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A History of the United States by Charles Kendall Adams and William Peterfield Trent

A History of the United States by Charles Kendall Adams and William Peterfield Trent

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Author
Trent, William P. (William Peterfield), 1862-1939
Title
A History of the United States
Credits
Produced by Larry Harrison, Cindy Beyer and the online distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net with images provided by The Internet Archives-US
Language
English
LoC Class
E151: History: America: United States
Subject
United States -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52766
Release Date
August 10, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — MAPS. — ILLUSTRATIONS. — CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. — PART I. PERIOD OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT, 1492–1765.
  2. 2.CHAPTER I. discovery. — THE AMERICAN INDIANS. — PRE-COLUMBIAN DISCOVERERS. — COLUMBUS AND THE SPANISH DISCOVERERS. — THE FRENCH EXPLORERS. — THE ENGLISH EXPLORERS. — SUMMARY OF RESULTS.
  3. 3.CHAPTER II. the first plantations and colonies, 1607–1630. — THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA. — THE SETTLEMENT OF NEW YORK. — THE PILGRIMS AT PLYMOUTH. — THE SETTLEMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
  4. 4.CHAPTER III. spread of plantations, 1630–1689. — THE SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH OF MARYLAND. — DEVELOPMENT OF VIRGINIA. — DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENGLAND. — THE NEW ENGLAND CONFEDERACY. — DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES. — THE SOUTHERN COLONIES.
  5. 5.CHAPTER IV. the country at the end of the seventeenth century. — GENERAL CONDITIONS. — CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW ENGLAND. — CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES. — CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTHERN COLONIES.
  6. 6.CHAPTER V. development of the colonies, 1690–1765. — COLONIAL DISPUTES. — VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA. — FRENCH DISCOVERIES AND CLAIMS. — WARS WITH THE FRENCH. — PART II. PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION, 1765–1789.
  7. 7.CHAPTER VI. causes of the revolution. — GENERAL CAUSES. — THE QUESTION OF TAXATION. — THE RESISTANCE OF THE COLONISTS. — THE TAX ON TEA. — NEW LEGISLATION AND OPPOSITION. — THE CRISIS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VII. the campaigns of 1775 and 1776. — EARLY MOVEMENTS. — WASHINGTON IN COMMAND. — THE WAR IN NEW YORK. — GENERAL CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY. — FAILURE OF BRITISH EXPEDITIONS. — THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. — THE WAR IN NEW JERSEY.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VIII. the campaign of 1777. — THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CENTER.
  10. 10.CHAPTER IX. the french alliance and the campaigns of 1778 and 1779. — A WINTER OF DISCOURAGEMENT. — PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN. — CONDITIONS WEST OF THE ALLEGHANIES. — THE CONQUEST OF THE NORTHWEST. — THE VICTORIES OF PAUL JONES.
  11. 11.CHAPTER X. the campaigns of 1780 and 1781. — THE WAR IN THE SOUTH. — THE TREASON OF BENEDICT ARNOLD. — CAUSES OF DISCOURAGEMENT. — AMERICAN SUCCESSES IN THE SOUTH. — THE CLOSE OF THE WAR.
  12. 12.CHAPTER XI. the articles of confederation and the constitution. — DIFFICULTIES OF CONFEDERATION. — THE CONSTITUTION. — PART III. THE ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES, 1789–1825.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XII. the country at the close of the eighteenth century. — GENERAL CONDITIONS. — SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XIII. the administrations of washington, 1789–1797. — EARLY LEGISLATION AND PARTIES. — DIFFICULTIES OF ADMINISTRATION.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIV. the administration of john adams, 1797–1801. — A PERIOD OF DISSENSIONS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XV. the administrations of jefferson, 1801–1809. — JEFFERSONIAN POLICY. — MEASURES AND EVENTS. — CHARACTER OF JEFFERSON’S STATESMANSHIP.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XVI. the administrations of madison, 1809–1817. — OUTBREAK OF WAR. — EXPLOITS OF THE NAVY. — REVERSES AND SUCCESSES. — END OF THE WAR. — THE DISAFFECTION OF NEW ENGLAND. — CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVII. the administrations of monroe, 1817–1825. — CHARACTER OF THE PERIOD. — DIPLOMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS. — SLAVERY COMES TO THE FRONT. — FACTIONAL POLITICS. — PART IV. SPREAD OF DEMOCRACY AND EXTENSION OF TERRITORY, 1825–1850.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVIII. the administration of john quincy adams, 1825—1829. — FAILURES OF THE ADMINISTRATION. — THE TARIFF QUESTION.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIX. the jacksonian epoch, 1829–1837. — POLITICAL CONDITIONS. — PROGRESS OF THE NATION.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XX. jackson’s first administration, 1829–1833. — A POPULAR AUTOCRAT. — THE DEBATE OVER THE NATURE OF THE CONSTITUTION. — THE TARIFF AND NULLIFICATION.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XXI. jackson’s second administration, 1833–1837. — THE ABOLITIONISTS. — FINANCIAL DISTURBANCES.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXII. the administrations of van buren and of harrison and tyler, 1837–1845. — A PERIOD OF CONFUSION. — THE EMBARRASSMENTS OF THE WHIGS. — TEXAS AND OREGON.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXIII. the administration of polk, 1845–1849. — THE OPENING OF THE MEXICAN WAR. — THE CONDUCT AND RESULTS OF THE WAR. — PART V. THE EVE OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1850–1861.