n. 2;

elected Vice President, 371;

becomes President, 372;

incidents of his administration, 372-376.

Underground Railway, 399.

Underhill, Capt. John, in the Pequot War, 50.

Union Pacific Railroad. See Railroads.

United States Bank. See Bank.

Upshur, A. P., p. 291 n. 1.

Utah, settled by Mormons, 426;

trouble in, 426, 427.

Vaca, Cabeza de, Spanish explorer, 13.

Valcour’s Island, battle of, 161.

Vallandigham, Clement L., arrested for treason, 528.

Valley Forge, Washington’s winter at, 188-193.

Van Buren, Martin, portrait p. 272, 352;

biographical note, p. 271 n.;

leader of “Albany Regency,” 342;

Secretary of State, 352;

elected President, 367;

his administration, 368-370;

introduces Independent Treasury system, 369;

candidate of Liberty and Free Soil parties, 389.

Vane, Sir Henry, the Younger, portrait p. 42, 46;

biographical note, p. 42 n.

Van Rensselaer, General, defeated at Queenstown Heights, 303.

Venezuelan dispute, 651.

Vera Cruz, battle of, 382.

Vermont, becomes a separate state, 93, 260.

Verrazano, Giovanni da, Italian explorer, 14.

Vespucci, Amerigo (Latin form, Americus Vespucius), Italian explorer,

portrait p. 13

,

10

;

biographical note, p. 13 n.;

publishes account of his voyages, 10;

his name given to the “New World,” 10.

Veto power, 253.

Vicksburg campaign, 514-517;

official returns, p. 410 n. 2.

Vincennes, Ind., taken by Clark, 209.

Vinland, 6.

Virginia, named by Raleigh, 18;

settled, 23;

slavery introduced, 27;

its governors, 27, 28;

becomes a royal province, 28;

Burgesses, 28, 45, 72, 95;

under Berkeley, 42-45;

in 1700, 77;

under Governor Spotswood, 95, 96;

in 1800, 260;

secedes, 453;

readmitted, 574;

state debt agitation in, 617.

Virginia Company, chartered, 21;

the sub-companies, 22;

charters annulled, 26;

records preserved, 26, p. 28 n.

Virginia Resolutions, 279.

Virginius Affair, 594.

Voting, by ballot, introduced in Massachusetts, 46;

Australian ballot introduced, 621.

Waldseemüller, Martin, gives America its name, 10.

Walker, Robert J., governor of Kansas, 424.

Walker, William, filibuster, 409.

Wallace, Gen. Lew, (U.), at Monocacy, 533.

Warner, Gen. Seth, at Ticonderoga, 145;

at Bennington, 179.

War of 1812, beginnings of, 299, 300;

declared, 301;

naval exploits in, 304, 305;

developed national spirit, 347.

Warren, Gen. Joseph, portrait p. 109, 147;

biographical note, p. 109 n.;

killed at Bunker Hill, 147.

Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, p. 196 n., 266;

capture and burning of, 310;

defence of, in the Civil War, 462.

Washington, Fort, capture of, 158.

Washington, George, portrait p. 134, frontispiece;

biographical note, p. 107 n.;

carries message to the French, 106, 107;

at Fort Necessity, 109;

aide to General Braddock, 111;

appointed commander in chief, 144;

takes command of American army, 148;

his difficulties, 148;

besieges Boston, 149;

in New York, 153-158;

in New Jersey, 166-173;

at the Brandywine, 186;

at Germantown, 187;

at Valley Forge, 189-193;

sends expedition to the Northwest, 204;

his plans against Cornwallis, 230, 231;

elected first President, 255;

as a statesman, 265;

his Cabinet, 266;

leans to Federalism, 267;

retirement, 274.

Washington monument, 611.

Watling’s Island, probable landing place of Columbus, p. 9 n.

Wayne, Gen. Anthony, portrait p. 152, 199;

biographical note, p. 152 n.;

takes Stony Point, 198;

subdues the Indians in the Northwest, 270.

Webster, Daniel, portrait p. 274, 354;

biographical note, p. 275 n. 1;

opposes tariff of 1816, 316;

sustains Adams, 339;

debate with Hayne, 355, 356;

his theory of the Constitution, 356;

leader of Whig party, 368;

in Tyler’s Cabinet, 372;

secures Ashburton treaty, 372;

opposes Mexican War, 379;

supports Compromise of 1850, 395;

his “Seventh of March speech,” 395;

Secretary of State for Fillmore, 396;

seeks nomination for Presidency, 404;

death, 404.

West, settlement of, 104, 106, 200, 259, 346;

development, 343, 344, 346-349;

transportation facilities increase settlement, 346, 581.

Western lands, 241.

See Public Lands.

West Indies, discovered by Columbus, 7;

trade with, lost by J. Q. Adams, 336;

recovered by Jackson, 367.

