traders seek new road to, 35
Jäs´per, Sergeant, killed, 298
rescues American flag, 248
Jěf'_f_er-son, Thomas, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250
John II., King of Portugal, 39
names Cape of Good Hope, 42
John´son, British colonel, 285
Joliet (zho-le-ā´), explorations of, 177
Jones, John Paul, captures English vessels, 293, 294
goes to serve Russia, 297
victory of, 295, 296
Ka-na:´w_h_a, Boone moves to, 293
Kegs, Battle of the, 265
Ken-tŭck´y, Indian raids in, 287
Kidd, pirate captain, 164
K_i_ēft, Governor, trouble with Indians, 143
King George's War, 189, 190
King Philip's War, 138-140
King William's War, 185
King's College, 252
Kings Mountain, battle of, 311
Kips Bay, troops stationed at, 254
Kir_k_-ċa:l´dy, Jones at, 294
_K_nox, American general, 318, 324
Kos-çĭ-us´ko, joins Washington, 264
Lăb-ra-dôr´, Cabot explores, 60
Northmen at, 28
_Lady Ar-bē´la_, Puritan ship, 123
Lady Re-bec´ca, Pocahontas baptized as, 99
Lä-fā-yět_te_´, at Yorktown, 316, 318
joins Americans, 262, 263
sent to Virginia, 316
wounded, 264
Lake George, victory at, 209
Lakes, Great, missions established at, 177
LäN-dā´_is_, Captain, 296
Lä Rä'bi-dä, monastery of, 42
Lä Säl_le_, adventures of, 180
discovers Ohio River, 180
murdered, 182
Laudonnière (lo-do-ne-ār´), settles in Carolina, 74
League of the colonies, 134
Lee, Fort, Americans at, 255
Greene leaves, 257
Lee, General Charles, delay of, 257, 258
dismissed from army, 279
retreat of, 278
Lee, Henry, and Mrs, Motte, 313
called "Light-Horse Harry", 309
Lee, Richard Henry, resolution of, 248
Leeds, denied right to vote, 219
L_e_īf the Lucky, explorations of, 28
L_e_īs´ler, governor of New York, 170
Lē´on, Isabella, Queen of, 59
Lex´ing-ton, battle of, 234
L_e_ȳ´den, Separatist colony in, 107
Liberty Bell, in Pennsylvania, 252
Library in Philadelphia, founded by Franklin, 203
Lightning rods, invented, 205
Liṉċ´o_l_n, Cornwallis's sword delivered to, 318
defends Charleston, 298
Lĭş´bon, Columbus at, 37
Liv´ing-ston, Robert, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250
Lŏck_e_, John, laws of, 162
Logs´town, Washington at, 196
Lȯn´dȯn Company, Captain Smith joins, 89
formed, 87
Long Island, battle of, 253
Kieft meets Indians on, 143
Long River, Connecticut River called, 131
Lo:_u_´i_s_ XIV., aids La Salle, 181
Louis XVI., Jones at court of, 296
Lo:_u_´ĭs-burg, British capture, 211
captured by New Englanders, 190
French fort at, 189
Lo:_u_-ï-şi-ä´na, Acadians wander to, 209
ceded to Spain, 213
territory embraced by, 181
"Mad An´t_h_o-ny," Wayne called, 284
Ma-dē_i_´ra Islands, discovered, 36
Măd´o-ċ, visits America, 31
Ma-drăs´ in India, ceded to England, 190
Ma-ġěl´_l_an, explorations of, 65
Strait of, Drake sails through, 82
Mā_i_n_e_, added to Massachusetts, 169
Gorges founds colony in, 130
quarrels with Massachusetts Bay colony, 166
Măn´ches-ter, denied right to vote, 219
Măn´de-vil_le_, Sir John, travels of, 33
Man-hăt´_t_an Island, Hudson lands on, 104
purchased by Dutch, 143
trading station established on, 104, 142
Maps, in early days, 32
Mär-ble-head´, offers port to Boston, 232
Mär´co Po´lo, travels of, 33
Mär´cōs, explorations of, 63
Măr´ï-on, called "Bay'ard of the South", 300
in battle of Eutaw Springs, 315
Marque (märk), letters of, 293
Marquette (mär-kět´), explorations of, 177-179
Ma´rў-land (měr-), boundary dispute with Pennsylvania, 153
