# A Short History of the United States for School Use Author: Channing, Edward, 1856-1931 Genre: United States Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12423 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Short+History+of+the+United+States+for+School+Use+Channing&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary We thought that he was the first European to visit America. But nearly five hundred years before his time Leif Ericson had discovered the New World. He was a Northman and the son of Eric the Red. Eric had already founded a colony in Greenland, and Leif sailed from Norway to make him a visit. This was in the year 1000. Day after day Leif and his men were tossed about on the sea until they reached an unknown land where they found many grape-vines. They called it Vinland or Wineland. They Then sailed northward and reached Greenland in safety. Precisely where Vinland was is not known. But it certainly was part of North America. Leif Ericson, the Northman, was therefore the real discoverer of... ## Chapters - [Chapter 91](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/91/index.md) - [Chapter 85](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/85/index.md) - [Chapter 78](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/78/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 89](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/89/index.md) - [Chapter 50](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/50/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/28/index.md) - 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[Chapter 63](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/63/index.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/45/index.md) - [Chapter 64](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/64/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 71](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/71/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 56](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/56/index.md) - [Chapter 52](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/52/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 76](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/76/index.md) - [Chapter 70](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/70/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 77](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/77/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 88](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/88/index.md) - [Chapter 74](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/74/index.md) - [Chapter 62](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/62/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 83](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/83/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 73](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/73/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 87](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/87/index.md) - [Chapter 69](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/69/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 61](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/61/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 49](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/49/index.md) - [Chapter 55](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/55/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 53](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/53/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 60](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/60/index.md) - [Chapter 80](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/80/index.md) - [Chapter 54](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/54/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 72](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/72/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 81](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/81/index.md) - [Chapter 68](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/68/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 59](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/59/index.md) - [Chapter 86](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/86/index.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/48/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 67](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/67/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 90](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/90/index.md) - [Chapter 66](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/66/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 79](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/79/index.md) - [Chapter 82](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/82/index.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/47/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-short-history-of-the-united-states-for-school-use-12423/chapters/5/index.md)