The Story of American History for Elementary Schools

=197. Boyhood and Youth of George Washington.=--During the infancy of our nation there were many staunch and noble patriots; but far above all stood, and stands to-day, the maje...

=181. First Campaign for the Control of the Hudson fails.=--It did not require much intelligence on the part of the British government to perceive that it would be wise policy t...

=217. Utter Failure thus far to subdue the Colonists.=--Midway in the war of the Revolution there was a period of over two years when active fighting was for the most part suspe...

=7. Commercial Activity in the Fifteenth Century.=--In southern Europe, the last half of the fifteenth century was a period of great commercial activity. Then, for the first tim...

=130. Our Forefathers, Men of Rare Ability and Sterling Character.=--Many of our forefathers who had been driven from England to this country by persecution were men of rare abi...

=102. Prosperity of the Early Colonists.=--For fifty years or more after the colonists had established their homes in the wilderness of the New World, they were growing rich and...

=326. Our Navy at the Beginning of the War.=--For a number of months before the breaking out of the war the Southern leaders of the secession movement had been quietly but skill...

=346. The Downfall of Spain on this Continent.=--For half a century or more after the time of Columbus, Spain was the greatest military and political power in the world. Her shi...

=81. The Search for a Shorter Route to India.=--We must not forget that during all these years the European nations in their desire for riches were often searching for a shorter...

=24. Sir Walter Raleigh: Soldier, Sailor, and Courtier.=--Not until many years after the voyages of the two Cabots did the English begin to make settlements in the New World. Fo...

=312. Union Defeat at Chancellorsville.=--Now let us return to our narrative of a few of the prominent military operations of the war. In May, 1863, the army of the Potomac, und...

=299. Abraham Lincoln; the Abiding Influence of his Good Mother.=--The early settlers in the Western states were generally very poor. It was the honorable poverty of the pioneer...

=273. Outrages committed by the Pirates of the Barbary Coast.=--A hundred years ago the ports of the nations lying on the northern coast of Africa--the Barbary States, as they w...

=250. Benjamin Franklin, one of the most Useful and Influential Men of his Time.=--Among the many men who acted a conspicuous part as "makers of our country," Benjamin Franklin...

=233. A Gloomy Outlook for the Patriot Cause in 1780.=--During the long war of the Revolution from Lexington in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, there were many times when it seemed as...

=66. How the Indians looked; the Clothes they wore.=--Let us now learn a few things about the Indians as they were before their habits and mode of life had been changed by conta...

=285. The Great Rush Westward.=--Shortly after the close of the Revolution, long processions of emigrant wagons, with their white canvas covers and their companies of hardy men...

=160. More Regulars sent to Boston.=--The battle of Lexington, fought as we have read, on the nineteenth of April, 1775, was a most momentous event, since it showed for the firs...

=54. The Hardships caused by the Winter Season.=--We may think it unfortunate, and so indeed it was, that the Pilgrims had not come to this country in the spring or summer. They...

=171. The Colonists still regard themselves as English Subjects.=--It seems to us now very remarkable that all through the year 1775, notwithstanding the conflicts at Lexington...

=121. Severe and Curious Punishments.=--In the early colonial times the laws were for the most part rigid and the punishments severe. Criminals were occasionally branded with a...

=40. The Old-Time Idea about Kings.=--We shall do well to remember that in England, about three hundred years ago, the sovereign's will commonly had the force of law. Many peopl...

=263. Our Country One Hundred Years Ago.=--Let us now take a hasty glance backward for a century and note the vast changes that have taken place in the matter of daily living du...

=149. The Patriots prepare for War.=--When General Gage began to increase slowly the number of troops in Boston, and especially when he began to fortify Boston Neck, it was plai...

=244. The Colonies poorly prepared to cope with England on the Sea.=--Now we must remember that the American Revolution, which lasted about seven years, and which resulted in ou...

=1. The Story of our Country.=--We are sure that every intelligent and patriotic American youth must like to read the story of our country's life. To a boy or girl of good sense...

Arnold, Benedict, sent to relieve Fort Stanwix, 209 story of his treason, 271-285 brilliant military career, 273 begins his wicked career, 273 meeting with Andre, 275 escape of,...

These two works are replete with suggestions, hints and helps on collateral study, numerous references, detailed lists of topics, and a wide range of other subjects which make t...

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--The great storehouse of facts regarding the social and domestic life of the American people is McMaster's _History of the People of the United St...

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--The literature of the Civil War is so voluminous that the utmost care must be used in the selection of even the best books for collateral reading.

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--For various topics in connection with Sir Walter Raleigh and Captain John Smith, see the Index to Fiske's _Old Virginia and her Neighbours_. Inci...

First Voyage of Columbus, Vol. I, p. 419; Last Voyage of Columbus, Vol. I, p. 505; Vespucius and the "New World," Vol. II, p. 96; The Cabots and their Voyages, Vol. II, p. I; Po...

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--From this time to the present day McMaster's _History of the People of the United States_ is a storehouse of important and interesting topics. Se...

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--For a great variety of topics in connection with the French and Indian Wars and the overthrow of New France, the student will find the books of P...

The People of Ancient America, Vol. I, pp. 1-19; Origin of the American Indians, Vol. I, p. 19; The Indians of the Pueblos, Vol. I, p. 82; The Mysterious Mound Builders, Vol. I,...

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--Henry Hudson: his voyages, voyage upon the Great River, his tragic fate, see Fiske's _The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America_, Vol. I, pp. 83-9...

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--For topics to be read in connection with the life and career of Franklin, see the index to Fiske's _The American Revolution_, Fiske's _The Critic...

This chapter is supplementary to Chapter IX on "Everyday Life in Colonial Times." The same works for collateral reading in connection with that chapter maybe equally serviceable...