quarrel with Virginia, 153
Mā´son and Dix´on line, 153
Mason, John, founds colony in New Hampshire, 130
Mohegan chief aids, 133
Mas-sa-chū´setts Bay colony, emblem of, 127
joins league, 134
Navigation Act not observed in, 166
Parliament takes away charter, 229
Plymouth colony and Maine added to, 169
Quaker excitement in, 135
quarrels with Maine, 166
receives new charter, 169
resists taxation, 224
settlement at Salem, 120
Williams College in, 209
Massachusetts Congress, 236
Massachusetts Historical Society, 142
Măs´sa-soit, Indian chief, cured by Winslow, 118
makes treaty with Governor Carver 114, 137
Măt-a-ḡȯr´da Bay, fort built at, 181
Măth´er, Cotton, minister, 172, 173
_May´flow-er_, Pilgrims sail in, 108
returns to England, 115
McCr_e_ā´, Jane, killed by Indians, 266
Med´i-çin_e_ men, among Indians, 19
Med-i-ter-rā´ne-an Sea, Columbus visits ports on, 37
Northmen explore, 25
Menendez (mā-nen´deth), Spanish leader, 74
Merry Mount, English colonists at, 122
Meth´o-dist Church, Wesley founder of, 165
Mex´i-co, captured by Cortez, 66
Indians in, 20
Mexico, Gulf of, explored, 179
La Salle reaches, 181
Mexico, New, Marcos visits, 68
Miçh´ĭ-gan, Lake, Marquette and Joliet at, 177, 179
Mĭċ_h_-ĭ-lĭ-mack´i-na:c, Indian victory at, 214
La Salle at, 180
Min´u-it, purchases Manhattan Island, 143
Minutemen, drilling of, 231
warn soldiers, 233
Mis-_s_ĭs-_s_ĭp´_p_ĭ, called "Father of Waters", 67
explored, 68, 177, 181
lands east of, ceded to Great Britain, 213
Narvaez drowned in, 67
Mississippi Valley, mounds in, 22
Mĭs-_s_o:_u_´ri Indians, homes of, 19
Missouri River, explored, 69, 178
Mō´hawk Valley, 265
Mo-hē´gan Indians, Pequots seek alliance with, 132
Money, coined in Massachusetts Bay colony, 166
paper, issued by Congress, 302
Mŏn´m_o_ūth, battle of, 278
Mō-nŏn-ga-hē´la=, battle of the, 208
Mŏnt-ċä_l_m´, captures Oswego, 210
defeated at Quebec, 212
Mon-te-zṳ´ma, Indian chief, 66
Mont-gȯm´er-y, takes Montreal, 246
Mōnt-re-a:l´, attacked, 187
Joliet returns to, 179
La Salle in, 180
named by Cartier, 72, 174
surrender of, 213
taken by Montgomery, 246
Moors, expelled from Spain, 42
Mȯr´gan, Daniel, at battle of Stillwater 269
joined by Greene, 313
victorious at Cowpens, 312
victorious at Saratoga, 271
Mŏr´_r_is, Robert, Washington appeals to, 303
Mŏr´ris-town Heights, Washington at, 262, 279
Mŏt_te_, Mrs., sacrifice of, 313
Mo:_ul_´trĭ_e_, Fort, bombarded, 247
Mound builders, 22
Mounds, description of, 23
Mount Hope, Indian camp at, 140
Mount Vēr´non, Washington's home at, 193, 195, 196
Mount Vernon, Washington returns to, 324
Mŭr´_ra_ў, Mrs., anecdote about, 254
Na-pō´le-on, 321
Năr-ra-găn´sett Indians, Canonicus chief of, 118
Pequots seek alliance with, 132
Nar-vä´ez (-eth), explorations of, 67
Năs´_s_a:_u_, Fort, built by Dutch, 105, 151
settlers driven from, 144
Nătch´ez Indians, attack French, 183
Nav-i-ga´tion Act, not observed in Massachusetts, 166
provisions of, 134, 135, 155, 214, 215
Ne-çes´si-ty, Fort, Washington builds, 198
Nē´gro slavery, in West Indies, 80
New Ăl´bi-on, explored, 82
New Am´ster-dam, description of, 144
founded, 105, 143
surrenders to English, 145, 146
New´burg, Washington's forces at, 321, 323
New En´gland (ing-), English settlements in, 125
explored, 95
government of, 125
New´f_o_ŭnd-land, Cabot explores, 60
ceded to British, 188
early explorations of, 174
