BEING

A STANDARD HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES

FROM THE

Discovery of the American Continent
to the Present Time

CONTAINING

ACCOUNTS OF THE DISCOVERIES AND EXPLORATIONS OF THE NORSEMEN, SPANIARDS, ENGLISH AND FRENCH; THE MOUND BUILDERS; THE AMERICAN INDIANS ;

THE SETTLEMENT OF THE NEW WORLD; THE FRENCH AND

INDIAN WARS; THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

The Establishment of the American Republic;

THE SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND; THE MEXICAN WAR; LONG PERIOD OF PEACE; THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR; THE CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE; WAR WITH SPAIN AND WITH THE FILIPINO INSURGENTS; AND ALL EVENTS TO THE PRESENT TIME.

Including a Full Description of our New Possessions

BY HENRY DAVENPORT NORTHROP

THE WELL-KNOWN HISTORIAN

EMBELLISHED WITH OVER 500 SUPERB ENGRAVINGS

BAY STATE COMPANY,

BOSTON, MASS.