Hudson, Sir Henry, 88 enters Dutch service, 89 discovers Hudson River, 90 his sad fate, 92 Independence, Declaration of, 184-197 what it said to the world, 191 how received, 194 incidents connected with, 195 what it should mean, 197 Independence declared, 192 slow growth of the idea, 185 stern necessity of, 188 first steps towards, 190 Indians, 4 principal divisions of, 4 Pueblo, 6 appearance and clothing, 73 food of the, 74 weapons and how they fought, 76 as hunters, 80 cunning and revengeful, 82 their children, 85 ally themselves with French, 111 Jackson, Andrew, anecdote of, 254 wins the battle of New Orleans, 337 Jackson, Stonewall, 369 Jasper, Sergeant, bravery of, 251 Jones, John Paul, begins his remarkable career, 287 daring deeds on English coast 288 interview with Franklin, 289 after life of, 294 battle with the Serapis, 290 Kearsarge destroys the Alabama 397 King's Mountain, battle of, 261 La Salle, 107 Laws, absurd and tyrannical, 143 resistance to, 147 Lee, General Charles, at Monmouth, 240 Lee, Robert E, 371 Lewis and Clarke expedition, 341 Lexington, battle of, 160 Life, everyday, one hundred years ago, 311, 322 Lincoln, Abraham, influence of mother, 353 reads good books, 354, 356 studies law, 357 chosen President, 359 death of, 383 Lookout Mountain, battle of, 377 Louisburg, capture of, 115 Louisiana, purchase of, 340 Maine, blowing up of the, 409 Manila, naval victory at, 410 Marion, General, 255-261 method of fighting of, 257 first exploits of, 258 famous exploits of, 259 visit from British officer, 260 McCrea, Jane, murder of, 205 Meade, General, 370 Merrimac, attack on Union fleet, 392 battle with Monitor, 394 Ministers and meeting-houses one hundred years ago, 318 Minute-men, 167 Mobile, capture of, 399 Monitor, building of, 392 arrival of, 393 battle with the Merrimac, 394 Monmouth, battle of, 239 Montcalm, death of, 125 Morgan, General, victory at Cowpens 264 Naval operations on the Western rivers, 388 Navy in the War of 1812, 323-338 at beginning of the war for the Union, 387 New England, rally of people in defense of, 211 New Orleans, battle of, 337 capture of, 365, 389-391 Newspapers one hundred years ago, 311 Northmen, 6 Oregon saved to the Union, 342 Pacific Coast, settlement of 339-352 Pacific Railroad, first built, 353 Penn, William, 97 becomes a Quaker, 98 establishes a colony in America, 100 kind treatment of Indians, 101 treaty with Indians, 102 his old age, 104 Perry, Commodore, victory on Lake Erie, 333