taken by Gilbert, 83
New France, claimed by Cartier, 174
New Hamp´shir_e_, Mason founds colony in, 130
a separate royal province, 166
New Hā´ven, founded, 133
Goffe and Whalley flee to, 136
joined to Connecticut, 137
joins league, 134
school established at, 169
New Jēr´ş_e_ў, Washington retreats across, 257
New Jersey, East, sold to Penn, 146
New Jersey, West, sold to Quakers, 146, 147
New Lȯn´dȯn, Arnold sets fire to, 310
New Mex´i-co, Indians in, 20
Marcos visits, 68
New Něth´er-lands, settlements in, 102, 105, 144
surrenders to English, 146
New Ôr´le-ans, ceded to Spain, 213
French fort at, 183
French possession, 213
New´port, Americans attempt to seize, 280
settlement at, 130
New Swē´den, given to English, 151
settlements at, 145
New World, America known as, 13
New World, discovery of, 61
New York, British leave, 323
British plan to invade, 265
fight at Golden Hill in, 225
Howe and Clinton in, 256
King's College in, 252
New Amsterdam called, 146
statue of Hale in, 256
New York Bay, Howe enters, 252
Hudson enters, 103
Nī-ăg´a-ra ("The Thunder of Waters"), 73
British army to move to, 206
_Niña_ (neen´yah), Columbus's ship, 44
reaches Portugal, 51
Nôr´mans, explorations of, 25
Nôrse´men, explorations of, 25
North America, Norse settlement in, 28
North Carolina, English colony in, 85
North River, Hudson River called, 103
North Sea, coast explored, 25
Paul Jones coasts along, 294
North´men, attacked by Indians, 29
in America, 27
journeys of, 25
settle in Iceland, 25, 27
Northwest´ Passage, search for, 38, 80, 81, 94, 103, 105
Northwest Territory, land grants in, 325
Nôr´way, Northmen in, 25
Nō´va Sċō´tia (-shĭ-a), Acadia named, 188
Cabot explores, 60
French settlement in, 174
Northmen at, 28
Ō´gle-thorp_e_, James, Georgia granted to, 164, 165
returns to England, 166
O-hī´o, mounds in, 22
Ohio River, called "Beautiful River", 191
discovered, 180
explored, 179
Ohio Valley, claimed by French and English, 191, 198, 207
Old Do-min´ion (-yŭn), Virginia called, 155
Old South Meetinghouse, patriots assembled at, 226
Olive-branch petition, 232
Oñate (ōn-yah´tā), at Acoma, 76, 77
founds Santa Fé, 76
Ŏn-tā´ri-o, Lake, British army starts from, 265
Ŏr´anġe, Fort, built, 105
Ō-rĭ-nō´cō River, Columbus explores, 57
O-rĭs´kȧ-ny, Indians routed at, 267
Orphan asylum, Whitefield supports first, 165
Ŏs-wē´go, British army at, 209
captured by Montcalm, 210
Ō´tis, James, opposes search warrants, 217
Ox´ford University, 82
Pa-çĭf´ic Ocean, discovered by Balboa, 64
named by Magellan, 65
Pä´lōs, Columbus sails from, 44
Păn-a-mä´, Isthmus of, Drake at, 81
settlement on, 63
Pȧ-poo´ses, Indian babies, 20
Păr´is, treaty of, 213, 322, 325
Par´li_a_-ment, Americans not represented in, 217
Americans offered representation in, 272
repeals Stamp Act, 223
Pa:_u_l´ding, captures André, 306
Pē_a_r´son, Captain, Paul Jones defeats, 206
_Pēl´i-can_, Drake's ship, 82
Penn, William, East New Jersey sold to, 146
founds Philadelphia, 150
laws of, 149
Pennsylvania granted to, 147
treaty with Indians, 148, 149
Penn-syl-vā´nĭ-a, boundary, dispute of, 153
granted to Penn, 147
Pennsylvania Historical Society, 149
Pe-ō´ri-a, Fort Crèvecœur built near, 180
Pep´_p_er-ell(-il) takes Louisburg, 190
Pē´quŏt War, 132, 133
Pe=´rez (-reth), Prior, intercedes for Columbus, 43
Pēr´sian (shan) Gulf, 34
Pe-rṳ´, conquered by Pizarro, 66