West Virginia, admitted, 463.

Weyler, Captain-General, 659.

Wheeler, Vice President William A., 597.

Whig Party, rise of, p. 283 n., p. 284 n. 1;

led by Clay and Webster, 368;

principles of, 368;

in 1840, 371;

and Tyler, 372, 373;

in 1844, 375;

elects Taylor, 389;

divides on the slavery question, 404;

decline of, 406.

Whiskey Rebellion, 273.

Whitefield, George, 103.

White Plains, battle of, 157.

Whitney, Eli, portrait p. 224, 297;

biographical note, p. 224 n.

Whittier, John G., 350.

Wilderness campaign, 530-532;

official returns, p. 424 n.

Wilkinson, Gen. James, 289, 306.

Williams, Roger, driven from Salem, 48;

founds Providence Plantation, 48;

his writings, 84.

Wilmot Proviso, 388.

Wilson, Gen. J. H., 549, 565.

Wilson, William L., 649.

Wilson’s Creek, battle of, 470.

Wilson Tariff Law, 649.

Winslow, Capt. John A., (U.), defeats the Alabama, 541.

Winthrop, John, portrait p. 35, 38;

biographical note, p. 36 n.;

first governor of Massachusetts, 38;

writings, 84.

Wirt, William, Attorney-general, 320.

Witchcraft delusion, 83.

Wolfe, Gen. James, portrait p. 85, 114;

biographical note, p. 84 n. 2;

captures Quebec, 114.

Writs of Assistance, 129.

Writs of quo warranto, 68, p. 56 n. 1, 92.

Wyatt, Sir Francis, royal governor of Virginia, 27, 42.

Wyoming, admitted, 629.

Wyoming Valley massacre, 205.

X. Y. Z. affair, 276.

Yancey, William L., pro-slavery leader, 400;

opposes Douglas, 435;

leads Southern Democrats, 435.

Yorktown, surrender of Cornwallis at, 233.

Yorktown campaign, 231;

in the Civil War, 492.

Young, Brigham, Mormon leader, 426.

