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LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY

(Monroe. See p. 209 and note 1.)

236. The President's inauguration.

237. His journey; the "Era of Good Feeling."

238. First Seminole War; purchase of Florida, 1819.

239. Question of the western extension of slavery; what Jefferson

      said.

240. Change of feeling about Slavery; the North and the South;

V

      effect of the Cotton Gin.

Monroe's

241. How Slavery divided the country in regard to trade with

administration.

      Europe; slavery and the tariff.

(Two terms,

242. Why the North opposed the extension of Slavery west of the

1817-1825)

      Mississippi; why the South demanded it.

243. The great Missouri Compromise, 1820.

244, 245. Desire to reach the West; the "National Road" (1811-

      1830). Henry Clay; traffic over the Road. Emigrants going

      west.

246. The Monroe Doctrine. "America for Americans," 1823.

247. Visit of Lafayette; what Congress did; his statue in Paris.

248. Summary of Monroe's presidency.

VI

(John Quincy Adams. See note 1, p. 219.)

John Quincy

249-251. The Erie Canal, 1825; Results; enlargement of the canal.

Adams'

252-255. "Steam Wagons"; the first American locomotive, 1830; the

administration.

      race; Railways and their Results.

(One term,

256, 257. The Temperance cause; the Prohibition Amendment.

1825-1829)

258. Summary of John Quincy Adams' presidency.

(Jackson. See p. 226 and note 2.)

259, 260, 261. "The People's President"; Jackson's character; re-

      moval of government officers. Jefferson's rule; the "Spoils

The New

      System."

Democracy

262-264. Garrison; Charming; the Anti-Slavery movement; John

      Quincy Adams.

265. Jackson and the second United States Bank, 1832.

VII

266. South Carolina resists the duty on imported goods.

Jackson's

267-269. Calhoun; nullification, 1832. Webster; Jackson's course

administration.

      of action; Henry Clay's compromise tariff (1833).

(Two terms,

270. Growth of the country: railways; steamboats; canals; coal;

1829-1837)

      the Express system (1839).

271. Indian wars; the West; Chicago (1833)

272. American art, books, and newspapers.

273. Henry Clay and the Whigs.

274. Summary of Jackson's presidency.

(Van Buren. See note 1, p. 239.)

VIII

275-276. Business failure and panic, 1837. Three chief causes.

Van Buren's

277. The Independent Treasury and the subtreasuries.

administration.

278, 279. The Mormons; Nauvoo; Utah; Irrigation.

(One Term,

280 Emigration to the United States; restrictions on immigration

1837-1841)

      Come in !" Keep out!" Ocean steamships and American

      "clipper ships" (1840).

281. Summary of Van Buren's presidency.

TOPICAL ANALYSIS
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IX, X

A new party,

(Harrison and Tyler. See note 1, p. 244, and notes 1, 2, and 3, p. 245.)

the Whigs, in

282. Election of Harrison; "Tippecanoe and Tyler too"; Harrison's

power

      death; Tyler and the Whig Congress.

(1841-1845)

283. The Derr Rebellion; The Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)

      Anti-renters.

Harrison and

284. The Electric Telegraph, 1844; Wireless Telegraphy. Dr. Mor-

Tyler's admin-

      ton's Discovery, 1846.

istrations.

285. Annexation of Texas, 1845.

(One term'

286. Summary of Harrison and Tyler's presidencies.

1841-1845)

XI

(Polk. See note 1, p. 250.)

The Democrats

287-289. The Oregon question; Dr. Whitman; "Fifty-four-forty,

again in power

      or fight!" Treaty with England (1846).

(1845-I849)

290-294. The Mexican War; Palo Alto; Resaca de la Palma; Declara-

      tion of War, 1846. Monterey; Buena Vista; California; New

Polk's

      Mexico: General Scott: Vera Cruz; Cerro Gordo; the City

administration.

     of Mexico; Results of the war; the 11 Gadsden Purchase."

(One term,

295, 296. Discovery of Gold in California, 1848. Emigration; Vigi-

1845-1849)

      lance Committee; Results of the discovery of gold.

297. Summary of Polk's presidency.

XII, XIII

(Taylor and Fillmore. See note 1, p. 258.)

The Whigs again

298. The question of the extension of Slavery. The North and the

in power

      south.

0849-1853)

299. The Wilmot Proviso. Three methods of settlement of the

      Slavery-extension question proposed; danger of disunion;

Taylor and

      Clay's Compromise Measures of 1850; a new Fugitive-Slave

Fillmore's ad-

      Law proposed.

ministrations.