Phil-a-del´phĭ-a, aids soldiers, 303
British in, 265, 275
British leave, 277
British plan to seize, 259
delegates meet at, 237
First Continental Congress at, 229
first public library in, 205
founded, 150
taken by Howe, 264
Phil´ip, son of Massasoit, 137-139
Phil´ip-_p_ine Islands, Magellan killed at, 65
Phips, Sir William, attacks Port Royal, 187
Pick´enş, American hero, 300
Pil´grims, friendly relations of, with Indians, 118
hardships of, 113
land at Plymouth Rock, 111, 113
origin of name, 108
reach Cape Cod Bay, 109-111
Pil´lo-ry, mode of punishment, 172
Pi-ne=´da, explorations of, 65
Pine-tree shillings, 167
_Pïn´tā_, Columbus's ship, 44
Pinzon (peen-thōn´) brothers, offer to assist Columbus, 43
sail with Columbus, 44, 46
Pitch´er, Molly, in battle of Monmouth, 278, 279
Pitt, William, advises new census, 219
opposes Stamp Act, 219, 223
sends troops to America, 210
Pitts´burg, built, 210
Pi-zăr´ro, conquers Peru, 66
Plains of Abraham, Wolfe at, 212
Plan-ta´tions, origin of name, 101
Plўm´_o_ŭth Company, settlements of, 87
Plymouth colony, added to Massachusetts, 169
English settlements at, 111
growth of, 120
joins league, 134
Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims land at, 111, 113
Po-ca-hŏn´tas, aids English colonists, 92
death of, 100
marries John Rolfe, 98
pleads for Captain Smith, 90
warns Captain Smith, 95
welcomed by queen, 99
Poles, assist Americans in Revolutionary War, 264
Pōnce de Leon (pōn´tha da la-ōn´), death of, 65
discovers Florida, 64
Pŏn´tī-ac War, 214
Poor Richard's Almanac, published, 203, 294
Port´age, defined, 181
Port´land, burned, 246
Port Roy´al, attacked, 187
called Annapolis, 188
French settlement at, 102, 174
Ports´m_o_ūth, settled, 130
Pōr´tū-gal, covets Eastern trade, 35
Por´tu-g_u_ēş_e_, discover A-zores´, 36
explorations, 42, 61
Po-tā´to_e_ş, introduced into Ireland, 85
Pō-tō´maċ River, 191
Pow-ha-tăn´, aids English colonists, 92
crowned King of Virginia, 93, 94
Indian chief, 90
Prěs´cott, American colonel, 239-241
Prescott, British general, 258, 259
Prĭnce´ton, battle of, 261, 262
Print´ing, invented, 32, 33
Printing press, first in colonies, 126
Prĭş´on-ers, care for, 246
Prov´i-dence, Williams settles at, 129
Pueb´lõ (pwěb-) Indians, converted, 102
Puerto Rico (pwěr´tō re´co), Ponce de Leon starts from, 64
Pū-lăs´kĭ, assists Americans, 264
killed, 298
Pŭt´nam, Israel, in Revolutionary War, 236
retreat of, 253-255
returns to Connecticut, 283
stories about, 280-284
Pū´ri-tans, called "Roundheads", 155
origin of, 107
power of English, 134
settlements of, 121, 122, 124
Quāk´ers, characteristics of, 135
settle in Rhode Island, 130, 136
sufferings of, 135
Que-bec´, attacked, 187, 246
battle of, 211-213
Cartier at, 72
plan to besiege, 206
settled, 174
Queen Anne's War, 187, 188
Rä_h_l, surrender of, 261
Ra:´l_e_i_gh_, Sir Walter, establishes colony on Roanoke Island, 85
imprisoned, 87
Virginia granted to, 85
voyage of, 83
_Rān´ġer_, Paul Jones's vessel, 294
Red River explored, 69
Reed, Joseph, 259, 303
Reġ´i-cides (king-killers), 136
Re-vēr_e_´, Paul, ride of, 233, 234
Rev-o-lu´tion of 1688, in England, 170
Revolutionary War, 149, 234-321
Rhode Ī_s_´land, charter of, 137, 167, 169
colony formed in, 129
Northmen at, 28
Quakers settle in, 130
Ribault (re-bo´), settles in Carolina, 74
Rice, cultivated in Carolina, 163
Rip Van Wiṉ´kl_e_, Irving's tale of, 146
