D. H. MONTGOMERY (continued 5)
Reading edition
91
.
bravery shown by a woman
92
.
the great swamp fight,
93
.
Canonchet taken,
93
.
Philip's wife and son taken,
94
.
wife and son sold into slavery,
94
.
Philip shot,
94
.
destruction caused by the war,
94
.
cost of the war,
94
.
Indian power broken,
94
.
summary of,
95
.
Lafayette (Lah-fay-et'), helps us in the Revolution,
141
.
pursues Cornwallis,
141
.
at the tomb of Washington,
144
.
Land acquired by the United States, see Territory and United States.
Lee, General, in the Civil War,
260
.
Legislature (note),
257
.
Lexington, battle of,
134
.
Leyden (Li'den), Holland,
62
.
Leyden jar,
118
,
119
.
Liberty, religious, in Maryland,
78-80
.
religious, in Rhode Island,
85
.
religious, none formerly in England,
62
,
76
,
97
.
Liberty, Sons of, in the Revolution,
60
.
Liberty, statue of,
60
.
Lincoln, Abraham, birth and boyhood of,
244
.
how he lived,
244
,
245
.
death of his mother,
246
.
what he said of her,
246
.
what his step-mother said of him,
246
.
at school,
247
.
teaches himself at home,
247
.
what he read,
247
.
how he used the fire-shovel,
247
.
description of, at seventeen,
248
.
his strength,
248
.
goes to New Orleans,
249
.
moves to Illinois,
250
.
splits rails,
250
.
hunting frolics,
250
.
tends store at New Salem,
251
.
is attacked by Jack Armstrong,
251
.
his faithfulness in little things,
252
.
called "Honest Abe,"
243
,
252
.
in the Black Hawk War,
253
.
becomes postmaster and surveyor,
254
.
studies law,
254
.
begins to practise law,
254
.
respected by all men,
254
.
in Armstrong murder trial,
255
.
how he saved the pig,
256
.
goes to the Legislature,
257
.
goes to Congress,
243
,
257
.
chosen candidate for President,
258
.
elected President,
258
.
his election brings on the Civil War,
259
.
emancipates the slaves,
260
.
murdered by Booth,
261
.
grief of the nation at his death,
261
.
summary of,
262
.
Louisiana, purchase of,
188
.
original extent of,
188
.
Major (note),
128
.
Manhattan Island,
54
,
59
,
60
.
Marietta, Ohio, settled,
170
.
name of,
171
.
what Washington said of,
171
.
and the Indians,
172
.
summary of,
174
.
Marshall finds gold in California,
237
.
his poverty,
239
.
Maryland, name of,
77
.
granted to Lord Baltimore,
77
.
rent of,
77
.
settlement of,
78
.
first Catholic church in America in,
78
.
home of religious liberty,
79
.
trouble with Virginia,
80
.
Catholics of, badly treated,
80
.
Baltimore city founded,
80
.
in the Revolution,
80
.
summary of,
81
.
Massachusetts, name of,
73
.
settlement of,
73
.
in the Revolution,
74
.
Massasoit (Mas-sa-soit'), makes treaty with the Pilgrims,
69
.
kindness of, to Roger Williams,
84
.
King Philip, his son,
87
.
Mayflower
, voyage of the,
64
,
66
,
73
.
Ohio boat so named,
170
.
Messages (note),
220
.
Mexico, war with,
239
.
territory obtained from,
239
.
Miami (Mi-am'i), Ohio,
172
.
Mississippi, De Soto discovers the,
29
.
belonged to France,
187
.
we get possession of the,
188
.
first steamboat on the,
198
,
199
.
Moccasins (note),
136
.
Model (note),
224
.
Monticello, described,
184
.
Morgan's sharpshooters,
140
.
Morse, Samuel F. B., birth and boyhood of,
220
.
becomes a painter,
221
.
goes to France,
221
.
thinks of using electricity to send messages,
221
.
returns to America,
222
.
invents electric telegraph,
222
.
his poverty,
223
.
takes the first photograph in America,
223
.
gets assistance from Mr. Vail,
224
.
obtains patent for the telegraph,
224
.
receives help from Congress,
225
,
226
.
and Miss Annie Ellsworth,
226
,
227
.
builds line of telegraph,
227
.
the first message sent,
227
.
how a message is sent (note),
227
.
the first year of telegraphy,
227
.
summary of,
228
.
