XXV.--Events of 1778 and 1779 178 XXVI.--Reverses and Treason.--Events of 1780 187 XXVII.--Events of 1781 192 XXVIII.--Confederation and Union 199 PART V. GROWTH OF THE UNION. XXIX.--Washington's Administration 205 XXX.--Adams's Administration 211 XXXI.--Jefferson's Administration 214 XXXII.--Madison's Administration.--War of 1812 221 XXXIII.--War of 1812.--Events of 1813 228 XXXIV.--The Campaigns of 1814 235 XXXV.--Monroe's Administration 244 XXXVI.--Adams's Administration 248 XXXVII.--Jackson's Administration 250 XXXVIII.--Van Buren's Administration 254 XXXIX.--Administrations of Harrison and Tyler 257 XL.--Polk's Administration and the Mexican War 261 XLI.--Administrations of Taylor and Fillmore 269 XLII.--Pierce's Administration 273 XLIII.--Buchanan's Administration 275 PART VI. THE CIVIL WAR. XLIV.--Lincoln's Administration and the Civil War 281 XLV.--Causes of the Civil War 284 XLVI.--Events of 1861 288 XLVII.--Campaigns of 1862 293 XLVIII.--The Events of 1863 302 XLIX.--The Closing Conflicts.--Events of 1864 and 1865 310 PART VII. THE NATION REUNITED. L.--Johnson's Administration 323 LI.--Grant's Administration 328 LII.--Hayes's Administration 337 LIII.--Administrations of Garfield and Arthur 344 LIV.--Cleveland's Administration 350 LV.--Harrison's Administration 361 Appendix.--Constitution of the United States 371 Index 387 MAPS AND PORTRAITS. COLORED MAPS. PAGE The New World, with Routes of Discoveries 24 The Colonies at the time of the French and Indian War 144 The Colonies at the time of the Revolution 192