300. Passage of the Fugitive-Slave Law; Results; Seward's

(One term,

      "Higher Law": the "Underground Railroad."

1849-1853)

301. "Uncle Tom's Cabin"; Charles Sumner and Jefferson Davis.

302. Summary of Taylor and Fillmore's presidencies.

XIV

(Pierce. See note 1, p. 262.)

The Democrats

303. The World's Fair (1853); four American labor-saving machines.

again in power

304, Commodore Perry and Japan.

(1853-iMi)

305. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854. Stephen A. Douglas. Rise of

      the modem Republican party (1856).

Pierce's

306-308. The struggle for the possession of Kansas; rival govern-

administration.

      ments; civil war in Kansas; attack on Lawrence; John

(One term,

      Brown; assault on Sumner.

1853-1857)

309. Summary of Pierce's presidency.

(Buchanan. See nole 1, p. 268.)

XV

310, 311. The Dred Scott Case; decision of the Supreme Court,

Buchanan's

      1857; Results,

administration.

312. Business panic (1857). Causes.

(One term,

313, Discovery of Silver and Petroleum (1859); pipe lines; Standard

1857-1861)

      Oil Company; natural gas.

314. John Brown's raid into Virginia (1859).

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LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY

315. Abraham Lincoln elected President; secession of South Caro-

      lina, 1860.

316. Secession of six other states; formation of the "Confederate

      States of America."

Buchanan's

317. Why the South seceded; seizure of national property; the

administration

      star of the West.

--- Continued

318. General summary from Washington to Buchanan: 1. Popula-

      tion; 2. Wealth; 3. Territorial growth; 4. Cities, railways, and

      telegraph; growth of the West. 5. Disunion: its cause; what

      must be done; Slavery vs. Freedom; what the triumph of

      Freedom would mean.

THE CIVIL WAR (APRIL, 1861, TO APRIL, 1865)

(Lincoln. See note 2, P. 273, and note 2, p. 280.)

319. Lincoln's arrival at Washington; Inaugural address: Slavery;

      the Union. Feeling at the North.

(First year, of the

320. Major Anderson; Fort Sumter; the Civil War begins, 1861.

war, 1861-1862)

321. President Lincoln's call for volunteers; Results: North vs.

      South.

322. Secession of four more states; General Butler's "Contrabands."

323. Condition of the North and the South. The three advantages

      of the North; the four of the South; what General Grant

      thought.

324. Four ways of raising money to carry on the War for the Union;

      National Banks.

325. Number and position of the two armies.

326-327. Battle of Bull Run; Results.

328. Union plan of the War.

329. Blockade runners; Confederate war vessels; Mason and Slidell.

330. The Merrimac; the Monitor.

331. The war in the West; Fort Henry; Grant and Fort Donelson.

332. Pittsburg Landing - Island Number Ten.

333. Summary of the first year of the war (April, 1861, to April, 1862).

(Second year of the

334. Second year of the war; Expedition against New Orleans.

war, 1862-1863)

335. Bombardment of the forts; Farragut captures New Orleans.

336. The war in Virginia; McClellan's advance on Richmond; the

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      Peninsular Campaign; the weather.

A new party,

337. "Stonewall" Jackson's raid; Stuart; Results of the Peninsular

the Republicans,

      Campaign.

in power

338. Second battle of Bull Run; Lee's advance across the Potomac;

(1861-1885)

      Antietam.

339. Battles of Fredericksburg and Murfreesboro.

Lincoln's

340. Proclamation of Emancipation, 1863; Results. The Thirteenth

administration.

      Amendment.

(One term and

341. Summary of the second year of the war (April, 1862, to April, 1863)

part of second,

342. Third year of the war; Chancellorsville.

1861-1865)

343: Gettysburg (Pickett's charge), 1863.

344 Vicksburg ("Rally round the flag, boys"), Port Hudson, 1863.

(Third year of the

34 5: Draft riots; Morgan's raid; Chickamauga; Siege of Chattanooga.

war, 1863-1864)

346 Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge; Meridian; Grant

      made General in Chief.

347. Summary of the third year of the war (April, 1863, to April, 1864).

TOPICAL ANALYSIS
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Lincoln's

348. Fourth and last year of the war; Grant and Sherman Plan the

administration

      "Hammering Campaign" (Spring of 1864).

--- Continued

349. The battles of the Wilderness; Petersburg.

350. Captain Winslow sinks the Alabama; Early's raid.

(Fourth Year of the

351. Sheridan's raid in the Shenandoah valley.

war, 1864-1865)

352. The Petersburg mine; Sheridan's ride.

353. The war in the West; Sherman's advance to Atlanta.

354. Sherman takes Atlanta; Farragut enters Mobile bay.

355. Sherman's March from Atlanta to the Sea.

356. Thomas destroys Hood's army.

357. Sherman takes Savannah; his Christmas gift to the President;

      his advance northward.

