^ cr\vA.-c^ Vci^ 'tjUsb KX^X/ ts? lixxeiuii;*^.. l5cCLtcrv> A^l*^. ^»*- ^-r\ \ lu . .y "-W Class Book t \7i H43 1- GoipglitN". COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. TOPICS FOR THE USE OF TEACHERS. TO ACCOMPANY HIGGINSON'S YOUNG FOLKS' HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS. NEW YORK: CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM. 1878. .7/ -" -" Copyright, 1877, BY LEE AND SHEPARD. Ent Franklin Press: Electrotyped and Printed By Randy Avery, 6?* Co772j>atiy, Boston, X t'^f t 1^ TOPICS. CHAPTER I. THE EARLIEST INHABITANTS. 1. Changes in the form and appearance of the North- American continent. 2. Fossil animals. 3. Indications that the continent was inhabited by man at the same time with these animals. CHAPTER n. the mound-builders. 1. The mound-builders. 2. jNIound in Adams County, Ohio. 3. Other mounds, and their uses. 4. Proofs that the mound-builders were in some ways well advanced in civilization. 5. Proofs that they lived very long ago. 6. Indications that the mound-builders were not the ancestors of the American Indians. 7. The Indians who most resemble them. 8. Possible origin of the mound-builders. CHAPTER III. the AMERICAN INDIANS. 1. Description and names. 2. Mode of life. YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. 3. Dwellings- 4- Their roving disposition. 5. Comparison of Indians and Europeans. 6. Dress. 7. Food. 8. Manufactures. 9. Clans. 10. The totem. 11. Religion. 12. Language. 13. Wampum. 14. Illustration of the mode of commraiicaticai, 15. Character. 16. Treatment of the women. 17. Ceremonies preparator.- to vrar. 18. Mode of warfare. 19. Gradual diminution of the race. CHAPTER IV. THE COMING OF THE NORTHMEN*. 1. The old stone mill. 2. The Dighton Rock. 3. The Skeleton in Armor. 4. C^ncliKions concerning these antiquities. 5. The Northmen. 6. Xorse traditions. 7. Localities probably visited by the Northmen. CHAPTER V. THE COMING OF COLUMBUS. 1. Five centuries after the Northmen. 2. Christopher Columbus. 3. Theory of Europeans about shape of the earth. 4- Theory of scientific men about sliape of the earth. TOPICS. 5. Theor}- of Columbus about shape of the earth. 6. His efforts to obtain aid. 7. His outfit. 8. First voyage and discovery of land. 9. Second voyage. 10. Name of the continent 11. Injustice to Columbus, 12. His last voyage and his death. CHAPTER VI. THE SUCCESSORS OF COLUMBUS. 1. John Cabot. 2. Sebastian Cabot 3. Ponce de Leon. 4. Balboa, Cortez, and Pizarro. 5. Verrazzani, CHAPTER VII. HOW AMERICA WAS EXPLORED AND SETTLED. 1. First explorers compared to a family of boys. 2. Maps of the coast 3. Claims. 4. First settlements, 5. Different names of the continent 6. English efforts to found colonies, 7. Potatoes and tobacco. 8. Charter granted by James I. 9. London company. 10. Pl}TQOUth company. CHAPTER VIIL THE PLYMOUTH COLON~i'. I. Religious intolerance in England. 3, The Pilgrims in Hoiiand. YOUNG folks' united STATES. 3. The voyage to America. 4. The search for a good harbor. 5. The landing at Plymouth. 6. Hardships of the first winter. THE MASSACHUSETTS COLONY. 7. The voyage to Salem. 8. The leading men. 9. Comparison of the two colonies. ID. The scarcity of food. II. Union of the two colonies. CHAPTER IX. THE OTHER NEW-ENGLAND COLONIES. 1. Early history of Maine. 2. Origin and slow growth of its settlements. 3. Portsmouth and Dover. 4. Gov. Wentworth of New Hampshire. 5. Vermont. 6. Settlement of Rhode Island. 7. Roger Williams. 8. William Coddington. 9. The charter and laws. 10. Religious liberty. 11. First explorations of Connecticut. 12. Origin of the Dutch and the English claims to Connecticut. 13. Arrival of English settlers. 14. New Haven. 1 5. End of troubles with the Dutch. 16. Union of the two colonies. CHAPTER X. COLONIAL DAYS IN NEW ENGLAND. 1. Similarity of New-England colonies. 