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Great Events in North and South America

by Charles A. Goodrich

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Author
Goodrich, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1790-1862
Title
Great Events in the History of North and South America
Credits
Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
E151: History: America: United States
Subject
North America -- History
Category
Text
eBook-No.
42410
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42410
Release Date
March 25, 2013
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.GREAT EVENTS
  2. 2.THE HISTORY — NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA; — DISCOVERY OF THE CONTINENT, — THE PRESENT TIME; — BY CHARLES A. GOODRICH, — HARTFORD: — PUBLISHED BY HOUSE & BROWN — 1851. — CHARLES A. GOODRICH,
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS. — NORTH AMERICA.—UNITED STATES.
  5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS.
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.UNITED STATES.
  8. 8.I.—EARLY DISCOVERIES.
  9. 9.I. NORTHMEN.
  10. 10.II. COLUMBUS.
  11. 11.III. SEBASTIAN CABOT.
  12. 12.II.—EARLY SETTLEMENTS.
  13. 13.I. VIRGINIA, OR SOUTHERN COLONY.
  14. 14.II. NEW ENGLAND, OR NORTHERN SETTLEMENTS.
  15. 15.III. MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN SETTLEMENTS. [15]
  16. 16.III.—INDIANS, THEIR TRIBES AND WARS.
  17. 17.I. INDIAN TRIBES.
  18. 18.II. ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS.
  19. 19.III. VIRGINIA INDIAN WARS.
  20. 20.IV. PLYMOUTH COLONY AND THE INDIANS.
  21. 21.V. ENGLISH AND NARRAGANSETS.
  22. 22.VI. PEQUOD WAR.
  23. 23.VII. PHILIP'S WAR.
  24. 24.VIII. WAR OF WILLIAM III.
  25. 25.IX. QUEEN ANNE'S WAR.
  26. 26.X. WAR OF GEORGE II.
  27. 27.XI. FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
  28. 28.IV.—REVOLUTION.
  29. 29.I. CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION.
  30. 30.II. EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTION.
  31. 31.I:—BATTLE OF LEXINGTON
  32. 32.II. BATTLE OF BUNKER'S HILL.
  33. 33.III. WASHINGTON, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
  34. 34.IV. EVACUATION OF BOSTON.
  35. 35.V. INDEPENDENCE DECLARED.
  36. 36.VI. ATTACK ON SULLIVAN'S ISLAND.
  37. 37.VII. MILITARY REVERSES—LOSS OF NEW YORK.
  38. 38.VIII. RETURNING PROSPERITY. — BATTLES OF TRENTON AND PRINCETON.
  39. 39.IX. OCCUPATION OF PHILADELPHIA.
  40. 40.X. SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE.
  41. 41.XI. PROGRESS OF THE WAR. — 1. STATE OF AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND. — 2. TREATY WITH FRANCE. — 3. MOVEMENTS IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. — 4. BATTLE OF MONMOUTH.
  42. 42.XII. TREACHERY OF ARNOLD.
  43. 43.XIII. CONCLUDING SCENES OF THE REVOLUTION. — 1. SIEGE OF SAVANNAH. — 2. SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. — 3. BATTLE OF CAMDEN. — 4. BATTLE OF COWPENS. — 5. RETREAT—SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENTS. — 6. THE BATTLE OF EUTAW SPRINGS. — 7. BATTLE OF YORKTOWN. — 8. TREATY OF PEACE. — 9. CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES. — 10. THE ARMY DISBANDED. — 11. DEPARTURE OF THE BRITISH ARMY. — 12. FINAL INTERVIEW OF WASHINGTON AND HIS OFFICERS. — 13. WASHINGTON RESIGNS HIS COMMISSION.
  44. 44.XIV. NAVAL OPERATIONS. — 1. RANDOLPH AND YARMOUTH — 2. RALEIGH AND DRUID. — 3. SUB-MARINE WARFARE — 4. LE BON HOMME RICHARD AND SERAPIS. — 5. AMERICAN FRIGATE TRUMBULL AND ENGLISH SHIP WATT. — 6. ALLIANCE, ATALANTA, AND TREPASSEY. — 7. CONGRESS AND SAVAGE.
