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John Bach McMaster. A Brief History of the United States
A Brief History of the United States
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER. DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION I. THE NEW WORLD FOUND II. THE ATLANTIC COAST AND THE PACIFIC DISCOVERED III. FRANCE AND ENGLAND ATTEMPT TO SETTLE AMERICA. THE ENGLISH IN AMERICA IV. THE ENGLISH ON THE CHESAPEAKE V. THE ENGLISH IN NEW ENGLAND VI. THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN COLONIES VII. HOW THE COLONIES WERE GOVERNED. RIVALS OF THE ENGLISH VIII. THE INDIANS IX. THE FRENCH IN AMERICA X. WARS WITH THE FRENCH XI. THE FRENCH DRIVEN FROM AMERICA. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION XII. THE QUARREL WITH THE MOTHER COUNTRY XIII. THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE BEGUN XIV. THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE STATES AND ON THE SEA XV. THE WAR IN THE WEST AND IN THE SOUTH. DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNION XVI. AFTER THE WAR XVII. OUR COUNTRY IN 1789 XVIII. THE NEW GOVERNMENT XIX. GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY, 1789–1805 XX. THE STRUGGLE FOR COMMERCIAL INDEPENDENCE XXI. RISE OF THE WEST XXII. THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING XXIII. POLITICS FROM 1829 TO 1841 XXIV. GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY FROM 1820 TO 1840. THE LONG STRUGGLE AGAINST SLAVERY XXV. MORE TERRITORY ACQUIRED XXVI. THE STRUGGLE FOR FREE SOIL XXVII. STATE OF THE COUNTRY FROM 1840 TO 1860 XXVIII. THE CIVIL WAR, 1861–1863 XXIX. THE CIVIL WAR, 1863–1865 XXX. THE NAVY IN THE WAR; LIFE IN WAR TIMES XXXI. RECONSTRUCTION. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT XXXII. GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY FROM 1860 TO 1880 XXXIII. A QUARTER CENTURY OF STRUGGLE OVER INDUSTRIAL QUESTIONS, 1872 TO 1897 XXXIV. THE WAR WITH SPAIN, AND LATER EVENTS. APPENDIX THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TABLE OF STATES TABLE OF PRESIDENTS INDEX. LIST OF COLORED MAPS
FRENCH CLAIMS, ETC., IN 1700 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA, 1754 BRITISH TERRITORY, 1764 NORTHERN COLONIES DURING THE REVOLUTION—SOUTHERN COLONIES DURING THE REVOLUTION THE UNITED STATES, ABOUT 1783, SHOWING STATE CLAIMS THE UNITED STATES, 1805 THE UNITED STATES, 1824 THE UNITED STATES, 1850 THE UNITED STATES, 1861 THE WEST IN 1870 (ALSO 1860 AND 1907) THE UNITED STATES AND ITS OUTLYING POSSESSIONS
COLUMBUS
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
CHAPTER I. THE NEW WORLD FOUND
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER II
THE ATLANTIC COAST AND THE PACIFIC DISCOVERED
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER III
FRANCE AND ENGLAND ATTEMPT TO SETTLE AMERICA
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER IV
THE ENGLISH ON THE CHESAPEAKE
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER V
THE ENGLISH IN NEW ENGLAND
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER VI
THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN COLONIES
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER VII
HOW THE COLONIES WERE GOVERNED
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER VIII
THE INDIANS
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER IX
THE FRENCH IN AMERICA
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER X
WARS WITH THE FRENCH
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XI
THE FRENCH DRIVEN FROM AMERICA
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XII
THE QUARREL WITH THE MOTHER COUNTRY
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XIII
THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE BEGUN
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XIV
THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE STATES AND ON THE SEA
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XV
THE WAR IN THE WEST AND IN THE SOUTH
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XVI
AFTER THE WAR
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XVII
OUR COUNTRY IN 1789
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XVIII
THE NEW GOVERNMENT
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XIX
GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY, 1789–1805
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XX
THE STRUGGLE FOR COMMERCIAL INDEPENDENCE
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXI
RISE OF THE WEST
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXII
THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXIII
POLITICS FROM 1829 TO 1841
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXIV
GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY FROM 1820 TO 1840
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXV
MORE TERRITORY ACQUIRED
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXVI
THE STRUGGLE FOR FREE SOIL
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXVII
STATE OF THE COUNTRY FROM 1840 TO 1860
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE CIVIL WAR, 1861–1863
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXIX
THE CIVIL WAR, 1863–1865
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXX
THE NAVY IN THE WAR; LIFE IN WAR TIMES
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXXI
RECONSTRUCTION
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXXII
GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY FROM 1860 TO 1880
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXXIII
A QUARTER CENTURY OF STRUGGLE OVER INDUSTRIAL QUESTIONS, 1872 TO 1897
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER XXXIV
THE WAR WITH SPAIN, AND LATER EVENTS
SUMMARY
FOOTNOTES
