A beginner's history

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

Mace, William H. (William Harrison)

United States -- History

=Quebec=, founded, 49;
    fall of, 114;
    expedition against, 126.


  =Railroads=, 263-264, 373.

  =Raleigh, Sir Walter=, 42-47;
    Drake carries back to England colony of, 41;
    as student, soldier, seaman, 42-43;
    plants colonies in America, 43-46;
    portrait of, 44;
    wins favor with Queen Elizabeth, 44;
    put to death, 47.

  ="Raleigh," The=, 200.

  =Rameses II=, 447.

  ="Ranger," The=, 196, 197.

  ="Ranges" of Lake Superior=, 422.

  =Reaper=, 272-274.

  =Red Cross Society=, 355, 410-412, 431.

  =Reed, Deborah=, wife of Franklin, 149, 151.

  =Refrigerator cars=, 421.

  =Remus=, 464.

  =Republican party=, 289, 320, 344, 348, 351, 370.

  =Resources and industries of the United States=, 416-423.

  =Revere, Paul=, 172, 174.

  ="Revolution," The=, 403.

  =Revolution, War of the=, 207, 209, 211, 224, 246, 247;
    debt of the, 235;
    woman's part in the, 400.

  =Rice=, in the South, 104.

  =Richmond=, 325, 326, 327.

  =Roanoke Island=, 44, 45.

  =Rochambeau, General=, 139.

  =Rocky Mountains=, 240, 243.

  =Rolfe, John=, 66, 67.

  =Rolfe, Thomas=, 68.

  =Rome=, 464-477;
    legends and myths of, 464-466;
    threatened with civil war, 466;
    taken by Gauls, 466;
    conquers all tribes of Italy, 466;
    war with Carthage, 466-469;
    conquers many nations, 469;
    changed character of, 469-470;
    uprisings in, 470;
    conquests under Caesar, 472;
    becomes an empire, 473;
    establishes a system of laws, 473-474;
    builds famous roads and engineering works, 474;
    literature of, 475;
    prepares way for spread of Christianity, 475-476;
    conquered by Teutons, 476-477;
    later invasions, 477;
    brings Christianity to Germans, 478-479;
    Charlemagne crowned emperor of, 481.

  =Romulus=, 464.

  =Roosevelt, Theodore=, 356, 360-372;
    early life, 360-363;
    as New York assemblyman, 363-364;
    western life, 364-365;
    as Civil Service Commissioner, 365;
    as Police Commissioner, 365-366;
    in Spanish-American War, 366;
    governor of New York, 366;
    as vice-president, succeeds McKinley, 367;
    record as president, 368;
    as an author, 368-369;
    defeated for reëlection, 370;
    explores a Brazilian river, 370-371;
    death, 371.

  =Rosecrans, General=, 335.

  "=Rough Riders=," 366.

  =Rubicon=, 472-473.

  =Rumsey, James=, 257.

  =Runnymede=, meeting at, 492.

  =Russia=, takes part in World War, 421;
    makes peace with Germany, 437.


  =Sacajawea=, statue of, 241.

  =Sacramento Valley=, 287-288.

  "=Sage of Monticello=," 238.

  =St. Francis=, 290.

  =St. Gaudens=, statue of Lincoln by, 326-327.

  =St. John's Church=, 163.

  =St. Joseph River=, 109, 110.

  =St. Lawrence River=, French on, 49, 50, 52.

  =St. Louis=, 210, 242.

  =St. Louis, Fort=, 112.

  =St. Marys=, 69.

  =St. Mihiel=, battle of, 439-440.

  =Salamis=, battle of, 462.

  =Salem=, colony at, 81, 82.

  =Samoset=, 78.

  =Sampson, Rear Admiral=, 357.

  =San Antonio=, 282.

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A beginner's historyMace, William H. (William Harrison)

History

A beginner's history

Mace, William H. (William Harrison)

United States -- History

=Quebec=, founded, 49;
    fall of, 114;
    expedition against, 126.


  =Railroads=, 263-264, 373.

  =Raleigh, Sir Walter=, 42-47;
    Drake carries back to England colony of, 41;
    as student, soldier, seaman, 42-43;
    plants colonies in America, 43-46;
    portrait of, 44;
    wins favor with Queen Elizabeth, 44;
    put to death, 47.

  ="Raleigh," The=, 200.

  =Rameses II=, 447.

  ="Ranger," The=, 196, 197.

  ="Ranges" of Lake Superior=, 422.

  =Reaper=, 272-274.

  =Red Cross Society=, 355, 410-412, 431.

  =Reed, Deborah=, wife of Franklin, 149, 151.

  =Refrigerator cars=, 421.

  =Remus=, 464.

  =Republican party=, 289, 320, 344, 348, 351, 370.

  =Resources and industries of the United States=, 416-423.

  =Revere, Paul=, 172, 174.

  ="Revolution," The=, 403.

  =Revolution, War of the=, 207, 209, 211, 224, 246, 247;
    debt of the, 235;
    woman's part in the, 400.

  =Rice=, in the South, 104.

  =Richmond=, 325, 326, 327.

  =Roanoke Island=, 44, 45.

  =Rochambeau, General=, 139.

  =Rocky Mountains=, 240, 243.

  =Rolfe, John=, 66, 67.

  =Rolfe, Thomas=, 68.

  =Rome=, 464-477;
    legends and myths of, 464-466;
    threatened with civil war, 466;
    taken by Gauls, 466;
    conquers all tribes of Italy, 466;
    war with Carthage, 466-469;
    conquers many nations, 469;
    changed character of, 469-470;
    uprisings in, 470;
    conquests under Caesar, 472;
    becomes an empire, 473;
    establishes a system of laws, 473-474;
    builds famous roads and engineering works, 474;
    literature of, 475;
    prepares way for spread of Christianity, 475-476;
    conquered by Teutons, 476-477;
    later invasions, 477;
    brings Christianity to Germans, 478-479;
    Charlemagne crowned emperor of, 481.

  =Romulus=, 464.

  =Roosevelt, Theodore=, 356, 360-372;
    early life, 360-363;
    as New York assemblyman, 363-364;
    western life, 364-365;
    as Civil Service Commissioner, 365;
    as Police Commissioner, 365-366;
    in Spanish-American War, 366;
    governor of New York, 366;
    as vice-president, succeeds McKinley, 367;
    record as president, 368;
    as an author, 368-369;
    defeated for reëlection, 370;
    explores a Brazilian river, 370-371;
    death, 371.

  =Rosecrans, General=, 335.

  "=Rough Riders=," 366.

  =Rubicon=, 472-473.

  =Rumsey, James=, 257.

  =Runnymede=, meeting at, 492.

  =Russia=, takes part in World War, 421;
    makes peace with Germany, 437.


  =Sacajawea=, statue of, 241.

  =Sacramento Valley=, 287-288.

  "=Sage of Monticello=," 238.

  =St. Francis=, 290.

  =St. Gaudens=, statue of Lincoln by, 326-327.

  =St. John's Church=, 163.

  =St. Joseph River=, 109, 110.

  =St. Lawrence River=, French on, 49, 50, 52.

  =St. Louis=, 210, 242.

  =St. Louis, Fort=, 112.

  =St. Marys=, 69.

  =St. Mihiel=, battle of, 439-440.

  =Salamis=, battle of, 462.

  =Salem=, colony at, 81, 82.

  =Samoset=, 78.

  =Sampson, Rear Admiral=, 357.

  =San Antonio=, 282.

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