A beginner's history

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

Mace, William H. (William Harrison)

United States -- History

=Jefferson, Thomas=, 229-238;
    early life of, 229;
    studies law, 230;
    meets Patrick Henry, 230;
    member of House of Burgesses, 231;
    marries, 231;
    and Committee of Correspondence, 232;
    and the Declaration of Independence, 232-233;
    governor of Virginia, 234;
    minister to France, 234;
    first Secretary of State, 235;
    leader of the Democratic-Republican party, 235;
    elected president, 235;
    portrait of, 235;
    purchases Louisiana, 236;
    sends out Lewis and Clark Expedition, 237;
    elected president second time, 237;
    "Sage of Monticello," 238;
    death, 238.

  =Jenkins, C. Francis=, 385.

  =Jews=, 447, 449.

  =John, King of England=, 491-492.

  =John II=, of Portugal, 5.

  =Johnson, Andrew=, 328-329, 337;
    portrait of, 328.

  =Johnston, General Joseph E.=, 338, 340.

  =Johnston, Sarah Bush=, stepmother of President Lincoln, 314.

  =Joliet=, 53, 106, 112;
    with Marquette sets out to find the Mississippi, 53;
    sails down the Mississippi, 53;
    death, 53.

  =Jones, John Paul=, 194-198;
    early life of, 194;
    enters American navy, 195;
    portrait of, 195;
    shows his mettle in West Indies, 196;
    sent to France, 196;
    in Whitehaven, 196;
    on English coast, 197;
    captain of _Bon Homme Richard_, 197;
    and the _Serapis_, 197-198;
    great naval hero, 198.

  =Jonesboro=, 247.

  =Jutes=, 478.


  =Kaiser, The German=, 430, 442.

  =Kansas-Nebraska Bill=, 319-322.

  =Kaskaskia=, Clark at, 218, 219, 223.

  =Keith, Sir William=, 150.

  =Kentucky=, Boone in, 204-210, 216.

  =Kieft, Governor=, 59.

  =King Philip=, Indian chief, 84-85.

  =Kings Mountain=, battle of, 184, 213-214.

  =Knox, General=, 201.

  =Knoxville=, 215, 216.


  =Labrador=, discovered by John Cabot, 35.

  =Lachine=, 106.

  =Lafayette, Marquis de=, 137, 139, 140, 189;
    visits Washington after war, 142-143;
    rewarded by Congress, 143.

  =Lafayette Squadron=, 431.

  =Lake Superior=, iron "ranges" of, 422.

  =Lane, Ralph=, 44.

  =La Salle, Robert Cavelier, Sieur de=, 106-113;
    seeks Canada, 106;
    builds Fort Frontenac, 106;
    portrait of, 107;
    returns to France for permission to explore Mississippi Valley, 107;
    sets out for Mississippi, 107;
    builds _Griffin_, 108-109;
    builds Fort Crèvecœur, 111;
    plans union of Indian tribes, 111;
    journeys to mouth of Mississippi, 112;
    takes possession for France, 112;
    builds Fort St. Louis on Starved Rock, 112;
    returns to France and brings over colony, 113;
    killed by disappointed colonists, 113.

  ="Lawrence," The=, Perry's flagship, 245.

  =Lee, Henry=, "Light Horse Harry," 184.

  =Lee, Richard Henry=, 130, 173, 177, 232.

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History

A beginner's history

Mace, William H. (William Harrison)

United States -- History

=Jefferson, Thomas=, 229-238;
    early life of, 229;
    studies law, 230;
    meets Patrick Henry, 230;
    member of House of Burgesses, 231;
    marries, 231;
    and Committee of Correspondence, 232;
    and the Declaration of Independence, 232-233;
    governor of Virginia, 234;
    minister to France, 234;
    first Secretary of State, 235;
    leader of the Democratic-Republican party, 235;
    elected president, 235;
    portrait of, 235;
    purchases Louisiana, 236;
    sends out Lewis and Clark Expedition, 237;
    elected president second time, 237;
    "Sage of Monticello," 238;
    death, 238.

  =Jenkins, C. Francis=, 385.

  =Jews=, 447, 449.

  =John, King of England=, 491-492.

  =John II=, of Portugal, 5.

  =Johnson, Andrew=, 328-329, 337;
    portrait of, 328.

  =Johnston, General Joseph E.=, 338, 340.

  =Johnston, Sarah Bush=, stepmother of President Lincoln, 314.

  =Joliet=, 53, 106, 112;
    with Marquette sets out to find the Mississippi, 53;
    sails down the Mississippi, 53;
    death, 53.

  =Jones, John Paul=, 194-198;
    early life of, 194;
    enters American navy, 195;
    portrait of, 195;
    shows his mettle in West Indies, 196;
    sent to France, 196;
    in Whitehaven, 196;
    on English coast, 197;
    captain of _Bon Homme Richard_, 197;
    and the _Serapis_, 197-198;
    great naval hero, 198.

  =Jonesboro=, 247.

  =Jutes=, 478.


  =Kaiser, The German=, 430, 442.

  =Kansas-Nebraska Bill=, 319-322.

  =Kaskaskia=, Clark at, 218, 219, 223.

  =Keith, Sir William=, 150.

  =Kentucky=, Boone in, 204-210, 216.

  =Kieft, Governor=, 59.

  =King Philip=, Indian chief, 84-85.

  =Kings Mountain=, battle of, 184, 213-214.

  =Knox, General=, 201.

  =Knoxville=, 215, 216.


  =Labrador=, discovered by John Cabot, 35.

  =Lachine=, 106.

  =Lafayette, Marquis de=, 137, 139, 140, 189;
    visits Washington after war, 142-143;
    rewarded by Congress, 143.

  =Lafayette Squadron=, 431.

  =Lake Superior=, iron "ranges" of, 422.

  =Lane, Ralph=, 44.

  =La Salle, Robert Cavelier, Sieur de=, 106-113;
    seeks Canada, 106;
    builds Fort Frontenac, 106;
    portrait of, 107;
    returns to France for permission to explore Mississippi Valley, 107;
    sets out for Mississippi, 107;
    builds _Griffin_, 108-109;
    builds Fort Crèvecœur, 111;
    plans union of Indian tribes, 111;
    journeys to mouth of Mississippi, 112;
    takes possession for France, 112;
    builds Fort St. Louis on Starved Rock, 112;
    returns to France and brings over colony, 113;
    killed by disappointed colonists, 113.

  ="Lawrence," The=, Perry's flagship, 245.

  =Lee, Henry=, "Light Horse Harry," 184.

  =Lee, Richard Henry=, 130, 173, 177, 232.

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