The History of America, Index: The History of America from Colonization to Lincoln's Inauguration

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The History of America

Index: The History of America

Introduction

Prologue

Chapter I 1521 - 1763

A New World for England

A Vanishing Colony, Suffering in Jamestown

Wives, Slaves, Indians and Tobacco

Pilgrims and Puritans

Rebels and Witches

Charles II, Quakers and Colonization

The French and Indian War

Chapter II 1760 - 1774

Seeds of Rebellion

The Stamp Act and the Sons of Liberty

The Townshend Acts and the Boston Massacre

Tea Time in Boston and the Coercive Acts

The First Continental Congress

Chapter III 1775 - 1783

Choosing Sides: Loyalists, Patriots and Neutrals

Slaves and Indians

Midnight Ride and Battles in Lexington and Concord

The Battle of Bunker Hill and the Failure of British Strategy

The Continental Congress, A Commander-In-Chief

Common Sense

Independence Declared

Crossing the Delaware, Battling in Philadelphia

The Playboy General and French Reliance

Suffering at Valley Forge, Baron Von Steuben's Discipline

Moving South - The British in Georgia

Trouble in the Carolinas

The British Move North

The Battle of Yorktown

The Treaty of Paris and Independence Won

Chapter IV 1781 - 1787

The Articles of Confederation and Money Matters

Foreign Relations with Britain and Spain

Land Sales and Settlement

Shays' Rebellion

Government Strengthened

James Madison and the Virginia Plan

The Great Compromise

The Three-fifths Clause and Human Rights

How to Balance Power

Misgivings and Predictions

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

Ratification of the Constitution

Chapter V 1789 - 1800

First President and the Bill of Rights

Constructing the Executive and Judicial Branches

Washington Takes Office, Alexander Hamilton Balances the Books

A Nation in Debt - Wheeling and Dealing

The National Bank

Whiskey Boys in Revolt

Britain or France - Choosing Sides

The Jay and Pinckney Treaties

A New President, A Divided Administration

Adams and the XYZ Affair

Undeclared War, The Alien and Sedition Acts

Secret Resolutions and States Rights

Republicans Triumph

Chapter VI 1801 - 1821

A Modest President

The Threat of War

The Louisiana Purchase

Caught in the Middle Again, War Fever Rises

Madison Elected and War Declared

Unwilling Warriors

Perry Meets The Enemy

An Indian Leader Dies, Tribes Surrender

Battles Continue, Washington Burns

By the Rockets Red Glare

The War Ends, "0ld Hickory" Storms New Orleans

The Missouri Compromise

Chapter VII 1829 - 1850

The Mob Celebrates, The Indians Surrender

The Trail of Tears

The Tariff of Abominations, A Divided Administration

South Carolina Strikes Out

Americans Head West, The Alamo Falls

Three Presidents, Growing Tensions

Petticoat Rebels

Chapter VIII 1845 - 1861

A Small War

Victory or Defeat? Dire Predictions

Freedom or Slavery in the New Territories?

Taylor Elected, A Great Compromise Effected

Fillmore Takes Office, States Take Sides

Kansas and Congress Bleed

Buchanan Elected, Dred Scott Rejected

Douglas and Lincoln Debate

A Martyr for Abolition

The Democrats Divided, Lincoln Elected

The Deep South Secedes, Buchanan Works for Compromise

Two Presidents Take Office

Onward to: Prologue

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