Great Events in the History of North and South AmericaPart 1 — CONSTITUTIONReading editionChapter navigation85 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE HISTORYNORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA;PREFACE.ILLUSTRATIONS.I.—EARLY DISCOVERIES.I. NORTHMEN.II. COLUMBUS.III. SEBASTIAN CABOT.II.—EARLY SETTLEMENTS.I. VIRGINIA, OR SOUTHERN COLONY.II. NEW ENGLAND, OR NORTHERN SETTLEMENTS.III. MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN SETTLEMENTS.[15]III.—INDIANS, THEIR TRIBES AND WARS.I. INDIAN TRIBES.II. ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS.III. VIRGINIA INDIAN WARS.IV. PLYMOUTH COLONY AND THE INDIANS.V. ENGLISH AND NARRAGANSETS.VI. PEQUOD WAR.VII. PHILIP'S WAR.VIII. WAR OF WILLIAM III.IX. QUEEN ANNE'S WAR.X. WAR OF GEORGE II.XI. FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.IV.—REVOLUTION.I. CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION.II. EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTION.I:—BATTLE OF LEXINGTONII. BATTLE OF BUNKER'S HILL.III. WASHINGTON, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.IV. EVACUATION OF BOSTON.V. INDEPENDENCE DECLARED.VI. ATTACK ON SULLIVAN'S ISLAND.VII. MILITARY REVERSES—LOSS OF NEW YORK.VIII. RETURNING PROSPERITY.IX. OCCUPATION OF PHILADELPHIA.X. SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE.XI. PROGRESS OF THE WAR.XII. TREACHERY OF ARNOLD.XIII. CONCLUDING SCENES OF THE REVOLUTION.XIV. NAVAL OPERATIONS.XV. EMINENT FOREIGNERS,V. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.VI. GEORGE WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT.VII. JOHN ADAMS, PRESIDENT.VIII. THOMAS JEFFERSON, PRESIDENT.IX. JAMES MADISON, PRESIDENTX. JAMES MONROE, PRESIDENT.XI. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, PRESIDENT.XII. ANDREW JACKSON, PRESIDENT.XIII. MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT.XIV. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, PRESIDENT.XV. JOHN TYLER, PRESIDENT.XVI. JAMES K. POLK, PRESIDENT.XVII. ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT.BRITISH AMERICA.I. CANADA.[83]II. NOVA SCOTIA.III. NEW BRUNSWICK.IV. PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.V. NEWFOUNDLAND.VI. HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY.RUSSIAN AMERICA.MEXICO.GUATEMALA.SOUTH AMERICA.II. VENEZUELA.III. EQUATOR, OR ECUADOR.IV. PERU.V. BOLIVIA.VI. CHILI.VII. BUENOS AYRES, OR PROVINCES OF LA PLATA.VIII. ORIENTAL REPUBLIC, OR URUGUAY.IX. BRAZIL.X. PARAGUAY.WEST INDIES.CONSTITUTIONUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.ARTICLESDECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.APPENDIX.XVIII. MILLARD FILLMORE, PRESIDENT.FOOTNOTES:Transcriber's Notes:Previous chapter ←Part 1 — WEST INDIES.Next chapter →Part 1 — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.All chapters and sections (85)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE HISTORYNORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA;PREFACE.ILLUSTRATIONS.Part 1 · Other sectionsI.—EARLY DISCOVERIES.I. NORTHMEN.II. COLUMBUS.III. SEBASTIAN CABOT.II.—EARLY SETTLEMENTS.I. VIRGINIA, OR SOUTHERN COLONY.II. NEW ENGLAND, OR NORTHERN SETTLEMENTS.III. MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN SETTLEMENTS.[15]III.—INDIANS, THEIR TRIBES AND WARS.I. INDIAN TRIBES.II. ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS.III. VIRGINIA INDIAN WARS.IV. PLYMOUTH COLONY AND THE INDIANS.V. ENGLISH AND NARRAGANSETS.VI. PEQUOD WAR.VII. PHILIP'S WAR.VIII. WAR OF WILLIAM III.IX. QUEEN ANNE'S WAR.X. WAR OF GEORGE II.XI. FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.IV.—REVOLUTION.I. CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION.II. EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTION.I:—BATTLE OF LEXINGTONII. BATTLE OF BUNKER'S HILL.III. WASHINGTON, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.IV. EVACUATION OF BOSTON.V. INDEPENDENCE DECLARED.VI. ATTACK ON SULLIVAN'S ISLAND.VII. MILITARY REVERSES—LOSS OF NEW YORK.VIII. RETURNING PROSPERITY.IX. OCCUPATION OF PHILADELPHIA.X. SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE.XI. PROGRESS OF THE WAR.XII. TREACHERY OF ARNOLD.XIII. CONCLUDING SCENES OF THE REVOLUTION.XIV. NAVAL OPERATIONS.XV. EMINENT FOREIGNERS,V. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.VI. GEORGE WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT.VII. JOHN ADAMS, PRESIDENT.VIII. THOMAS JEFFERSON, PRESIDENT.IX. JAMES MADISON, PRESIDENTX. JAMES MONROE, PRESIDENT.XI. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, PRESIDENT.XII. ANDREW JACKSON, PRESIDENT.XIII. MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT.XIV. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, PRESIDENT.XV. JOHN TYLER, PRESIDENT.XVI. JAMES K. POLK, PRESIDENT.XVII. ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT.BRITISH AMERICA.I. CANADA.[83]II. NOVA SCOTIA.III. NEW BRUNSWICK.IV. PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.V. NEWFOUNDLAND.VI. HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY.RUSSIAN AMERICA.MEXICO.GUATEMALA.SOUTH AMERICA.II. VENEZUELA.III. EQUATOR, OR ECUADOR.IV. PERU.V. BOLIVIA.VI. CHILI.VII. BUENOS AYRES, OR PROVINCES OF LA PLATA.VIII. ORIENTAL REPUBLIC, OR URUGUAY.IX. BRAZIL.X. PARAGUAY.WEST INDIES.CONSTITUTIONUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.ARTICLESDECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.APPENDIX.XVIII. MILLARD FILLMORE, PRESIDENT.FOOTNOTES:Transcriber's Notes:OF THE← WEST INDIES.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. →