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Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · [117] Born, 1755; died, 1835. The greatest of American jurists; served as soldier at Brandywine and Monmouth; contended successfully againstNote 1 · [141] Among other things, he caused two British subjects, who had stirred up the Indians, to be hanged, and he got into quite a heated contrNote 1 · [137] The bank was soon mismanaged and was with great difficulty set straight. The numerous state banks continued to be badly managed also, Note 1 · [159] The former Adams men and the adherents of Clay, who shortly after this time took the name of the patriotic party in the Revolution andNote 1 · [176] Meanwhile, New Mexico attracted little attention, except so far as part of her territory was claimed by Texas. This claim, in the suppNote 1 · [301] The American squadron, with Commodore Sampson in command, had long been watching the mouth of the harbor, day and night. On the morninNote 1 · [113] Born at Braintree, Massachusetts, October 31, 1735; died at Quincy, once part of Braintree, July 4, 1826. He practiced law and took acNote 2 · [146] Born in 1767; died, 1848. Taken to the University of Leyden early in life, and at fourteen was secretary to the Minister to Russia; grNote 3 · [59] American orator, patriot, and agitator, second cousin of John Adams; born, 1722; died, 1803. Studied for a time at Harvard College; wasNote 4 · [291] In 1867 Secretary Seward concluded a treaty with Russia, by which the United States secured for $7,200,000 the sparsely populated nortNote 5 · [107] Of these twelve proposed amendments, ten were ratified in 1791. They form a Bill of Rights. A few years later an eleventh was added inNote 6 · [256] The circumstances attending this singular action are given by Charles A. Dana in his Recollections of the Civil War, pp. 175-178. The Note 7 · [37] Born in London, 1637; died, 1714. Governor of New York, 1674 to 1681; seized New Jersey in 1680; appointed governor of New England and Note 8 · [227] McClellan reported that the force under his command numbered 87,164, but only about 60,000 were in the battle. Lee says that his own fNote 9 · [161] This party was formed against the Free Masons, chiefly in consequence of the report, not confirmed, of the killing in 1826 of a man naNote 10 · [71] Born, 1741; died, 1801. At the outbreak of the war in 1775 left his business in Connecticut to join the service; was commissioned colonNote 11 · [280] Born in Vermont, 1830; died, 1886. Graduated at Union College, 1848; studied and practiced law in New York City; as member of GovernorNote 12 · [251] Atlanta was then very unimportant in size, but it was almost the only manufacturing town from which the Confederates could obtain miliNote 13 · [11] Born in Spain, 1475; died, 1517. Migrated to Hayti in 1500, and in 1510 accompanied Enciso in an expedition to Darien; quarreled with ENote 14 · [31] Under royal control religious persecution was allowed, and the colony ceased to flourish until in 1715 the Calverts were again made proNote 15 · [202] Born in Louisiana, 1818; died, 1893. Graduated at West Point, 1838; United States Engineer till 1861; resigned and entered the army ofNote 16 · [156] Born in North Carolina, 1782; died, 1858. Early migrated to Tennessee; was colonel in the War of 1812; went to Missouri and became a jNote 17 · [165] This war, which originated in the attempt of the general government to transfer the Florida Indians beyond the Mississippi River, lastNote 18 · [284] Born in Pennsylvania, 1830; died, 1893. Graduated from Washington College (Pennsylvania), 1847; taught school in Kentucky and PennsylvNote 19 · [92] Born, 1735; died, 1820. Was a daring and skillful hunter and explorer in North Carolina; went into the region that is now Kentucky in 1Note 20 · [212] Born in North Carolina, 1817; died, 1876. Graduated at West Point, 1837; distinguished himself in Mexican War; resigned at close of thNote 21 · [193] Born in Connecticut, 1800; died, 1859. Early moved to Ohio and became an earnest and uncompromising abolitionist; went to Kansas in 18Note 22 · [294] Born in Illinois, 1860. Graduated at Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1881; studied law at Union College of Law, Chicago; practiced lawNote 23 · [187] Born in Pennsylvania, 1791; died, 1868. Graduated from Dickinson College in 1809; studied law; congressman from Pennsylvania, 1821–183Note 24 · [203] The official returns show that the Union officers and men on the field numbered 17,676; the Confederate, 18,053. The Union loss was 2,Note 25 · [81] Born, 1723; died, 1792. Member of the House of Commons and lieutenant general in the army; served in Canada early in the war; returned Note 26 · [179] One of the most famous cases of resistance to the law occurred in Boston in May, 1854. A negro named Anthony Burns was arrested as a fNote 27 · [229] The Union force “available for line of battle” was 116,683; the Confederate, 78,315. The Union loss was 12,653; the Confederate, 5377.Note 28 · [246] Born in New Hampshire, 1818; died, 1893. Graduated at Waterville College (Colby), Maine, 1838; admitted to bar, 1840; became a promineNote 29 · [105] General Henry Knox of Massachusetts was the first Secretary of War and was also intrusted with the charge of naval affairs. The Navy DNote 30 · [8] Born about 1474, in Venice or Bristol. Probably accompanied his father John in the latter’s