358. The End of the War; Anderson hoists the old flag over Sumter;

      what the War cost; the President assassinated.

359. The North and the South in the War; the Sanitary and the

      Christian Commissions; what Grant said of the Southern people.

360. Summary of the fourth and last year of the war (April, 1864, to

      April, 1865).

RECONSTRUCTION; THE NEW NATION (1865 TO THE PRESENT TIME)

(Johnson See note 2, p. 328.)

361. Task of Reconstruction; the Grand Review; disbanding the

      armies.

362. The Three Things the War settled.

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363. The President's proclamation of pardon; Contest between the

Johnson's

      President and Congress.

364. Congress begins the Reconstruction of the Southern States,

administration.

      1867. The Fourteenth Amendment.

(Part of one

365. Six states readmitted; negro legislators and "carpetbaggers."

term, 1865-1869)

366. Congress impeaches the President; the President's proclamation

      of full and unconditional pardon; the Fifteenth Amendment;

      summary of the last three amendments to the Constitution.

367. The Atlantic Telegraph Cable (1866).

368. Purchase of Alaska, 1867; Reduction of the National Debt.

369. Summary of Johnson's presidency.

(Grant. See note 2, p. 292, seclion on the Civil Way, and note 1,

     p. 336.)

370-371. The Pacific Railway; what Railways and Telegraphs have

      done for the Union; effect of the Pacific Railway on com-

      merce with Asia and on the growth of the Far West; liberal

XVIII

      land laws; the Homestead Act and effects; Western cities

Grant's

      and farms.

administration.

372. Completion of Reconstruction (1870); the "Force Bill"; the

(Two terms,

      negro; the Weather Bureau; great fires: "Boss" Tweed.

1869-1877)

373. The new Coinage Act (1873); the Business Panic (1873); the

      Centennial Exhibition (1876); the Electric Light; the Tele-

      phone; Automobiles and Flying Machines; Read's Flight.

374. Treaty with Great Britain (1871); the Alabama; Indian wars.

375. The Disputed Presidential Election (1876).

376. Summary of Grant's presidency.

		(Monroe. See p. 209 and note 1.)
		236. The President's inauguration.
		237. His journey; the "Era of Good Feeling."
		238. First Seminole War; purchase of Florida, 1819.
		239. Question of the western extension of slavery; what Jefferson
		said.
		240. Change of feeling about Slavery; the North and the South;
V		effect of the Cotton Gin.
Monroe's		241. How Slavery divided the country in regard to trade with
administration.		Europe; slavery and the tariff.
(Two terms,		242. Why the North opposed the extension of Slavery west of the
1817-1825)		Mississippi; why the South demanded it.
		243. The great Missouri Compromise, 1820.
		244, 245. Desire to reach the West; the "National Road" (1811-
		1830). Henry Clay; traffic over the Road. Emigrants going
		west.
		246. The Monroe Doctrine. "America for Americans," 1823.
		247. Visit of Lafayette; what Congress did; his statue in Paris.
		248. Summary of Monroe's presidency.

VI		(John Quincy Adams. See note 1, p. 219.)
John Quincy		249-251. The Erie Canal, 1825; Results; enlargement of the canal.
Adams'		252-255. "Steam Wagons"; the first American locomotive, 1830; the
administration.		race; Railways and their Results.
(One term,		256, 257. The Temperance cause; the Prohibition Amendment.
1825-1829)		258. Summary of John Quincy Adams' presidency.

		(Jackson. See p. 226 and note 2.)
		259, 260, 261. "The People's President"; Jackson's character; re-
		moval of government officers. Jefferson's rule; the "Spoils
The New		System."
Democracy		262-264. Garrison; Charming; the Anti-Slavery movement; John
		Quincy Adams.
		265. Jackson and the second United States Bank, 1832.
VII		266. South Carolina resists the duty on imported goods.
Jackson's		267-269. Calhoun; nullification, 1832. Webster; Jackson's course
administration.		of action; Henry Clay's compromise tariff (1833).
(Two terms,		270. Growth of the country: railways; steamboats; canals; coal;
1829-1837)		the Express system (1839).
		271. Indian wars; the West; Chicago (1833)
		272. American art, books, and newspapers.
		273. Henry Clay and the Whigs.
		274. Summary of Jackson's presidency.