Ro-a-nōk_e_´ Island, Raleigh establishes English colony on, 85
Rŏb´in-son, Separatist minister, 108, 123
Rocky Mountains, 181
Rŏg´erş, joins Putnam, 281
Rŏlf_e_, John, marries Pocahontas, 98
Ro´man Cath´o-lics, persecution of, 106, 107, 134
Rŏss, Mrs., makes first American flag, 268
"Round´heads," Puritans called, 155
Roy´al-ists, called "Cavaliers", 155
Royalists, come to America, 156
Royal Oak, 167
Russia (rŭsh´a), Paul Jones serves, 297
Rŭt´lě_d_ġ_e_, Mr., 229
Rўş´wick, treaty of, 187
Sā´chem, Indian ruler, 19
Săg´ȧ-more, Indian ruler, 19
Sā´gȧş, Norse tales, 30
Sȧ-hä´ra, 35
St. An´t_h_o-ny, Falls of, 180
St. Au´gŭs-tïn_e_, besieged, 165
founded, 75
St. John's River, French settlement on, 74
St. Law´rence, Gulf of, French possessions on, 213
St. Lawrence River, explored, 72
Indians at, 18
named by Cartier, 174
St. Lěġ´er, besieges Fort Stanwix, 267
retreat of, 268
St. Marys, settlement at, 152
St. Niċ_h_´o-las, 144
St. Pat´rick's day, 247
St. Rē´gis, Indian church at, 188
Sā´lem, port of, offered to Boston, 232
Roger Williams, preaches at, 127
settlement at, 122
Salem witchcraft, 170-173
Săm´o-set, welcomes English, 113
Sän Dï-e=´go, Spanish colony at, 76
Sän-tä Fé=, Spanish colony at, 76, 102
_Sän-tä Mä-rï´ä_, Columbus's ship, 44
wrecked, 50
Sän-to Do-mïn´go, 59
Săr-a-tō´ga, American victory at, 269-272
Sär-găs´_s_ō Sea, Columbus sails through, 46
Sā´t_a_n, 171
Sa-văn´nah, founded, 165
taken by British, 297
Say, Lord, land granted to, 130
Say´brook, colony founded at, 130
included in New Haven colony, 134
Sċ_h_e-něc´ta-dy, burned, 185
Schools, public, established, 125
Sċ_hu_ȳ´ler, Fort, besieged, 267
Schuyler, General, sent against Burgoyne, 265
superseded by Gates, 269
victorious at Saratoga, 271
"Sea of Darkness," Atlantic Ocean called, 31, 40
Search war´rants, opposition to, 217
See´konk, Williams attempts settlement at, 129
Sen-e-ga:l´, 36
Sep´a-ra-tists, found colony in Holland, 107
persecution of, 107
sail for New World, 108
_Se-rā´pis_, British vessel, 295, 296
Set´tle-ments, Dutch, 105, 143, 144
English, 85, 87, 111, 122, 124, 125, 129, 130, 132, 147, 152,
162, 165
French, 74, 102, 105, 174, 177, 181, 183, 188
German, 150
Portuguese, 36
Swedish, 151
Seven Years' War, 210
Se-vĭl_le_´, 59
Shēr´man, Roger, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250
Sĭm´e-on, 317
S_i_o:_ux_ Indians, capture Father Hennepin, 180
"Skin´ners," marauding troops called, 305
Skrā_e_´lings, Norse name for Indians, 29
"Sky City," Acoma called, 68, 76
Slav´er-y, in Georgia, 165, 166
in Jamestown, 101
in West Indies, 80
Sleep´y Hol´low, Irving's tales of, 146
Slou_gh_´ter, Governor, of New York, 170
Smith, Captain, adventures of, 88-91
called "Admiral of New England", 95
death of, 96
governs Jamestown settlement, 92
joins London Company, 89
returns to England, 95
Smok´ing, introduced, 50
Smug´gling, begun, 216
Snor´ri, first European born in America, 28, 29
Sons of Liberty, 222, 252
South A-měr´i-ca, Indians in, 20
Portuguese approach, 61
South Car-o-li´na, Americans lose, 300
British driven out of, 315
Spā_i_n, ally of France, 188
at war with England, 81, 165
at war with France, 71
Florida given back to, 323
gives up Florida, 213
in French and Indian War, 213
receives New Orleans and Louisiana, 213
Spăn´ish, at St. Augustine, attacked, 75
attack Charleston, 188
explorations of, 62-70
invade Georgia, 166
