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A beginner's history

William H. Mace · History_-_Other · 114 章

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A Beginner's History THE PREFACE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS THE NORTHMEN DISCOVER THE NEW WORLD SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, THE FIRST GREAT MAN IN AMERICAN HISTORY PONCE DE LEON, WHO SOUGHT A MARVELOUS LAND AND WAS DISAPPOINTED CORTÉS, WHO FOUND THE RICH CITY OF MEXICO PIZARRO, WHO FOUND THE RICHEST CITY IN THE WORLD CORONADO, WHO PENETRATED SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES BUT FOUND NOTHING BUT BEAUTIFUL SCENERY DE SOTO, THE DISCOVERER OF THE MISSISSIPPI SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL THE MEN WHO MADE AMERICA KNOWN TO ENGLAND AND WHO CHECKED THE PROGRESS OF SPAIN JOHN CABOT ALSO SEARCHES FOR A SHORTER ROUTE TO INDIA AND FINDS THE MAINLAND OF NORTH AMERICA SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, THE ENGLISH "DRAGON," WHO SAILED THE SPANISH MAIN AND WHO "SINGED THE KING OF SPAIN'S BEARD"SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL THE MEN WHO PLANTED NEW FRANCE IN AMERICA, FOUNDED QUEBEC, EXPLORED THE GREAT LAKE REGION, AND PENETRATED THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, THE FATHER OF NEW FRANCE SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL JOHN SMITH THE SAVIOR OF VIRGINIA, AND POCAHONTAS ITS GOOD ANGEL LORD BALTIMORE, IN A PART OF VIRGINIA, FOUNDS MARYLAND AS A HOME FOR PERSECUTED CATHOLICS (1634) AND WELCOMES PROTESTANTS SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL MILES STANDISH, THE PILGRIM SOLDIER, AND THE STORY OF "PLYMOUTH ROCK"JOHN WINTHROP, THE FOUNDER OF BOSTON; JOHN ELIOT, THE GREAT ENGLISH MISSIONARY; AND KING PHILIP, AN INDIAN CHIEF THE EQUAL OF THE WHITE MAN JOHN ELIOT, A SUCCESSFUL MISSIONARY TO THE INDIANS KING PHILIP, INDIAN CHIEF AND HATER OF WHITE MEN SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL PETER STUYVESANT, THE GREAT DUTCH GOVERNOR MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF NEW NETHERLAND WILLIAM PENN, THE QUAKER, WHO FOUNDED THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE QUAKER WAYS IN OLD PENNSYLVANIA JAMES OGLETHORPE, THE FOUNDER OF GEORGIA AS A HOME FOR ENGLISH DEBTORS, AS A PLACE FOR PERSECUTED PROTESTANTS, AND AS A BARRIER AGAINST THE SPANIARDS SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE, WHO FOLLOWED THE FATHER OF WATERS TO ITS MOUTH, AND ESTABLISHED NEW FRANCE FROM CANADA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO LA SALLE PUSHED FORWARD THE WORK BEGUN BY JOLIET AND MARQUETTE SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE FIRST GENERAL AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THE "FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY"SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL THE MAN WHO HELPED WIN INDEPENDENCE BY WINNING THE HEARTS OF FRENCHMEN FOR AMERICA SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL PATRICK HENRY AND SAMUEL ADAMS, FAMOUS MEN OF THE REVOLUTION, WHO DEFENDED AMERICA WITH TONGUE AND PEN PATRICK HENRY, THE ORATOR OF THE REVOLUTION SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL NATHAN HALE SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL JOHN PAUL JONES, A SCOTCHMAN, WHO WON THE GREAT VICTORY IN THE FRENCH SHIP, "BON HOMME RICHARD"SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL THE MEN WHO CROSSED THE MOUNTAINS, DEFEATED THE INDIANS AND BRITISH, AND MADE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THE FIRST WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES DANIEL BOONE, THE HUNTER AND PIONEER OF KENTUCKY JOHN SEVIER, "NOLICHUCKY JACK"SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL ELI WHITNEY, WHO INVENTED THE COTTON GIN AND CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH THOMAS JEFFERSON, WHO WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, FOUNDED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND PURCHASED THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY LEWIS AND CLARK, AMERICAN EXPLORERS IN THE OREGON COUNTRY OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, VICTOR IN THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL ROBERT FULTON, THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAMBOAT SAMUEL F. B. MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH CYRUS WEST FIELD, WHO LAID THE ATLANTIC CABLE BETWEEN AMERICA AND EUROPE CYRUS H. McCORMICK, INVENTOR OF THE REAPER SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL SAM HOUSTON, HERO OF SAN JACINTO DAVID CROCKETT, GREAT HUNTER AND HERO OF THE ALAMO JOHN C. FREMONT, THE PATHFINDER OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL HENRY CLAY, THE FOUNDER OF THE WHIG PARTY AND THE GREAT PACIFICATOR DANIEL WEBSTER, THE DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL ULYSSES S. GRANT, THE GREAT GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMIES SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL RUTHERFORD B. HAYES JAMES A. GARFIELD AND CHESTER A. ARTHUR GROVER CLEVELAND SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF POPULATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL THOMAS A. EDISON, THE GREATEST INVENTOR OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY IN THE WORLD TWO INVENTIONS WIDELY USED IN BUSINESS AUTOMOBILE MAKING IN THE UNITED STATES WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT, THE MEN WHO GAVE HUMANITY WINGS SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY, TWO PIONEERS IN THE CAUSE OF WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE JULIA WARD HOWE, AUTHOR OF THE "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC," AND HARRIET BEECHER STOWE WHO WROTE "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN"SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL HOW FARM AND FACTORY HELPED BUILD THE NATION SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL EARLY YEARS OF THE WAR AMERICA ENTERS TO WIN SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL INTRODUCTION SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL GREECE, THE LAND OF ART AND FREEDOM HOW THE GREEKS TAUGHT MEN TO BE FREE SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL WHEN ROME RULED THE WORLD HANNIBAL TRIES TO CONQUER ROME SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL THE ROMAN REPUBLIC BECOMES THE ROMAN EMPIRE WHAT ROME GAVE TO THE WORLD THE DOWNFALL OF ROME THE ANGLES AND SAXONS IN GREAT BRITAIN CHARLES THE GREAT, RULER OF THE FRANKS THE COMING OF THE NORTHMEN ALFRED THE GREAT THE NORMAN CONQUEST SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL A PRONOUNCING INDEX THE INDEX THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE