Part 20

Columbus, Christopher, marriage of, 38 returns to Spain, 51, 56, 59 search for new road to India, 38 second expedition of, 53 taken prisoner, 57 third expedition of, 56

Com-mit´tee of Safety, formed, 232

Com´mon-wealth of England, 134, 155

Cȯm´pass, use of, 31

Cŏnc´ōrd, battle of, 234, 235 statue to Mrs. Dustin in, 187

Cŏṉ´gress, appeals to George III., 245 bad management of, 321 First Continental, 229 issues paper money, 302 Second Continental, 237 withdraws to Baltimore, 259

Con-ně_c_t´ĭ-cut, charter of, 167, 169 colonies in, 130-132 joins league, 134 New Haven joined to, 137 pillage of British in, 316

Connecticut River, settlement on, 130, 131

Con-stăn-tĭ-nō´pl_e_, besieged by Turks, 33 capture of, 33 Northmen visit, 25 seat of learning, 32

Con-ti-něn´tal bills, Congress issues, 302

Continental Congress, First, 229 Second, 237

Cŏn-way Că-băl´, 274, 275

Cȯr´-do-vä, Columbus at, 42

Cȯrn-wạl´lis, besieged at Yorktown, 316, 317 marches into Virginia, 315 pursues Washington, 257, 261, 262 races for Dan River, 312, 313 retreats to coast, 314 surrender of, 318

Cō-ro-nä´do (-thō), explorations of, 68

Cȯr´-tez, takes Mexico, 66

Cot´ton, cultivation of, 165

"Coun´ter-blast to Tobacco, A", 98

Co:_u_-r_ēu_r_s_´ de bois (deh bwä´), wood rangers, 176

Cow´boys, marauding troops called, 305

Cow´pens, American victory at, 312

"Cra´dle of Lib´er-ty," Faneuil Hall called, 226

Crè=v_e_´-ċ_o_ē_u_r, Fort, built, 180

Crō_a_-tăn´, village of, 85

Crȯm´well, Oliver, death of, 136 Protector of Commonwealth, 134, 155

Crown Point, plan to capture, 208 taken, 237

Cū´ba, Columbus coasts along, 49 Spanish colony in, 62

Cŭl´pěp-per, Lord, Virginia granted to, 156

Cŭt´tў-hŭṉk Island, Gosnold at, 86

Dāl_e_, governs Jamestown colony, 97

Dăn River, American army crosses, 313

Dā´rï-en, Isthmus of, settlement on, 63

Dar´rah, Lydia, anecdote about, 276

Dā´vis, discovers northwest passage, 81

D'Estaing (des-taN´), French fleet under, 298

De G_o_ṳrg_ues_, attacks Spaniards, 75

De Gräs_se_, commander of French fleet, 316

De Kălb, death of, 299 joins Americans, 263

De MôN_ts_, French settler, 174

De So´to, death of, 69 explorations of, 68, 69

Dec-la-ra´tion of Independence, 248-252

Declaration of Rights, passed, 222

Deer´field, battle near, 140 Indian raid at, 188

Děl´a-wâr_e_, purchased by Penn, 150, 152

Delaware Bay, Hudson enters, 103

Delaware River, Fort Nassau built on, 105 forts on, taken by Howe, 264 Washington crosses, 259, 260

Delaware Val´ley, owned by Dutch, 143

Dělfs-hä´ven, Pilgrims embark at, 108

De-troit´, Boone at, 291 garrison at, warned, 214

Dï-e=´go, Columbus's son, 40

Dï_e_s´kau (-kow), French officer, 209

Din-wĭd´_d_ĭe, governor of Virginia, 196

Dix´on and Ma´son line, 153

Dôr´ches-ter Heights, fortified, 247

Dō´ver, attacked by Indians, 184 burned, 185 settled, 130

Drāk_e_ Francis, voyages of, 81, 82

Duck´ing stool, mode of punishment, 172

Du´er, loyalty of, 274

Duquesne (doo-kān´), French governor, 196

Duquesne, Fort, abandoned by French, 210 British defeat at, 207, 208 built, 198

Dŭs´tin, Hannah, story of, 185-187

Dutch, build Fort Orange, 105 build trading stations in Connecticut, 131 explorations of, 102, 103 oppose Connecticut colonists, 132 regain New Amsterdam, 146 settlements of, 105, 143, 144

