INDEX.

Key to pronunciation.—Vowels: ā in lāte, ă in făt, â in câre, ä in fär, ȧ in lȧst, a: in fa:ll, ạ in wạs, au in author; ē in mē, ĕ in mĕt, e= in ve=il, ẽ in tẽrm; ī in fīne, ĭ in tĭn, ï in polïce, ĩ in fĩr; ō in nōte, ŏ in nŏt, ȯ in sȯn, ô in fôr, ọ in wọlf, o: in do:, oo in loop; ū in tūne, ŭ in nŭt, ṳ in rṳde, ụ in fụll, ü = French u; ȳ in mȳ, ў in hўmn. Consonants: ç in çent, ¢ in ¢an; ġ in ġem, ḡ in ḡet; ñ = ny in barnyard, ṉ = ng, N = ng, but is silent; qu = kw; ş = z; -th = th in then. Italic letters are silent.

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A´bra-ham, Plains of, Wolfe victorious at, 212 A-cā´di-a, claimed by Cartier, 174 conquered by New Englanders, 188 farmers driven out of, 209 French settlement in, 102, 105 name changed to Nova Scotia, 188 Ä´co-ma, "Sky City", 68 besieged by Spaniards, 77-79 Coronado visits, 68 Oñate visits, 76 Adams, John, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250 Adams, Samuel, advice of, 226, 227 at Lexington, 229, 234 called "Father of Revolution", 229 proposes Washington as general of army, 238 quoted, 259 Af´ri-ca, explored, 36 inhabitants of, 14 Vasco da Gama sails around, 61 Āix-lä-Çhä-pelle´, treaty of, 190 Al-a-bä´ma, De Soto visits, 68 A-lăs´ka, inhabited by Indians, 14 A:l´ba-ny, Congress at, 199, 206 Fort Orange built near, 105 Hudson at, 103 refuses to obey Leisler, 170 trading stations near, 104 Al-ex-an´der, son of Massasoit, 137, 138 Al-ḡŏn´quĭn Indians, aided by Champlain, 175 Al´le-ḡhā-niēş, claimed by France, 181 Governor Spotswood explores, 162 Al´le-ḡhe=-ny River, French forts on, 196 Al´len, Ethan, takes Fort Ticonderoga, 237, 243 A-měr´ĭ-ca, civilization of, 24 known as New World, 13, 61, 62 named, 61 Northmen in, 27 A-měr´ĭ-cŭs Věs-pū´cius (shŭs), America named for, 61 Ăn´dré (drā), Major John, meets Arnold, 305 punishment of, 307, 308 An´dros, governor of New England and New York, 167 Aṉ´gli-can Church, Henry VIII. head of, 106 Anglicans leave England, 134 An-năp´o-lis, English settlement at, 152 first French settlement at, 174 Port Royal called, 188 Är´gall, Captain, captures Pocahontas, 98 Ar-ĭ-zō´na, Indians in, 20 Är´kan-sa:s River, Marquette and Joliet at, 179 Är´ling-ton, Lord, Virginia granted to, 156 Är´nold, Benedict, attempt to capture, 308 bravery of, 304 defeated at Valcour Island, 252 disgrace of, 310 granted command at West Point, 305 leads army to Quebec, 246 relieves Fort Stanwix, 268 reproved by Washington, 305 takes Fort Ticonderoga, 237 treason of, 305-307 victorious at Saratoga, 271 Asia (ā´shĭ-a), inhabitants of, 14 As-sěm´bly, in colonial government, 125 At-lăn´tic Ō´cean (-shan), called sea of darkness, 31, 40 coast of, explored, 25 Au-gŭs´ta, British conquer, 297 A-zōreş´ Islands, Columbus at, 51 Portuguese colony on, 36 Bā´con's Re-bel´lion, 158-160 Ba-hā´maş, discovered, 47 Bäl-bō´ä, discovers Pacific Ocean, 64 voyage of, 62, 63 Ba:l´tĭ-more, Congress withdraws to, 259 founded, 153 Baltimore, Lord, settles in Maryland, 152 Bär-çe-lō´nä, Columbus goes to, 52 Bar-thŏl´o-mew Columbus, 40, 56 Bär´ton, American officer, 258 "Battle of the Kegs", 265 "Bāy´ard of the South," Marion called, 300 Bēa´con Hill, signal fires on, 140 Bē´mĭs Heīghts, battle of, 269 Běn´ning-ton, Gen Stark victorious at, 266 Berke´ley, cruelty of, 160 flees from Jamestown, 158, 159 governor of Virginia, 155 recalled to England, 156, 160 Biar´ni, voyage of, 27, 28 Bible, translated into Indian language, 126 Bienville (be-aN-veel´), builds fort at New Orleans, 183 Bil´ling-ton, English colonist, 112 Indians rescue, 118 Bĭl-ox´ĭ, built by Iberville, 182 Bĩr´ming-ham (-ŭm), denied right to vote, 219 Black´beard, a Carolina pirate, 164 Black´stone, settles in New England, 122-124 Bles´sing of the Bay, lumber ship, 127 Block Island, Indian stronghold, 132 Bloody Brook, battle of, 140 Bloody massacre, 225 Blue Ridge Moun´tains, Spotswood explores, 161 Bonhomme Richard (bŏ-nŏm´re-shar´), Paul Jones's vessel, 294 sinks, 296 Boone, Daniel, adventures of, 291-293 settles at Boonesboro, 288, 289 Boones´bōr-o, Boone settles at, 288, 289 Indians attack, 289, 290, 292 Bŏs´ton, Andros imprisoned in, 168 British shut up in, 244, 245 British soldiers removed from, 226 evacuated, 247 fortified by British, 239 Boston, founded, 130 Gen. Gage sent to, 224 laws to punish, 228, 229 settlement in, 124 Boston massacre, 225 Boston Neck fortified, 232 Boston Tea Party, 227 Bow´er-y Lane, Stuyvesant´s farm on, 144 Bōw´ling Green, 223 Boyl´ston, introduces vaccination, 173 Brăd´dock, death of, 208 defeat of, 207 general of British army, 206 Brăd´ford, William, governor of Plymouth, 115 Indian message to, 118 Brăn´dy-wine, battle of, 264 Brănt, Indian chief routed at Oriskany, 267, leave Boston, 247 leave Philadelphia, 277 plan new campaign, 297 quartered in Boston, 224, 225 quartered in Philadelphia, 275 retreat at Concord, 235 settlements. See under English. shut up in Boston, 244, 245 surrender at Saratoga, 270, 271 surrender at Yorktown, 318 surrender Ticonderoga, 237 take Savannah, 297 under Clinton, bombard Fort Moultrie, 247 under Cornwallis pursue Washington, 257 victorious at Brandywine, 264 victorious at Camden, 299 victorious at Guilford Courthouse, 314 Brook, land granted to, 130 Brook´lўn Heīghts, Americans intrenched in, 254 Brṳ´tus, 221 Bŭṉ´ker Hill, battle of, 239-241 Bur´ges-ses, House of, 101, 154, 156, 211 Bur-goyne´, British general, 239 cut off from Canada, 267 defeated at Stillwater, 269 surrender of, 270, 271 takes Forts Ticonderoga and Edward, 265 Burke, opposes Stamp Act, 223 speech of, 286 Bur´ling-ton, settlement near, 146 Bŭt´ler, in Wyoming Valley murders, 286 Cabeza de= Vä´cä (cah-bā´sah), explorations of, 67 Căb´ot, John, explorations of, 60 Çaē´şar, 221, 231 Căl´ĭ-cŭt, Vasco da Gama reaches, 61 Căl-ĭ-fôr´nĭ-a, Gulf of, explored, 67 Căl´u-mět, pipe of peace, 114 Cām´bridge, college at, 125 Committee of Safety at, 232 Washington´s headquarters at, 242, 246 Cambridge Elm, Washington takes