massacre Huguenots, 74, 174
settlements, 62-64, 75, 76, 102, 105
_Speed´well_, Pilgrim ship, 108
Spice Islands, 58
Spots´wood, Governor, journey of, 161
Squan´to, captured, 106
favorite of Pilgrims, 114, 115
Squawş, Indian women, 16, 20
Stamp Act Congress, 222
Stamp Act, passed, 219
repealed, 223
Stand´ish, Miles, attacked by Indians, 111
conquers Indians, 123
made captain of Pilgrims, 110
Stan´wix, Fort, besieged, 267
Stärk, General, in Revolutionary War, 236
victorious at Bennington, 266
"Star-va´tion Time" in Jamestown, 96
Steel_e_, Mrs., aids Gen. Greene, 313
St_e_ū´ben, German patriot, 263
joins Washington, 277
Still´wa-ter, battle of, 269
Stocks, mode of punishment, 172
Stony Point, attack on, 284
captured, 285
Storms, Cape of, discovered, 42
Stove, Franklin's, 205
St_u_ȳ´ve-sant, Peter, governor of New Amsterdam, 144
returns to Holland, 146
takes New Sweden, 145
Sŭl´li-van, General, punishes Indians, 286, 287
Sŭm´ter, American hero, 300
"Swạmp Fox," Marion called, 300
Swạn´sea, Indian attack at, 139
Swedes, settle New Sweden, 145, 151
Tăm´pa Bay, De Soto lands at, 68
Tăp´pan, monument to André at, 308
Tärl_e_´ton, cruelty of, 299
defeated at Cowpens, 312
Tăr´ry-town, André captured at, 305
André's monument at, 308
Tax, on tea, 227
Tax-a´tion, of colonies, 219-227
Tea, tax on, 227
Ten-er-ĭf_e_', volcano of, 36, 45
Tex´as, French fort in, 181
Thanks´giv-ing Day, origin of, 116
T_h_or´wa:ld-sen, sculptor, 29
Ti-con-de-rō´ga, Fort, British defeat at, 237
captured by Burgoyne, 265
plan to capture, 206
To-bac´co, cultivation of, 98, 100
introduced into England, 86
Tom´a-hawks, Indian hatchets, 20
Ton´ty, lieutenant of La Salle, 180, 182
Tō´ries, try to rescue Andros, 168
Tos-cä-nel´lï, a learned Italian, 39
Tower Hill, 286
Town´ş_h_end Acts, passed, 224
Trade laws for colonies, 214, 216
Treaty, between Massasoit and Governor Carver, 137
of Aix-lä-çhä-pel_le_, 190
of Paris, 213, 322, 325
of Penn with Indians, 148, 149
Treaty of Rўş'wick, 187
of U´trěċ_h_t, 188
Tre´mont ("Three Hills") settlement, 124
Tren´ton, Hessians defeated at, 260, 261
Trï´moun-tain, settlement at, 124
Trĭn-ĭ-dăd´, Columbus at, 56
Trin´i-ty Church, monument to soldiers, 256, 257
Tür-go_t_´, French minister, 272
Turks, besiege Constantinople, 33
illtreat European traders, 35
Union, Franklin's plan of, 206
United States of America, formed, 250
Independence recognized by England, 322
U-ni-ver´si-ty of Pennsylvania, founded, 205
U´trěċ_h_t, treaty of, 188
Val-co:_u_r´ Island, Carleton victorious at, 252
Valley Forge, Washington's army at, 264, 273, 277
Van Wart, captures André, 306
Väs´ċo dä Gä´mä, voyage of, 61
Ve-nē´tians, seek new passage to East, 35
Ven´ĭç_e_, trading city, 35
Vē´rä Cruz (-croos), Cortez lands at, 66
Ver-mont´, Green Mountain Boys in, 237
Verrazano (ver-rah-tsah´no), explorations of, 71, 174, 184
Vī´kings, journeys of, 25
Vīks, bays in Norway, 25
Vĭn-çen_ne_ş´, Fort, surrender of, 288
Vine´land, Northmen's name for America, 28
Vir-ġin´i-a, Arnold in, 309
civil war in, 158
drives away Catholics, 152
education in, 157
government of, 101
granted to Raleigh, 83, 85
Jamestown founded in, 105
Natural Bridge, 194
Powhatan king of, 94
presented to Culpepper and Arlington, 156
prosperity in, 153
royal promise, 154, 160
royalists in, 155
women sent to, 100, 101
Voyageurs (vwȧ-yȧ-zhẽr´), travelers called, 176
