A Brief History of the United States
by
Barnes & Co.
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Barnes's One-term History. * * * * * Preface. * * * * *
Introduction.
Indian Characteristics.
Spanish Explorations.
Explorations On The Pacific. Extent Of The Spanish Possessions. French Explorations.
* * * * * English Explorations.
Dutch Explorations.
Extent Of These Explorations.
References For Reading Epoch Ii. Development Of The English Colonies. * * * * * Virginia.
* * * * * Massachusetts.
Plymouth Colony.
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
* * * * * Maine And New Hampshire.
* * * * * Connecticut.
Rhode Island.
New York. Epoch Ii. The Four Dutch Governors
* * * * * New Jersey.
Pennsylvania And Delaware.
Maryland.
Civil Wars.
The Carolinas. Georgia.
* * * * * Inter-colonial Wars. I. King William's War. (1689-1697.)
Ii. Queen Anne's War. (1702-1713.) Attacks By The Colonists. Iii. King George's War.
(1744-1748.) Iv. French And Indian War. (1754-1763)
The Five Objective Points Of The War. 1. Fort Du Quesne.
2. Acadia And Louisburg.
3. Crown Point And Ticonderoga. 4. Niagara.
Close Of The War.
* * * * * Condition Of The Colonies.
Manners And Customs
Education.
Epoch Iii. The Revolutionary War. Causes Of The American Revolution.
1775.
* * * * * 1776.
* * * * * 1777.
1778.
* * * * * 1779.
1780.
1781.
* * * * * References For Reading.
Epoch Iv. Development Of The States. * * * * *
Washington's Administration. (first President-two Terms 1789-1797)
* * * * * Adams's Administration.
(second President: 1797-1801) * * * * * Jefferson's Administration.
Foreign Affairs.-
* * * * * Madison's Administration. (fourth President-two Terms: 1809-1817.)
Second War With Great Britain, 1812-14.
1813.
1814.
[illustration: Battle Of New Orleans.] Monroe's Administration.
(fifth President-two Terms: 1817-1825.) J. Q. Adams's Administration.
(sixth President: 1825-1829) Jackson's Administration. (seventh President-two Terms: 1829-1837.)
Van Buren's Administration (eighth President: 1837-1841.)
* * * * * Harrison And Tyler's Administration.
(ninth And Tenth Presidents: 1841-1845.)
James K. Polk's Administration. (eleventh President: 1845-1849.) War With Mexico. 1846-7. I. General Taylor's Army. Invasion Of Mexico.
Ii. General Kearney's Army. Iii. General Scott's Army.
* * * * * Taylor And Fillmore's Administration. (twelfth And Thirteenth Presidents: 1849-1853)
* * * * * Pierce's Administration. (fourteenth President: 1853-1857.)
Buchanan's Administration. (fifteenth President: 1857-1861.) Domestic Affairs.
States Admitted During The Fourth Epoch.
References For Reading. Epoch V. The Civil War. Lincoln's Administration. (sixteenth President: 1861-1865)
The War In Virginia. Arlington Heights And Alexandria
The War In Missouri.
1862. The War In The West.
The War On The Sea And The Coast. Burnside's Expedition Against Roanoke Island
The War In The East.
The Sioux War. 1863. The War In The West.
The War In Tennessee And Georgia.
Battle Of Chattanooga
The War In East Tennessee. The War In The East.
The War On The Sea And The Coast. 1864.
The War In Tennessee And Georgia.
The War In Virginia.
Red River Expedition. The War On The Sea And On The Coast.
General Review Of The Fourth Year Of The War.- 1865.
Grant's Administration. (eighteenth President-two Terms: 1869-1877.)
Hayes's Administration. (nineteenth President: 1877-1881.)
Questions For Class Use. Introduction.
First Epoch.
Second Epoch.
Third Epoch.
Fourth Epoch.
Fifth Epoch.
Sixth Epoch.
Historical Recreations.
Declaration Of Independence. * * * * *
John Hancock. Constitution Of The United States Section Ii.
Section Iii.
Section Iv. Section V.
Section Vi.
Section Viii.
Section Ix. Section I.
Section Ii. Article Iii.-judicial Department.
Section Ii. Section Iii.
Section Ii. Section Iii.
* * * * * Amendments
* * * * *
Article Xiii. Article Xiv. Section 1. Section 2. Section 3.
Article Xv
