Är´nold, Benedict, attempt to capture, 308 bravery of, 304 defeated at Valcour Island, 252 disgrace of, 310 granted command at West Point, 305 leads army to Quebec, 246 relieves Fort Stanwix, 268 reproved by Washington, 305 takes Fort Ticonderoga, 237 treason of, 305-307 victorious at Saratoga, 271 Asia (ā´shĭ-a), inhabitants of, 14 As-sěm´bly, in colonial government, 125 At-lăn´tic Ō´cean (-shan), called sea of darkness, 31, 40 coast of, explored, 25 Au-gŭs´ta, British conquer, 297 A-zōr_e_ş´ Islands, Columbus at, 51 Portuguese colony on, 36 Bā´con's Re-bel´lion, 158-160 Ba-hā´maş, discovered, 47 Bäl-bō´ä, discovers Pacific Ocean, 64 voyage of, 62, 63 Ba:l´tĭ-mor_e_, Congress withdraws to, 259 founded, 153 Baltimore, Lord, settles in Maryland, 152 Bär-çe-lō´nä, Columbus goes to, 52 Bar-thŏl´o-mew Columbus, 40, 56 Bär´ton, American officer, 258 "Battle of the Kegs", 265 "Bāy´ard of the South," Marion called, 300 Bē_a_´con Hill, signal fires on, 140 Bē´mĭs Heī_gh_ts, battle of, 269 Běn´_n_ing-ton, Gen Stark victorious at, 266 Berk_e_´ley, cruelty of, 160 flees from Jamestown, 158, 159 governor of Virginia, 155 recalled to England, 156, 160 Biar´ni, voyage of, 27, 28 Bible, translated into Indian language, 126 Bienville (be-aN-veel´), builds fort at New Orleans, 183 Bil´ling-ton, English colonist, 112 Indians rescue, 118 Bĭl-ox´ĭ, built by Iberville, 182 Bĩr´ming-ham (-ŭm), denied right to vote, 219 Black´beard, a Carolina pirate, 164 Black´stone, settles in New England, 122-124 _Bles´sing of the Bay_, lumber ship, 127 Block Island, Indian stronghold, 132 Bloody Brook, battle of, 140 Bloody massacre, 225 Blue Ridge Moun´tains, Spotswood explores, 161 _Bonhomme Richard_ (bŏ-nŏm´re-shar´), Paul Jones's vessel, 294 sinks, 296 Boon_e_, Daniel, adventures of, 291-293 settles at Boonesboro, 288, 289 Boones´bōr-o, Boone settles at, 288, 289 Indians attack, 289, 290, 292 Bŏs´ton, Andros imprisoned in, 168 British shut up in, 244, 245 British soldiers removed from, 226 evacuated, 247 fortified by British, 239 Boston, founded, 130 Gen. Gage sent to, 224 laws to punish, 228, 229 settlement in, 124 Boston massacre, 225 Boston Neck fortified, 232 Boston Tea Party, 227 Bow´er-y Lane, Stuyvesant´s farm on, 144 Bō_w_´ling Green, 223 Boyl´ston, introduces vaccination, 173 Brăd´_d_o_c_k, death of, 208 defeat of, 207 general of British army, 206 Brăd´ford, William, governor of Plymouth, 115 Indian message to, 118 Brăn´dy-wine, battle of, 264