Boston massacre, 151 tea party, 152 Port Bill, 155 Braddock, expedition of, 118 Buford massacre, 253 Bull Run, battle of, 364 Bunker Hill, battle of, 170-183 lesson taught by, 180 Monument, 183 Burgoyne campaign, 198-221 Cabots, John and Sebastian, 26 their voyages, 26, 27 California enters the Union, 346 discovery of gold in, 346 rush to gold regions of, 348 Camden, defeat at, 255 Cedar Creek, Sheridan at, 383 Cervera and Spanish fleet, 415 Chancellorsville, battle of, 369 Charleston, defense of, 251 capture of, 252 Chesapeake, battle with the Shannon, 331 Chickamauga, battle of, 377 Churches in colonial times, 129 Colonial times, everyday life in, 126 Colonies begin to prosper, 141 tyrannical treatment of, 142 Columbia River, discovery of, 341 Columbus, Christopher, 10 early life of, 12 seeks aid, 14 first voyage of, 15 welcome on return, 19 other voyages, 20-23 Concord Bridge, fight at, 162 Congress, First Continental, 157 Second Continental, 190 Constitution, battle with Guerrière, 327 her noble record, 330 Cowpens, battle of, 264 Cuba, barbarities in, 407 rebels against Spain, 406 Cushing, daring exploit of, 402-405 Decatur, exploits of, 324 Deerfield, attack on, 112 De Soto, Ferdinand, 28-30 Dewey, Admiral, victory at Manila, 412 nation's reception of, 414 Dustin, Hannah, story of, 113 Dutch, settlement in New York, 92 how they lived, 93 Emancipation of the slaves, 366 proclamation of, 367 Erie, Lake, battle of, 333 Eutaw Springs, battle of, 269 Everyday home life one hundred years ago, 311-321 Farragut, Admiral, 390 captures New Orleans, 391 captures Mobile, 399 in the rigging at Mobile, 401 Fires, how put out one hundred years ago, 316 Flag, American, first raised, 209 Franklin, Benjamin, 296-310 early life of, 297 learns printer's trade, 297 goes to Philadelphia, 299 life in London, 301 career in Philadelphia, 302 famous kite experiment, 304 public career, 305 service as diplomatist, 309 last days of, 310 Freeman's Farm, battle of, 218 French in North America, 106 French and Indian Wars, 110 Gage, General, and Boston boys, 150 plans to capture military stores, 158 Gates, General, 217, 255 Gettysburg, battle of, 369-372 memorials of, 372 Lincoln's address at, 372 Gold, Discovery of, in California, 347 effects of discovery, 348 Grant, General, success in the West, 375 Greene, General, takes command in South, 262 his masterly retreat, 265 rare generalship of, 268 brilliant campaign in South, 269 Henry, Patrick, speech of, 147 Herkimer, General, 206 Hobkirk's Hill, battle of, 269 Hobson, brilliant exploit of, 416 Home life in colonial times, 134