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

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The Story of Pocahontas She saves Captain Smiths Life and be comes the Friend of the English She is married to Rolfe
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Depressed State of the Colony Arrival of Captain Newport and more Emigrants The Gold Fever Smiths Voyage of Discovery
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Increase of the Colony Smiths Administration of the Government Failure of his Health His Return to England
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The Colony on the Verge of Ruin Preparations to abandon James town Lord Delaware His new and successful Government
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KVIII Progress of the Colony at Jamestown Lord Delawares Govern ment Administration of Governor Dale 30 32 36 37 39 40 43 43 47 333 2348 58
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Discoveries of Henry Hudson Settleinent of New York by the Dutch
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Various Settlements in New England Captain Smiths Survey of the Coast
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The Puritans the first Settlers of New England
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The Puritans at Cape Cod 52 55
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Further Surveys of the Shore Indians The Landing at Plymouth
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Settlement of Plymouth Two men get lost in the Woods and are greatly frightened by the Wolves
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Severe Sufferings of the Plymouth Colonists
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Arrival of the Indian Samoset Treaty with the Massachusetts and other Indian Tribes
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The Colony threatened by the Narraganset Indians Drought and Scarcity Governor Bradford journeys among the Indians
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Progress of the Virginia Colony Opechancanoughs llot and the Massacre of 1622 The Massacre of 1644
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៨ ៨៩៨ 73 XXIX Settlement at Weymonth Cap ain Standish chastises the Indians Other Settlemen s Incorporation of Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Government of the Colonics Union of the Colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts
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History of Maryland Lord Baltimores Visit to America Leonard Calverts Arrival Settlement of Maryland Claibornes Rebellion
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Various Settlements in Connecticut Opposition of the Dutch A Singular Journey across the Wilderness
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Rhode Island The Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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War with the Pequod Indians The Battle at Mystic River Burn ing of the Indian For Utter Defeat of the Pequods
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Anecdotes of the Pequod War The Indian Chiefs Uneas and Sassa cus The Beneficent Conduct of Roger Williams
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Union of the New England Colonies
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kotahs Catawbas Cherokees Uchees Choctaws and Natches
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American Pirates Wreck of the Whidah Captain Kidd Other Pirates 184
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Progress of Agriculture and Manufactures in the Colonies
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Settlements in the South and West at Kaskaskia in Illinois
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The French and Indian War Plan of the Colonists for taking Crown
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Review of the preceding History The Thirteen Colonies The
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PERIOD OF EVENTS LEADING TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LXXV Taxation of the Colonies The Sugar Act
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The Stamp Act Dr Franklin in London Patrick Henrys cele brated Speech A Congress of the Colonies
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Newspapers Societies and Mobs
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Repeal of the Stamp Act
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George III More Taxation Petitions Circulars Remonstrances The British CustomHouse Officers Mobbed in Boston
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British Troops in Boston Great Excitement among the Colonists Proposal of the British Parliament to send Americans to England for trial Resolutions ...
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Repeal of obnoxious Duties The Boston Massacre
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Continuation of Difficulties The Regulators of North Carolina Burning of the Gaspee Committees of Correspondence
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The Tea thrown Overboard
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The first Congress meet at Philadelphia in 1774
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The rising Spirit of Liberty The Boston Boys General Gage
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Preparations for War The Massachusetts Provincial Congress Similar Assemblies in other Colonies Dr Franklin removed from the office of Postmaster...
