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

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E.H. Butler, 1870 - America - 516 pages
 

Contents

An English Colony sent out to Virginia Settlement at Jamestown
32
Visit to Powhatan Account of the Indians in this Quarter Sad Condition of the Colony
36
Captain John Smith His remarkable Life and Adventures He joins the Expedition to Virginia Makes Treaties with the Indians
37
Cap ain Smith goes on an Exploring Voyage He is taken Prisoner and carried before Powhatan
39
The Story of Pocahontas She save Captain Smiths Life and be comes the Friend of the English She is married to Rolfe
40
Depressed State of the Colony Arrival of Captain Newport and more Emigrants The Gold Fever Smiths Voyage of Discovery
43
Increase of the Colony Smiths Administration of the Government Failure of his Health His Return to England
45
The Colony on the Verge of Ruin Preparations to abandon James town Lord Delaware His new and successful Government
47
KVIII Progress of the Colony at Jamestown Lord Delawares Govern ment Administration of Governor Dale 30 32 36 37 39 40 43 45 47
49
Discoveries of Henry Hudson Settlement of New York by the Dutch
51
Various Settlements in New England Captain Smiths Survey of the Coast
52
The Puritans the first Settlers of New England
55
The Puritans at Cape Cod 52 55
57
Further Surveys of the Shore Indians The Landing at Plymouth
59
Settlement of Plymouth Two men get lost in the Woods and are greatly frightened by the Wolves
61
Severe Sufferings of the Plymouth Colonists
62
Arrival of the Indian Samoset Treaty with the Massachusetts and other Indian Tribes
64
Burn 82 84
66
Progress of the Virginia Colony Opechancanoughs Plot and the Massacre of 1622 The Massacre of 1644
68
Settlement at Weymouth Captain Standish chastises the Indians Other Settlemen s Incorporation of Massachusetts Bay Colony
70
Settlement of New Hampshire Other Events in this State
72
Government of the Colonies Union of the Colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts
73
History of Maryland Lord Baltimores Visit to America Leonard Calverts Arrival Settlement of Maryland Claibornes Rebellion
76
Various Settlements in Connecticut Opposition of the Dutch A Singular Journey across the Wilderness
78
Roger Williams He is banished from Massachusetts and settles in Rhode Island The Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
80
War with the Pequod Indians The Battle at Mystic River ing of the Indian Fort Utter Defeat of the Pequods
82
Anecdotes of the Pequod War The Indian Chiefs Uneas and Sassa cus The Beneficent Conduct of Roger Williams
84
kotahs Catawbas Cherokees Uchees Choctaws and Natches
94
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Education in the Colonies
128
American Pirates Wreck of the Whidah Captain Kidd Other Pirates 181
134
Progress of Agriculture and Manufactures in the Colonies
140
Settlements in the South and West at Kaskaskia in Illinois
147
The Union of the English Colonies in 1754
153
Campaign of 1759 Quebec Captured Death of Wolfe and Montcalm
159
PERIOD OF EVENTS LEADING TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LXXV Taxation of the Colonies The Sugar Act
165
The Stamp Act Dr Franklin in London Patrick Henrys cele brated Speech A Congress of the Colonies
167
Newspapers Societies and Mobs
169
Repeal of the Stamp Act
170
George III More Taxation Petitions Circulars Remonstrances The British CustomHouse Officers Mobbed in Boston
172
British Troops in Boston Great Excitement among the Colonists Proposal of the British Parliament to send Americans to England for trial Resolutions ...
174
Repeal of obnoxious Duties The Boston Massacre
176
Continuation of Difficulties The Regulators of North Carolina Burning of the Gaspee Committees of Correspondence
178
The Tea thrown Overboard
179
The first Congress meet at Philadelphia in 1774
181
The rising Spirit of Liberty The Boston Boys General Gage
182
Anecdotes and Incidents of Arnolds Expedition to Quebec
201
The Hessian troops hired and sent to America General Howe suc ceeds General Gage The British driven from Boston
203
ack on New York and also on Charleston Battle at Sullivans Island
206
Declaration of Independence
207
The British Plan of Attack on New York Battle of Long Island
210
Battle of White Plains Retreat of Washington
213
Battle at Trenton
215
Battle near Princeton
217
Attack on Danbury
219
Battle of the Brandywine
220
Capture of General Prescott in Rhode Island
222
Events in the North Approach of Burgoyne Murder of Miss McRea Attack upon Fort Schuyler
224
Progress of Burgoyne Battle of Bennington Battle of Stillwater
225
Capture of Burgoyne
229
The War on the Ocean 280
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Exploits of Paul Jones
232
Battle of Germantown
234
The Confederation The Stars and Stripes adopted Treaty of Alli ance with France Treaty with the Cherokees Valley Forge
236
Evacuation of Philadelphia and Battle of Monmouth
237
Life and Character of General Charles Lee
239
Events in Rhode Island
241
Trumbull the Artist
243
The British at Charleston
249
Attack of the Americans on Savannah
250
Events in Connecticut General Putnamn
251
Anecdote of La Fayette
253
Continental Money
255
Capture of Stony Point and Paulus Hook
257
The Six Nations and other Indians
259
Surrender of Charleston Other disastrous Events in the South
261
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 ...
263
The Treason of Benedict Arnold
265
WASHINGTONS ADMINISTRATION
288
Admission of Tennessee the sixteenth state
301
JEFFERSONS ADMINISTRATION
309
Burrs Conspiracy
315
Indian War Battle of Tippecanoe
323
More Naval Victories
331
Siege of Fort Meigs General Harrisons Defence
337
The War on the Ocean
347
Battle near Baltimore
353
Difficulties with Algiers
361
CHAPTER MONROES ADMINISTRATION
364
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSS ADMINISTRATION
374
The Democratic Party The Whig Party The Harrison Cam
395
FILLMORES ADMINISTRATION
421

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