first voyage to America in 1497, and succeedNote 31 · [126] Born, 1782; died, 1850. Graduated at Yale, and early developed remarkable powers; entered House of Representatives in 1811; was SecretNote 32 · [30] Born, 1582; died, 1632. Graduated at Oxford, 1597; became a Roman Catholic in 1624; obtained a patent (1632) from Charles I. for what iNote 33 · [14] Born at St. Malo, France, 1494; died, 1554. Explored the American coast and ascended the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, 1535; returnedNote 34 · [16] Born, 1567; died, 1635. In 1599 sailed from his home in France to the West Indies, whence he proceeded to Mexico, and on his return croNote 35 · [194] Born in New Hampshire, 1808; died, 1873. Graduated at Dartmouth, 1826; moved to Cincinnati and practiced law; became a great supporterNote 36 · [237] No official figures indicating the relative strength of Grant and Bragg at Chattanooga are given. Grant’s force is estimated at 60,000Note 37 · [132] Her brave commander, Captain Lawrence, was killed. The contest was practically a sea duel in answer to a challenge. The British were gNote 38 · [234] The army of Rosecrans, according to official returns, numbered 56,965; that of Bragg, 71,551. The losses of Rosecrans were 16,179; thoNote 39 · [265] Among these may be enumerated the Civil Rights Bill, which gave the negroes citizenship with suffrage (1866), and the Second Freedmen’Note 40 · [276] For example, he showed great firmness in his vetoes during the extra session of 1879, when the Democratic Congress tried to sweep awayNote 41 · [96] Born, 1752; died, 1818. Went from Virginia to Kentucky in 1775; became a leader against the hostile Indians and the British; gained theNote 42 · [143] Born in Virginia, 1777; died, 1852. Moved to Kentucky, 1797; in rapid succession was member of the Kentucky legislature, the House of Note 43 · [285] Born in New Jersey, 1837. Studied law and entered practice at Buffalo, New York; served as sheriff, and became mayor on a “reform” ticNote 44 · [245] The Union losses in the Wilderness were 17,666; at Spottsylvania, 18,399; about the North Anna, 3986; at Cold Harbor, 12,737; in SheriNote 45 · [258] The latest, fullest, and fairest discussion of the matter is given by J. F. Rhodes in The American Historical Review for April, 1902. Note 46 · [5] Born at Genoa, Italy, about 1436; died, 1506. Early became a maker of maps and charts; about 1470 went to Lisbon, whence he sailed to GuNote 47 · [98] Born, 1737; died, 1806. Served in the Seven Years’ War; favored the Americans during the preliminary discussions in Parliament; was madNote 48 · [125] Born in Connecticut, 1765; died, 1825. Invented the cotton gin in 1793, which increased enormously the importance of slave labor by raNote 49 · [183] Born in Massachusetts, 1800; died, 1879. Graduated at Harvard, 1817; studied law, served in the legislature, and traveled in Europe; cNote 50 · [272] Born in Ohio, 1839; died, 1876. Graduated from West Point, 1861. Served with distinction in Civil War, especially in Shenandoah ValleyNote 51 · [20] It is an interesting fact that the first English child born on American soil was Virginia Dare, granddaughter of John White, governor oNote 52 · [196] Born in Kentucky, June 8, 1808; died, December 6, 1889. Graduated at West Point, 1828; served in Black Hawk War; resigned, and became Note 53 · [249] It should be noted that Davis had been trained at West Point, was a soldier of ability, and interfered too much in the management of tNote 54 · [119] Born in Maryland, 1779; died, 1820. Began service in the navy, 1798; distinguished himself against Tripoli in 1804; commanded the AtlaNote 55 · [160] Before taking the name “Whig,” the party that favored protection, internal improvements, and liberal construction of the Constitution Note 56 · [297] Born in Vermont, 1837. Entered United States Naval Academy in 1854 and graduated in 1858; was midshipman in the Mediterranean till outNote 57 · [62] Born, 1732; died, 1808. Became a Philadelphia leader; elected to the Colonial Congress in 1765; published the famous Letters of a PennsNote 58 · [63] Dickinson summed up his argument by declaring: “Let these truths be indelibly impressed upon the mind: that we cannot be happy without Note 59 · [191] Born in Vermont, 1813; died, 1861. After suffering many hardships in his youth, removed to Illinois, and began to practice law in 1834Note 60 · [17] Born in 1546; died, 1596. English navigator, who reached Mexico in 1567 and South America in 1572; explored the Pacific coast from 1578Note 61 · [50] Metaphysician and theologian; born in Connecticut, 1703; died, President of Princeton College, in 1758. Became pastor of CongregationalNote 62 · [214] Born in Sweden, 1803; died, 1889. Became a mechanical engineer; came to America in 1839; invented the screw propeller, and in 1843 appNote 63 · [220] The losses of the Federals were 5031; those of the Confederates, 6134. See Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. II., p. 219.Note 64 · [216] Born in Tennessee, 1801; died, 1870. Entered the United States navy at a very early age; was in the War of 1812; had little opportunitNote 65 · [199] Born in Massachusetts, 1819; died, 1892. Engaged in business in New York till 1853, when he retired; conceived the idea of a trans-AtlNote 66 · [180] In 1849, 1850, and 1851. In the last attempt, Lopez was taken and executed.Note 67 · [178] Born in New York, 1800; died, 