2. New-England village Sunday morning. TOPICS. 3. Church services. 4. Dwellings. 5. Dress. 6. Muster. 7. Town-meeting. 8. Laws. 9. Persecution of the Quakers. 10. Salem witchcraft. 11. The charters. 12. Union of 1643. 13. Employments. 14. Money. 15. Food. 16. Amusements. 17. Social life. 18. Slavery. CHAPTER XL OLD DUTCH TIMES IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. 1. Henry Hudson. 2. Discovery of the Hudson. 3. Sailing up the river. 4. Discovery of Hudson's Bay. 5. New Netherlands. 6. New Amsterdam. 7. Patroons. 8. Disagreement of Dutch and English settlers. 9. Appearance of New Amsterdam, 10. Habits of the Dutch. 11. Dominies. 12. Dress. 13. Employments. 14. William the Testy. 15. Peter Stuyvesant. 16. Surrender of Dutch possessions to the English. 17. Immigration to New York. 18. First settlers of New Jersey. lO YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. 19. The name. 20. Subsequent history to the time of the American Revolution. CHAPTER XII. THE FRIENDS IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE SWEDES IN DELAWARE. 1. William Penn. 2. His grant of land. 3. The name. 4. Penn's arrival in America. 5. Philadelphia. 6. The colony during Penn's absence in England. 7. Penn's return to the colony. 8. Employments. 9. Interesting facts concerning Philadelphia and its citizens. 10. Great prosperity of this colony. 11. Lord de la Ware. 12. Gustavus Adolphus. 13. Oxenstiern. 14. Troubles between the Dutch and Swedes. 15. 1664. CHAPTER XIII. THE OLD DOMINION AND MARYLAND. 1. Jamestown, 1607. 2. Capt. John Smith. 3. Newport's voyage to Virginia. 4. Character of the colonists. 5. Smith's management of them. 6. His accounts of the early discomforts of the colony. 7. His expeditions along the coast. 8. His expedition into the interior. 9. The starving time. 10. The Virginia plantations. 11. Introduction of slavery. 12. Tobacco. TOPICS. 13. Education. 14. Laws. 15. Character of the clergy, and style of living. 16. House of burgesses. 17. Effects of slavery. 18. Virginia at the time of the Revolution. 19. The first settlements in Maryland. 20. The government of the colony. 21. Religious toleration. 22. Religious troubles. 23. Prosperity of the colony. 24. Mason and Dixon's line. CHAPTER XIV. THE SOUTHERN COLONIES. 1. The first colony in Carolina- 2. Locke's plan of government 3. Growth of the colony. 4. Rice and cotton. 5. The northern and the southern section. 6. Troubles with Spaniards and the French. 7. The division. 8. James Oglethorpe. 9. Settlement of Georgia. 10. Wise measures of Oglethorpe. 11. The Wesleys and Whitefield. 12. Troubles with the Spaniards. 13. The colony after Oglethorpe's departure. 14. Scotch Highlanders. 1 5. Manufacture of silk. CHAPTER XV. THE INDIAN WARS. 1. Samoset. 2. Massasoit. 3. Gov. Bradford. 12 YOUNG FOLKS' UNITED STATES. 4. Dealings with the Indians. 5. Pequot war. 6. John Eliot. 7. King Philip's war. 8. Bacon's rebellion. 9. Penn's treaty. 10. The Quakers and the Indians. 11. The Walking Purchase. CHAPTER XVI. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS. 1. Cause and object of these wars. 2. Method of conducting them. 3. Thomas Duston. 4. The attack on Deerfield. 5. Feeling of the colonists toward the French and Indians. 6. Louisburg. 7. French and English claims. 8. Washington's mission. 9. Treaty with the Six Nations. 10. Union of the colonies. 11. Acadia. 12. Fort du Quesne. 13. Braddock's defeat. 14. Capture of Quebec. 15. Pontiac's war. CHAPTER XVII. THE BEGINNING OF THE REVOLUTION. 1. The thirteen original colonies. 2. Peculiar history of each. 3. Points of resemblance, 4. Loyalty to England. 5. Reasons for taxation. 6. Stamp act. TOPICS. 13 7. Principle involved. 8. Speeches in parliament. 9. Patrick Henry. 10. First American Congress. 11. Treatment of stamp-officers. 