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Battle of Lexington
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Capture of Ticonderoga and Crown Point
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Vermont and Ethan Allen
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Battle of Bunkers Hill
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General Putnam
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Second Continental Congress Washington at the head of the Army
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Attack on Quebec Death of Montgomery Governor Dunmores Operations in Virginia
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Anecdotes and Incidents of Arnolds Expedition to Quebec
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The Hessian troops hired and sent to America General Howe suc ceeds General Gage The British driven from Boston
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The British meditate an Attack on New York and also on Charleston Battle at Sullivans Island
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Declaration of Independence
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The British Plan of Attack on New York Battle of Long Island
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Battle of White Plains Retreat of Washington
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Battle at Trenton
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Battle near Princeton
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Attack on Danbury
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Battle of the Brandywine
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Capture of General Prescott in Rhode Island
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Events in the North Approach of Burgoyne Murder of Miss McRea Attack upon Fort Schuyler
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Progress of Burgoyne Battle of Bennington Battle of Stillwater
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Capture of Burgoyne
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The War on the Ocean
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Exploits of Paul Jones
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Battle of Germantown
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The Confederation The Stars and Stripes adopted Treaty of Alli ance with France Treaty with the Cherokees Valley Forge
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Continental Money
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Capture of Stony Point and Paulus Hook
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The Six Nations and other Indians
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Surrender of Charleston Other disastrous Events in the South
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Gates Commander of the Southern Army Disastrous Battle near Camden Various Events at the South and at the North Arrival of the French Fleet and ...
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The Treason of Benedict Arnold
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CHAPTER PAGE CXXVIII Capture of Major André
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Execution of Hale and Palmer Colonel Trumbull in London 209
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Events at the South
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Naval Operations
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Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
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Treaty of Peace
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Effects of the American Revolution
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Formation and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States Washington elected President
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WASHINGTONS ADMINISTRATION CXXXVIII Beginning of the New Government Washingtons first Administration under the present Constituti...
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Rise of Parties Wars with the Indians
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Kentucky admitted to the Union
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Formation of various Societies in the United States
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Washingtons Second Election The French Revolution M Genets Operations Jeffersons Resignation as Secretary of State
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Difficulties with Great Britain
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The Whiskey Insurrection
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Admission of Tennessee the sixteenth state 801
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Changes in his Cabinet Education in the Country 802
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JOHN ADAMSS ADMINISTRATION CXLVII Prospects of a War with France 804
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The Public Health Smallpox Yellow Fever Cholera 806
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JEFFERSONS ADMINISTRATION CXLIX Choice of Jefferson as President and Burr VicePresident by Congress
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The Settlement of Ohio 810
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Cession of Indian Lands Duel between Burr and Hamilton
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Burrs Conspiracy
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Troubles with Great Britain Orders in Council Berlin Decree 816
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MADISONS ADMINISTRATION CLVI Madisons Inauguration Affair of the Little Belt Steamboat Navi gation Ocean Steam Navigation
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Indian War Battle of Tippecanoe
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War with Great Britain declared
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General Hulls Surrender to the British at Detroit 826
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Capture of the Guerrière and the Alert
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Attack on Queenstown 829
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More Naval Victories
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Louisiana admitted to the Union Mediation of Russia between the United States and Great Britain offered Madison Reelected Various Events of 1812 ...
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The Massacre at Frenchtown 834
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Capture of York and Death of General Pike
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Siege of Fort Meigs General Harrisons Defence
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Battle on Lake Erie
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Battle at the Moravian Towns
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Progress of the War in Canada
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War with the Creek Indians
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Russian Mediation offered Measures for Prosecuting the War
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The War on the Ocean 847
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Defeat of General Wilkinson His Trial by CourtMartial
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The War at the NorthWest Battles of Chippewa and Bridgewater Siege of Fort Erie
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City of Washington aptured and Burned
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Battle near Baltimore
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The War on Lake Champlain and in the vicinity
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Convention at Hartford
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Battle of New Orleans 858
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Close of the War The Dartmoor Massacre The Peace of Ghent
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Difficulties with Algiers
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CHAPTER MONROES ADMINISTRATION
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Territorial Organization of Florida History of Florida Apportion
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JACKSONS ADMINISTRATION
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The great Fire in New York December 1885 Decease of Eminent
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The Democratic Party The Whig Party The IIarrison Cam
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POLKS ADMINISTRATION
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The Compromise Measures or Omnibus Bill Henry Clay Death
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Death of Henry Clay Of Daniel Webster Difficulty as to Northern
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BUCHANANS ADMINISTRATION
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NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA
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SOUTH AMERICA
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