command under, 242 Căm´den, Gates defeated at, 299 Cămpe, plans to capture Arnold, 308, 309 Căn´-a-da, Americans driven out of, 246 ceded to Great Britain, 213 explored by Cartier, 70-73 French driven into, 211 Frontenac governor of, 184 named by Cartier, 174 smuggling by way of, 216 Că-nā´dĭ-ans, under Carleton march southward, 246 Ca-nā´ry Islands, Columbus at, 44, 45 discovered, 36 Ca-nŏn´ĭ-cus, Narragansett chief, 118 Cape Brět´on Island, French fort on, 189 named, 71, 174 Cape Charles, named, 87 Cape Cod, Cabot explores, 60 named by Gosnold, 86 Northmen at, 28 Pilgrims at, 109, 111 Cape Hăt´ter-as, explored by Cabot, 60 Cape Henry named, 87 Cape Horn, Indians at, 14 Cape of Good Hope, discovered, 42 Cape of Storms, discovered, 42 Cape St, Vĭn´çěnt, sea fight at, 37 Cape Vērde Islands, Columbus sails from, 56 Portuguese at, 36 Cărĭbs, inhabitants of West Indies, 54 Cärle´ton, commander of Canadians, 246 victorious at Valcour Island, 252 Căr-o-lī´nȧ, division of, 164 English settlement in, 162 French settlement in, 74 granted to lords proprietors, 162 Carolina, North, English colony at, 85 explored, 71 pirates, 164 Cär´pen-ter's Hall, First Continental Congress at, 229 Căr´rōll, Charles, signs Declaration of Independence, 251 Cär-tier´ (-tyā´), explorations of, 71-73, 174 Cär´ver, John, death of, 115 governor of Pilgrims, 110 makes treaty with Massasoit, 114, 137 Cäs-tïle´, Isabella, queen of, 59 Ca-ta:w´ba River, Morgan crosses, 313 Ca-thāy´, China called, 33 new road to, sought, 35 "Căv-ȧ-liērs´," Royalists called, 155 Cen´tral A-měr´ĭ-ca, explored by Columbus, 58 Indians in, 20 Spanish colonies in, 64 Çeū´ta, Prince Henry of Portugal visits, 35 Chăaddş Ford, Washington defeated at, 264 Çhăm-plāin´, discovers Lake Champlain, 175 settles at Quebec, 174 voyage of, 184 Champlain, Lake, discovered, 175 Charles, Cape, named, 87 Charles I., beheaded, 155 rebellion in England, 134 Charles II., land grants of, 142, 147, 167 recalls Berkeley, 160 restored to throne, 136, 156 revokes Massachusetts Bay colony charter, 166 Charles´ton, attacked by Spaniards, 188 British fleet at, 247 rice planted in, 163 surrender of, 298 Charles´town, burned by Howe, 242 Puritans attempt settlement at, 124 Char´ter, granted to Connecticut, 137 granted to Rhode Island, 137 Great, of Virginia, 101 of Massachusetts Bay colony revoked, 166, 229 Charter Oak, in Hartford, 168 Chěr´ry Val´ley, Indian massacre at, 286 Chěs´a-pēake Bay, Captain Smith makes map of, 92 De Grasse's fleet at, 316 explored, 87 Çhi-ca:´go River, Joliet and Marquette explore, 179 Chïl´e=, Indians in, 20 Chī´na, visited by Europeans, 33 Chŏc´ta:ws, plan to attack French settlers, 183 Church, Captain, defeats King Philip, 142 Çï´bo-lä, seven cities of, 67, 68 Cin-cin-nä´tï, built, 325 Cincinnati, society founded by Washington's officers, 324 Cĭ-păṉ´gō, Japan called, 35 Clans, Indian, 19 Clark, General George Rogers, march of, 287, 288 Cliff dwellings, 21 Clĭn´ton, Arnold conspires with, 305 attacks towns in Connecticut, 280 bombards Fort Moultrie, 247 British general, 239 proceeds to New York, 279 pursues Washington, 256 sends Arnold into Connecticut, 316 Washington pursues, 278 Cod, Cape, 60, 78, 86, 109, 111 Coligny (co-leen´ye), sends Huguenots to New World, 73, 74, 174 Cŏl´lege, Columbia, 252 Harvard, 125 King's, called Columbia, 252 William and Mary, 161 Williams, 209 Yale, 125 Co-lo´ni-al assemblies, dissolved, 224 Cŏl´o-nies. See Settlements. England's treatment of, 214-232 Cŏl-o-rä´dō, Grand Canyon of, 68 Co-lŭm´bĭ-a College, King´s College becomes, 252 Co-lŭm´bŭs, Christopher, adventures of, 37 asks aid of England, 40 at Cordova, 42 at West Indies, 54 birth of, 36 calls savages Indians, 43 coasts along Cuba, 49 death of, 59 discovers Bahamas, 47 discovers Haiti, 50 discovers Jamaica, 55 education of, 37 establishes colony at Isabella, 54 fourth expedition of, 58 Genoese refuse to aid, 39 Isabella and Ferdinand assist, 43, 44 Columbus, Christopher, marriage of, 38 returns to Spain, 51, 56, 59 search for new road to India, 38 second expedition of, 53 taken prisoner, 57 third expedition of, 56 Com-mit´tee of Safety, formed, 232 Com´mon-wealth of England, 134, 155 Cȯm´pass, use of, 31 Cŏnc´ōrd, battle of, 234, 235 statue to Mrs. Dustin in, 187 Cŏṉ´gress, appeals to George III., 245 bad management of, 321 First Continental, 229 issues paper money, 302 Second Continental, 237 withdraws to Baltimore, 259 Con-něct´ĭ-cut, charter of, 167, 169 colonies in, 130-132 joins league, 134 New Haven joined to, 137 pillage of British in, 316 Connecticut River, settlement on, 130, 131 Con-stăn-tĭ-nō´ple, besieged by Turks, 33 capture of, 33 Northmen visit, 25 seat of learning, 32 Con-ti-něn´tal bills, Congress issues, 302 Continental Congress, First, 229 Second, 237 Cŏn-way Că-băl´, 274, 275 Cȯr´-do-vä, Columbus at, 42 Cȯrn-wạl´lis, besieged at Yorktown, 316, 317 marches into Virginia, 315 pursues Washington, 257, 261, 262 races for Dan River, 312, 313 retreats to coast, 314 surrender of, 318 Cō-ro-nä´do (-thō), explorations of, 68 Cȯr´-tez, takes Mexico, 66 Cot´ton, cultivation of, 165 "Coun´ter-blast to Tobacco, A", 98 Co:u-rēurs´ de bois (deh bwä´), wood rangers, 176 Cow´boys, marauding troops called, 305 Cow´pens, American victory at, 312 "Cra´dle of Lib´er-ty," Faneuil Hall called, 226 Crè=ve´-ċoēur, Fort, built, 180 Crōa-tăn´, village of, 85 Crȯm´well, Oliver, death of, 136 Protector of Commonwealth, 134, 155 Crown Point, plan to capture, 208 taken, 237 Cū´ba, Columbus coasts along, 49 Spanish colony in, 62 Cŭl´pěp-per, Lord, Virginia granted to, 156 Cŭt´tў-hŭṉk Island, Gosnold at, 86 Dāle, governs Jamestown colony, 97 Dăn River, American army crosses, 313 Dā´rï-en, Isthmus of, settlement on, 63 Dar´rah, Lydia, anecdote about, 276 Dā´vis, discovers northwest passage, 81 D'Estaing (des-taN´), French fleet under, 298 De Goṳrgues, attacks Spaniards, 75 De Grässe, commander of French fleet, 316 De Kălb, death of, 299 joins Americans, 263 De