The Footprints of Time

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Author

Bancroft, Charles

Title

The Footprints of Time And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order

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Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, David Garcia 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

JK: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States

Subject

United States -- History

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60744

Release Date

November 20, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.CONTENTS. — THE FOOTPRINTS OF TIME.
5. 5.PART FIRST. — CHAPTER I. — SECTION I. THE DAWN OF HISTORY. — SECTION II. THE DIRECTION OF PRE-HISTORIC GROWTH. — SECTION III. THE GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONS. — THE INSTITUTION OF A PRIESTHOOD. — SECTION IV. ANCIENT MONARCHIES. — SECTION V. THE GRECIAN STATES. — SECTION VI. THE ROMAN REPUBLIC. — SECTION VII. GREECE AND ROME. — SECTION VIII. DECAY OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC. — SECTION IX. THE ROMAN EMPIRE. — SECTION X. THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIANITY. — SECTION XI. THE SERVICES OF GREAT MEN TO MANKIND. — SECTION XII. THE CHRISTIAN ERA. — SECTION XIII. THE RISE OF MODERN NATIONS. — SECTION XIV. THE FEUDAL SYSTEM. — SECTION XV. THE LIBERTIES OF THE PEOPLE. — SECTION XVI. THE SITUATION ON THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. — SECTION XVII. CONCLUSION. — CHAPTER II. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. — CHAPTER III. CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF ANGLO AMERICAN COLONIZATION FROM 1492 TO 1763. — CHAPTER IV. CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN COLONIES, FROM 1763 TO JULY 4, 1776. — 1763. — 1764. — 1765. — 1766. — 1767. — 1768. — 1769. — 1770. — 1771. — 1772. — 1773. — 1774. — 1775. — 1776. — CHAPTER V. FORMATION OF THE ORIGINAL UNION. — CHAPTER VI. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. — CHAPTER VII. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND PERPETUAL UNION BETWEEN THE STATES. — CHAPTER VIII. THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR FROM 1776 TO 1783. — 1777. — 1778. — 1779. — 1780. — 1781. — 1782. — 1783. — CHAPTER IX. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1787. — CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND ITS AMENDMENTS. — Articles in Addition to, and Amendatory of, the Constitution of the United States of America. — CHAPTER X. PRESIDENTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, AND THE VARIOUS SEATS OF GOVERNMENT FROM 1774 TO 1789.
6. 6.PART SECOND. THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. — THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. — CHAPTER I. THE PRESIDENT. — CHAPTER II. THE VICE-PRESIDENT. — CHAPTER III. THE CABINET. — CHAPTER IV. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. — CHAPTER V. OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN FOREIGN LANDS. — CHAPTER VI. TREATIES—EXTRADITION TREATIES. — CHAPTER VII. BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES. — CHAPTER VIII. PASSPORTS. — CHAPTER IX. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. — CHAPTER X. THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF THE U. S. — CHAPTER XI. DUTIES AND TARIFFS. — CHAPTER XII. COLLECTION OF DUTIES. — CHAPTER XIII. GOVERNMENT COINAGE. — CHAPTER XIV. NATIONAL BANKING. — CHAPTER XV. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES. — CHAPTER XVI. WAR DEPARTMENT. — CHAPTER XVII. THE UNITED STATES ARMY. — CHAPTER XVIII. THE MILITARY ACADEMY. — CHAPTER XIX. DEPOTS OF WAR MATERIAL. — CHAPTER XX. ARTICLES OF WAR. — CHAPTER XXI. MILITARY HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS. — CHAPTER XXII. NAVY DEPARTMENT. — CHAPTER XXIII. THE UNITED STATES NAVY. — CHAPTER XXIV. NAVY YARDS. — CHAPTER XXV. THE NAVAL ACADEMY. — CHAPTER XXVI. THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY. — CHAPTER XXVII. THE COAST SURVEY. — CHAPTER XXVIII. LIGHT HOUSES. — CHAPTER XXIX. LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL. — CHAPTER XXX. NAVY AND MARINE HOSPITALS. — CHAPTER XXXI. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. — CHAPTER XXXII. PUBLIC LANDS. — CHAPTER XXXIII. HOW TO SECURE PUBLIC LANDS. — CHAPTER XXXIV. PATENTS. — CHAPTER XXXV. PENSIONS. — CHAPTER XXXVI. INDIAN AFFAIRS. — CHAPTER XXXVII. CENSUS BUREAU. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. — CHAPTER XXXIX. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT AND POST MASTER GENERAL. — CHAPTER XL. RATES OF POSTAGE IN THE UNITED STATES — CHAPTER XLI. REGISTERED AND DEAD LETTERS. — CHAPTER XLII. ATTORNEY GENERAL. — CHAPTER XLIII. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. — CHAPTER XLIV. THE HISTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. — CHAPTER XLV. CABINETS OF ALL THE PRESIDENTS. — LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. — CHAPTER XLVI. CONGRESS. — CHAPTER XLVII. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS—CONGRESSMEN. — CHAPTER XLVIII. CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY. — CHAPTER XLIX. COPYRIGHTS. — CHAPTER L. PRESIDING OFFICERS OF CONGRESS. — CHAPTER LI. SUBORDINATE OFFICERS OF CONGRESS. — CHAPTER LII. CONGRESS AT WORK. — CHAPTER LIII. PUBLIC PRINTING. — CHAPTER LIV. THE SIGNAL SERVICE. — CHAPTER LV. REPORTS. — CHAPTER LVI. IMPEACHMENT. — THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. — CHAPTER LVII. THE SUPREME COURT. — CHAPTER LVIII. CIRCUIT COURTS. — CHAPTER LIX. DISTRICT COURTS. — CHAPTER LX. ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME JURISDICTION. — CHAPTER LXI. COURT OF CLAIMS. — CHAPTER LXII. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. — CHAPTER LXIII. UNITED STATES MARSHALS. — CHAPTER LXIV. GRAND JURY. — CHAPTER LXV. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. — CHAPTER LXVI. INDIVIDUAL STATES. — CHAPTER LXVII. MOTTOES AND NAMES OF THE STATES. — CHAPTER LXVIII. THE NATIONAL DOMAIN. — CHAPTER LXIX. THE INDIVIDUAL TERRITORIES. — CHAPTER LXX. THE ANNEXATION POLICY. — CHAPTER LXXI. CENSUS STATISTICS.
7. 7.PART THIRD. THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT. — CHAPTER I. SUFFRAGE AND CITIZENSHIP. — CHAPTER II. OUR CITIZENS OF FOREIGN BIRTH. — HOW TO BECOME A CITIZEN. — CHAPTER III. ELECTIONS. — CHAPTER IV. RATIO OF REPRESENTATION. — CHAPTER V. OATHS AND BONDS. — CHAPTER VI. GOVERNMENT PRISONS. — CHAPTER VII. PROCLAMATIONS. — CHAPTER VIII. COMMISSIONERS. — CHAPTER IX. OFFICIAL REGISTER. — CHAPTER X. THE STARS AND STRIPES. — CHAPTER XI. THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES. — HISTORY OF THE GREAT SEAL. — CHAPTER XII. THE ORIGIN OF LAW. — CHAPTER XIII. THE LAW OF NATIONS. — CHAPTER XIV. RELATION OF GOVERNMENT TO RELIGION. — TOLERATION OF OPINIONS, — CHAPTER XV. CHAPLAINS. — CHAPTER XVI. COMPROMISES. — COMPROMISE OF THE CONSTITUTION. — THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE. — CHAPTER XVII. TREASON. — CHAPTER XVIII. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES. — CIRCUIT COURTS. — THE STATES. — DISTRICT COURTS — COLLECTION DISTRICTS. — LAND DISTRICTS. — LIGHT HOUSE DISTRICTS. — CHAPTER XIX. CHRONOLOGY OF THE U. S. FROM 1783 TO 1812. — 1783. — 1784. — 1785. — 1786. — 1787. — 1788. — 1789. — 1790. — 1791. — 1792. — 1793. — 1794. — 1795. — 1796. — 1797. — 1798. — 1799. — 1800. — 1801. — 1802. — 1803. — 1804. — 1805. — 1806. — 1807. — 1808. — 1809. — 1810. — 1811. — 1812. — CHAPTER XX. THE WAR OF 1812. — 1813. — 1814. — 1815. — 1816. — CHAPTER XXI. HISTORY OF THE U. S. FROM 1817 TO 1846. — Monroe’s Administration. — Administration of John Quincy Adams. — Jackson’s Administration. — CHAPTER XXII. THE MEXICAN WAR. — 1846. — 1847. — 1848. — 1849. — 1850. — 1851. — 1852. — 1853. — 1854. — 1855. — 1856. — 1857. — 1858. — 1859. — CHAPTER XXIII. THE CIVIL WAR — 1860. — 1861. — CHAPTER XXIV. FIRST PHASE OF THE WAR. — 1861. — 1862. — CHAPTER XXV. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE WAR. — 1862. — CHAPTER XXVI. CAMPAIGN OF 1863. — 1863. — CHAPTER XXVII. CAMPAIGN OF 1864. — 1864. — CHAPTER XXVIII. CONCLUDING CAMPAIGN. — 1865. — GENERAL DATA. — CHAPTER XXIX. HISTORY OF THE U. S. FROM 1865 TO 1874. — 1866. — 1867. — 1868. — 1869. — 1870. — 1871. — 1872. — 1873. — 1874. — 1875. — CHAPTER XXX. PARLIAMENTARY RULES. — STANDING RULES AND ORDERS FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES. — CHAPTER XXXI. THE STATISTICS OF THE WORLD. — STATISTICS OF THE RACE. — AFRICANS IN AMERICA. — CREEDS OF THE WORLD.
8. 8.SUPPLEMENT. BY JUDGE J. C. POWER OF THE FIRST DISTRICT OF IOWA. — LEGAL FORMS. — FORM OF WILL. — ARTICLES OF CO-PARTNERSHIP. — AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE A CO-PARTNERSHIP. — AGREEMENT for DISSOLUTION of CO-PARTNERSHIP. — POWER OF ATTORNEY. — FORM OF SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION. — AWARD OF ARBITRATORS. — GENERAL FORM FOR AGREEMENT. — AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. — AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE. — FORM OF LEASE. — FORM OF DEED. — MORTGAGE DEED. — NEGOTIABLE NOTE. — NON-NEGOTIABLE NOTE. — NOTE TRANSFERABLE BY DELIVERY. — DUE BILL. — RECEIPT.

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