Ẽ_a_rth, discovery and shape of, 32

East River, Washington crosses, 254

Ē´d_e_n, Garden of, 57

Ed´ward, Fort, captured by Burgoyne, 265

E´ġypt, 88

Ěl Dō-rä´dō ("Land of Gold"), search for, 68

E-lec-trĭç´i-ty, discoveries in, by Franklin, 205

"El´e-ġy Written in a Country Churchyard," Gray's, 211

El´ĭ-ot, John, translates Bible into Indian language, 126

E-liz´a-beth, Queen, knights Drake, 82

Em´er-son, quoted, 237

En´dĭ-cott, John, influence of, 122 punishes Indians, 132

En´gland (ing-), Charles I. beheaded in, 155 claims New Netherlands, 145, 146 Commonwealth in, 134, 155 French and Indian War, 198-213 gains Canada, 213 gives Florida back to Spain, 323 Holland declares war against, 146 King George's War, 189 King-killers in, 136 King William's War, 184, 185 Land grants of Charles II., 142 Navigation Act passed, 134, 135 passes Townshend Acts, 224 rebellion under James I., 160 Restoration, 166 Revolutionary War, 234-322 Separatists leave, 107 Seven Year's War, 210 Stamp Act, 219, 220, 223 takes Virginia charter away, 154 treatment of colonies, 214, 232 war of Austrian Succession, 189 war with Spain, 81, 165

En´glish (ing-) Church, established by Henry VIII., 106

English colonies. See _Settlements_.

English explorations, 60, 80-85

English settlements, in Boston, 124 in Carolina, 162 in Connecticut, 132 in Georgia, 165 in Maine, 130 in Maryland, 152 in Massachusetts, 122 in New England, 111, 125 in North Carolina, 85 in Pennsylvania, 147 in Rhode Island, 129 in Virginia, 87

English Turn in the Mississippi, 182

Er´iċ the Red, discovers Greenland, 27

Es´kĭ-mōş, trade with Northmen, 27

_E_ū´rȯp_e_, civilization in fifteenth century, 24, 25 inhabitants of, 14

_E_ū´ta:_w_ Springs, battle of, 314

"Ē-văn´ġe-līn_e_," Longfellow's, 209

Ex-plo-rā´tions, Dutch, 103, 105 English, 60, 80-86 French, 71-74, 174-179 Portuguese, 42, 61 Spanish, 47-58, 62-70

Fair´fax, Lord, sends Washington as surveyor, 193, 194

Făl´m_o_ŭth (Portland), burned, 246

Fan´e_ui_l Hall, meetings at, 226

"Father of Waters," Mississippi called, 67, 177

Fire brigade, first in Philadelphia, 205

Fire water, Indians' name for rum, 104

First Continental Congress, at Philadelphia, 229

"Five intolerable acts", 229

Flag, American, adopted, 268

Flăm´bȯr-ō_ugh_ Head, naval battle off, 295

Fletch´er, Governor, of Connecticut, 169

Flŏr´ĭ-da, De Soto explores, 68 discovered by Ponce de Leon, 64 French settlement in, 74 given back to Spain, 323 relinquished by Spain, 213 Spanish claim, 74 Spanish settlements in, 102, 105

Fȯrbeş, British commander, 210

Fore´fathers' Day, 112

Fort Crè=v_e_-c_o_ē_u_r, built, 180

Fort Duquesne (doo-kān´), British defeat at, 207, 208 French abandon, 210

Fort Edward, captured by Burgoyne, 265

Fort Fron´te-năċ, destroyed, 211

Fort Griş´wold, seized, 316

Fort Lee, Americans at, 255 Greene leaves, 257

Fort Mo:_ul_´trī_e_, bombarded, 247

Fort Năs´_s_a:_u_, built, 105, 151 settlers driven from, 144

Fort Ne-çes´si-ty, built, 198

Fort Ŏr´anġe, built, 105

Fort Sċ_hu_ў´ler, besieged, 267

Fort Stan´wix, besieged, 267, 268

Fort Ti-con-der-ō´ga, captured by Burgoyne, 265 plan to capture, 208 surrender of, 237