12. Repeal qf the Stamp Act. 13. Boston boys. 14. Boston Massacre. 15. Destruction of the "Gaspee." 16. Patriotism of the people. 17. Boston tea-party. iS. Action taken in other cities. 19. Steps taken in Massachusetts. 20. Boston Port Bill. 21. Effect of Boston Port Bill. 22. Boston in 1774. 23. Tories. 24. Views of the Tories. 25. Views of the other colonists. CHAPTER XVni. CONCORD, LEXINGTON, AND BUNKER HILL. 1. Provincial Congress. 2. Paul Revere. 3. Battle of Lexington. 4. Concord fight. 5. Retreat of the British. 6. Effect of this retreat. 7. The gathering of troops. 8. Battle of Bunker Hill. CHAPTER XIX. WASHINGTON TAKES COMMAND. 1. Effect of the Battle of Bunker Hi 2. Choice of a commander-in-chief. 14 YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. 3. Condition of the army. 4. British troops in Boston. 5. Evacuation of Boston. 6. Determination of the British Government. CHAPTER XX. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 1. Work of Congress. 2. Ideas of the people concerning independence. 3. The resolutions. 4. Unanimity of feeling among the colonies. 5. The Declaration of Independence. 6. Signing the Declaration. 7. Rejoicings. 8. The flag. CHAPTER XXI. THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR. 1. Capture of New York by the British. 2. Washington's retreat. 3. Trenton and Princeton. 4. Winter at Valley Forge. 5. Burgoyne's invasion. 6. Treaty vi^ith France. 7. Last three years of the war. 8. Arnold's treason. 9. Surrender at Yorktown. 10. Cost of the war. 11. Treaty of Paris. CHAPTER XXII. AFTER THE WAR. 1. Poverty of the colonies. 2. Shays's Rebellion. TOPICS. 15 3. Weakness of the government. 4. The Constitution. 5. Defects of the old " confederation." 6. Celebration in Philadelphia. • 7. First President of the United States. 8. Inauguration. CHAPTER XXIII. WASHINGTON AND ADAMS. — GEORGE WASHINGTON OF VIRGINIA, 1789 TO 1797. 1. Condition of the country. 2. Relations with France. 3. The two parties. 4. The title of the President. 5. The state-coach. 6. Levees. 7. The birthday of the President. 8. Costumes. 9. Entertainments. 10. The people at large. 11. Invention of the cotton-gin. 12. Benjamin Franklin. 13. The three States admitted. 14. The North-west Territory. 15. Census of 1790. JOHN ADAMS OF MASSACHUSETTS, I797 TO 180I. 1. Removal of seat of government. 2. Troubles with France. 3. Unpopularity of Adams. 4. Death of Washington, 5. Census of 1800. CHAPTER XXIV. JEFFERSON'S ADMINISTRATION. — THOMAS JEFFERSON OF VIRGINIA, 1 80 1 TO 1809. 1. Commercial troubles. 2. The " right of search." b YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. 3. The embargo. 4. Troubles with the Barbary States. 5. Jefferson's personal habits, and views of government. 6. Prohibition of the African slave-trade. 7. The first steamboat. 8. Aaron Burr. 9. The State admitted. 10. Purchase of Louisiana. 11. Exploring-expedition to the Rocky Mountains. CHAPTER XXV. MADISON AND MONROE. — THE WAR OF l8l2 AND THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING. — JAMES MADISON OF VIRGINIA, iSOQ TO 1817. 1. Cause of war of 18 12. 2. The defeats of our army. 3. The success of our navy. 4. The third year of the war. 5. The treaty of Ghent.* 6. Census of 18 10. 7. Emigration westward. 8. The two States admitted. JAMES MONROE OF VIRGINIA, 1817 TO 1825. 1. Purchase of Florida. 2. Commencement of the slavery trouble. 3. Missouri Compromise. 4. Visit of Lafayette. 5. The five States admitted. 6. Census of 1820. 7. Monroe doctrine. CHAPTER XXVL ADAMS AND JACKSON. — INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. — NULLIFICATION AND THE ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENTS. — JOHN QUINCY ADAMS OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1825 TO 1829. 1. Canals. 2. The first railroad in America. TOPICS. 17 3. Death of Adams and of Jefferson. 