Moultrie, Colonel,
140
.
Fort,
140
.
Mount Vernon, Washington at,
126
,
135
,
144
.
Nation (note),
217
.
Negroes, see Slaves.
New Amsterdam,
59
.
New England, name of,
46
.
first settlements in,
66
,
73
,
74
.
New Netherland, name of,
59
.
seized by the English,
59
.
New Orleans, owned by the French,
187
.
purchase of,
188
.
battle of,
217
.
cotton exported from,
183
.
New Salem, Illinois,
251
.
Newspaper, Franklin's,
110
,
116
.
New York, name of,
59
.
New York City, name,
59
.
in the Revolution,
60
,
137
,
144
.
North and South in the Civil War,
259
,
260
.
Northmen discover America (note),
21
.
Oglethorpe (O'gel-thorp), General, who he was,
102
.
and prisoners for debt,
103
.
gets grant of Georgia,
102
,
103
.
object of settling Georgia,
103
.
builds Savannah,
104
.
welcomes German settlers,
105
.
attempts to produce silk,
106
.
sends silk as present to the queen of England,
106
.
keeps out the Spaniards,
107
.
in his old age,
107
.
summary of,
108
.
Ohio, first settlement in,
170
.
Indian wars in,
172
,
173
.
Ohio River, first steamboat on,
198
.
Oregon, how we got our claim to,
234
.
added to the United States,
234
,
240
.
Pacific, Balboa discovers the,
28
.
Pacific Railroad completed (note),
263
.
Pacific railroads, the three,
263
.
Palisade,
70
.
Palisades of the Hudson (note),
56
.
Palmetto logs (note),
140
.
Palos, convent at,
6
.
Columbus sails from,
8
.
reception at,
16
.
Parker, Captain, at Lexington,
134
.
Patent (note),
224
.
Penn, William, receives grant of Pennsylvania,
96
.
belongs to the Society of Friends or Quakers,
97
.
his religion,
97
.
sends emigrants to Pennsylvania,
98
.
his conversation with Charles II.,
98
.
founds Philadelphia,
99
.
his treaty with the Indians,
99
.
visits the Indians,
99
.
his treaty elm protected by a British officer,
99
.
said the people should make their own laws,
100
.
goes back to England,
100
.
the victim of a dishonest agent,
100
.
goes to prison for debt,
100
.
death of,
100
.
love of the Indians for him,
100
.
Indians send a present to his widow,
100
.
grave of,
100
.
summary of,
101
.
Pennsylvania, named by Charles II.,
96
.
granted to William Penn,
96
.
natural wealth of,
96
.
in the Revolution,
100
.
Philadelphia, founded,
99
.
name of,
99
.
prosperity of,
100
,
109
.
what Franklin did for,
117
.
in the Revolution,
100
.
first Continental Congress meets in,
100
.
Declaration of Independence made in,
100
.
Philip, King, see King Philip.
Photograph, first, in America,
223
.
Pilgrims, the, in Holland,
62
.
name of,
62
.
persecuted in England,
62
.
why they wished to leave Holland,
63
.
sail for America,
64
.
Captain Myles Standish goes with them,
64
.
number of the,
64
.
make a compact of government,
64
.
elect John Carver first governor,
64
.
land on the Cape,
65
.
washing-day,
65
.
explore the Cape,
65
.
land on Plymouth Rock,
66
.
settle in Plymouth,
66
.
why they chose that place,
66
.
name of,
66
.
sickness and death,
67
.
meet Indians,
68
.
make treaty with Massasoit,
69
.
their first Thanksgiving,
69
.
Canonicus dares them to fight,
70
.
Governor Bradford's reply,
70
.
build a fort,
70
.
build a palisade,
70
.
fight the Indians at Weymouth,
71
.
what Myles Standish did for the Pilgrims,
71
,
72
.
summary of,
75
.
See Myles Standish.
Pioneers (note),
230
.
Pittsburg,
162
,
170
,
198
, and see map,
127
.
Plantation (note),
123
.