Fort Wạsh´ing-ton, Americans hold, 255 capture of, 256

Fort Wil´liam Henry, seized, 210

Foun´t_a_ĭn of Youth, search for, 64

Fox, Charles J., British statesman, 314

Fox, George, leader of Quakers, 130

Fox River, Marquette and Joliet at, 177

France, acknowledges independence of United States, 272 and Spain, allies in Queen Anne's War, 188 at war with Spain, 71 French and Indian War, 198-213 King George's War, 189, 190 King William's War, 184, 185 Queen Anne's War, 187 Seven Years' War, 210 territory claimed by, 181

Frăṉk´lin, Benjamin, career of, 199-205 deputy postmaster-general, 266 draws up Declaration of Independence, 250 in First Continental Congress, 229 in France, 262, 272 opposes Stamp Act, 220 plan of government of, 206, 218 returns to Philadelphia, 325 scientific experiments of, 205 treats for peace, 322

Frā´şer, British general, 269

Fray Rä-mï´rez (-reth), Spanish priest, 79

Fred-er-ï´-ċa, battle of, 166

Fred´er-ick the Great, of Prussia, 262

French and Indian War, 198-213 Putnam's services in, 231

French, and Indians attack English settlers, 184, 185 attacked by Natchez Indians, 183 build forts, 196 colonies of. See _French settlements_. explorations of, 71-74, 174-179 in Canada, 70-73 marry Indians, 176 possessions of, 183

French Hū´ḡ_u_e-nots, murder of, 102

French settlements, along Great Lakes, 188 in Acadia, 102, 105, 174 in Carolina, 74 in Florida, 74 in Illinois, 177 in Louisiana, 181 in New Orleans, 183 in Quebec, 174 in Wisconsin, 177

Friends, colony of, in New World, 147 kindness of, 149, 150 Quakers called, 135

Frōb´ish-er, explorations of, 80, 81

Frŏn´te-năċ, Count, governor of Canada, 184 governor of New France, 177 La Salle confers with, 181

Frontenac, Fort, destroyed, 211

Gāġ_e_, General, governor of Massachusetts, 232, 245 sent to Boston, 224 wins battle of Bunker Hill, 240

Gas´pee Point, _Gaspee_ burned at, 217

Gātes, Burgoyne surrenders to, 270 defeated at Camden, 299 proposed as commander-in-chief, 274 supersedes Schuyler, 269

"Gate´way of the West," Ohio called, 191

General Court, in colonial government, 125

Ġěn´o-a, Columbus born at, 36, 37 trading city, 35

Ġen-o-eşe´, seek new road to East, 35

George, Lake, battle of, 209

George I., 162

George II., grants Georgia to Oglethorpe, 165

George III., offers Americans representation, 272 olive-branch petition sent to, 232 recognizes independence of the United States, 322 taxation of colonies, 218

Ġ_e_ôr´ġi-a, British driven out of, 315 conquered by British, 297 De Soto in, 68 not represented in First Continental Congress, 229

Ger´man settlement, in Germantown, 150

German soldiers, hired by British, 245

Ger´man-town, battle of, 264 Germans settle in, 150

Ġĭ-bra:l´tar, Strait of, Northmen at, 25

Ḡil´bert, Sir Hum´phrey, at Newfoundland, 83

Gĭst, trapper, accompanies Washington, 196, 197

Gŏf_fe_, flees to New Haven, 136 leads colonists against Indians, 141

Gold´en Hill, fight at, 225

Good Hope´, Cape of, discovered, 42

Ḡôr´ġěş, founds colony in Maine, 130

Gŏs´nold, discovers Cape Cod, 86

Gov´ern-ment of New England colonies, 125

Grand Can´yŏn of Colorado, 68

Great Charter of Virginia, 101

Great Lakes, missions established on, 177

Great Meadows, battle at, 198

Great Rebellion in Virginia, 160

Great South Sea, discovered, 64

Greeç_e_, seat of learning, 32

Green Bay, Marquette and Joliet at, 177

Green Mountain Boys, cut Burgoyne off from Canada, 267 march to Fort Ticonderoga, 237

