I. COLONIAL HISTORY.――Discoveries of Cabot――The Huguenots――Sir
Walter Raleigh――Champlain――Henry Hudson――Virginia――Jamestown――
John Smith――Pocahontas――Indian War――Gov. Berkeley――Nathaniel
Bacon――New England Colonies――Puritans――Principles of their
early Government――Quaker Persecution――Pequod Indian War――King
Philip――Royal Governors――Salem Witchcraft――Connecticut――Rhode
Island――Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam――Indian War――
Annexation of New Amsterdam to the English Colonies, and change
of name to N. York――Lord Baltimore――Civil War――Carolina――Wm.
Penn――Indian Treaty――Frame of Government――Oglethorpe――Wesley――
Whitfield――Principles and characteristics of the Colonists 334-363
II. CONTEST OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND FOR AMERICA.――King William’s
War――The French War――The Ohio Company――George Washington――
Braddock――Gen. Wolfe――Rising Colonial prosperity 363-368
III. THE REVOLUTION.――Stamp Act――N. Y. Congress――War of
publications against Britain――Boston Massacre――Tea Party――
Lexington――Declaration of Independence――Franklin, Lafayette,
Kosciusko――Trenton――Brandywine――Burgoyne’s Defeat――Alliance
of France and America――Baron Steuben――D’Estaing――Stony Point――
Arnold――Col. Hayne――Capitulation of Cornwallis――Treaty at
Paris――Washington――Paralyzed condition of the Government――
Massachusetts Rebellion 1786――Formation of Government by the
Constitutional Convention 368-394
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.――Federalists and anti-Federalists――
Defeat of Harmar and St. Clair――Prohibition of the Slave
Trade――Death of Washington――Purchase of Louisiana――War with
Tripoli――Embargo Acts――War with England――Campaign of 1812――
American Naval Victories――Perry’s victory on Lake Erie――Gen.
Harrison――Treaty at Ghent――Battle of New Orleans――Seminole
War――Lafayette――Tariff――U. S. Bank――Nullification――Compromise
of 1820――Commercial Bankruptcy――Annexation of Texas――Mexican
War――Discovery of Gold in California――Gadsden Treaty 394-413