Planter (note),
48
.
Plymouth, the Pilgrims settle,
66
.
natural advantages of,
66
.
name of,
66
.
See Pilgrims.
Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims land on,
66
.
Pocahontas (Po-ka-hon'tas), saves Smith's life,
42
, and
.
marries Rolfe,
42
.
her descendants,
42
.
Ponce de Leon, see De Leon.
Potato, the, sent to England,
33
.
Raleigh plants it in Ireland,
33
.
Powder, lack of, in Revolution,
136
.
sent from Savannah to Bunker Hill,
107
.
Powhatan (Pow-ha-tan') and Captain John Smith,
42
.
Prison-ships, British,
213
.
"Prophet," the, and Tecumseh,
202
,
204
.
at the battle of Tippecanoe,
203
.
his sacred beans,
203
.
Indians say he is a liar,
203
.
Tecumseh takes him by the hair,
204
.
Prophet (note),
202
.
Providence, name of,
85
.
settled,
85
.
religious liberty in,
85
.
Puritans (note),
62
.
settle Boston,
73
.
Putnam, General Rufus, services in the Revolution,
169
.
builds fortifications at Dorchester Heights,
169
.
builds the
Mayflower
,
170
.
settles Marietta, Ohio,
170
.
summary of,
174
.
Quakers, see Friends.
Railroad, the first, in America,
218
, and note,
218
.
growth of railroads,
218
.
first Pacific (note),
263
.
the three Pacific railroads,
263
.
Raleigh (Raw'li), Sir Walter, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth,
32
.
sends exploring expedition to America,
32
.
receives title of honor,
33
.
sends settlers to Virginia,
33
.
receives tobacco and potato plants from Virginia,
33
.
plants them in Ireland,
33
.
spends a great deal of money on his Virginia colony,
34
.
fails to establish a settlement,
34
.
last days of,
35
.
is beheaded,
35
.
power of his example,
35
.
summary of,
36
.
Ranches (note),
263
.
Rebels (note),
210
.
Red-coats (note),
208
.
Religious liberty, none in England,
62
.
in Maryland,
79
.
in Rhode Island,
85
.
Religious persecution in England,
62
,
76
,
97
.
of Catholics,
76
,
80
.
of Pilgrims,
62
.
of Puritans,
73
.
of Quakers,
97
.
Revere's (Re-veer'), Paul, ride,
134
.
Revolution, the, cause of,
131
.
first blood shed in,
134
.
progress of,
132-143
.
Declaration of Independence,
137
.
battles of, see Battles.
end of,
144
,
145
.
See Washington.
Revolution, the, in Delaware,
100
.
Georgia,
107
.
Maryland,
80
.
Massachusetts,
74
,
134-136
,
169
.
New England,
74
.
New Jersey,
100
,
138
,
139
.
New York,
60
,
137
,
139
,
144
.
North Carolina,
107
,
140
,
156
,
207-213
.
Pennsylvania,
100
,
139
.
Rhode Island,
85
.
South Carolina,
107
,
140
,
207-213
.
Virginia,
50
,
141
,
142
,
185
,
186
.
in the West,
161-167
.
Rhode Island settled,
85
.
religious liberty in,
85
.
in the Revolution,
85
.
Robertson, James, birthplace of (note),
156
.
his home in North Carolina,
156
.
emigrates to Watauga, Tennessee,
158
.
and Sevier,
159
.
what he did for the new settlement,
159
.
Washington makes him general,
159
.
summary of,
160
.
Sacramento, Sutter's Fort at,
236
.
Sacred (note),
203
.
Salem, Roger Williams' church at,
82
.
Samoset (Sam'o-set) and the Pilgrims,
68
.
San Salvador (Sal'va-dor), Columbus names,
13
.
Saratoga, battle of,
139
.
Savannah settled,
104
.
in the Revolution,
107
.
Seal, great, of United States,
264
and note.
Seekonk, Roger Williams at,
85
.
Senate Chamber (note),
225
.
Sergeant (Sar'jent) (note),
140
.
Sevier (Se-veer'), John, born in Virginia (note),
156
.
emigrates to Watauga, Tennessee,
159
.
and Robertson,
159
.
what he did for Watauga,
159
.
becomes first governor of Tennessee,
159
.
summary of,
160
.