1874. Worked on a farm and as an apprentice; studied law; admitted to the bar in Erie County, 1823; sentNote 68 · [85] The repulse of St. Leger and the relief of Fort Stanwix possess peculiar interest from the fact that on that spot and on that day (AuguNote 69 · [78] Born, 1706; died, 1790. Apprenticed in Boston as a printer, and developed great fondness for reading and writing; ran away to PhiladelpNote 70 · [252] Hood’s loss at Franklin was 6252, while Schofield’s was only 2326. See Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. III., p. 257.Note 71 · [186] Born in Georgia, 1818; died, 1890. Was educated in Charleston, S.C.; served a short term in the navy, then joined the United States ToNote 72 · [9] In consequence of these discoveries fishing rights on the island have been held by the French to our day.Note 73 · [124] Born in Pennsylvania, 1765; died, 1815. Student of portrait painting; went to England in 1786; soon began to study engineering and invNote 74 · [116] Born at Geneva, Switzerland, 1761; died at Astoria, Long Island, 1849. Was educated at Geneva, and came to America, 1780; settled as mNote 75 · [278] Born in Ohio, 1831; died, 1881. Graduated at Williams College, 1856; became president of Hiram College in 1857; volunteered, and was aNote 76 · [151] Born, 1805; died, 1879. Writer on Newburyport Herald, 1818–1826; edited various emancipation papers, 1826–1831; editor of the great agNote 77 · [89] Born in England, 1728; died, 1806. Was captain in Braddock’s Expedition; was appointed adjutant general in the colonial army in 1775; sNote 78 · [288] In 1892 the “Geary Act” authorized the expulsion from the country of any Chinese who could not show that they had been admitted withouNote 79 · [58] Born in 1738; died, 1820. Began his reign with an obstinate determination to increase the power of the Crown; accepted the resignation Note 80 · [243] The official figures are 20,451 and 23,003. See Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. III., pp. 437-439. [244] There was oppositiNote 81 · [208] Born in Ohio, 1822; died, 1885. Graduated at West Point, 1843; fought gallantly in the Mexican War; resigned in 1854, and engaged in bNote 82 · [211] The impression made by newspaper correspondents on the country was very unfavorable, and there was a loud and general demand for the rNote 83 · [273] Though President Grant’s public career ended with his second administration, which had been greatly discredited, the last years of hisNote 84 · [270] Born in New Hampshire, 1811; died, 1872. Edited various newspapers in New York City until he founded the Tribune, 1841, which he editeNote 85 · [72] Born, 1742; died, 1786. Member of the Rhode Island assembly in 1770; joined a military company in 1774; became brigadier general in 177Note 86 · [224] Born in New York, 1815; died, 1872. Graduated at West Point, 1839; published classic work on Elements of Military and Naval Science, 1Note 87 · [101] Born at Nevis, in West Indies, January 11, 1757; died, July 12, 1804. Developed an astonishing precocity, and was sent to New York CitNote 88 · [66] Born, 1737; died, 1793. Earnest patriot, and member of the Massachusetts legislature from 1766 to 1772; became member of the MassachuseNote 89 · [277] Born in Pennsylvania, 1824; died, 1886. Graduated at West Point, 1844; fought gallantly in Mexican War; appointed brigadier general ofNote 90 · [289] Born in Ohio, 1833; died, 1899. Graduated at Miami University, 1852; settled in Indianapolis as a lawyer; volunteered in 1862 and was Note 91 · [166] Born in Virginia, 1773; died, 1841. Graduated at Hampden Sidney College; fought under Wayne, 1794; secretary of Northwest Territory inNote 92 · [24] Harvey came to Virginia in 1629, but by 1635 he was ousted from office by the Burgesses, and forced to go to England to appeal to the kNote 93 · [274] Born in Ohio, 1822; died, 1893. Graduated at Kenyon College, 1842; practiced law at Fremont, Ohio; volunteered at the outbreak of the Note 94 · [157] Born in South Carolina, 1791; died, 1839. Served in War of 1812; member of the South Carolina Legislature, 1814–1818; attorney-generalNote 95 · [287] President Arthur had urged the necessity of such a law, and the death of Vice President Hendricks in 1885 made the need of it still moNote 96 · [61] Born, 1736; died, 1799. After failing in farming and trading, he became a lawyer in 1760; in 1763 attracted attention by a noted speechNote 97 · [84] After General Herkimer was wounded, he had himself placed at the foot of a tree, where he continued to issue commands with stentorian vNote 98 · [250] Born in Kentucky, 1831; died, 1879. Graduated at West Point, 1853; entered the Confederate service and soon commanded a Texas brigade;Note 99 · [238] Born in Massachusetts, 1814; died, 1879. Graduated at West Point, 1837; distinguished himself in Mexican War; was appointed brigadier Note 100 · [170] Born, 1793; died, 1863. Fought bravely in the Creek War, 1813–1814; congressman from Tennessee, 1823–1827; governor of Tennessee, 1827Note 101 · [69] Born, 1729; died, 1814. Served under Wolfe at Quebec; commander in chief of British forces in America in 1775; was superseded by Sir HeNote 102 · [25] One of the boldest of English navigators, born about 1580; explored the coast of Greenland in 1607; in 1609 skirted the coast of LabradNote 103 · [130] Born in Connecticut, 1773; died, 1843. Served in merchant marine from 1784 to 1798, when he entered the