_Vul´ture_, English vessel, 305
Wạdş´worth, Captain, conceals charter, 167
defies Governor Fletcher, 169
Wal´dron, Major, killed by Indians, 184
Wall Street, origin of name, 144
Wạm´pŭm, use of, 23
War, French and Indian, 198-213
King George's, 189, 190
King Philip's, 138-140
King William's, 184, 186
of the Austrian Succession, 189, 190
Pequot, 132, 133
Pontiac, 214
Queen Anne's, 187
Revolutionary, 234-321
Seven Years', 210
Ward, quotation from, 241
Wạr´ren, Dr., addresses minutemen, 235
dies at Bunker Hill, 241
Wạsh´ing-ton, Augustine, 191
Washington, Colonel William, 312
Washington, Fort, Americans at, 255
captured, 256
Washington, George, advice to Braddock, 207
appeals to Robert Morris, 303
assists Forbes, 210
at Fort Duquesne, 207, 208
at Great Meadows, 198
at Valley Forge, 264, 273
boyhood of, 191-193
called "Savior of his Country", 262
chosen general of army, 238
crosses Delaware, 260
defeated at Brandywine, 264
defeats Hessians at Trenton, 260, 261
disbands his army, 323
discipline of, 243, 244
enters Boston, 247
farewell address of, 321, 324
Gates to supersede, 274
headquarters at Cambridge, 242
Howe's letter to, 253
in First Continental Congress, 231
in Second Continental Congress, 238
major in Virginia regiment, 196
marches to Yorktown, 316, 317
outwits Cornwallis, 261
plans to capture Cornwallis, 315, 316
retreats up the Hudson, 254, 256, 258, 259
returns to Mount Vernon, 324
sent to French commander, 196
surveyor, 94
tactics of, 257
victory at Princeton, 262
Washington, Lawrence, 195
Washington, Mrs., at Valley Forge, 274
Washington Park, soldiers buried in, 256
Wạtts, 257
Wā_y_n_e_, Anthony, captures Stony Point, 284, 285
Wěs´l_e_ў, John, founder of Methodist Church, 165
West In´d_i_ēş, colonists send lumber to, 127
discovered by Columbus, 54
negro slavery in, 80
Spanish colonies in, 64
Washington in, 195
West´min-ster Abbey, Major André buried in, 308
monument to Wolfe in, 213
West Point, Arnold in command of, 305
Wē_y_´m_o_ŭth, Standish victorious at, 123
Whal´ley, flees to New Haven, 136
Whĭt_e_´field, supports first orphan asylum, 165
White-ha´ven, Paul Jones at, 294
White Land, Gunnbiorn discovers, 27
White Plains, André taken to, 306
battle of, 256
Wig´wạms, tents of Indians, 15
Wil´liam and Mary, reign of, 168
William and Mary College, founded, 161
William Henry, Fort, seized, 210
Williams, Ephraim, founds college, 209
Williams, Roger, called "Apostle of Toleration", 129
forms colony at Providence, 129
intercedes with Indians, 132, 133
principles of, 127, 128
Williams, captures André, 306
Wil´ming-ton, Swedish colony at, 145
Winş´low, Edward, intercourse with Indians, 114, 118, 138
Wĭn´throp, John, governor of Boston settlement, 123, 124
Wis-con´sin River, Marquette and Joliet explore, 177
Wọlf_e_, James, wins battle of Quebec, 211-213
Wy-o´ming Valley, massacre in, 286
Yāl_e_ College, established, 169
"Yăṉ´kee Doo´dle," adopted as national air, 270
nickname for American soldier, 218, 239
York´town, siege of, 316, 317
Zaldivar (thahl-de´var), Spanish leader at Acoma, 77, 78
Zāne, Elizabeth, bravery of, 290
Zuñi (zoo´nyee) pueblos, 68
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Minor typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected
without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have
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