MôNts, French settler, 174 De So´to, death of, 69 explorations of, 68, 69 Dec-la-ra´tion of Independence, 248-252 Declaration of Rights, passed, 222 Deer´field, battle near, 140 Indian raid at, 188 Děl´a-wâre, purchased by Penn, 150, 152 Delaware Bay, Hudson enters, 103 Delaware River, Fort Nassau built on, 105 forts on, taken by Howe, 264 Washington crosses, 259, 260 Delaware Val´ley, owned by Dutch, 143 Dělfs-hä´ven, Pilgrims embark at, 108 De-troit´, Boone at, 291 garrison at, warned, 214 Dï-e=´go, Columbus's son, 40 Dïes´kau (-kow), French officer, 209 Din-wĭd´dĭe, governor of Virginia, 196 Dix´on and Ma´son line, 153 Dôr´ches-ter Heights, fortified, 247 Dō´ver, attacked by Indians, 184 burned, 185 settled, 130 Drāke Francis, voyages of, 81, 82 Duck´ing stool, mode of punishment, 172 Du´er, loyalty of, 274 Duquesne (doo-kān´), French governor, 196 Duquesne, Fort, abandoned by French, 210 British defeat at, 207, 208 built, 198 Dŭs´tin, Hannah, story of, 185-187 Dutch, build Fort Orange, 105 build trading stations in Connecticut, 131 explorations of, 102, 103 oppose Connecticut colonists, 132 regain New Amsterdam, 146 settlements of, 105, 143, 144 Ẽarth, discovery and shape of, 32 East River, Washington crosses, 254 Ē´den, Garden of, 57 Ed´ward, Fort, captured by Burgoyne, 265 E´ġypt, 88 Ěl Dō-rä´dō ("Land of Gold"), search for, 68 E-lec-trĭç´i-ty, discoveries in, by Franklin, 205 "El´e-ġy Written in a Country Churchyard," Gray's, 211 El´ĭ-ot, John, translates Bible into Indian language, 126 E-liz´a-beth, Queen, knights Drake, 82 Em´er-son, quoted, 237 En´dĭ-cott, John, influence of, 122 punishes Indians, 132 En´gland (ing-), Charles I. beheaded in, 155 claims New Netherlands, 145, 146 Commonwealth in, 134, 155 French and Indian War, 198-213 gains Canada, 213 gives Florida back to Spain, 323 Holland declares war against, 146 King George's War, 189 King-killers in, 136 King William's War, 184, 185 Land grants of Charles II., 142 Navigation Act passed, 134, 135 passes Townshend Acts, 224 rebellion under James I., 160 Restoration, 166 Revolutionary War, 234-322 Separatists leave, 107 Seven Year's War, 210 Stamp Act, 219, 220, 223 takes Virginia charter away, 154 treatment of colonies, 214, 232 war of Austrian Succession, 189 war with Spain, 81, 165 En´glish (ing-) Church, established by Henry VIII., 106 English colonies. See Settlements. English explorations, 60, 80-85 English settlements, in Boston, 124 in Carolina, 162 in Connecticut, 132 in Georgia, 165 in Maine, 130 in Maryland, 152 in Massachusetts, 122 in New England, 111, 125 in North Carolina, 85 in Pennsylvania, 147 in Rhode Island, 129 in Virginia, 87 English Turn in the Mississippi, 182 Er´iċ the Red, discovers Greenland, 27 Es´kĭ-mōş, trade with Northmen, 27 Eū´rȯpe, civilization in fifteenth century, 24, 25 inhabitants of, 14 Eū´ta:w Springs, battle of, 314 "Ē-văn´ġe-līne," Longfellow's, 209 Ex-plo-rā´tions, Dutch, 103, 105 English, 60, 80-86 French, 71-74, 174-179 Portuguese, 42, 61 Spanish, 47-58, 62-70 Fair´fax, Lord, sends Washington as surveyor, 193, 194 Făl´moŭth (Portland), burned, 246 Fan´euil Hall, meetings at, 226 "Father of Waters," Mississippi called, 67, 177 Fire brigade, first in Philadelphia, 205 Fire water, Indians' name for rum, 104 First Continental Congress, at Philadelphia, 229 "Five intolerable acts", 229 Flag, American, adopted, 268 Flăm´bȯr-ōugh Head, naval battle off, 295 Fletch´er, Governor, of Connecticut, 169 Flŏr´ĭ-da, De Soto explores, 68 discovered by Ponce de Leon, 64 French settlement in, 74 given back to Spain, 323 relinquished by Spain, 213 Spanish claim, 74 Spanish settlements in, 102, 105 Fȯrbeş, British commander, 210 Fore´fathers' Day, 112 Fort Crè=ve-coēur, built, 180 Fort Duquesne (doo-kān´), British defeat at, 207, 208 French abandon, 210 Fort Edward, captured by Burgoyne, 265 Fort Fron´te-năċ, destroyed, 211 Fort Griş´wold, seized, 316 Fort Lee, Americans at, 255 Greene leaves, 257 Fort Mo:ul´trīe, bombarded, 247 Fort Năs´sa:u, built, 105, 151 settlers driven from, 144 Fort Ne-çes´si-ty, built, 198 Fort Ŏr´anġe, built, 105 Fort Sċhuў´ler, besieged, 267 Fort Stan´wix, besieged, 267, 268 Fort Ti-con-der-ō´ga, captured by Burgoyne, 265 plan to capture, 208 surrender of, 237 Fort Wạsh´ing-ton, Americans hold, 255 capture of, 256 Fort Wil´liam Henry, seized, 210 Foun´taĭn of Youth, search for, 64 Fox, Charles J., British statesman, 314 Fox, George, leader of Quakers, 130 Fox River, Marquette and Joliet at, 177 France, acknowledges independence of United States, 272 and Spain, allies in Queen Anne's War, 188 at war with Spain, 71 French and Indian War, 198-213 King George's War, 189, 190 King William's War, 184, 185 Queen Anne's War, 187 Seven Years' War, 210 territory claimed by, 181 Frăṉk´lin, Benjamin, career of, 199-205 deputy postmaster-general, 266 draws up Declaration of Independence, 250 in First Continental Congress, 229 in France, 262, 272 opposes Stamp Act, 220 plan of government of, 206, 218 returns to Philadelphia, 325 scientific experiments of, 205 treats for peace, 322 Frā´şer, British general, 269 Fray Rä-mï´rez (-reth), Spanish priest, 79 Fred-er-ï´-ċa, battle of, 166 Fred´er-ick the Great, of Prussia, 262 French and Indian War, 198-213 Putnam's services in, 231 French, and Indians attack English settlers, 184, 185 attacked by Natchez Indians, 183 build forts, 196 colonies of. See French settlements. explorations of, 71-74, 174-179 in Canada, 70-73 marry Indians, 176 possessions of, 183 French Hū´ḡue-nots, murder of, 102 French settlements, along Great Lakes, 188 in Acadia, 102, 105, 174 in Carolina, 74 in Florida, 74 in Illinois, 177 in Louisiana, 181 in New Orleans, 183 in Quebec, 174 in Wisconsin, 177 Friends, colony of, in New World, 147 kindness of, 149, 150 Quakers called, 135 Frōb´ish-er, explorations of, 80, 81 Frŏn´te-năċ, Count, governor of Canada, 184 governor of New France, 177 La Salle confers with, 181 Frontenac, Fort, destroyed, 211 Gāġe, General, governor