navy; engaged in the Barbary WNote 104 · [64] Born, 1711; died, 1780. Member of the General Court of Massachusetts, 1737–1740 and from 1741 to 1749; speaker from 1746 to 1748; lieutNote 105 · [154] The Indian problem was partly solved during Jackson’s administrations by the transfer of some of the tribes to Indian Territory.Note 106 · [136] Born on border of North and South Carolina, March 15, 1767; died at the Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee, June 8, 1845. Scantily eNote 107 · [221] Born in Virginia, 1807; died, 1870. Graduated at West Point, 1829; distinguished himself as engineer in Mexican War; was commandant atNote 108 · [110] Born, 1745; died, 1829. Graduated at King’s (now Columbia) College, 1766; member of committee of correspondence and of the First ContiNote 109 · [77] Born, 1743; died, 1826. Graduated at William and Mary College; became a lawyer and entered House of Burgesses in 1769; was active in ReNote 110 · [115] This address is still often quoted, especially by leaders of the Democratic party, and it deserves to be carefully read by all who desNote 111 · [262] Born in North Carolina, 1808; died, 1875. Settled in Tennessee; a tailor by trade; became a member of Congress, 1843–1853; governor ofNote 112 · [209] Born in Kentucky, 1803; died, 1862. Graduated at West Point, 1826; served in Black Hawk War, in Texas before annexation, and in the MeNote 113 · [218] Born in Virginia, 1807; died, 1891. Graduated at West Point, 1829; distinguished himself in Indian wars and in War with Mexico; appoinNote 114 · [97] Born, 1747; died, 1792. Came from Scotland to Virginia shortly before the Revolutionary War; entered the service of his adopted countryNote 115 · [103] Kentucky was made a state in 1792; Tennessee, in 1796; Ohio, in 1803.Note 116 · [80] Born, September, 1757; died, May, 1834. French nobleman, whose sympathy for the American colonies was early excited; landed in South CaNote 117 · [147] It should be noted that in 1824 Lafayette made a triumphal tour of the country as the guest of the nation. The reception given him is Note 118 · [49] French explorer; born, 1643; died, 1687. Migrated to Canada in 1666; explored westward as far as Lake Michigan and the Illinois River; Note 119 · [76] Born, 1732; died, 1794. Educated in England; was a leader of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1761 to 1788; opposed the slave trade andNote 120 · [51] Born, 1680; died, 1765. Accompanied Iberville to the mouth of the Mississippi, and became director of the colony of Louisiana in 1701; Note 121 · [13] Born, 1460; died, 1521. Spanish explorer, who probably accompanied Columbus on his second voyage. He was governor of eastern Hayti and Note 122 · [192] Born in Kentucky, February 12, 1809; died in Washington, April 15, 1865. Moved to Indiana with his parents in 1816; to Illinois in 183Note 123 · [223] “My paramount object in this struggle,” replied Lincoln, “is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I Note 124 · [241] Born in South Carolina, 1821. Graduated at West Point, 1842; served in Mexican War; entered Confederate service; commanded, as lieutenNote 125 · [204] Born in Connecticut, 1818; died, 1861. Served with distinction in the Mexican War; supported Free Soil party in Kansas, 1857; was placNote 126 · [102] Born, 1751; died, 1836. Graduated at Princeton, 1772; member of Committee of Public Safety in 1774; member of the Virginia Convention Note 127 · [12] Born in Portugal, about 1470; died, 1521. Served in the East Indies from 1505 to 1512; renounced allegiance to Portugal and went to SevNote 128 · [181] The “Maine Liquor Law” went into effect in 1851.Note 129 · [43] Born, 1663; died, 1728. Graduated at Harvard before he was sixteen; urged the witchcraft persecutions with great energy; wrote much agaNote 130 · [217] Born in Philadelphia, 1826; died, 1885. Graduated at West Point at the head of his class, 1846; served in the Mexican War, and was senNote 131 · [293] Born in Ohio, 1843; died at Buffalo, New York, September, 1901. Volunteered, and rose to the rank of major in the Civil War; was repreNote 132 · [239] Born at Cadiz, Spain, 1815; died, 1872. Graduated at West Point, 1835; fought in Seminole and Mexican Wars; commanded a brigade under Note 133 · [302] Born in Massachusetts, 1839. Entered the army as a volunteer, in 1861; became a major general of volunteers, and commanded an army corNote 134 · [190] Minnesota was admitted as a free state in 1858, and Oregon in 1859.Note 135 · [139] Born, 1758; died, 1831. Left William and Mary College in 1776 to enter the army; fought at Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, and MonmouNote 136 · [53] Born, 1712; died, 1759. Fought in the War of the Austrian Succession; was sent to take command in the New World in 1756; took Oswego inNote 137 · [100] Born, 1736; died, 1802. Fought in the French and Indian Wars; led a company of Virginia riflemen at Boston; after release from imprisoNote 138 · [75] Born, 1731; died, 1805. Member of Continental Congress from South Carolina in 1775; defended Sullivan’s Island in 1776; defeated the BrNote 139 · [253] At Nashville, Hood’s losses were roughly estimated at 15,000, no official returns in detail being made. Thomas’s losses were 3057. SeeNote 140 · [129] There were so few that there were not enough to go the round of the captains. So the officers took turns in commanding, in order that Note 141 · [48] The region