  45. 45.XV. EMINENT FOREIGNERS, — CONNECTED WITH THE REVOLUTION. — GEORGE III. — JOHN BURGOYNE. — SIR HENRY CLINTON. — ISAAC BARRE. — CHARLES TOWNSHEND. — CHARLES CORNWALLIS, MARQUIS. — LORD CHATHAM. — CHARLES JAMES FOX. — JOHN STUART. — GEORGE GRENVILLE. — DUKE OF GRAFTON. — FREDERICK NORTH, EARL OF GUILFORD. — BARRASTRE TARLETON. — SIR PETER PARKER. — SIR WILLIAM MEADOWS. — GENERAL GAGE. — SIR GUY CARLTON. — MARQUIS OF ROCKINGHAM. — EDMUND BURKE. — THADDEUS KOSCIUSKO. — COUNT PULASKI. — BARON DE KALB. — BARON STEUBEN. — COUNT ROCHAMBEAU. — COUNT D'ESTAING.
  46. 46.V. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
  47. 47.VI. GEORGE WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT NEW YORK, APRIL 30, 1789. — JOHN ADAMS, VICE-PRESIDENT. — ELECTORAL VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.
  48. 48.VII. JOHN ADAMS, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 4, 1797. — THOMAS JEFFERSON, VICE-PRESIDENT.
  49. 49.VIII. THOMAS JEFFERSON, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1801. — AARON BURR AND GEORGE CLINTON, VICE-PRESIDENTS.
  50. 50.IX. JAMES MADISON, PRESIDENT — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1809. — GEORGE CLINTON AND ELBRIDGE GERRY, VICE-PRESIDENTS
  51. 51.X. JAMES MONROE, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1817. — DANIEL D. TOMPKINS, VICE-PRESIDENT.
  52. 52.XI. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1825. — JOHN C. CALHOUN, VICE-PRESIDENT.
  53. 53.XII. ANDREW JACKSON, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1829, — JOHN C. CALHOUN AND MARTIN VAN BUREN, Vice-Presidents .
  54. 54.XIII. MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1837. — RICHARD M. JOHNSON, VICE-PRESIDENT.
  55. 55.XIV. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1841. — JOHN TYLER, VICE-PRESIDENT.
  56. 56.XV. JOHN TYLER, PRESIDENT. — ASSUMED THE GOVERNMENT APRIL 4, 1841
  57. 57.XVI. JAMES K. POLK, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1845. — GEORGE M. DALLAS, VICE-PRESIDENT.
  58. 58.XVII. ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT. — INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 5, 1849. — MILLARD FILLMORE, VICE-PRESIDENT.
  59. 59.BRITISH AMERICA. — GENERAL REMARKS.
  60. 60.I. CANADA. [83]
  61. 61.II. NOVA SCOTIA.
  62. 62.III. NEW BRUNSWICK.
  63. 63.IV. PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.
  64. 64.V. NEWFOUNDLAND.
  65. 65.VI. HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY.
  66. 66.RUSSIAN AMERICA.
  67. 67.MEXICO. — SYNOPTICAL SKETCH.
  68. 68.GUATEMALA. — GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
  69. 69.SOUTH AMERICA. — I. NEW GRENADA.
  70. 70.II. VENEZUELA.
  71. 71.III. EQUATOR, OR ECUADOR.
  72. 72.IV. PERU.
  73. 73.V. BOLIVIA.
  74. 74.VI. CHILI.
  75. 75.VII. BUENOS AYRES, OR PROVINCES OF LA PLATA.
  76. 76.VIII. ORIENTAL REPUBLIC, OR URUGUAY.
  77. 77.IX. BRAZIL.
  78. 78.X. PARAGUAY.
  79. 79.WEST INDIES.
  80. 80.CONSTITUTION
  81. 81.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. — ARTICLE I.
  82. 82.ARTICLES — The Constitution of the United States of America,
  83. 83.DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
  84. 84.APPENDIX. — XVII. ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT,
  85. 85.XVIII. MILLARD FILLMORE, PRESIDENT. — ASSUMED THE GOVERNMENT JULY 10, 1850.
  86. 86.FOOTNOTES:
  87. 87.Transcriber's Notes:

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