		(Van Buren. See note 1, p. 239.)
VIII		275-276. Business failure and panic, 1837. Three chief causes.
Van Buren's		277. The Independent Treasury and the subtreasuries.
administration.		278, 279. The Mormons; Nauvoo; Utah; Irrigation.
(One Term,		280 Emigration to the United States; restrictions on immigration
1837-1841)		Come in !" Keep out!" Ocean steamships and American
		"clipper ships" (1840).
		281. Summary of Van Buren's presidency.

IX, X
A new party,		(Harrison and Tyler. See note 1, p. 244, and notes 1, 2, and 3, p. 245.)
the Whigs, in		282. Election of Harrison; "Tippecanoe and Tyler too"; Harrison's
power		death; Tyler and the Whig Congress.
(1841-1845)		283. The Derr Rebellion; The Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)
		Anti-renters.
Harrison and		284. The Electric Telegraph, 1844; Wireless Telegraphy. Dr. Mor-
Tyler's admin-		ton's Discovery, 1846.
istrations.		285. Annexation of Texas, 1845.
(One term'		286. Summary of Harrison and Tyler's presidencies.
1841-1845)

XI		(Polk. See note 1, p. 250.)
The Democrats		287-289. The Oregon question; Dr. Whitman; "Fifty-four-forty,
again in power		or fight!" Treaty with England (1846).
(1845-I849)		290-294. The Mexican War; Palo Alto; Resaca de la Palma; Declara-
		tion of War, 1846. Monterey; Buena Vista; California; New
Polk's		Mexico: General Scott: Vera Cruz; Cerro Gordo; the City
administration.		of Mexico; Results of the war; the 11 Gadsden Purchase."
(One term,		295, 296. Discovery of Gold in California, 1848. Emigration; Vigi-
1845-1849)		lance Committee; Results of the discovery of gold.
		297. Summary of Polk's presidency.

XII, XIII		(Taylor and Fillmore. See note 1, p. 258.)
The Whigs again		298. The question of the extension of Slavery. The North and the
in power		south.
0849-1853)		299. The Wilmot Proviso. Three methods of settlement of the
		Slavery-extension question proposed; danger of disunion;
Taylor and		Clay's Compromise Measures of 1850; a new Fugitive-Slave
Fillmore's ad-		Law proposed.
ministrations.		300. Passage of the Fugitive-Slave Law; Results; Seward's
(One term,		"Higher Law": the "Underground Railroad."
1849-1853)		301. "Uncle Tom's Cabin"; Charles Sumner and Jefferson Davis.
		302. Summary of Taylor and Fillmore's presidencies.

XIV		(Pierce. See note 1, p. 262.)
The Democrats		303. The World's Fair (1853); four American labor-saving machines.
again in power		304, Commodore Perry and Japan.
(1853-iMi)		305. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854. Stephen A. Douglas. Rise of
		the modem Republican party (1856).
Pierce's		306-308. The struggle for the possession of Kansas; rival govern-
administration.		ments; civil war in Kansas; attack on Lawrence; John
(One term,		Brown; assault on Sumner.
1853-1857)		309. Summary of Pierce's presidency.

		(Buchanan. See nole 1, p. 268.)
XV		310, 311. The Dred Scott Case; decision of the Supreme Court,
Buchanan's		1857; Results,
administration.		312. Business panic (1857). Causes.
(One term,		313, Discovery of Silver and Petroleum (1859); pipe lines; Standard
1857-1861)		Oil Company; natural gas.
		314. John Brown's raid into Virginia (1859).

		315. Abraham Lincoln elected President; secession of South Caro-
		lina, 1860.
		316. Secession of six other states; formation of the "Confederate
		States of America."
Buchanan's		317. Why the South seceded; seizure of national property; the
administration		star of the West.
--- Continued		318. General summary from Washington to Buchanan: 1. Popula-
		tion; 2. Wealth; 3. Territorial growth; 4. Cities, railways, and
		telegraph; growth of the West. 5. Disunion: its cause; what
		must be done; Slavery vs. Freedom; what the triumph of
		Freedom would mean.