Greene, General Nathanael, American commander, 312 defeated at Fort Washington, 256 defeated at Guilford Courthouse, 314 joins Morgan, 313 leaves Fort Lee, 257

Green´land, discovered, 27 Indians in, 14

Grěn´ville, British minister, 223

Grĭş´wold, Fort, seized, 316

Ḡ_u_ĭl´ford Courthouse, Greene defeated at, 314

Ḡ_u_ĭn´ē_a_, stories about, 35

Gulf Coast, explored, 65, 66

Gulf of Mex´i-co, La Salle reaches, 181

Gulf of St Law´rence, French possessions on, 213

Gṳnn´biorn (byorn), discovers Greenland, 27

Hăck´en-săck, Washington at, 257

Hăd´ley, Indian attack at, 141

Hā_i_´tï, discovered by Columbus, 50 Spanish colony in, 62 Spanish mutiny at, 57

Hale, Nathan, death of, 255

_Half-Moon_, Hudson's ship, 103

Hăn´cock, John, at Lexington, 234 president of Second Continental Congress, 238, 250

Härt´ford, Charter Oak in, 168 founded, 132 trading station at, 131

Här´vard College, origin of name, 125

Hăt´ter-as, Cape, explored, 60

Ha-văn´a, capture of, 282 Columbus's tomb at, 59 recovered by Spain, 213

Hā´ver-_h_īll, attack on, 185

Hawk´inş, introduces negro slavery into West Indies, 80

Hěn´_n_e-pin, Father, adventures of, 180

Hen´ry, Cape, named, 87

Henry, Patrick, speech of, 221, 231

Henry VII., Columbus asks aid from, 40 sends expedition to America, 60

Henry VIII., establishes Anglican church, 106, 152

Henry of Por´tū-gal, the navigator, 35, 36, 39

Hēr´kĭ-mer, General, victorious at Oriskany, 267

Hessian (hěsh´an) soldiers, hired by British, 245 Washington defeats, 200, 261

His-pän-io´lä (-yō-) (Haiti), discovered by Columbus, 50

Hŏb´kirk Hill, battle of, 314

Hŏl´land, declares war against England, 146 Separatist colony in, 107 trading vessels sent from, 104

Hook´er, pastor, settles at Hartford, 131

Horn, Cape, Indians in, 14

Horse´neck, Putnam's escape at, 284

Hŏs´pĭ-t_a_l, founded in Philadelphia, 205

House of Bur´ġes-ses, 101, 154, 156, 211, 221

House of Com´mons in England, 219

How_e_, British general, 239 burns Charlestown, 242 captures Fort Washington, 256 captures forts on Delaware, 264 defeats Americans at Brandywine, 264 detained by Mrs. Murray, 254, 255 in New York, 256 plans to surprise Washington, 275 returns to England, 277 takes Philadelphia, 264 wins battle of Long Island, 253

Howe, Lord, proclamation of, 252

Hŭd´son Bay, discovered, 105 land around, ceded to British, 138

Hudson, Henry, explorations of, 103, 105 imprisoned by English, 104

Hudson Valley, British attempt to seize, 207 claimed by French, 184 owned by Dutch, 143

Hū´ḡ_u_e-nots, go to America, 73, 74 massacre of, 74, 102, 174

Hutch´in-son, Mrs. Anne, preaching of, 129, 130 slain, 143

Ï-ber-vïl_le_´, builds Biloxi, 182

Ice´land, discovered by Northmen, 25

Ice-lan´dic discovery, 27

Il-lĭ-noi_s_´, forts captured in, 288 visited by priests, 177

Illinois River, La Salle explores, 180, 181 Marquette and Joliet explore, 179

In-de-pend´ence Bell, 250

Independence, Declaration of, 248-252

Independence Hall, in Pennsylvania, 252

Independence of United States, acknowledged by France, 272 acknowledged by George III., 322

