... 1 622 Opecacano, a brother of
Powhatan, the friend of the Jamestown settlers, launched a general massacre; and in 1644
he attempted a war of extermination. In 1675 the whole frontier was ablaze. ... Captain John Barry materially
change the situation. They demonstrated the skill of American seamen and their courage
as fighting men. They raised the rates of Briti...
... a large area
spreading through eight states, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada,
Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of adjoining states, the rainfall was so slight that the
ordinary ... faith, the Democrats, with Mr. Bryan at the
head, raised their standard of battle.
The Heated Campaign. The campaign which ensued outrivaled in the range of its
educational...
...
United States, and of the militia of the several States, when called into the actual service
of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in
each of the ... of Madero,
Villa, a bandit of generous pretensions, and Zapata, a radical leader of the peons. Without
the support of the United States, Huert...
... right appear the French-Canadian, the Alaskan, the Latin-
American, the German, the Italian, the Anglo-American, and the American Indian, squaw
and warrior. In the place of honor in the center of ... have deliberately aimed at standards of maturity. The study of a mere
narrative calls mainly for the use of the memory. We have aimed to stimulate habits of...
... was, certainly, as strong as that of
Hamilton; but they regarded the state, rather than the national government, as the proper
center of power and affection. Indeed, a large part of the rank ...
coldly. The demand that the United States aid France under the old treaty of alliance he
answered by proclaiming the neutrality of America and warning American ci...
... Criticisms of the Bank.—Macdonald, Documentary Source Book, pp.
32 0-3 29 .
Financial Aspects of the Bank Controversy.—Dewey, Financial History of the
United States, Sections 8 6-8 7; Elson, History of the ...
him away at the ripe old age of eighty-five.
The Election of John Quincy Adams (1 824 ). The campaign of 1 824 marked the
end of the &...
... advocates of the Far South and the so-called
pro-slavery Democrats of the Douglas type, there was a chasm which no appeals to party
loyalty could bridge. As the spokesman of the West, Douglas ...
the United States Bank in Andrew Jackson's day, they were suspicious of men from the
East. Accordingly, they did not favor the candidacy of Seward, the leadi...
...
man excluded from state and federal offices, and the fourteenth amendment was a bar to
their return. All civil and military places under the authority of the United States and of
the states ... William Penn.
The Homestead Act of 18 62. —In the immigration measure guaranteeing a
continuous and adequate labor supply, the manufacturers saw an offset to the Home...
... pp. 29 3-3 07.
Our Insular Possessions.—Elson, History of the United States, pp. 89 6-9 04.
Latin-American Relations.—Haworth, pp. 29 4 -2 99; Ogg, pp. 25 4 -2 57.
The Panama Canal.—Haworth, pp. 30 0-3 09; ... Doctrine.
J.H. Latané, The United States and Spanish America.
A. C. Coolidge, United States as a World Power.
A. T. Mahan, Interest of the Un...
...
Adams, Samuel, 90, 99, 108
Adamson law, 590
Aguinaldo, 497
Alabama, admission, 22 7
Alabama claims, 480
Alamance, battle, 92
Alamo, 28 0
Alaska, purchase,
479
Albany, ... Development of the United States
I. The land and natural resources.
1. The colonial land system: freehold, plantation, and manor (2 0 -2 5).
2. Development of the freehold...