GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.――Division of the Empire of Charlemagne, and formation of the German Empire――Succession of Henry the Fowler to the throne of Conrad of Franconia――The Germans build cities――Accession of Hildebrand――Pope Gregory III――His Excommunication of Henry IV――Strife of Guelphs and Ghibelines―― Pope Adrian IV――Tancred――Richard III of England――The House of Hapsburg succeeds that of Swabia――Death of Albert――Charles IV issues the Golden Bull――Council of Constance――Martyrdom of John Huss and Jerome of Prague――Invention of Printing――Luther; the Reformation――Thirty Years’ War――Peace of Westphalia―― Insurrection of Hungarians aided by Turks――The War of Succession―― Prince Eugene――Maria Theresa――Pragmatic Sanction――Revolt of the Netherlands――Confederation of the Rhine――Congress of Vienna―― Hungarian Revolution of 1848 312-326 HISTORY OF RUSSIA.――Russia rescued from the Tartars by John Basilowitz――Michael Theodorowitz, First of the House of Romanoff, Czar of Muscovy――Reorganization of Russia by Alexis――Reign of Peter the Great――Foundation and embellishment of St. Petersburg――Succession of the Czarina Catherine――Catherine II―― Annexation of the Crimea――Dismemberment of Poland――Kosciusko―― Suwarrow――Resignation of Stanislaus――Paul――War against the French Republic――Assassination of Paul――Alexander――Coalition against Napoleon, by Austria and England――Peace of Tilsit――Napoleon declares war against Russia――Smolensko――Burning of Moscow―― Constantine――Nicholas――Extirpation of Poland――Siege of Sevastopol by France, England, and Turkey――Death of Nicholas――Succession of Alexander II 326-334 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. I. COLONIAL HISTORY.――Discoveries of Cabot――The Huguenots――Sir Walter Raleigh――Champlain――Henry Hudson――Virginia――Jamestown―― John Smith――Pocahontas――Indian War――Gov. Berkeley――Nathaniel Bacon――New England Colonies――Puritans――Principles of their early Government――Quaker Persecution――Pequod Indian War――King Philip――Royal Governors――Salem Witchcraft――Connecticut――Rhode Island――Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam――Indian War―― Annexation of New Amsterdam to the English Colonies, and change of name to N. York――Lord Baltimore――Civil War――Carolina――Wm. Penn――Indian Treaty――Frame of Government――Oglethorpe――Wesley―― Whitfield――Principles and characteristics of the Colonists 334-363 II. CONTEST OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND FOR AMERICA.――King William’s War――The French War――The Ohio Company――George Washington―― Braddock――Gen. Wolfe――Rising Colonial prosperity 363-368