In´dī-a, search for northwest passage to, 35, 38, 80, 94, 103, 105

India, Vasco da Gama reaches, 61

In´dī-an Ocean, Vasco da Gama sails across, 61

Indian raids, 286-288

Indian wars, first in New England, 133 French and Indian, 198-213 King Philip's, 138-140 Pequot, 132, 133 Pontiac, 214 with Virginia, 153, 154

In´dī-anş, aid British in Revolutionary War, 266 aid French against English settlers, 184, 185 as farmers, 17 attack Boonesboro, 289-292 attack colonists, 111, 139, 143, 158 attack Northmen, 29 barbarous, 17, 18 Captain Smith with, 89-94 characteristics of, 14 clans of, 19 conflict with Spaniards, 76-78 conquered by Standish, 123 conversion of, 176 cruelty of, 286 Eliot translates Bible for, 126 fortresses of, 21, 22 friendly with Pilgrims, 114, 118 Gen. Sullivan punishes, 287 hired by British, 286 in Mexico conquered, 66 mode of life, 15, 16 named by Columbus, 48 Penn's treaty with, 148, 149 Pequot, 132 Pueblo, 102 pursuits of, 15 religion of, 19 sold as slaves, 55 Southern, 21, 22

In´dĭ-go, cultivated in Carolina, 163

In-sur´ance Company, first in Philadelphia, 205

Ire´land, potatoes introduced into, 85

Ĭr-o-quoi_s_´ (Five Nations), at war with Algonquins, 175 attack of, 184

Īr´ving, Washington, Tales of, 146

Iş-a-bel´la, Queen of Spain, aids Columbus, 43, 44 death of, 59

Isabella, colony at, 54

Ja-mā_i_´ca, Columbus discovers, 55

James, Duke of York, land grant to, 142

James, Duke of York, orders surrender of New Amsterdam, 145

James I., imprisons Raleigh, 87 makes Virginia a royal province, 154 sends presents to Powhatan, 93

James II., appoints Andros, 167 dethroned, 168 sends prisoners to Virginia, 160, 161

James River, named, 87

James´town, burned, 159 Captain Smith governs, 92, 93 colony founded at, 87, 105 Dale governs, 97 first English city in United States, 93 House of Burgesses at, 101 seized by rebels, 158 slavery in, 101 starvation time in, 96

Ja-păn´, location of, on early maps, 39 traders seek new road to, 35

Jäs´per, Sergeant, killed, 298 rescues American flag, 248

Jěf'_f_er-son, Thomas, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250

John II., King of Portugal, 39 names Cape of Good Hope, 42

John´son, British colonel, 285

Joliet (zho-le-ā´), explorations of, 177

Jones, John Paul, captures English vessels, 293, 294 goes to serve Russia, 297 victory of, 295, 296

Ka-na:´w_h_a, Boone moves to, 293

Kegs, Battle of the, 265

Ken-tŭck´y, Indian raids in, 287

Kidd, pirate captain, 164

K_i_ēft, Governor, trouble with Indians, 143

King George's War, 189, 190

King Philip's War, 138-140

King William's War, 185

King's College, 252

Kings Mountain, battle of, 311

Kips Bay, troops stationed at, 254

Kir_k_-ċa:l´dy, Jones at, 294

_K_nox, American general, 318, 324

Kos-çĭ-us´ko, joins Washington, 264

Lăb-ra-dôr´, Cabot explores, 60 Northmen at, 28

_Lady Ar-bē´la_, Puritan ship, 123

Lady Re-bec´ca, Pocahontas baptized as, 99

Lä-fā-yět_te_´, at Yorktown, 316, 318 joins Americans, 262, 263 sent to Virginia, 316 wounded, 264

Lake George, victory at, 209

Lakes, Great, missions established at, 177

LäN-dā´_is_, Captain, 296

Lä Rä'bi-dä, monastery of, 42

Lä Säl_le_, adventures of, 180 discovers Ohio River, 180 murdered, 182

Laudonnière (lo-do-ne-ār´), settles in Carolina, 74

League of the colonies, 134

Lee, Fort, Americans at, 255 Greene leaves, 257

Lee, General Charles, delay of, 257, 258 dismissed from army, 279 retreat of, 278

