Chapter I: Front Matter

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AMERICA.

A History.

I.--THE UNITED STATES.
II.--DOMINION OF CANADA.
III.--SOUTH AMERICA, &c.

_By ROBERT MACKENZIE_

London:
T. NELSON AND SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW.
EDINBURGH; AND NEW YORK.

1882.

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CONTENTS.

THE UNITED STATES.

BOOK FIRST.

I. DISCOVERY, 11

II. COLONIZATION, 18

III. VIRGINIA, 22

IV. NEW ENGLAND, 28

V. THE NEW ENGLAND PERSECUTIONS, 38

VI. WITCHCRAFT IN NEW ENGLAND, 43

VII. THE INDIANS, 46

VIII. NEW YORK, 48

IX. PENNSYLVANIA, 51

X. GEORGIA, 54

XI. SLAVERY, 58

XII. EARLY GOVERNMENT, 64

BOOK SECOND.

I. GEORGE WASHINGTON, 67

II. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 71

III. THE VALLEY OF THE OHIO, 73

IV. AMERICA ON THE EVE OF THE REVOLUTION, 81

V. BUNKER HILL, 96

VI. INDEPENDENCE, 104

VII. AT WAR, 107

VIII. SYMPATHY BEYOND THE SEA, 112

IX. THE WAR CONTINUES, 114

X. THE SURRENDER AT SARATOGA, 117

XI. HELP FROM EUROPE, 119

XII. MAJOR ANDRÉ, 123

XIII. THE CLOSE OF THE WAR, 127

XIV. THE THIRTEEN STATES BECOME A NATION, 132

XV. THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN, 141

BOOK THIRD.

I. KING COTTON, 154

II. SLAVERY, 158

III. MISSOURI, 164

IV. HOPE FOR THE NEGRO, 166

V. TEXAS, 170

VI. THE WAR WITH MEXICO, 173

VII. CALIFORNIA, 176

VIII. KANSAS, 179

IX. THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY, 183

X. JOHN BROWN, 186

XI. EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY, 190

XII. SECESSION, 196

XIII. THE TWO PRESIDENTS, 200

BOOK FOURTH.

I. THE FIRST BLOW STRUCK, 204

II. THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 211

III. “ON TO RICHMOND,” 213

IV. LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVE, 224

V. CONFEDERATE SUCCESSES, 228

VI. THE WAR CONTINUES, 231

VII. GETTYSBURG, 236

VIII. THE LAST CAMPAIGN, 242

IX. THE MURDER OF THE PRESIDENT, 256

X. THE LOSSES AND THE GAINS OF THE WAR, 259

XI. AFTER THE WAR, 262

XII. HOW THE AMERICANS CARED FOR THEIR SOLDIERS, 267

BOOK FIFTH.

I. REUNITED AMERICA, 270

II. ENGLAND AND AMERICA, 278

III. INDUSTRIAL AMERICA, 283

IV. EDUCATION IN AMERICA, 293

V. EUROPE AND AMERICA, 299

POSTSCRIPT--PRESIDENT GARFIELD, 303

THE DOMINION OF CANADA.

I. THE DAWN OF CANADIAN HISTORY, 311

II. SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, 317

III. THE JESUITS IN CANADA, 324

IV. THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, 333

V. THE AMERICAN CONTINENT GAINED BY THE BRITISH, 337

VI. COLONIZATION BY FRANCE AND BY ENGLAND, 348

VII. AFTER THE CONQUEST, 354

VIII. CANADA DURING THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 361

IX. CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, 364

X. THE WAR OF 1812, 368

XI. DOMESTIC STRIFE, 373

XII. THE CANADIAN REVOLUTION, 380

XIII. CONFEDERATION, 394

XIV. THE MARITIME PROVINCES, 399

XV. THE PROVINCES OF THE NORTH-WEST, 409

XVI. THE PROGRESS OF THE CANADIAN NATION, 426

SOUTH AMERICA.

I. DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST, 439

II. THE INDIANS OF SPANISH AMERICA, 466

III. SPANISH GOVERNMENT OF THE NEW WORLD, 479

IV. REVOLUTION, 494

V. INDEPENDENCE, 511

VI. THE CHURCH OF ROME IN SPANISH AMERICA, 534

VII. BRAZIL, 544

THE UNITED STATES.

Book First.