of Massachusetts, 232, 245 sent to Boston, 224 wins battle of Bunker Hill, 240 Gas´pee Point, Gaspee burned at, 217 Gātes, Burgoyne surrenders to, 270 defeated at Camden, 299 proposed as commander-in-chief, 274 supersedes Schuyler, 269 "Gate´way of the West," Ohio called, 191 General Court, in colonial government, 125 Ġěn´o-a, Columbus born at, 36, 37 trading city, 35 Ġen-o-eşe´, seek new road to East, 35 George, Lake, battle of, 209 George I., 162 George II., grants Georgia to Oglethorpe, 165 George III., offers Americans representation, 272 olive-branch petition sent to, 232 recognizes independence of the United States, 322 taxation of colonies, 218 Ġeôr´ġi-a, British driven out of, 315 conquered by British, 297 De Soto in, 68 not represented in First Continental Congress, 229 Ger´man settlement, in Germantown, 150 German soldiers, hired by British, 245 Ger´man-town, battle of, 264 Germans settle in, 150 Ġĭ-bra:l´tar, Strait of, Northmen at, 25 Ḡil´bert, Sir Hum´phrey, at Newfoundland, 83 Gĭst, trapper, accompanies Washington, 196, 197 Gŏffe, flees to New Haven, 136 leads colonists against Indians, 141 Gold´en Hill, fight at, 225 Good Hope´, Cape of, discovered, 42 Ḡôr´ġěş, founds colony in Maine, 130 Gŏs´nold, discovers Cape Cod, 86 Gov´ern-ment of New England colonies, 125 Grand Can´yŏn of Colorado, 68 Great Charter of Virginia, 101 Great Lakes, missions established on, 177 Great Meadows, battle at, 198 Great Rebellion in Virginia, 160 Great South Sea, discovered, 64 Greeçe, seat of learning, 32 Green Bay, Marquette and Joliet at, 177 Green Mountain Boys, cut Burgoyne off from Canada, 267 march to Fort Ticonderoga, 237 Greene, General Nathanael, American commander, 312 defeated at Fort Washington, 256 defeated at Guilford Courthouse, 314 joins Morgan, 313 leaves Fort Lee, 257 Green´land, discovered, 27 Indians in, 14 Grěn´ville, British minister, 223 Grĭş´wold, Fort, seized, 316 Ḡuĭl´ford Courthouse, Greene defeated at, 314 Ḡuĭn´ēa, stories about, 35 Gulf Coast, explored, 65, 66 Gulf of Mex´i-co, La Salle reaches, 181 Gulf of St Law´rence, French possessions on, 213 Gṳnn´biorn (byorn), discovers Greenland, 27 Hăck´en-săck, Washington at, 257 Hăd´ley, Indian attack at, 141 Hāi´tï, discovered by Columbus, 50 Spanish colony in, 62 Spanish mutiny at, 57 Hale, Nathan, death of, 255 Half-Moon, Hudson's ship, 103 Hăn´cock, John, at Lexington, 234 president of Second Continental Congress, 238, 250 Härt´ford, Charter Oak in, 168 founded, 132 trading station at, 131 Här´vard College, origin of name, 125 Hăt´ter-as, Cape, explored, 60 Ha-văn´a, capture of, 282 Columbus's tomb at, 59 recovered by Spain, 213 Hā´ver-hīll, attack on, 185 Hawk´inş, introduces negro slavery into West Indies, 80 Hěn´ne-pin, Father, adventures of, 180 Hen´ry, Cape, named, 87 Henry, Patrick, speech of, 221, 231 Henry VII., Columbus asks aid from, 40 sends expedition to America, 60 Henry VIII., establishes Anglican church, 106, 152 Henry of Por´tū-gal, the navigator, 35, 36, 39 Hēr´kĭ-mer, General, victorious at Oriskany, 267 Hessian (hěsh´an) soldiers, hired by British, 245 Washington defeats, 200, 261 His-pän-io´lä (-yō-) (Haiti), discovered by Columbus, 50 Hŏb´kirk Hill, battle of, 314 Hŏl´land, declares war against England, 146 Separatist colony in, 107 trading vessels sent from, 104 Hook´er, pastor, settles at Hartford, 131 Horn, Cape, Indians in, 14 Horse´neck, Putnam's escape at, 284 Hŏs´pĭ-tal, founded in Philadelphia, 205 House of Bur´ġes-ses, 101, 154, 156, 211, 221 House of Com´mons in England, 219 Howe, British general, 239 burns Charlestown, 242 captures Fort Washington, 256 captures forts on Delaware, 264 defeats Americans at Brandywine, 264 detained by Mrs. Murray, 254, 255 in New York, 256 plans to surprise Washington, 275 returns to England, 277 takes Philadelphia, 264 wins battle of Long Island, 253 Howe, Lord, proclamation of, 252 Hŭd´son Bay, discovered, 105 land around, ceded to British, 138 Hudson, Henry, explorations of, 103, 105 imprisoned by English, 104 Hudson Valley, British attempt to seize, 207 claimed by French, 184 owned by Dutch, 143 Hū´ḡue-nots, go to America, 73, 74 massacre of, 74, 102, 174 Hutch´in-son, Mrs. Anne, preaching of, 129, 130 slain, 143 Ï-ber-vïlle´, builds Biloxi, 182 Ice´land, discovered by Northmen, 25 Ice-lan´dic discovery, 27 Il-lĭ-nois´, forts captured in, 288 visited by priests, 177 Illinois River, La Salle explores, 180, 181 Marquette and Joliet explore, 179 In-de-pend´ence Bell, 250 Independence, Declaration of, 248-252 Independence Hall, in Pennsylvania, 252 Independence of United States, acknowledged by France, 272 acknowledged by George III., 322 In´dī-a, search for northwest passage to, 35, 38, 80, 94, 103, 105 India, Vasco da Gama reaches, 61 In´dī-an Ocean, Vasco da Gama sails across, 61 Indian raids, 286-288 Indian wars, first in New England, 133 French and Indian, 198-213 King Philip's, 138-140 Pequot, 132, 133 Pontiac, 214 with Virginia, 153, 154 In´dī-anş, aid British in Revolutionary War, 266 aid French against English settlers, 184, 185 as farmers, 17 attack Boonesboro, 289-292 attack colonists, 111, 139, 143, 158 attack Northmen, 29 barbarous, 17, 18 Captain Smith with, 89-94 characteristics of, 14 clans of, 19 conflict with Spaniards, 76-78 conquered by Standish, 123 conversion of, 176 cruelty of, 286 Eliot translates Bible for, 126 fortresses of, 21, 22 friendly with Pilgrims, 114, 118 Gen. Sullivan punishes, 287 hired by British, 286 in Mexico conquered, 66 mode of life, 15, 16 named by Columbus, 48 Penn's treaty with, 148, 149 Pequot, 132 Pueblo, 102 pursuits of, 15 religion of, 19 sold as slaves, 55 Southern, 21, 22 In´dĭ-go, cultivated in Carolina, 163 In-sur´ance Company, first in Philadelphia, 205 Ire´land, potatoes introduced into, 85 Ĭr-o-quois´ (Five Nations), at war with Algonquins, 175 attack of, 184 Īr´ving, Washington, Tales of, 146 Iş-a-bel´la, Queen of Spain, aids Columbus, 43, 44 death of, 59 Isabella, colony at, 54 