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The Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological OrderBancroft, Charles

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The Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order

Name: The Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order
Author: Bancroft, Charles

Bancroft, Charles

United States -- History; United States -- Politics and government

LAW OF NATIONS                                                     591

    Its origin—Standard authorities on International Law—How it is
    enforced—General features of Law of Nations—United States and
    England—A future Supreme Tribunal.

                              CHAPTER XIV.

    RELATION OF U. S. GOVERNMENT TO RELIGION                           594

    Does not support religion—Shows respect to the sentiments of
    all its people—Consequent policy.

                               CHAPTER XV.

    CHAPLAINS                                                          596

    Why employed—No sect preferred—Salaries—Where employed.

                              CHAPTER XVI.

    COMPROMISES                                                        598

    Necessity of them from the commencement—Constitutional
    Compromise—Missouri Compromise of 1820—Mason and Dixon’s
    Line—Compromises of 1850—Their failure brings on the Civil War.

                              CHAPTER XVII.

    TREASON                                                            602

    Defined by the Constitution—The punishment inflicted.

                               CHAPTER XVIII.

    POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE U. S.                                   603

    Sectional divisions—Their disappearance—Circuit
    Courts—States—District Courts—Congressional
    Districts—Counties—Towns—School Districts.

                              CHAPTER XIX.

    HISTORY OF THE U. S. FROM 1783 TO 1812                             606

    Prostration of the country after the war—Congress has no
    effective control of finances—Negligence of the States—Shay’s
    rebellion in Mass.—Vigorous action of Gen. Lincoln—Virginia
    urges call of a Constitutional Convention—Meeting and
    result of the Convention—Last acts and dissolution of
    Continental Congress—Washington’s first Administration—The
    rise of parties, Federal and Anti-federal—Washington’s
    second Administration—Difficulties with England—With
    France—Country prospers—Adams’ Administration—Naval
    war with France—Jefferson’s Administrations—Louisiana
    purchased—Increasing trouble with England—Madison’s
    Administrations—War declared.

                               CHAPTER XX.

    THE WAR OF 1812                                                    620

    Causes of the war—Disasters in Canada—Successes on
    the sea—Barbarity of British and Indians—Incompetence
    of U. S. officers—Second Campaign—Brilliant naval
    successes—Mortification of the British—Political opposition
    to the war embarrasses the Government and encourages the
    enemy—Third Campaign an American success—Gen. Scott in
    Canada—Defeat of the British at Plattsburg, on Lake Erie;
    before Baltimore, at New Orleans.

                              CHAPTER XXI.

    HISTORY FROM 1815 TO 1846                                          629

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The Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government, with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States, in Chronological Order

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