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIV. the administration of taylor and fillmore, 1849–1853. — THE QUESTION OF CALIFORNIA. — THE COMPROMISE OF 1850. — INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXV. the administration of pierce, 1853–1857. — THE CONFUSION OF PARTIES. — KANSAS-NEBRASKA LEGISLATION. — THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXVI. the administration of buchanan, 1857–1861. — THE SUPREME COURT AND SLAVERY. — KANSAS AND UTAH. — THE GREAT DEBATES. — JOHN BROWN AND PUBLIC OPINION. — THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1860. — SECESSION OF THE SOUTH. — THE COUNTRY IN 1860–1861. — PART VI. THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1861–1869.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVII. the beginnings of the civil war. — OPENING OF HOSTILITIES. — MILITARY AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF THE COMBATANTS. — DESCRIPTION OF THE SEAT OF WAR. — DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS. — MILITARY MOVEMENTS OF 1861. — INTERNATIONAL DIFFICULTIES.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVIII. the campaigns of 1862. — THE WAR IN THE WEST. — THE WORK OF THE NAVY. — THE WAR IN THE EAST. — PUBLIC FEELING IN THE NORTH AND GREAT BRITAIN. — THE WAR IN THE EAST CONTINUED. — DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EFFECTS OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1862.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIX. the campaigns of 1863. — VICKSBURG. — THE CHATTANOOGA CAMPAIGN — EASTERN CAMPAIGNS. — EMBARRASSMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXX. the campaigns of 1864. — GRANT AND LEE IN VIRGINIA. — SHERMAN’S CAMPAIGNS. — NAVAL VICTORIES. — POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXXI. end of the war, 1865. — MOVEMENTS OF SHERMAN AND GRANT. — THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. — THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WAR.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXII. the administration of johnson: reconstruction, 1865–1869. — DIFFERENT POLICIES OF RECONSTRUCTION. — EFFECTS OF RECONSTRUCTION. — JOHNSON AND CONGRESS. — PART VII. PERIOD OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 1869–1902.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXIII. the administrations of grant, 1869–1877. — GRANT’S FIRST ADMINISTRATION, 1869–1873. — GRANT’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION, 1873–1877. — PARTY POLITICS.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIV. the administrations of hayes and of garfield and arthur, 1877–1885. — INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS. — FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. — POLITICAL AFFAIRS. — CHIEF FEATURES OF ARTHUR’S ADMINISTRATION. — POLITICAL EVENTS. — THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1884.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXV. first administration of cleveland, 1885–1889. — IMPORTANT MEASURES AND REFORMS. — INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL DISTURBANCES.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXVI. the administration of benjamin harrison, 1889–1893. — DOMESTIC EVENTS AND MEASURES. — FOREIGN AFFAIRS. — POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVII. second administration of cleveland, 1893–1897. — FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. — FOREIGN AFFAIRS. — DOMESTIC EVENTS.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVIII. the administrations of mckinley and roosevelt, 1897–1909. — THE BEGINNING OF McKINLEY’S ADMINISTRATION. — THE WAR WITH SPAIN. — CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR. — THE CLOSE OF McKINLEY’S FIRST ADMINISTRATION. — McKINLEY’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION. — ROOSEVELT’S ADMINISTRATION.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIX. progress of the epoch. — SPREAD AND CHARACTER OF POPULATION. — NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. — APPENDIX A.
  41. 41.declaration of independence. — A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED. — APPENDIX B.
  42. 42.constitution of the united states of america. — Preamble. — Article I. Legislative Department. — Section I. Congress in General. — Section II. House of Representatives. — Section III. Senate. — Section IV. Both Houses. — Section V. The Houses Separately. — Section VI. Disabilities of Members. — Section VII. Mode of Passing Laws. — Section VIII. Powers granted to Congress. — Section IX. Powers denied to the United States. — Section X. Powers denied to the States. — Article II. Executive Department. — Section I. President and Vice-President. — Section II. Powers of the President. — Section III. Duties of the President. — Section IV. Impeachment of the President. — Article III. Judicial Department. — Section I. United States Courts. — Section II. Jurisdiction of the United States Courts. — Section III. Treason. — Article IV. The States and the Federal Government. — Section I. State Records. — Section II. Privileges of Citizens, etc. — Section III. New States and Territories. — Section IV. Guarantee to the States. — Article V. Power of Amendment. — Article VI. Public Debt, Supremacy of the Constitution, Oath of Office, Religious Test. — Article VII. Ratification of the Constitution.
  43. 43.AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. — Article I. — Article II. — Article III. — Article IV. — Article V. — Article VI. — Article VII. — Article VIII. — Article IX. — Article X. — Article XI. — Article XII. — Article XIII. — Article XIV. — Article XV. — APPENDIX C.
  44. 44.list of presidents and vice presidents, with their terms of office. — INDEX.

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