Ja-māi´ca, Columbus discovers, 55 James, Duke of York, land grant to, 142 James, Duke of York, orders surrender of New Amsterdam, 145 James I., imprisons Raleigh, 87 makes Virginia a royal province, 154 sends presents to Powhatan, 93 James II., appoints Andros, 167 dethroned, 168 sends prisoners to Virginia, 160, 161 James River, named, 87 James´town, burned, 159 Captain Smith governs, 92, 93 colony founded at, 87, 105 Dale governs, 97 first English city in United States, 93 House of Burgesses at, 101 seized by rebels, 158 slavery in, 101 starvation time in, 96 Ja-păn´, location of, on early maps, 39 traders seek new road to, 35 Jäs´per, Sergeant, killed, 298 rescues American flag, 248 Jěf'fer-son, Thomas, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250 John II., King of Portugal, 39 names Cape of Good Hope, 42 John´son, British colonel, 285 Joliet (zho-le-ā´), explorations of, 177 Jones, John Paul, captures English vessels, 293, 294 goes to serve Russia, 297 victory of, 295, 296 Ka-na:´wha, Boone moves to, 293 Kegs, Battle of the, 265 Ken-tŭck´y, Indian raids in, 287 Kidd, pirate captain, 164 Kiēft, Governor, trouble with Indians, 143 King George's War, 189, 190 King Philip's War, 138-140 King William's War, 185 King's College, 252 Kings Mountain, battle of, 311 Kips Bay, troops stationed at, 254 Kirk-ċa:l´dy, Jones at, 294 Knox, American general, 318, 324 Kos-çĭ-us´ko, joins Washington, 264 Lăb-ra-dôr´, Cabot explores, 60 Northmen at, 28 Lady Ar-bē´la, Puritan ship, 123 Lady Re-bec´ca, Pocahontas baptized as, 99 Lä-fā-yětte´, at Yorktown, 316, 318 joins Americans, 262, 263 sent to Virginia, 316 wounded, 264 Lake George, victory at, 209 Lakes, Great, missions established at, 177 LäN-dā´is, Captain, 296 Lä Rä'bi-dä, monastery of, 42 Lä Sälle, adventures of, 180 discovers Ohio River, 180 murdered, 182 Laudonnière (lo-do-ne-ār´), settles in Carolina, 74 League of the colonies, 134 Lee, Fort, Americans at, 255 Greene leaves, 257 Lee, General Charles, delay of, 257, 258 dismissed from army, 279 retreat of, 278 Lee, Henry, and Mrs, Motte, 313 called "Light-Horse Harry", 309 Lee, Richard Henry, resolution of, 248 Leeds, denied right to vote, 219 Leīf the Lucky, explorations of, 28 Leīs´ler, governor of New York, 170 Lē´on, Isabella, Queen of, 59 Lex´ing-ton, battle of, 234 Leȳ´den, Separatist colony in, 107 Liberty Bell, in Pennsylvania, 252 Library in Philadelphia, founded by Franklin, 203 Lightning rods, invented, 205 Liṉċ´oln, Cornwallis's sword delivered to, 318 defends Charleston, 298 Lĭş´bon, Columbus at, 37 Liv´ing-ston, Robert, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250 Lŏcke, John, laws of, 162 Logs´town, Washington at, 196 Lȯn´dȯn Company, Captain Smith joins, 89 formed, 87 Long Island, battle of, 253 Kieft meets Indians on, 143 Long River, Connecticut River called, 131 Lo:u´is XIV., aids La Salle, 181 Louis XVI., Jones at court of, 296 Lo:u´ĭs-burg, British capture, 211 captured by New Englanders, 190 French fort at, 189 Lo:u-ï-şi-ä´na, Acadians wander to, 209 ceded to Spain, 213 territory embraced by, 181 "Mad An´tho-ny," Wayne called, 284 Ma-dēi´ra Islands, discovered, 36 Măd´o-ċ, visits America, 31 Ma-drăs´ in India, ceded to England, 190 Ma-ġěl´lan, explorations of, 65 Strait of, Drake sails through, 82 Māine, added to Massachusetts, 169 Gorges founds colony in, 130 quarrels with Massachusetts Bay colony, 166 Măn´ches-ter, denied right to vote, 219 Măn´de-ville, Sir John, travels of, 33 Man-hăt´tan Island, Hudson lands on, 104 purchased by Dutch, 143 trading station established on, 104, 142 Maps, in early days, 32 Mär-ble-head´, offers port to Boston, 232 Mär´co Po´lo, travels of, 33 Mär´cōs, explorations of, 63 Măr´ï-on, called "Bay'ard of the South", 300 in battle of Eutaw Springs, 315 Marque (märk), letters of, 293 Marquette (mär-kět´), explorations of, 177-179 Ma´rў-land (měr-), boundary dispute with Pennsylvania, 153 quarrel with Virginia, 153 Mā´son and Dix´on line, 153 Mason, John, founds colony in New Hampshire, 130 Mohegan chief aids, 133 Mas-sa-chū´setts Bay colony, emblem of, 127 joins league, 134 Navigation Act not observed in, 166 Parliament takes away charter, 229 Plymouth colony and Maine added to, 169 Quaker excitement in, 135 quarrels with Maine, 166 receives new charter, 169 resists taxation, 224 settlement at Salem, 120 Williams College in, 209 Massachusetts Congress, 236 Massachusetts Historical Society, 142 Măs´sa-soit, Indian chief, cured by Winslow, 118 makes treaty with Governor Carver, 114, 137 Măt-a-ḡȯr´da Bay, fort built at, 181 Măth´er, Cotton, minister, 172, 173 May´flow-er, Pilgrims sail in, 108 returns to England, 115 McCreā´, Jane, killed by Indians, 266 Med´i-çine men, among Indians, 19 Med-i-ter-rā´ne-an Sea, Columbus visits ports on, 37 Northmen explore, 25 Menendez (mā-nen´deth), Spanish leader, 74 Merry Mount, English colonists at, 122 Meth´o-dist Church, Wesley founder of, 165 Mex´i-co, captured by Cortez, 66 Indians in, 20 Mexico, Gulf of, explored, 179 La Salle reaches, 181 Mexico, New, Marcos visits, 68 Miçh´ĭ-gan, Lake, Marquette and Joliet at, 177, 179 Mĭċh-ĭ-lĭ-mack´i-na:c, Indian victory at, 214 La Salle at, 180 Min´u-it, purchases Manhattan Island, 143 Minutemen, drilling of, 231 warn soldiers, 233 Mis-sĭs-sĭp´pĭ, called "Father of Waters", 67 explored, 68, 177, 181 lands east of, ceded to Great Britain, 213 Narvaez drowned in, 67 Mississippi Valley, mounds in, 22 Mĭs-so:u´ri Indians, homes of, 19 Missouri River, explored, 69, 178 Mō´hawk Valley, 265 Mo-hē´gan Indians, Pequots seek alliance with, 132 Money, coined in Massachusetts Bay colony, 166 paper, issued by Congress, 302 Mŏn´moūth, battle of, 278 Mō-nŏn-ga-hē´la=, battle of the, 208 Mŏnt-ċälm´, captures Oswego, 210 defeated at Quebec, 212 Mon-te-zṳ´ma, Indian chief, 66 Mont-gȯm´er-y, takes Montreal, 246 Mōnt-re-a:l´, attacked, 187 Joliet returns to, 179 La Salle in, 180 named by Cartier, 72, 174 surrender of, 213 taken by Montgomery, 246 Moors, expelled