Lee, Henry, and Mrs, Motte, 313 called "Light-Horse Harry", 309

Lee, Richard Henry, resolution of, 248

Leeds, denied right to vote, 219

L_e_īf the Lucky, explorations of, 28

L_e_īs´ler, governor of New York, 170

Lē´on, Isabella, Queen of, 59

Lex´ing-ton, battle of, 234

L_e_ȳ´den, Separatist colony in, 107

Liberty Bell, in Pennsylvania, 252

Library in Philadelphia, founded by Franklin, 203

Lightning rods, invented, 205

Liṉċ´o_l_n, Cornwallis's sword delivered to, 318 defends Charleston, 298

Lĭş´bon, Columbus at, 37

Liv´ing-ston, Robert, draws up Declaration of Independence, 250

Lŏck_e_, John, laws of, 162

Logs´town, Washington at, 196

Lȯn´dȯn Company, Captain Smith joins, 89 formed, 87

Long Island, battle of, 253 Kieft meets Indians on, 143

Long River, Connecticut River called, 131

Lo:_u_´i_s_ XIV., aids La Salle, 181

Louis XVI., Jones at court of, 296

Lo:_u_´ĭs-burg, British capture, 211 captured by New Englanders, 190 French fort at, 189

Lo:_u_-ï-şi-ä´na, Acadians wander to, 209 ceded to Spain, 213 territory embraced by, 181

"Mad An´t_h_o-ny," Wayne called, 284

Ma-dē_i_´ra Islands, discovered, 36

Măd´o-ċ, visits America, 31

Ma-drăs´ in India, ceded to England, 190

Ma-ġěl´_l_an, explorations of, 65 Strait of, Drake sails through, 82

Mā_i_n_e_, added to Massachusetts, 169 Gorges founds colony in, 130 quarrels with Massachusetts Bay colony, 166

Măn´ches-ter, denied right to vote, 219

Măn´de-vil_le_, Sir John, travels of, 33

Man-hăt´_t_an Island, Hudson lands on, 104 purchased by Dutch, 143 trading station established on, 104, 142

Maps, in early days, 32

Mär-ble-head´, offers port to Boston, 232

Mär´co Po´lo, travels of, 33

Mär´cōs, explorations of, 63

Măr´ï-on, called "Bay'ard of the South", 300 in battle of Eutaw Springs, 315

Marque (märk), letters of, 293

Marquette (mär-kět´), explorations of, 177-179

Ma´rў-land (měr-), boundary dispute with Pennsylvania, 153 quarrel with Virginia, 153

Mā´son and Dix´on line, 153

Mason, John, founds colony in New Hampshire, 130 Mohegan chief aids, 133

Mas-sa-chū´setts Bay colony, emblem of, 127 joins league, 134 Navigation Act not observed in, 166 Parliament takes away charter, 229 Plymouth colony and Maine added to, 169 Quaker excitement in, 135 quarrels with Maine, 166 receives new charter, 169 resists taxation, 224 settlement at Salem, 120 Williams College in, 209

Massachusetts Congress, 236

Massachusetts Historical Society, 142

Măs´sa-soit, Indian chief, cured by Winslow, 118 makes treaty with Governor Carver 114, 137