Sharpshooters in the Revolution,
136
,
140
.
Silk, attempt to produce, in Georgia,
106
.
sent to England,
106
.
the Queen has a dress made of it,
106
.
Silkworm (note),
106
.
Slaves, negro, first brought to Virginia,
48
.
employed in raising tobacco,
48
.
planters grow rich by,
48
.
all the colonies buy,
48
,
259
.
Washington's,
135
.
Jefferson beloved by his,
184
.
Jefferson's feeling in regard to,
184
.
how employed on cotton,
179
.
and the cotton-gin,
180
.
gradually freed at the North,
259
.
their condition unchanged at the South,
259
.
feeling at the South about,
259
.
feeling at the North about,
259
.
question of holding, divides the states,
259
.
Lincoln in regard to increasing number of,
259
,
260
.
and the Civil War,
259
,
260
.
freed by President Lincoln,
260
.
effect of emancipation of, on the Union,
261
.
Smith, John, early life and adventures of,
37
.
sold as a slave,
37
.
starts for Virginia,
37
.
arrested on the voyage on a false charge,
38
.
is tried and acquitted,
39
.
court grants him damages,
39
.
what he hoped to do in Virginia,
38
.
what he did for the sick,
39
.
prevents desertion,
39
.
goes in search of the Pacific,
41
.
is captured by Indians,
41
.
how he used his pocket compass,
41
.
brought before Powhatan,
41
.
Pocahontas saves his life,
42
, and
.
made governor of Jamestown,
43
.
his opinion of the gold-diggers,
43
.
compels Indians to let settlers have corn,
43
.
makes all the settlers work,
44
.
his cold-water cure for swearing,
45
.
meets with a terrible accident,
46
.
goes back to England,
46
.
returns and explores country north of Virginia,
46
.
names it New England,
46
.
death and burial of,
46
.
what he did for Virginia,
47
.
his books and maps,
47
.
is called the "Father of Virginia,"
47
.
writes Captain Henry Hudson,
53
.
summary of,
51
.
South, the, in the Civil War,
260
.
great progress of, since the war,
263
.
Spaniards settle Florida,
30
.
are kept out of Georgia,
107
.
Squanto (Skwon'to), how he helped the Pilgrims,
68
,
69
.
Squaws (note),
152
.
Standish, Myles, an English soldier in Holland,
64
.
goes to America with the Pilgrims,
64
.
explores Cape Cod,
65
.
lands at Plymouth Rock,
66
.
was nurse as well as soldier,
67
.
goes to meet Massasoit,
69
.
feared by the Indians,
70
.
escorts the Pilgrims to church,
70
.
has a fight with the Indians,
71
.
saves Plymouth from attack by Indians,
71
.
what else he did for the Pilgrims,
72
.
what he left at his death,
72
.
his monument,
72
.
summary of,
75
.
Steamboat, Fulton's, on the Hudson,
197
.
first at the West,
198
,
199
.
effect of, on emigration,
199
.
St. Mary's, settlement at,
78
.
Survey (note),
127
.
Sutter (Soo'ter), John A., his fort in California,
236
.
founds Sacramento,
236
.
lives like a king,
236
.
begins to build saw-mill at Colona,
237
.
Marshall brings him gold-dust to test,
238
.
is convinced that gold has been found,
238
.
how he felt at the discovery,
238
.
loses his property,
239
.
is pensioned by California,
239
.
summary of,
242
.
Swansea (Swon'ze) attacked by Indians,
90
.
Swordfish (note),
194
.
Tarleton (Tarl'ton), cruelty of,
207
.
called "Butcher Tarleton,"
208
.
his soldiers and the bees,
208
.
is beaten at Cowpens,
210
.
what he hears from the children,
210
.
Taxation of America by George III.,
131
.
chief cause of the Revolution,
131
.
Tea, taxed, sent to America,
132
.
destruction of,
132
.
"Boston Tea Party,"
132
.
Tecumseh (Te-kum'seh) excites the Indians to war,
202
,
215
.
takes the "Prophet" by the hair,
204
.
fights for the British in Canada,
204
.
is killed,
204
.