from Spain, 42 Mȯr´gan, Daniel, at battle of Stillwater, 269 joined by Greene, 313 victorious at Cowpens, 312 victorious at Saratoga, 271 Mŏr´ris, Robert, Washington appeals to, 303 Mŏr´ris-town Heights, Washington at, 262, 279 Mŏtte, Mrs., sacrifice of, 313 Mo:ul´trĭe, Fort, bombarded, 247 Mound builders, 22 Mounds, description of, 23 Mount Hope, Indian camp at, 140 Mount Vēr´non, Washington's home at, 193, 195, 196 Mount Vernon, Washington returns to, 324 Mŭr´raў, Mrs., anecdote about, 254 Na-pō´le-on, 321 Năr-ra-găn´sett Indians, Canonicus chief of, 118 Pequots seek alliance with, 132 Nar-vä´ez (-eth), explorations of, 67 Năs´sa:u, Fort, built by Dutch, 105, 151 settlers driven from, 144 Nătch´ez Indians, attack French, 183 Nav-i-ga´tion Act, not observed in Massachusetts, 166 provisions of, 134, 135, 155, 214, 215 Ne-çes´si-ty, Fort, Washington builds, 198 Nē´gro slavery, in West Indies, 80 New Ăl´bi-on, explored, 82 New Am´ster-dam, description of, 144 founded, 105, 143 surrenders to English, 145, 146 New´burg, Washington's forces at, 321, 323 New En´gland (ing-), English settlements in, 125 explored, 95 government of, 125 New´foŭnd-land, Cabot explores, 60 ceded to British, 188 early explorations of, 174 taken by Gilbert, 83 New France, claimed by Cartier, 174 New Hamp´shire, Mason founds colony in, 130 a separate royal province, 166 New Hā´ven, founded, 133 Goffe and Whalley flee to, 136 joined to Connecticut, 137 joins league, 134 school established at, 169 New Jēr´şeў, Washington retreats across, 257 New Jersey, East, sold to Penn, 146 New Jersey, West, sold to Quakers, 146, 147 New Lȯn´dȯn, Arnold sets fire to, 310 New Mex´i-co, Indians in, 20 Marcos visits, 68 New Něth´er-lands, settlements in, 102, 105, 144 surrenders to English, 146 New Ôr´le-ans, ceded to Spain, 213 French fort at, 183 French possession, 213 New´port, Americans attempt to seize, 280 settlement at, 130 New Swē´den, given to English, 151 settlements at, 145 New World, America known as, 13 New World, discovery of, 61 New York, British leave, 323 British plan to invade, 265 fight at Golden Hill in, 225 Howe and Clinton in, 256 King's College in, 252 New Amsterdam called, 146 statue of Hale in, 256 New York Bay, Howe enters, 252 Hudson enters, 103 Nī-ăg´a-ra ("The Thunder of Waters"), 73 British army to move to, 206 Niña (neen´yah), Columbus's ship, 44 reaches Portugal, 51 Nôr´mans, explorations of, 25 Nôrse´men, explorations of, 25 North America, Norse settlement in, 28 North Carolina, English colony in, 85 North River, Hudson River called, 103 North Sea, coast explored, 25 Paul Jones coasts along, 294 North´men, attacked by Indians, 29 in America, 27 journeys of, 25 settle in Iceland, 25, 27 Northwest´ Passage, search for, 38, 80, 81, 94, 103, 105 Northwest Territory, land grants in, 325 Nôr´way, Northmen in, 25 Nō´va Sċō´tia (-shĭ-a), Acadia named, 188 Cabot explores, 60 French settlement in, 174 Northmen at, 28 Ō´gle-thorpe, James, Georgia granted to, 164, 165 returns to England, 166 O-hī´o, mounds in, 22 Ohio River, called "Beautiful River", 191 discovered, 180 explored, 179 Ohio Valley, claimed by French and English, 191, 198, 207 Old Do-min´ion (-yŭn), Virginia called, 155 Old South Meetinghouse, patriots assembled at, 226 Olive-branch petition, 232 Oñate (ōn-yah´tā), at Acoma, 76, 77 founds Santa Fé, 76 Ŏn-tā´ri-o, Lake, British army starts from, 265 Ŏr´anġe, Fort, built, 105 Ō-rĭ-nō´cō River, Columbus explores, 57 O-rĭs´kȧ-ny, Indians routed at, 267 Orphan asylum, Whitefield supports first, 165 Ŏs-wē´go, British army at, 209 captured by Montcalm, 210 Ō´tis, James, opposes search warrants, 217 Ox´ford University, 82 Pa-çĭf´ic Ocean, discovered by Balboa, 64 named by Magellan, 65 Pä´lōs, Columbus sails from, 44 Păn-a-mä´, Isthmus of, Drake at, 81 settlement on, 63 Pȧ-poo´ses, Indian babies, 20 Păr´is, treaty of, 213, 322, 325 Par´lia-ment, Americans not represented in, 217 Americans offered representation in, 272 repeals Stamp Act, 223 Pa:ul´ding, captures André, 306 Pēar´son, Captain, Paul Jones defeats, 206 Pēl´i-can, Drake's ship, 82 Penn, William, East New Jersey sold to, 146 founds Philadelphia, 150 laws of, 149 Pennsylvania granted to, 147 treaty with Indians, 148, 149 Penn-syl-vā´nĭ-a, boundary, dispute of, 153 granted to Penn, 147 Pennsylvania Historical Society, 149 Pe-ō´ri-a, Fort Crèvecœur built near, 180 Pep´per-ell(-il) takes Louisburg, 190 Pē´quŏt War, 132, 133 Pe=´rez (-reth), Prior, intercedes for Columbus, 43 Pēr´sian (shan) Gulf, 34 Pe-rṳ´, conquered by Pizarro, 66 Phil-a-del´phĭ-a, aids soldiers, 303 British in, 265, 275 British leave, 277 British plan to seize, 259 delegates meet at, 237 First Continental Congress at, 229 first public library in, 205 founded, 150 taken by Howe, 264 Phil´ip, son of Massasoit, 137-139 Phil´ip-pine Islands, Magellan killed at, 65 Phips, Sir William, attacks Port Royal, 187 Pick´enş, American hero, 300 Pil´grims, friendly relations of, with Indians, 118 hardships of, 113 land at Plymouth Rock, 111, 113 origin of name, 108 reach Cape Cod Bay, 109-111 Pil´lo-ry, mode of punishment, 172 Pi-ne=´da, explorations of, 65 Pine-tree shillings, 167 Pïn´tā, Columbus's ship, 44 Pinzon (peen-thōn´) brothers, offer to assist Columbus, 43 sail with Columbus, 44, 46 Pitch´er, Molly, in battle of Monmouth, 278, 279 Pitt, William, advises new census, 219 opposes Stamp Act, 219, 223 sends troops to America, 210 Pitts´burg, built, 210 Pi-zăr´ro, conquers Peru, 66 Plains of Abraham, Wolfe at, 212 Plan-ta´tions, origin of name, 101 Plўm´oŭth Company, settlements of, 87 Plymouth colony, added to Massachusetts, 169 English settlements at, 111 growth of, 120 joins league, 134 Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims land at, 111, 113 Po-ca-hŏn´tas, aids English colonists, 92 death of, 100 marries John Rolfe, 98 pleads for Captain Smith, 90 warns Captain Smith, 95 welcomed by queen, 99 Poles, assist Americans in Revolutionary War, 264 Pōnce de Leon (pōn´tha