4. Protective tariff. ANDREW JACKSON OF TENNESSEE, 1829 TO 1837. 1. Nullification. 2. Seminole war. 3. Antislavery publications. 4. Popular and unpopular acts of Jackson. 5. Census of 1830. 6. The two States admitted. CHAPTER XXVII. VAN BUREN, HARRISON, AND TYLER, AND THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS. — MARTIN VAN BUREN OF NEW YORK, 1837 TO 184I. 1. Canadian rebellion. 2. Antislavery agitation. 3. Crisis of 1837. 4. Census of 1840. 5. The " log-cabin " political contest. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON OF OHIO AND JOHN TYLER OF VIRGINIA. 184I TO 1845. 1. Ashburton treaty, 2. Internal troubles. 3. The State admitted. 4. Annexation of a foreign State. CHAPTER XXVIII. POLK AND THE MEXICAN WAR.— JAMES K. POLK OF TENNESSEE, 1845 TO 1S49. 1. The north-west boundary line. 2. Cause of Mexican war 3. Taylor's campaign. 4. Scott's campaign. l8 YOUNG folks' united STATES. 5. Attack on Mexican provinces. 6. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 7. Discovery of gold in California. 8. The three States admitted. 9. Wilmot Proviso. CHAPTER XXIX. THE APPROACH OF THE CIVIL WAR. — TAYLOR, FILLMORE, AND PIERCE. — ZACHARY TAYLOR OF LOUISIANA, AND MILLARD FILL- MORE OF NEW YORK, 1849 TO 1853. 1. Compromise of 1850. 2. Opposition to the Fugitive-slave Law. 3. The State admitted. 4. New Mexico and Utah. 5. Census of 1850. FRANKLIN PIERCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1853 TO 1857. 1. Kansas-Nebraska Bill. 2. Border warfare. 3. Gadsden purchase. 4. Treaty with Japan. 5. Political parties. CHAPTER XXX. THE OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR. — BUCHANAN. — JAMES BUCHANAN OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1857 TO 1861. 1. Dred Scott decision. 2. John Brown's raid. 3. Election of Lincoln. 4. The Southern Confederacy. 5. Attack on Fort Sumter. 6. Effect of this attack. 7. The three States admitted. 8. Census of i860. TOPICS. CHAPTER XXXI. 19 THE CIVIL WAR. — LINCOLN. — ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF ILLINOIS, AND ANDREW JOHNSON OF TENNESSEE, 1861 TO 1869. 1. Surprise at the North. 2. Baltimore riot. 3. Preparations at the North. 4. The war in Virginia, including the first advance on Richmond. 5. The war in Missouri and along the coast. 6. Our navy. 7. Foreign relations. 8. Peninsular campaign, — second advance on Richmond. 9. Lee's first invasion, — Antietam. 10. Third advance on Richmond, — Burnside. 11. *' Merrimack," and " Monitor." 12. Opening of the Mississippi, pp. 302, 303, 307, 308. 13. Emancipation. 14. Fourth advance on Richmond, — Hooker. 15. Lee's second invasion, — Gettysburg. 16. New York riot. 17. Campaign in East Tennessee. 18. Grand plan for 1864. 19. Grant's advance on Richmond. 20. " Kearsarge " and " Alabama." 21. Capture of Mobile. 22. Sherman's "march to the sea." 23. Sherman's " great march " northward. 24. Capture of Richmond. 25. Surrender of Lee. 26. Memory lesson. No. i, pp. 318, 319. 27. Memory lesson. No. 2, pp. 320, 321. CHAPTER XXXH. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. — GRANT. 1. Assassination of Lincoln. 2. Confidence in Lincoln. 20 YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. 3. Mourning for Lincoln. 4. Strength of our government. 5. The disbanding of the army. 6. Opinions about the seceded States. 7. Acts of the President and of Congress. 8. Impeachment of Johnson. 9. Summary from 1861 to 1869. 10. Census of 1870. ULYSSES S. GRANT OF ILLINOIS, 1869 tO 1877. 1. Work done under Grant. 2. Geneva tribunal. 3. Death of eminent statesmen. 4. New questions. 5. Our science, literature, art, and mechanical skill. 6. Memory lesson, pp. 328, 329. For biographical and geographical reviews the Index at the close of the book may be profitably used. 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