along the St. Lawrence of which Montreal and Quebec have always been the two chief centers.Note 142 · [36] It was a royal province from 1679 to 1685, after which it was reunited with Massachusetts.Note 143 · [4] The remains of the old mill at Newport, Rhode Island, and certain inscriptions have at one time and another been held to date from the vNote 144 · [104] New York City was the temporary capital until 1790, when Philadelphia took its place. In 1800 the government was moved to Washington, Note 145 · [46] Born in 1698; died, 1785. Officer of the British army; received grant, which he named Georgia, in 1732; founded Savannah in 1733; returNote 146 · [300] Just about this time considerable anxiety was felt as to the fate of the battleship Oregon, which had left San Francisco in March, undNote 147 · [60] Revolutionary patriot and orator; born, 1728; died, 1778. Graduated at Harvard, 1743; opposed the Writs of Assistance, in a celebrated Note 148 · [152] Born, 1810; died, 1860. Was pastor of Unitarian Church at West Roxbury from 1837 to 1845; was an ardent advocate of emancipation; was Note 149 · [40] Born, 1644; died, 1718. Was expelled from Oxford for joining the Quakers; was imprisoned in the Tower for preaching their tenets; receiNote 150 · [133] Born in Rhode Island, 1785; died, 1819. Entered the navy in 1799 as midshipman; was in the war against Tripoli, and later became a carNote 151 · [158] Born in Boston, 1811; died, 1884. Graduated at Harvard 1831; became a lawyer, but from 1837 gave his chief energies to the abolition mNote 152 · [242] Born at Richmond, Virginia, 1825; died, 1875. Graduated at West Point, 1846; served well in Mexican War and afterwards on Puget Sound,Note 153 · [182] Born in New Hampshire, 1804; died, 1869. Graduated at Bowdoin College, where he studied with Hawthorne and Longfellow; became a lawyerNote 154 · [114] Born in South Carolina, 1746; died, 1825. Attorney-general in South Carolina, and member of the Provincial Congress, 1775; fought as mNote 155 · [54] Born, 1708; died, 1788. Entered the House of Commons in 1735; Secretary of State and practically Prime Minister, 1756–1761; laid the foNote 156 · [210] The Union army present for duty, according to the official records, numbered 44,805; the Confederate array, 40,335. The Union loss wasNote 157 · [22] Born about 1595; died, 1617. Daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan. Smith reports that when he was taken prisoner by Powhatan and was aNote 158 · [171] Born in North Carolina, 1795; died, 1849. Graduated at University of North Carolina; migrated to Tennessee; congressman, 1825—1829; SpNote 159 · [225] Born, 1823; died, 1892. Graduated at West Point, 1842; was in Mexican War; became an explorer, and on the opening of the Civil War recNote 160 · [226] General Porter’s failure to support Pope was popularly supposed to be owing to his dissatisfaction with the recall of McClellan. He waNote 161 · [73] Born, 1718; died, 1790. A noted ranger in the Indian Wars; served at Bunker Hill; major general, 1775; commanded in defeat of Long IslaNote 162 · [134] Several months previously the Americans had suffered a severe loss at the river Raisin, seven hundred troops under General Winchester Note 163 · [18] Born, 1552; died, 1618. English navigator, who, after serving with the French Huguenots in the Netherlands, and in Ireland, led an unsuNote 164 · [144] Born in Virginia, 1773; died, 1833. Studied at Princeton and Columbia; entered House of Representatives in 1799; soon became a leader Note 165 · [148] John Randolph, probably the most venomously personal debater Congress has ever had among its members, gave immortality to the charge aNote 166 · [303] Born in New York, 1858. Graduated at Harvard, 1880; member of New York legislature, 1882–1884; chairman of National Board of Civil SerNote 167 · [213] Born in Ohio, 1819; died, 1898. Graduated at West Point, 1842; colonel of Ohio Volunteers in 1861; served successfully in West VirginiNote 168 · [299] Born in New York, 1840; died, 1902. Graduated at the head of his class at Annapolis, 1860; promoted to master, 1861; lieutenant, 1862;Note 169 · [304] Born in Maryland, 1839. Graduated at United States Naval Academy, 1860; served as midshipman in Chinese waters, 1860–1861; was in WestNote 170 · [82] Born, 1733; died, 1804. Fought in French and Indian War; was member of the First Continental Congress; was included in the first list oNote 171 · [174] Born in Virginia, 1786; died, 1866. Graduated at William and Mary College, and entered the army, 1808; distinguished himself in the WaNote 172 · [3] “Seminoles” means “wanderers”; the tribe was made up of refugees from other tribes, notably from the Creeks.Note 173 · [222] In the Seven Days’ Battles, McClellan’s loss was 15,849; Lee’s, 20,135. See Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. II., p. 315.Note 174 · [177] Born in New York, 1801; died, 1872. Graduated at Union College, 1820; began practice as a lawyer at Auburn; was sent to state Senate, Note 175 · [267] Born in New York, 1810; died, 1886. Was military secretary of Governor Marcy; as assemblyman, mayor of Utica, and Speaker of the AssemNote 176 · [298] Born in Michigan, 1835. Entered Union army, 1861; brevet brigadier general, 1865; entered regular army as lieutenant colonel, 1867; coNote 177 · [45] Some of the most interesting operations of the Civil War took place within the Shenandoah Valley.Note 178 · [259] Born