THE CIVIL WAR (APRIL, 1861, TO APRIL, 1865)

		(Lincoln. See note 2, P. 273, and note 2, p. 280.)
		319. Lincoln's arrival at Washington; Inaugural address: Slavery;
		the Union. Feeling at the North.
(First year, of the		320. Major Anderson; Fort Sumter; the Civil War begins, 1861.
war, 1861-1862)		321. President Lincoln's call for volunteers; Results: North vs.
		South.
		322. Secession of four more states; General Butler's "Contrabands."
		323. Condition of the North and the South. The three advantages
		of the North; the four of the South; what General Grant
		thought.
		324. Four ways of raising money to carry on the War for the Union;
		National Banks.
		325. Number and position of the two armies.
		326-327. Battle of Bull Run; Results.
		328. Union plan of the War.
		329. Blockade runners; Confederate war vessels; Mason and Slidell.
		330. The Merrimac; the Monitor.
		331. The war in the West; Fort Henry; Grant and Fort Donelson.
		332. Pittsburg Landing - Island Number Ten.
		333. Summary of the first year of the war (April, 1861, to April, 1862).
(Second year of the		334. Second year of the war; Expedition against New Orleans.
war, 1862-1863)		335. Bombardment of the forts; Farragut captures New Orleans.
		336. The war in Virginia; McClellan's advance on Richmond; the
XVI		Peninsular Campaign; the weather.
A new party,		337. "Stonewall" Jackson's raid; Stuart; Results of the Peninsular
the Republicans,		Campaign.
in power		338. Second battle of Bull Run; Lee's advance across the Potomac;
(1861-1885)		Antietam.
		339. Battles of Fredericksburg and Murfreesboro.
Lincoln's		340. Proclamation of Emancipation, 1863; Results. The Thirteenth
administration.		Amendment.
(One term and		341. Summary of the second year of the war (April, 1862, to April, 1863)
part of second,		342. Third year of the war; Chancellorsville.
1861-1865)		343: Gettysburg (Pickett's charge), 1863.
		344 Vicksburg ("Rally round the flag, boys"), Port Hudson, 1863.
(Third year of the		34 5: Draft riots; Morgan's raid; Chickamauga; Siege of Chattanooga.
war, 1863-1864)		346 Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge; Meridian; Grant
		made General in Chief.
		347. Summary of the third year of the war (April, 1863, to April, 1864).

Lincoln's		348. Fourth and last year of the war; Grant and Sherman Plan the
administration		"Hammering Campaign" (Spring of 1864).
--- Continued		349. The battles of the Wilderness; Petersburg.
		350. Captain Winslow sinks the Alabama; Early's raid.
(Fourth Year of the		351. Sheridan's raid in the Shenandoah valley.
war, 1864-1865)		352. The Petersburg mine; Sheridan's ride.
		353. The war in the West; Sherman's advance to Atlanta.
		354. Sherman takes Atlanta; Farragut enters Mobile bay.
		355. Sherman's March from Atlanta to the Sea.
		356. Thomas destroys Hood's army.
		357. Sherman takes Savannah; his Christmas gift to the President;
		his advance northward.
		358. The End of the War; Anderson hoists the old flag over Sumter;
		what the War cost; the President assassinated.
		359. The North and the South in the War; the Sanitary and the
		Christian Commissions; what Grant said of the Southern people.
		360. Summary of the fourth and last year of the war (April, 1864, to
		April, 1865).

RECONSTRUCTION; THE NEW NATION (1865 TO THE PRESENT TIME)

		(Johnson See note 2, p. 328.)
		361. Task of Reconstruction; the Grand Review; disbanding the
		armies.
		362. The Three Things the War settled.
XVII		363. The President's proclamation of pardon; Contest between the
Johnson's		President and Congress.
		364. Congress begins the Reconstruction of the Southern States,
administration.		1867. The Fourteenth Amendment.
(Part of one		365. Six states readmitted; negro legislators and "carpetbaggers."
term, 1865-1869)		366. Congress impeaches the President; the President's proclamation
		of full and unconditional pardon; the Fifteenth Amendment;
		summary of the last three amendments to the Constitution.
		367. The Atlantic Telegraph Cable (1866).
		368. Purchase of Alaska, 1867; Reduction of the National Debt.
		369. Summary of Johnson's presidency.

		(Grant. See note 2, p. 292, seclion on the Civil Way, and note 1,
		p. 336.)
		370-371. The Pacific Railway; what Railways and Telegraphs have
		done for the Union; effect of the Pacific Railway on com-
		merce with Asia and on the growth of the Far West; liberal
XVIII		land laws; the Homestead Act and effects; Western cities
Grant's		and farms.
administration.		372. Completion of Reconstruction (1870); the "Force Bill"; the
(Two terms,		negro; the Weather Bureau; great fires: "Boss" Tweed.
1869-1877)		373. The new Coinage Act (1873); the Business Panic (1873); the
		Centennial Exhibition (1876); the Electric Light; the Tele-
		phone; Automobiles and Flying Machines; Read's Flight.
		374. Treaty with Great Britain (1871); the Alabama; Indian wars.
		375. The Disputed Presidential Election (1876).
		376. Summary of Grant's presidency.