A beginner's history

Name: A beginner's history
Author: Mace, William H. (William Harrison)

Mace, William H. (William Harrison)

United States -- History

=Gauls=, 466, 472, 475.

  =George II=, grants charter to Oglethorpe, 101.

  =George III=, 135, 136, 141, 158, 159, 173.

  =Georgia=, founded, 101-103;
    planters of, 103-104.

  =Germanic tribes=, 476, 477, 478, 479, 481.

  =Germany=, one of the Central Powers, 426;
    protests against United States trading with Allies, 427;
    lawless submarine policy of, 428, 430-431;
    America enters the war against, 431;
    makes last great attack, 437;
    defeated on all fronts, 441;
    accepts armistice, 442;
    treaty of peace with, 442-443.

  =Gettysburg=, battle of, 335, 338.

  =Ghent=, _see_ Treaty of.

  =Gibault=, Father, 220, 221.

  =Gilbert, Sir Humphrey=, 43.

  =Gist, Christopher=, 122.

  =Goethals, George Washington=, 376-378;
    portrait of, 376;
    early life of, 377;
    in Spanish-American War, 377;
    in charge of construction of Panama Canal, 377-378;
    appointed governor of Canal Zone, 377.

  =Gold=, discovery and mining of, 289, 372-373, 375.

  ="Golden Hind," The=, Drake's ship, 38, 39, 40.

  =Gold Fleet, Spanish=, 41.

  =Goliad=, massacre at, 280.

  =Gooch, Daniel=, 271.

  ="Good Man Richard," The=, 197-198.

  =Gore, Christopher=, 311.

  =Gracchi, the=, 470.

  =Grain=, 417-419;
    elevators for 418.

  =Grant, Ulysses S.=, 325, 327, 331-337;
    early life of, 331-332;
    in Mexican War, 332;
    promoted in the army, 333;
    at Forts Henry and Donelson, 333;
    portrait of, 333;
    at Vicksburg, 334;
    at Gettysburg, 335;
    made commander of the Union armies, 336;
    in the "Wilderness," 336;
    Lee surrenders to, 336;
    elected president, 337;
    death, 337.

  =Gray, Captain Robert=, the first to carry the Stars and Stripes around the world, 238;
    discovers the Columbia River, 238.

  =Gray, ----=, invents telephone, 268.

  =Great Basin=, Fremont explores the, 287-288.

  =Great Charter=, struggle for the, 490-493.

  =Great Salt Lake=, 286.

  =Greater Greece=, 451-452.

  =Greece=, 450-463;
    geography of, 450-451;
    legendary heroes of, 452-453;
    philosophers of, 453-455;
    wins admiration of Philip of Macedon, 455;
    government of, 456-460;
    civilization of, 458-460;
    in "Age of Pericles," 460-461;
    defeats Persian kings, 461-463;
    Alexander's conquests spread civilization of, 463.

  =Green Bay=, 108.

  =Greene, Mrs.=, 227-228.

  =Greene, Nathanael=, 182-185, 188, 189, 190, 191;
    portrait of, 182;
    given command of army in South, 182;
    goes to Boston and meets Washington, 184;
    made one of Washington's generals, 184;
    divides army, 184;
    on great march, 188;
    at Guilford Court House, 189;
    drives British into Charleston, 189;
    honored by his country, 189;
    praises General Marion, 191.

  =Greenland=, discovered by Northmen, 1, 484.

  =Greenway Court=, 120-121, 125.

  =Grenville, Sir Richard=, 44.

  ="Griffin," The=, 108-109.

  =Guam=, annexed by United States, 359.

  =Guatemotzin=, statue of, 20.

  =Guilds=, 446.

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History

A beginner's history

Mace, William H. (William Harrison)

United States -- History

=Gauls=, 466, 472, 475.

  =George II=, grants charter to Oglethorpe, 101.

  =George III=, 135, 136, 141, 158, 159, 173.

  =Georgia=, founded, 101-103;
    planters of, 103-104.

  =Germanic tribes=, 476, 477, 478, 479, 481.

  =Germany=, one of the Central Powers, 426;
    protests against United States trading with Allies, 427;
    lawless submarine policy of, 428, 430-431;
    America enters the war against, 431;
    makes last great attack, 437;
    defeated on all fronts, 441;
    accepts armistice, 442;
    treaty of peace with, 442-443.

  =Gettysburg=, battle of, 335, 338.

  =Ghent=, _see_ Treaty of.

  =Gibault=, Father, 220, 221.

  =Gilbert, Sir Humphrey=, 43.

  =Gist, Christopher=, 122.

  =Goethals, George Washington=, 376-378;
    portrait of, 376;
    early life of, 377;
    in Spanish-American War, 377;
    in charge of construction of Panama Canal, 377-378;
    appointed governor of Canal Zone, 377.

  =Gold=, discovery and mining of, 289, 372-373, 375.

  ="Golden Hind," The=, Drake's ship, 38, 39, 40.

  =Gold Fleet, Spanish=, 41.

  =Goliad=, massacre at, 280.

  =Gooch, Daniel=, 271.

  ="Good Man Richard," The=, 197-198.

  =Gore, Christopher=, 311.

  =Gracchi, the=, 470.

  =Grain=, 417-419;
    elevators for 418.

  =Grant, Ulysses S.=, 325, 327, 331-337;
    early life of, 331-332;
    in Mexican War, 332;
    promoted in the army, 333;
    at Forts Henry and Donelson, 333;
    portrait of, 333;
    at Vicksburg, 334;
    at Gettysburg, 335;
    made commander of the Union armies, 336;
    in the "Wilderness," 336;
    Lee surrenders to, 336;
    elected president, 337;
    death, 337.

  =Gray, Captain Robert=, the first to carry the Stars and Stripes around the world, 238;
    discovers the Columbia River, 238.

  =Gray, ----=, invents telephone, 268.

  =Great Basin=, Fremont explores the, 287-288.

  =Great Charter=, struggle for the, 490-493.

  =Great Salt Lake=, 286.

  =Greater Greece=, 451-452.

  =Greece=, 450-463;
    geography of, 450-451;
    legendary heroes of, 452-453;
    philosophers of, 453-455;
    wins admiration of Philip of Macedon, 455;
    government of, 456-460;
    civilization of, 458-460;
    in "Age of Pericles," 460-461;
    defeats Persian kings, 461-463;
    Alexander's conquests spread civilization of, 463.

  =Green Bay=, 108.

  =Greene, Mrs.=, 227-228.

  =Greene, Nathanael=, 182-185, 188, 189, 190, 191;
    portrait of, 182;
    given command of army in South, 182;
    goes to Boston and meets Washington, 184;
    made one of Washington's generals, 184;
    divides army, 184;
    on great march, 188;
    at Guilford Court House, 189;
    drives British into Charleston, 189;
    honored by his country, 189;
    praises General Marion, 191.

  =Greenland=, discovered by Northmen, 1, 484.

  =Greenway Court=, 120-121, 125.

  =Grenville, Sir Richard=, 44.

  ="Griffin," The=, 108-109.

  =Guam=, annexed by United States, 359.

  =Guatemotzin=, statue of, 20.

  =Guilds=, 446.

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