da la-ōn´), death of, 65 discovers Florida, 64 Pŏn´tī-ac War, 214 Poor Richard's Almanac, published, 203, 294 Port´age, defined, 181 Port´land, burned, 246 Port Roy´al, attacked, 187 called Annapolis, 188 French settlement at, 102, 174 Ports´moūth, settled, 130 Pōr´tū-gal, covets Eastern trade, 35 Por´tu-guēşe, discover A-zores´, 36 explorations, 42, 61 Po-tā´toeş, introduced into Ireland, 85 Pō-tō´maċ River, 191 Pow-ha-tăn´, aids English colonists, 92 crowned King of Virginia, 93, 94 Indian chief, 90 Prěs´cott, American colonel, 239-241 Prescott, British general, 258, 259 Prĭnce´ton, battle of, 261, 262 Print´ing, invented, 32, 33 Printing press, first in colonies, 126 Prĭş´on-ers, care for, 246 Prov´i-dence, Williams settles at, 129 Pueb´lõ (pwěb-) Indians, converted, 102 Puerto Rico (pwěr´tō re´co), Ponce de Leon starts from, 64 Pū-lăs´kĭ, assists Americans, 264 killed, 298 Pŭt´nam, Israel, in Revolutionary War, 236 retreat of, 253-255 returns to Connecticut, 283 stories about, 280-284 Pū´ri-tans, called "Roundheads", 155 origin of, 107 power of English, 134 settlements of, 121, 122, 124 Quāk´ers, characteristics of, 135 settle in Rhode Island, 130, 136 sufferings of, 135 Que-bec´, attacked, 187, 246 battle of, 211-213 Cartier at, 72 plan to besiege, 206 settled, 174 Queen Anne's War, 187, 188 Rähl, surrender of, 261 Ra:´leigh, Sir Walter, establishes colony on Roanoke Island, 85 imprisoned, 87 Virginia granted to, 85 voyage of, 83 Rān´ġer, Paul Jones's vessel, 294 Red River explored, 69 Reed, Joseph, 259, 303 Reġ´i-cides (king-killers), 136 Re-vēre´, Paul, ride of, 233, 234 Rev-o-lu´tion of 1688, in England, 170 Revolutionary War, 149, 234-321 Rhode Īs´land, charter of, 137, 167, 169 colony formed in, 129 Northmen at, 28 Quakers settle in, 130 Ribault (re-bo´), settles in Carolina, 74 Rice, cultivated in Carolina, 163 Rip Van Wiṉ´kle, Irving's tale of, 146 Ro-a-nōke´ Island, Raleigh establishes English colony on, 85 Rŏb´in-son, Separatist minister, 108, 123 Rocky Mountains, 181 Rŏg´erş, joins Putnam, 281 Rŏlfe, John, marries Pocahontas, 98 Ro´man Cath´o-lics, persecution of, 106, 107, 134 Rŏss, Mrs., makes first American flag, 268 "Round´heads," Puritans called, 155 Roy´al-ists, called "Cavaliers", 155 Royalists, come to America, 156 Royal Oak, 167 Russia (rŭsh´a), Paul Jones serves, 297 Rŭt´lědġe, Mr., 229 Rўş´wick, treaty of, 187 Sā´chem, Indian ruler, 19 Săg´ȧ-more, Indian ruler, 19 Sā´gȧş, Norse tales, 30 Sȧ-hä´ra, 35 St. An´tho-ny, Falls of, 180 St. Au´gŭs-tïne, besieged, 165 founded, 75 St. John's River, French settlement on, 74 St. Law´rence, Gulf of, French possessions on, 213 St. Lawrence River, explored, 72 Indians at, 18 named by Cartier, 174 St. Lěġ´er, besieges Fort Stanwix, 267 retreat of, 268 St. Marys, settlement at, 152 St. Niċh´o-las, 144 St. Pat´rick's day, 247 St. Rē´gis, Indian church at, 188 Sā´lem, port of, offered to Boston, 232 Roger Williams, preaches at, 127 settlement at, 122 Salem witchcraft, 170-173 Săm´o-set, welcomes English, 113 Sän Dï-e=´go, Spanish colony at, 76 Sän-tä Fé=, Spanish colony at, 76, 102 Sän-tä Mä-rï´ä, Columbus's ship, 44 wrecked, 50 Sän-to Do-mïn´go, 59 Săr-a-tō´ga, American victory at, 269-272 Sär-găs´sō Sea, Columbus sails through, 46 Sā´tan, 171 Sa-văn´nah, founded, 165 taken by British, 297 Say, Lord, land granted to, 130 Say´brook, colony founded at, 130 included in New Haven colony, 134 Sċhe-něc´ta-dy, burned, 185 Schools, public, established, 125 Sċhuȳ´ler, Fort, besieged, 267 Schuyler, General, sent against Burgoyne, 265 superseded by Gates, 269 victorious at Saratoga, 271 "Sea of Darkness," Atlantic Ocean called, 31, 40 Search war´rants, opposition to, 217 See´konk, Williams attempts settlement at, 129 Sen-e-ga:l´, 36 Sep´a-ra-tists, found colony in Holland, 107 persecution of, 107 sail for New World, 108 Se-rā´pis, British vessel, 295, 296 Set´tle-ments, Dutch, 105, 143, 144 English, 85, 87, 111, 122, 124, 125, 129, 130, 132, 147, 152, 162, 165 French, 74, 102, 105, 174, 177, 181, 183, 188 German, 150 Portuguese, 36 Swedish, 151 Seven Years' War, 210 Se-vĭlle´, 59 Shēr´man, Roger, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250 Sĭm´e-on, 317 Sio:ux Indians, capture Father Hennepin, 180 "Skin´ners," marauding troops called, 305 Skrāe´lings, Norse name for Indians, 29 "Sky City," Acoma called, 68, 76 Slav´er-y, in Georgia, 165, 166 in Jamestown, 101 in West Indies, 80 Sleep´y Hol´low, Irving's tales of, 146 Slough´ter, Governor, of New York, 170 Smith, Captain, adventures of, 88-91 called "Admiral of New England", 95 death of, 96 governs Jamestown settlement, 92 joins London Company, 89 returns to England, 95 Smok´ing, introduced, 50 Smug´gling, begun, 216 Snor´ri, first European born in America, 28, 29 Sons of Liberty, 222, 252 South A-měr´i-ca, Indians in, 20 Portuguese approach, 61 South Car-o-li´na, Americans lose, 300 British driven out of, 315 Spāin, ally of France, 188 at war with England, 81, 165 at war with France, 71 Florida given back to, 323 gives up Florida, 213 in French and Indian War, 213 receives New Orleans and Louisiana, 213 Spăn´ish, at St. Augustine, attacked, 75 attack Charleston, 188 explorations of, 62-70 invade Georgia, 166 massacre Huguenots, 74, 174 settlements, 62-64, 75, 76, 102, 105 Speed´well, Pilgrim ship, 108 Spice Islands, 58 Spots´wood, Governor, journey of, 161 Squan´to, captured, 106 favorite of Pilgrims, 114, 115 Squawş, Indian women, 16, 20 Stamp Act Congress, 222 Stamp Act, passed, 219 repealed, 223 Stand´ish, Miles, attacked by Indians, 111 conquers Indians, 123 made captain of Pilgrims, 110 Stan´wix, Fort, besieged, 267 Stärk, General, in Revolutionary War, 236 victorious at Bennington, 266 "Star-va´tion Time" in Jamestown, 96 Steele, Mrs., aids Gen. Greene, 313 Steū´ben, German patriot, 263 joins Washington, 277 Still´wa-ter, battle of, 269 Stocks, mode of punishment, 172 Stony Point, attack on, 284 captured, 285 Storms, Cape of, discovered, 42 Stove, Franklin's, 