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History of the United States

History of the United States

by John Clark Ridpath

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Author
Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Credits
Produced by Richard Hulse, Alan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
E151: History: America: United States
Subject
United States -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 53019
Release Date
September 9, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Transcriber's Note: — HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.MAPS AND PORTRAITS. — COLORED MAPS. — OUTLINE MAPS. — PORTRAITS.
  6. 6.INTRODUCTION.
  7. 7.PRIMITIVE AMERICA.
  8. 8.CHAPTER I. — The Aborigines.
  9. 9.Review Questions.—Part I.
  10. 10.VOYAGE AND DISCOVERY.
  11. 11.CHAPTER II. — The Norsemen in America.
  12. 12.CHAPTER III. — Spanish Discoveries in America.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IV. — Spanish Discoveries in America. —( Continued. )
  14. 14.CHAPTER V. — The French in America.
  15. 15.CHAPTER VI. — English Discoveries and Settlements.
  16. 16.CHAPTER VII. — English Discoveries and Settlements. —( Continued. )
  17. 17.CHAPTER VIII. — Voyages and Settlements of the Dutch.
  18. 18.Review Questions.—Part II. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII.
  19. 19.COLONIAL HISTORY.
  20. 20.Virginia—The First Charter.
  21. 21.Charter Government.—(Continued.)
  22. 22.CHAPTER XI. — Virginia.—The Royal Government.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XII. — Massachusetts.—Settlement and Union.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XIII. — Massachusetts.—War and Witchcraft.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XIV. — New York.—Settlement and Administration of Stuyvesant.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XV. — New York Under the English.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XVI. — Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XVII. — New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XVIII. — Maryland and North Carolina.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XIX. — South Carolina and Georgia.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XX. — French and Indian War.
  32. 32.Review Questions—Part III. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV. — CHAPTER XVI. — CHAPTER XVII. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. — CHAPTER XX.
  33. 33.REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXI. — Causes of the Revolution.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXII. — The Beginning of the Revolution.—Events of 1775.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXIII. — The Events of 1776.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXIV. — Operations of 1777.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXV. — Events of 1778 and 1779.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXVI. — Reverses and Treason. Events of 1780.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXVII. — Events of 1781.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXVIII. — Confederation and Union.
  42. 42.Review Questions.—Part IV. — CHAPTER XXI. — CHAPTER XXII. — CHAPTER XXIII. — CHAPTER XXIV. — CHAPTER XXV. — CHAPTER XXVI. — CHAPTER XXVII. — CHAPTER XXVIII.
  43. 43.GROWTH OF THE UNION.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXIX. — Washington's Administration, 1789-1797.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XXX. — Adams's Administration, 1797-1801.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XXXI. — Jefferson's Administration, 1801-1809.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XXXII. — Madison's Administration.—War of 1812.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XXXIII. — War of 1812.—Events of 1813.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XXXIV. — The Campaigns of 1814.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XXXV. — Monroe's Administration, 1817-1825.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XXXVI. — Adams's Administration, 1825-1829.
  52. 52.CHAPTER XXXVII. — Jackson's Administration, 1829-1837.
  53. 53.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — Van Buren's Administration, 1837-1841.
  54. 54.CHAPTER XXXIX. — Administrations of Harrison and Tyler, 1841-1845.
  55. 55.CHAPTER XL. — Polk's Administration and the Mexican War, 1845-49.
  56. 56.CHAPTER XLI. — Administrations of Taylor and Fillmore, 1849-1853.
  57. 57.CHAPTER XLII. — Pierce's Administration, 1853-1857.
  58. 58.CHAPTER XLIII. — Buchanan's Administration, 1857-1861.
  59. 59.Review Questions.—Part V. — CHAPTER XXIX. — CHAPTER XXX. — CHAPTER XXXI. — CHAPTER XXXII. — CHAPTER XXXIII. — CHAPTER XXXIV. — CHAPTER XXXV. — CHAPTER XXXVI. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. — CHAPTER XXXIX. — CHAPTER XL. — CHAPTER XLI. — CHAPTER XLII. — CHAPTER XLIII.
  60. 60.THE CIVIL WAR.
  61. 61.CHAPTER XLIV. — Lincoln's Administration.—The Beginning of the War.
  62. 62.CHAPTER XLV. — Causes of the Civil War.
  63. 63.CHAPTER XLVI. — Events of 1861.
  64. 64.CHAPTER XLVII. — Campaigns of 1862.
  65. 65.CHAPTER XLVIII. — The Events of 1863.
  66. 66.CHAPTER XLIX. — The Closing Conflicts.—Events of 1864 and 1865.
  67. 67.Review Questions.—Part VI. — CHAPTER XLIV. — CHAPTER XLV. — CHAPTER XLVI. — CHAPTER XLVII. — CHAPTER XLVIII. — CHAPTER XLIX.
  68. 68.THE NATION REUNITED.
  69. 69.CHAPTER L. — Johnson's Administration, 1865-1869.
  70. 70.CHAPTER LI. — Grant's Administration, 1869-1877.
  71. 71.CHAPTER LII. — Hayes's Administration, 1877-1881.
  72. 72.CHAPTER LIII. — Administration of Garfield and Arthur, 1881-1885.
  73. 73.CHAPTER LIV. — Cleveland's Administration, 1885-1889.
  74. 74.CHAPTER LV. — Harrison's Administration , 1889- ——.
  75. 75.Review Questions.—Part VII. — CHAPTER L. — CHAPTER LI. — CHAPTER LII. — CHAPTER LIII. — CHAPTER LIV. — CHAPTER LV.
  76. 76.APPENDIX. — CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
  77. 77.AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
  78. 78.INDEX.
  79. 79.Transcriber's Note:

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