Massachusetts colony, I. government of, I. Charles II. and, I. its view of its political rights, I. balks royal commissioners, I. buys Maine, I. fails to get New Hampshire, I. its charter vacated, I. and Andros, I. new charter for, I. population of, in 1650, I. in 1660, I. population of, in 1754, I. her opposition to taxation, II. the action of, approved by the colonies, II. in rebellion, II. ratifies the Constitution, II. Massasoit, treaty with, I. his fidelity, I. Mather, Cotton, his experiments in witchcraft, I. his book, I. at the execution of George Burroughs, I. on "Devil's authority," I. his learning, I. Mather, Increase, I. his learning, I. Matron, Margaret, tried as a witch, I. Matthew, Stanley, IV. Maximilian in Mexico, IV. Mayflower, the, 1. McClellan, General, campaign of, in Virginia, III. in command of Army of Potomac, III. IV. 85; his record, III. his peninsular campaign, IV. at Fortress Monroe and Yorktown, IV. at Fair Oaks, IV. and the "Seven Days' Fight," IV. his losses, IV. would not reenforce Pope. IV. removed from command, IV. McClernand, General, at Fort Donelson, IV. at Vicksburg, IV. McDonough, on Lake Champlain, II. McDowell, General, at Bull Run, III., IV. McGillivray, chief of the Creeks, II. McKinley, William, nominated for President, 1896, V. civil service order, V. Philippine order, V. nominated for second term, V. elected, V. at Pan-American Exposition, V. assassinated, V. death, V. McKinley tariff, the, IV. McPherson, General, IV. killed, IV. Meade, General, in command of Army of the Potomac, IV. at Gettysburg, IV. in the Wilderness, IV. Meat-packing investigations, VI. Melbourne, Atlantic fleet at, VI. Melendez, Pedro, lands in Florida, I. Memphis, surrenders, IV. Menard, the Jesuit, I. Merrimac, the, sinks the Cumberland, burns the Congress, IV. and the Monitor, IV. Merrimac, U. S. collier, sunk to block Santiago harbor, V. Methodists, spread of the, II. on war of 1812, II. in the fourth decade, III. Metternich. III. Mexican War, the, causes of, III. actions of, III. United States gains from, III. Mexico, conquered by Cortez, I. did not recognize claims of Texas, III. revolution in, III. war in, see Mexican War; the taking of the city of, III. Maximilian in, IV. Pan-American Congress in, VI. Meyer, George von L., Secretary of the Navy, VI. Miantonomoh and Uncas, I. 187, Michigan, population in 1830, III. Milan decree, the, II, Miles, General Nelson A., expedition to Puerto Rico, V. Millerism, III, Milwaukee, foreigners in, VI. Mine Workers, the United, VI. Minneapolis, IV. Minnesota, growth of, IV. Mint, the U. S., erected, II. Minuit, Peter, buys Manhattan Island, I. leads the first Swedish colony to America, I. Minute Men, II. Miranda, II. Missionary Ridge, capture of, IV.