Telegraph, meaning of the word (note),
222
.
what it is,
222
.
electric, invented by Morse,
222
.
Vail's work on,
224
.
patented by Morse,
224
.
Congress grants money to build line,
225
,
226
.
first message over,
227
.
business of, in 1845,
227
.
business of, to-day,
227
.
how messages are sent by (note),
227
.
Atlantic,
227
.
See Samuel F. B. Morse.
Telephone, meaning of the word (note),
227
.
what it is,
227
.
when invented (note),
227
.
use of, to-day,
228
.
Tennessee, first settlement of,
158
,
159
.
See James Robertson and John Sevier.
Terrier (note),
204
.
Territory added to the United States since the Revolution,
240
; and see United States.
Tests (note),
238
.
Texas, forms part of Mexico,
230
.
we try to buy it,
230
.
Houston goes to,
230
.
massacre of Americans at Fort Alamo,
230
.
war of independence,
230
.
flag of,
230
.
annexed,
230
.
dispute with Mexico about boundary,
239
.
Mexican war and,
239
.
and the Civil War,
231
.
summary of,
232
.
Tippecanoe, battle of,
203
.
Tobacco sent from Virginia to Sir Walter Raleigh,
33
.
he plants it in Ireland,
33
.
value of, to Virginia,
48
.
Torpedo (note),
194
.
Fulton's experiments with torpedoes,
194
,
195
.
Tow cloth (note),
250
.
Travis (Tra'vis), Colonel, in Texas,
230
.
Treaty, Indian, with Pilgrims,
69
.
with William Penn,
99
.
(note),
99
.
Tryon, Governor, in North Carolina,
156
.
oppression by,
156
.
called the "Great Wolf of North Carolina,"
156
.
at battle of Alamance,
156
.
Union (note),
259
.
the South resolves to withdraw from the,
259
.
strengthened by result of the Civil War,
261
.
United States, independence of, declared,
186
.
War of the Revolution, see Revolution.
more perfect Union formed (note),
259
.
extent of, at the close of the Revolution,
187
.
acquires Louisiana (1803),
188
.
acquires Florida (1819),
218
.
acquires Texas (1845),
230
.
acquires Oregon (1846),
235
.
acquires California and New Mexico (1848),
239
.
acquires Gadsden Purchase (1853),
240
.
acquires Alaska (1867),
240
.
extent of, to-day,
240
.
War of 1812,
204
,
217
.
War of, with Mexico,
239
.
the Civil War,
259
.
growth since the War,
263
,
264
.
and "World's Columbian Exposition,"
264
.
great seal of,
264
.
what we can do for,
264
.
Vail, Alfred, and Morse's telegraph,
224
.
Venison (note),
32
.
Vespucci, Amerigo (A-ma-ree'go Ves-poot'chee),
26
.
and name America,
26
.
Vigo (Vee'go) helps Clark,
164
.
Vincennes (Vin-senz'), Fort,
161
,
164-167
.
Virginia, Raleigh's expedition to,
32
.
named by Elizabeth,
33
.
first settlement in,
33
.
first English child in America born in,
34
.
failure of first settlement,
34
.
tobacco and potato sent from,
33
.
permanently settled at Jamestown,
38
.
first English church in,
39
.
first jury trial in,
39
.
Captain Smith made governor of,
43
.
books about,
47
.
slaves sent to,
48
.
tobacco, cultivation of,
48
.
prosperity of,
48
.
Berkeley and Bacon's war in,
49
.
Jamestown burned,
49
.
growth of,
50
.
makes ready to fight for its rights,
185
.
first demands independence of America,
50
.
in the Revolution, see Revolution.
owns extensive western possessions,
162
.
George Washington and,
50
.
the "Mother of Presidents,"
50
.
summary of,
51
.
in the Civil War,
260
.
Virginia Dare, birth of,
34
.
Voted (note),
226
.
Wamsutta, death of,
87
.
War, Bacon's, in Virginia,
49
.