Măt-a-ḡȯr´da Bay, fort built at, 181

Măth´er, Cotton, minister, 172, 173

_May´flow-er_, Pilgrims sail in, 108 returns to England, 115

McCr_e_ā´, Jane, killed by Indians, 266

Med´i-çin_e_ men, among Indians, 19

Med-i-ter-rā´ne-an Sea, Columbus visits ports on, 37 Northmen explore, 25

Menendez (mā-nen´deth), Spanish leader, 74

Merry Mount, English colonists at, 122

Meth´o-dist Church, Wesley founder of, 165

Mex´i-co, captured by Cortez, 66 Indians in, 20

Mexico, Gulf of, explored, 179 La Salle reaches, 181

Mexico, New, Marcos visits, 68

Miçh´ĭ-gan, Lake, Marquette and Joliet at, 177, 179

Mĭċ_h_-ĭ-lĭ-mack´i-na:c, Indian victory at, 214 La Salle at, 180

Min´u-it, purchases Manhattan Island, 143

Minutemen, drilling of, 231 warn soldiers, 233

Mis-_s_ĭs-_s_ĭp´_p_ĭ, called "Father of Waters", 67 explored, 68, 177, 181 lands east of, ceded to Great Britain, 213 Narvaez drowned in, 67

Mississippi Valley, mounds in, 22

Mĭs-_s_o:_u_´ri Indians, homes of, 19

Missouri River, explored, 69, 178

Mō´hawk Valley, 265

Mo-hē´gan Indians, Pequots seek alliance with, 132

Money, coined in Massachusetts Bay colony, 166 paper, issued by Congress, 302

Mŏn´m_o_ūth, battle of, 278

Mō-nŏn-ga-hē´la=, battle of the, 208

Mŏnt-ċä_l_m´, captures Oswego, 210 defeated at Quebec, 212

Mon-te-zṳ´ma, Indian chief, 66

Mont-gȯm´er-y, takes Montreal, 246

Mōnt-re-a:l´, attacked, 187 Joliet returns to, 179 La Salle in, 180 named by Cartier, 72, 174 surrender of, 213 taken by Montgomery, 246

Moors, expelled from Spain, 42

Mȯr´gan, Daniel, at battle of Stillwater 269 joined by Greene, 313 victorious at Cowpens, 312 victorious at Saratoga, 271

Mŏr´_r_is, Robert, Washington appeals to, 303

Mŏr´ris-town Heights, Washington at, 262, 279

Mŏt_te_, Mrs., sacrifice of, 313

Mo:_ul_´trĭ_e_, Fort, bombarded, 247

Mound builders, 22

Mounds, description of, 23

Mount Hope, Indian camp at, 140

Mount Vēr´non, Washington's home at, 193, 195, 196

Mount Vernon, Washington returns to, 324

Mŭr´_ra_ў, Mrs., anecdote about, 254

Na-pō´le-on, 321

Năr-ra-găn´sett Indians, Canonicus chief of, 118 Pequots seek alliance with, 132

Nar-vä´ez (-eth), explorations of, 67

Năs´_s_a:_u_, Fort, built by Dutch, 105, 151 settlers driven from, 144

Nătch´ez Indians, attack French, 183

Nav-i-ga´tion Act, not observed in Massachusetts, 166 provisions of, 134, 135, 155, 214, 215

Ne-çes´si-ty, Fort, Washington builds, 198

Nē´gro slavery, in West Indies, 80

New Ăl´bi-on, explored, 82

New Am´ster-dam, description of, 144 founded, 105, 143 surrenders to English, 145, 146

New´burg, Washington's forces at, 321, 323

New En´gland (ing-), English settlements in, 125 explored, 95 government of, 125

New´f_o_ŭnd-land, Cabot explores, 60 ceded to British, 188 early explorations of, 174 taken by Gilbert, 83

New France, claimed by Cartier, 174

New Hamp´shir_e_, Mason founds colony in, 130 a separate royal province, 166

New Hā´ven, founded, 133 Goffe and Whalley flee to, 136 joined to Connecticut, 137 joins league, 134 school established at, 169

New Jēr´ş_e_ў, Washington retreats across, 257

New Jersey, East, sold to Penn, 146

New Jersey, West, sold to Quakers, 146, 147

New Lȯn´dȯn, Arnold sets fire to, 310

New Mex´i-co, Indians in, 20 Marcos visits, 68

New Něth´er-lands, settlements in, 102, 105, 144 surrenders to English, 146

New Ôr´le-ans, ceded to Spain, 213 French fort at, 183 French possession, 213

New´port, Americans attempt to seize, 280 settlement at, 130

New Swē´den, given to English, 151 settlements at, 145

New World, America known as, 13

New World, discovery of, 61