Crawford, W. H., leads the war party, 434; Diaz, Bartolomeo, at the Cape of Good candidate for President, 452. "Crédit Mobilier," 665. Creeks in Georgia, 462. Hope, 5. Dickinson, John, in the Continental Con- Crown Point, built, 140; capture of, 154, Doniphan, A. W., in New Mexico, 492. 291. Cuba, discovered by Columbus, 8; De Soto, Dorchester Heights fortified, 268. governor of, 14. Cumberland Gap fortified, 565. "Cumberland Road," 455. Custer, G. A., death of, 658. DAKOTA, history and industries of, 696 n. Dallas, G. M., elected Vice-President, 487. Dare, Virginia, birth of, 29. Davenport, John, at New Haven, 65. Davis, Jefferson, life of, 536 n; elected Dorchester moves to Connecticut, 64. Dorr, T. W., in Rhode Island, 486. Dover, N. H., settlement of, 62; destruc- Drake, Sir Francis, voyages of, 15; at 219. Du Pont, P. S., at Port Royal, 596. Dayton, W. L., candidate for Vice-Presi- Dutch Lutheran Church, 179. dent, 528. Deane, Silas, signs treaty, 314. Declaration of Independence, 279. D'Estaing, Count, arrives, 316; attack by, De Grasse, Count, in the Chesapeake, 360; | Dutch Reformed Church, 179. EAST JERSEY, colony of, 84. Edmunds' "Anti-Polygamy Law," 698. Elizabeth, Queen, and Raleigh, 27. Ellsworth, Oliver, in Federal Convention. Emancipation Proclamations, 600. Delft-Haven, Pilgrims sail from, 52; part- Embargo Act passed, 431. ing at, 53 n. "Demonetization" of silver, 679. Democratic party formed, 464. Emigrant Aid Society, 523. Emerson, R. W., philosopher, 708. (The numbers refer to paragraphs, not to pages.) Endicott Charter, 57 ». England, Columbus seeks aid from, 7; in sion of, 160; purchase of, 446; admission Floyd, John, candidate for President, 472. Food in the colonies, 195. Foote, A. H., at Fort Henry, 567; at "Force Bill" of 1832, 470. Fort Amsterdam built, 73. English, W. H., candidate for Vice-Pres- Fort Carolana built, 123. Gettysburg, 603. Fort Caroline built, 20; capture of, 22. Fort Cornwallis, capture of, 358. Fort Donelson, fortified, 565; capture of, Fort Du Quesne, built, 143; burned, 153. Fort Frontenac, capture of, 152. Fort Granby, capture of, 358. Ewell, R. S., re-enforces Jackson, 586; at Fort Henry, fortified, 565; capture of, 567. Fort Lee fortified, 283. Executive powers of the United States, 387. Fort McAllister, capture of, 622. Explorers, French, 129. Fort McHenry, victory at, 441. Exports, from the colonies, 171; in 1763, Fort Marion, capture of, 596. 201; in 1789, 395. FAIR OAKS, battle of, 587. Fort Mott, capture of, 358. Fort Moultrie, battle of, 340 n. Fort Niagara, built, 140; capture of, 154. Faneuil Hall, town meetings in, 178; ac- Fort Ontario, capture of, 149. Farms, small, in the colonies, 170. Fort Pemaquid, capture of, 136. Fort Pillow, fortified, 565; evacuated, 572. Farragut, D. G., life of, 572 n; on the Mis- Fort Pitt built, 153. sissippi, 574; at Mobile Bay, 623. Federal Convention, 380-382. Federalist party formed, 403. Fenians in Canada, 653. Fort Pulaski, capture of, 596. Fort Saybrook, attack upon, 109. Fort Schuyler, attack upon, 304; relief of, Fort Sumter, surrender of, 550; effect of Fort Ticonderoga, attack upon, 152; cap- Fort Washington, fortified, 283; capture Fort William Henry built, 148; capture Fortress Monroe, McClellan at, 582. France, in America, 120; shut out of North (The numbers refer to paragraphs, not to pages.) of war with, 416; treaty with, 418; emi- | Genevan Awards, 656. Francis I. and Verrazano, 16. Franklin, Benjamin, life of, 144; in the Frazer, Simon, death of, 309. Genoa, trade with the East, 5; birthplace George III., of England, 226; and John Georgetown, capture of, 358. Germany, emigration from, 165, 457. Gettysburg, battle of, 602-606. Giddings, J. R., from Ohio, 518. Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, at Newfoundland, Frelinghuysen, Theodore, candidate for Gilmore, Q. A., at Fort Pulaski, 596. Vice-President, 487. Fremont, J. C., in California, 492; candi- date for President, 528; in Missouri, Girard, C. A., French ambassador, 316. Goldsboro, L. M., at Roanoke Island, 596. French Alliance, reception of the news of, Goldsboro, N. C., surrender at, 627. French and Indian War, 142-162. French explorers, 129. French hopes in America, 132. French Huguenot immigrants, 165. Friends, 94, 182. Frobisher, Martin, visits Labrador, 25. Fugitive Slave Law, 503. Furniture in the colonies, 194. Goodyear, Charles, inventor, 728. Gosnold, Bartholomew, at Buzzard's Bay, Government bonds issued, 599. Graham, W. A., candidate for Vice-Presi- GADSDEN, Christopher, in the Continental Grant, U. S., life of, 656; at Belmont, 564; at Fort Henry, 567; at Fort Donel- Great Britain, emigration from, 457, 718. Great West, industries of, 716, 717. Greenback party formed, 672. (The numbers refer to paragraphs, not to pages.) "Greenbacks," issue of, 599, 678. Greenland, discovery of, 3. Greenough, Horatio, sculptor, 713. Guadalupe Hidalgo, treaty of, 497. HAKLUYT, Richard, 32. Hale, J. P., candidate for President, 506. Halleck, H. W., in Missouri, 564; in com- mand of the army, 571. Hamilton, Alexander, life of, 409 n; at Hampton Roads, fleet at, 578. Hancock, John, president of Massachusetts, Hartford, settlement of, 64; convention, Hartley, David, peace commissioner, 367. Hatteras Inlet, capture of, 596. Hawley, Joseph, and independence, 240, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, novelist, 706. Hayne, R. Y., Webster and, 468; governor Hazen, W. B., at Stone River, 573. Henry VII. sends out Cabot, 9. Hildreth, Richard, historian, 709. Hancock, W. S., candidate for President, Hoch-e-laga discovered by Cartier, 17. 672. Hand, Samuel, philanthropist, 726. Harrison, Benjamin, in the Continental Harrison, Benjamin, life of, 676 n; elected President, 674; not re-elected, 675. Hoe, R. M., inventor, 728. Holland, Pilgrims in, 50; and the Dutch, Holmes, O. W., poet, 707. Hood, J. B., evacuates Atlanta, 619; in- Hooker, Joseph, at Williamsburg, 584; in Hopkins, Esek, in command of fleet, 291. Houses in the colonies, 193. (The numbers refer to paragraphs, not to pages.) Howe, Richard, arrives at New York, 282. | Iowa, admission of, 496; history and in- Howe, William, in command, 255; evacu- dustries of, 497 n. Ireland, emigration from, 457, 718. Irving, Washington, author, 705. for Philadelphia, 297; at Philadelphia, | Island No. 10, fortified, 565; capture of, 572. Hudson, Henry, makes exploration in Isle of Jersey, 84 n. Hudson River explored by Hudson, 70. Hull, William, surrenders Detroit, 436. Hunter, David, in command, 564. ICELAND discovered by Northmen, 3. Italy, emigration from, 718. JACKSON, Andrew, life of, 468 n; at Hang- Jackson, C. F., governor of Missouri, 563. Illinois, admission of, 447; history and in- Jamestown, settlement of, 35, 38; before dustries of, 449 n. Immigration, into the colonies, 165; early, Implements in the colonies, 196. the Revolution, 166. Japan and Commodore Perry, 527. Imports into the colonies, 171; in 1763, Jay, John, life of, 414"; in the Continental 201; in 1789, 395. Independence Hall, Constitutional Conven- 86 'Independent Treasury," 479. Indian characteristics, 98; mound builders, Indiana, admission of, 444; history and Indians, numbers of, 104; and white men, 105; defeat Harmer, 406; defeat St. Industries, in the colonies, 169-172; in Inness, George, artist, 712. Intolerable acts, 228. Inventions, 728. Congress, 263; peace commissioner, 365; Jefferson, Thomas, life of, 424 n; drafts the Vice-President, 636; proclaims that the Johnston, A. S., in command, 566; at |