The History of the United States: From Their Colonization to the End of the Twenty-sixth Congress, in 1841, Volume 1

George Tucker

Lippincott, 1856 - United States

Contents

• CHAPTER I: 21
• Settlers arrive at Plymouth Rock: 27
• Religious Persecution: 33
• CONTENTS: 35
• Massachusetts sends Commissioners to England: 41
• Character of Bacon: 47
• Leislers Insurrection: 53
• The Carolinas become Royal Provinces: 59
• Depreciation of Paper Currency: 66
• Convention at Albany: 72
• War with France: 73
• Stamp Act opposed: 79
• Duties partially repealed: 85
• General Congress proposed: 91
• Effects of Slavery: 97
• CHAPTER II: 103
• Each Colony has one Vote: 108
• Its Address to the King: 114
• Address to the British People: 120
• Congress closes its session: 126
• Policy of the Ministry: 132
• Proceedings of Congress: 138
• Doctor Joseph Warren: 144
• Lord Norths Propositions rejected: 146
• Royal Authority terminated in the Colonies: 152
• Junction of Montgomery and Arnold: 158
• Mecklenburg Declaration: 164
• Committee to draw the Declaration: 171
• Arrival of the British Armament: 177
• Conference of a Committee of Congress with Lord Howe: 183
• New York evacuated by Washington: 184
• Capture of Fort Washington: 190
• Retreat from the Assanpink: 196
• Sir William Howe retreats to Staten Island: 202
• The British repulsed at Red Bank: 208
• Burgoyne retreats: 214
• The Army and People support him: 217
• Silas Deane: 223
• General Lee arrested: 229
• Arrival of British Commissioners: 235
• Silas Deane: 241
• Incursion into Connecticut: 247
• It capitulates: 253
• CONTENTS: 254
• Benedict Arnold: 260
• Sergeant Champe: 266
• Greene retreats from Cornwallis: 272
• Expedition of Phillips and Arnold: 278
• Action at Hobkirks Hill: 284
• CHAPTER IV: 290
• Terms of the treaty with Great Britain: 296
• CONTENTS: 298
• Appeal to Rhode Island: 303
• Claims of Virginia opposed: 309
• Cession by Virginia: 315
• He resigns his commission to Congress: 321
• Exclusion of Slavery rejected: 327
• Principles of International Law proposed: 329
• Regulations of commerce proposed to the States: 335
• Commercial difficulties among the States: 341
• The insurrection quelled 317: 347
• Each State entitled to one vote in Congress: 353
• Grand committee appointed: 360
• Election of the Executive: 366
• Powers of the Executive: 372
• Miscellaneous provisions: 374
• Ordinance for the Northwest Territory: 380
• Washingtons arrival at New York: 386
• Impost duties: 392
• Construction of Constitutions: 402
• Republican simplicity: 408
• Funding of the Debt: 414
• Rise in price of the public Securities: 416
• Assumption of State debts: 422
• Policy of the Assumption considered: 428
• Ratification of the Constitution by Rhode Island: 434
• Tonnage duties 410: 440
• Political parties 415: 446
• Construction of Constitutions: 456
• Relations of the United States with England: 462
• New apportionment of Members under the census: 468
• His reports on Manufactures and the Mint: 474
• Dissensions in the Cabinet: 480
• Parties in the United States: 487
• Loan from the Bank: 493
• The slavetrade and negro slavery: 499
• The fugitive slave law made inoperative: 500
• Proclamation of Neutrality: 507
• Case of The Little Democrat: 514
• Impressment of Seamen: 520
• Jeffersons Commercial report: 526
• Restrictive policy: 532
• Policy of a Navy: 539
• Parties in the United States: 545
• Accounts with the States adjusted: 549
• Proceedings of the malcontents: 555
• Selfcreated Societies: 561
• Treasury report: 567
• Objections to the Treaty: 573
• Presentation of the French flag: 579
• Madisons speech on the Treaty: 585
• Amess speech: 591
• Monroe succeeds Gouverneur Morris: 597
• Monroe defends the United States: 603
• Adets proclamation and complaints: 609
• Complaints by French Envoys: 615
• Pacific policy of Washington reviewed: 621
• Washingtons career: 627
• Powers of Congress 373: 643

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of the United States: From Their Colonization to the End of the Twenty-sixth Congress, in 1841, Volume 1; The History of the United States: From Their Colonization to the End of the Twenty-sixth Congress, in 1841, George Tucker
• Author: George Tucker
• Publisher: Lippincott, 1856
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Jul 21, 2006