in New York, 1831; died, 1888. Graduated at West Point, 1853; received a cavalry command in 1862; distinguished himself at PerryvNote 179 · [236] Born in Ohio, 1820; died, 1891. Graduated at West Point, 1840; was in the Seminole and the Mexican Wars; resigned, and engaged in busiNote 180 · [205] Born in Baden, 1824. General Sigel died in New York in 1902, and at the time of his death his services for the Union were highly eulogNote 181 · [2] They became the “Six Nations” after they were joined by the Tuscaroras of North Carolina.Note 182 · [21] A noted English adventurer; born, 1579; died, 1632. Fought in the Netherlands and against the Turks; joined the expedition to Virginia,Note 183 · [207] Born in Ohio, 1814; died, 1869. Built up an important business as a lawyer in Pennsylvania and Ohio before the war; became Attorney-GeNote 184 · [83] Born, 1728; died, 1822. After the service briefly indicated in the text, he resigned in 1777; was demanded as leader by the New HampshiNote 185 · [197] Born in Georgia, 1812; died, 1883. Graduated at University of Georgia, 1832; prominent lawyer, speaker and Whig member of Congress froNote 186 · [88] Born in Magdeburg, Prussia, 1730; died, 1794. Fought in the war of the Austrian Succession, also throughout the Seven Years’ War; receiNote 187 · [264] Born in Vermont, 1793; died, 1868. Graduated at Dartmouth; practiced law in Pennsylvania; Whig member of Congress, 1849–1853, when he Note 188 · [189] Born, 1811; died, 1896. Was daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher, and sister of Henry Ward Beecher; married Professor Calvin E. Stowe in 183Note 189 · [38] Last Dutch governor of New Netherlands; born, 1612; died, 1682. Appointed governor in 1647; ruled in arbitrary fashion and encountered Note 190 · [93] Born in New Hampshire, 1740; died, 1795. Major general of militia before the war; delegate of New Hampshire to First Continental CongreNote 191 · [185] Born in Boston, 1811; died, 1874. Graduated at Harvard, 1830; studied law; traveled in Europe and became noted as an anti-slavery oratNote 192 · [188] Born in Maryland, 1777; died, 1864. Graduated from Dickinson College; studied law and settled in Baltimore; was a Federalist and laterNote 193 · [99] Born, 1754; died, 1833. Came to America, 1776; in 1779, as lieutenant colonel, organized in South Carolina a troop known as the “BritisNote 194 · [173] Born in Virginia, 1784; died, 1850. Appointed first lieutenant in the army, 1808; fought in the War of 1812, in the Black Hawk War, anNote 195 · [266] That the Tenure of Office Act, which was partly the cause of the disgraceful final clash between the President and Congress, was a parNote 196 · [235] Born in Virginia, 1816; died, 1870. Graduated at West Point, 1840; distinguished himself against the Seminoles and in the Mexican War;Note 197 · [275] Born in New York, 1814; died, 1886. Graduated at University of New York; became a prominent politician and corporation lawyer in New YNote 198 · [271] Tweed (1823–1878) was a son of a chair-maker which trade he first followed. He became a power in local politics through the influence Note 199 · [168] Born in Virginia, 1790; died, 1862. Graduated at William and Mary College, 1806; congressman, 1816–1821; governor of Virginia, 1825–18Note 200 · [167] A. P. Upshur of Virginia succeeded Webster as Secretary of State, but was killed, along with several other prominent men, by the burstNote 201 · [153] Born, 1782; died, 1862. Early rose to eminence in New York as a lawyer and politician; United States senator, 1821–1828; governor, 182Note 202 · [33] Born, 1612; died, 1662. Noted Puritan statesman who came to Boston in 1635, and became governor the next year; took sides with Mrs. HutNote 203 · [10] Born in Florence, 1451; died, 1512. After becoming an expert astronomer and map-maker, made four voyages to America, two in the SpanishNote 204 · [233] Grant’s forces at the beginning of the siege numbered about 43,000, but they were so constantly reënforced that at the end he had not Note 205 · [23] The Privy Council ordered Nicholas Ferrar, deputy treasurer of the Company, to hand over all books and papers of the corporation. FerraNote 206 · [68] Born, 1741; died, 1775. Graduated at Harvard and became physician in Boston; member of committee of correspondence, 1774; a noted oratoNote 207 · [67] Born, Westmoreland County, Virginia, February 22 (old style, February 11), 1732; died, Mt. Vernon, Virginia, December 14, 1799. ReceiveNote 208 · [7] The diary of Columbus, studied in connection with the possible landing places in the West Indies, shows that the vessels probably floateNote 209 · [91] Born, 1745; died, 1796. Early became a member of the Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety, and commander of a regiment in the CanadiNote 210 · [155] Born in New Hampshire, 1782; died, 1852. Was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1801; admittNote 211 · [29] Born, 1588; died, 1649. Graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge; opposed the Stuarts; was made governor of Massachusetts in 1629; arrivNote 212 · [56] Born, 1727; died, 1759. Fought in the War of the Austrian Succession; also against the Young Pretender in 1745; was sent as brigadier gNote 213 · [41] A writ compelling a person or body of persons to show by what authority they hold certain rights or offices. [42] Until 1738 New Jersey
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