King Philip's, in New England,
89-94
.
of the Revolution, see Revolution.
with the British in the West,
161-167
.
with Indians in the West,
161
.
with Indians in Ohio,
173
.
with Indians in Indiana,
203
.
with Indians in Illinois,
253
.
the Black Hawk,
253
.
with Indians in Alabama,
215
,
216
.
with Indians in Florida,
218
.
of 1812 (note),
181
,
204
,
217
.
cause of, of 1812,
204
.
of Texan independence,
230
.
with Mexico,
239
.
cause of Mexican,
239
.
the Civil,
259
,
260
.
cause of the Civil,
259
.
War-whoop (war-hoop) (note),
91
.
Washington, George, birth and boyhood of,
123-125
.
at school,
123
.
playing at war,
124
.
battle with the colt,
125
.
what he owed to his mother,
123
.
visits Mount Vernon,
126
.
makes acquaintance of Lord Fairfax,
126
.
surveys Lord Fairfax's land,
127
.
life in the woods,
127
.
sees an Indian war-dance,
127
.
is made public surveyor,
127
.
appearance of, at twenty-one,
128
.
receives title of major,
128
.
governor of Virginia sends him to order off the French,
128
.
journey through the wilderness,
128
,
129
.
narrow escape of,
129
.
receives title of colonel,
130
.
goes with Braddock's expedition,
130
.
tries to hold Fort Necessity,
130
.
goes to Mount Vernon to live,
135
.
his slaves,
135
.
made commander-in-chief in the Revolution,
135
.
takes command of army,
135
.
raises first American flag,
135
and (note)
142
.
drives British from Boston,
136
,
169
.
goes to New York,
137
.
chased by Cornwallis,
137
.
retreats across the Delaware,
137
.
victory of Trenton,
138
.
victory of Princeton,
139
.
at Valley Forge,
139
.
enters Philadelphia,
139
.
marches against Yorktown,
142
.
takes Yorktown,
142
.
his coat-of-arms (note),
142
.
goes back to Mount Vernon,
144
.
elected President,
144
.
takes oath of office,
144
.
Lafayette visits his tomb,
144
.
summary of,
145
.
Washington, Lawrence, at Mount Vernon,
126
.
death of,
135
.
Colonel William,
210
and note.
Washington, the Capitol at, burned,
204
.
rebuilt,
204
.
Watauga (Wa-taw'ga), settlement of,
158
.
Wayne, General, in Ohio,
173
.
Weathersford and General Jackson,
216
.
West, the, in the Revolution,
161
.
conquest of,
161-167
.
at treaty of peace with England,
167
.
settlement of,
150
,
157
,
170
.
acquisition of country west of the Mississippi, see United States.
effects of steamboat navigation on,
199
,
200
.
effects of railroads on,
218
.
rapid growth of,
263
.
See Boone, Clark, Robertson, Sevier, Jefferson, Houston, Gray, Sutter.
Weymouth, Standish fights Indians at,
71
.
What Cheer Rock, Providence,
85
.
White, Father, in Maryland,
78
,
80
.
Whitney, Eli, birth and boyhood of,
175
.
cuts his name on a door,
175
.
makes a fiddle,
176
.
makes nails,
177
.
goes to Yale College,
177
.
his skill with tools,
177
.
goes to Georgia,
178
.
stops with Mrs. General Greene,
178
.
makes her an embroidery frame,
178
.
has a talk about cotton and cotton-seeds,
179
.
invents the cotton-gin,
180
.
effect of his invention,
181
,
183
.
builds a gun-factory,
181
.
makes muskets for War of 1812,
181
.
summary of,
182
.
Wilderness, the Great,
161
.
"Wilderness Road," Boone makes the,
150
.
Williams, Roger, comes to Boston,
82
.
preaches in Salem and Plymouth,
82
.
is very friendly to the Indians,
82
.
declares that they own the land,
83
.
Boston authorities attempt to arrest,
84
.
escapes and goes to Massasoit,
84
.
his journey through the wilderness,
84
.
reception by Massasoit,
84
.
builds a cabin at Seekonk,
85
.
leaves Seekonk,
85
.
greeted by the Indians,
85
.
Canonicus lets him have land,
85
.
settles Providence,
85
.
grants religious liberty to all settlers,
85
.
summary of,
86
.
Winthrop, Governor John, settles Boston,
73
.
Wool-comber (note),
1
.
World, knowledge of, before Columbus discovered America,
4
.