III. THE REVOLUTION.――Stamp Act――N. Y. Congress――War of publications against Britain――Boston Massacre――Tea Party―― Lexington――Declaration of Independence――Franklin, Lafayette, Kosciusko――Trenton――Brandywine――Burgoyne’s Defeat――Alliance of France and America――Baron Steuben――D’Estaing――Stony Point―― Arnold――Col. Hayne――Capitulation of Cornwallis――Treaty at Paris――Washington――Paralyzed condition of the Government―― Massachusetts Rebellion 1786――Formation of Government by the Constitutional Convention 368-394 IV. CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.――Federalists and anti-Federalists―― Defeat of Harmar and St. Clair――Prohibition of the Slave Trade――Death of Washington――Purchase of Louisiana――War with Tripoli――Embargo Acts――War with England――Campaign of 1812―― American Naval Victories――Perry’s victory on Lake Erie――Gen. Harrison――Treaty at Ghent――Battle of New Orleans――Seminole War――Lafayette――Tariff――U. S. Bank――Nullification――Compromise of 1820――Commercial Bankruptcy――Annexation of Texas――Mexican War――Discovery of Gold in California――Gadsden Treaty 394-413 BIOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENT. HERNANDO CORTEZ 415 WILLIAM PENN 441 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 467 PETER THE GREAT 475 COUNT RUMFORD 498 NICHOLAS COPERNICUS 523 TYCHO BRAHE 526 GALILEO 528 KEPLER 531 SIR ISAAC NEWTON 533 HUYGENS 536 HALLEY 537 FERGUSON 539 SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL 544 SIMON BOLIVAR 547 FRANCIA, THE DICTATOR 554 ALEXANDER WILSON 562 JAMES WATT 569 JOHN HOWARD 572 LORD BYRON 598 PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY 612 OLIVER GOLDSMITH 615 EDWARD GIBBON 619 DAVID HUME 623