205 Stuȳ´ve-sant, Peter, governor of New Amsterdam, 144 returns to Holland, 146 takes New Sweden, 145 Sŭl´li-van, General, punishes Indians, 286, 287 Sŭm´ter, American hero, 300 "Swạmp Fox," Marion called, 300 Swạn´sea, Indian attack at, 139 Swedes, settle New Sweden, 145, 151 Tăm´pa Bay, De Soto lands at, 68 Tăp´pan, monument to André at, 308 Tärle´ton, cruelty of, 299 defeated at Cowpens, 312 Tăr´ry-town, André captured at, 305 André's monument at, 308 Tax, on tea, 227 Tax-a´tion, of colonies, 219-227 Tea, tax on, 227 Ten-er-ĭfe', volcano of, 36, 45 Tex´as, French fort in, 181 Thanks´giv-ing Day, origin of, 116 Thor´wa:ld-sen, sculptor, 29 Ti-con-de-rō´ga, Fort, British defeat at, 237 captured by Burgoyne, 265 plan to capture, 206 To-bac´co, cultivation of, 98, 100 introduced into England, 86 Tom´a-hawks, Indian hatchets, 20 Ton´ty, lieutenant of La Salle, 180, 182 Tō´ries, try to rescue Andros, 168 Tos-cä-nel´lï, a learned Italian, 39 Tower Hill, 286 Town´şhend Acts, passed, 224 Trade laws for colonies, 214, 216 Treaty, between Massasoit and Governor Carver, 137 of Aix-lä-çhä-pelle, 190 of Paris, 213, 322, 325 of Penn with Indians, 148, 149 Treaty of Rўş'wick, 187 of U´trěċht, 188 Tre´mont ("Three Hills") settlement, 124 Tren´ton, Hessians defeated at, 260, 261 Trï´moun-tain, settlement at, 124 Trĭn-ĭ-dăd´, Columbus at, 56 Trin´i-ty Church, monument to soldiers, 256, 257 Tür-got´, French minister, 272 Turks, besiege Constantinople, 33 illtreat European traders, 35 Union, Franklin's plan of, 206 United States of America, formed, 250 Independence recognized by England, 322 U-ni-ver´si-ty of Pennsylvania, founded, 205 U´trěċht, treaty of, 188 Val-co:ur´ Island, Carleton victorious at, 252 Valley Forge, Washington's army at, 264, 273, 277 Van Wart, captures André, 306 Väs´ċo dä Gä´mä, voyage of, 61 Ve-nē´tians, seek new passage to East, 35 Ven´ĭçe, trading city, 35 Vē´rä Cruz (-croos), Cortez lands at, 66 Ver-mont´, Green Mountain Boys in, 237 Verrazano (ver-rah-tsah´no), explorations of, 71, 174, 184 Vī´kings, journeys of, 25 Vīks, bays in Norway, 25 Vĭn-çenneş´, Fort, surrender of, 288 Vine´land, Northmen's name for America, 28 Vir-ġin´i-a, Arnold in, 309 civil war in, 158 drives away Catholics, 152 education in, 157 government of, 101 granted to Raleigh, 83, 85 Jamestown founded in, 105 Natural Bridge, 194 Powhatan king of, 94 presented to Culpepper and Arlington, 156 prosperity in, 153 royal promise, 154, 160 royalists in, 155 women sent to, 100, 101 Voyageurs (vwȧ-yȧ-zhẽr´), travelers called, 176 Vul´ture, English vessel, 305 Wạdş´worth, Captain, conceals charter, 167 defies Governor Fletcher, 169 Wal´dron, Major, killed by Indians, 184 Wall Street, origin of name, 144 Wạm´pŭm, use of, 23 War, French and Indian, 198-213 King George's, 189, 190 King Philip's, 138-140 King William's, 184, 186 of the Austrian Succession, 189, 190 Pequot, 132, 133 Pontiac, 214 Queen Anne's, 187 Revolutionary, 234-321 Seven Years', 210 Ward, quotation from, 241 Wạr´ren, Dr., addresses minutemen, 235 dies at Bunker Hill, 241 Wạsh´ing-ton, Augustine, 191 Washington, Colonel William, 312 Washington, Fort, Americans at, 255 captured, 256 Washington, George, advice to Braddock, 207 appeals to Robert Morris, 303 assists Forbes, 210 at Fort Duquesne, 207, 208 at Great Meadows, 198 at Valley Forge, 264, 273 boyhood of, 191-193 called "Savior of his Country", 262 chosen general of army, 238 crosses Delaware, 260 defeated at Brandywine, 264 defeats Hessians at Trenton, 260, 261 disbands his army, 323 discipline of, 243, 244 enters Boston, 247 farewell address of, 321, 324 Gates to supersede, 274 headquarters at Cambridge, 242 Howe's letter to, 253 in First Continental Congress, 231 in Second Continental Congress, 238 major in Virginia regiment, 196 marches to Yorktown, 316, 317 outwits Cornwallis, 261 plans to capture Cornwallis, 315, 316 retreats up the Hudson, 254, 256, 258, 259 returns to Mount Vernon, 324 sent to French commander, 196 surveyor, 94 tactics of, 257 victory at Princeton, 262 Washington, Lawrence, 195 Washington, Mrs., at Valley Forge, 274 Washington Park, soldiers buried in, 256 Wạtts, 257 Wāyne, Anthony, captures Stony Point, 284, 285 Wěs´leў, John, founder of Methodist Church, 165 West In´diēş, colonists send lumber to, 127 discovered by Columbus, 54 negro slavery in, 80 Spanish colonies in, 64 Washington in, 195 West´min-ster Abbey, Major André buried in, 308 monument to Wolfe in, 213 West Point, Arnold in command of, 305 Wēy´moŭth, Standish victorious at, 123 Whal´ley, flees to New Haven, 136 Whĭte´field, supports first orphan asylum, 165 White-ha´ven, Paul Jones at, 294 White Land, Gunnbiorn discovers, 27 White Plains, André taken to, 306 battle of, 256 Wig´wạms, tents of Indians, 15 Wil´liam and Mary, reign of, 168 William and Mary College, founded, 161 William Henry, Fort, seized, 210 Williams, Ephraim, founds college, 209 Williams, Roger, called "Apostle of Toleration", 129 forms colony at Providence, 129 intercedes with Indians, 132, 133 principles of, 127, 128 Williams, captures André, 306 Wil´ming-ton, Swedish colony at, 145 Winş´low, Edward, intercourse with Indians, 114, 118, 138 Wĭn´throp, John, governor of Boston settlement, 123, 124 Wis-con´sin River, Marquette and Joliet explore, 177 Wọlfe, James, wins battle of Quebec, 211-213 Wy-o´ming Valley, massacre in, 286 Yāle College, established, 169 "Yăṉ´kee Doo´dle," adopted as national air, 270 nickname for American soldier, 218, 239 York´town, siege of, 316, 317 Zaldivar (thahl-de´var), Spanish leader at Acoma, 77, 78 Zāne, Elizabeth, bravery of, 290 Zuñi (zoo´nyee) pueblos, 68

Transcriber's note:

Minor typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.

In the Index Key to Pronunciation, the transcriber has replaced the following symbols:

for a with diaresis below, to read a: in fa:ll

for e with macron below, to read e= in ve=il

for o with diaresis below, to read o: in do:

for unknown form of c, to read ċ in ċan