Mexico in 1865, 712; and the Venezuelan Arbitration in Cleve- land's administration, 758 c; and Germany and Venezuela in Roosevelt's administration, 772- 773.
Montana, 726: Montcalm, 182. Mormonism, 559. Morrill Bill, the, 677. Morris, Gouverneur, denounces de- mocracy in Philadelphia Conven- tion, 338; work in Committee on Style, 343 f; opposes Connecticut Compromise, 344; jealousy of the West, 349; advocates limiting franchise, 356; on danger in Jeffer- son's election, 426; delight at Hartford Convention, 481. Moten, Charles Robert, 721. Mugwumps, 738.
135-140; after 1690, 184, 185; and the Revolution, 216, 220, 221. Nebraska, 726.
Necessary and proper
348 b, 370, 381, 512 a. Neutrality Proclamation Washington, 386–398.
New England, separate colonies to 1660, 58-127; name, 58 note; Confederation of, 128-131; from 1660 to 1690, 145-153; under Andros, 148-151; settlement of 1691, 152, 153; varied occupa- tions in colonial times, 206; and the Union from 1803 to 1815, 477-483.
New England Confederation, 128- 131.
New England Council, the, 58, 74. New England Primer, 165, 166. New Hampshire, 120, 128, 148; royal province, 186; referendum on first State constitution, 265; and eman- cipation, 602.
New Haven, 120, 128, 131, 144. New Jersey, 132, 168, 187. New Mexico, and Compromise of 1850, 629; statehood, 726. New Orleans, Battle of, 475. New South, the, 727.
New York, under the Dutch, 169; representative government, 170, 171; a royal province, 186; and the Revolution, 252, 253; Western claims, 308; cession of same, 311; expulsion of socialists from As- sembly, 819.
Newburgh Address, Washington's, 286.
National banking system of 1863, Newspapers, colonial, 198; and the 675.
National Republicans, 520; become Newtown, 80 note, 124, 125, 126.
National Road, 455, 491. Nat Turner's Rising, 610.
Naturalization, 401 note; law of
1798, 412; repeal of said law, 447. Naval Holiday, 906. See Washing- ton Conference.
Navigation Acts, English, 1660-1663,
Nipissing, Lake, and French settle- ment, 16.
"No taxation without representa- tion," affirmed in colonial Vir- ginia, 45, 46, 47; English and American interpretation of, 226. Nomination, systems of, in early Massachusetts, 92, 96, 99; in
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Panics," industrial, of 1819, 509; artificial, in 1834, 586; of 1837, 643; of 1857, 643; of 1873, 778, 780; of 1893, 756; of 1907, 834; of 1920, 1904.
Federal government, by Congres- sional caucus, 389, 517; by State legislatures, 517; after Jackson's victory, by conventions, 569, 570; by direct primaries, 825. “Non-Partisan League," the, 816, Paper Money, 282, 324; Civil War 817.
North Carolina, see Carolinas; and Regulators, 231; and early Ten- nessee, 302-304, 306; fails to ratify Constitution, 261; accedes to the Union, 384; educational revival, 649.
North Dakota, see Dakotas;
Greenbacks," 673, 674; Confed- erate, 678; from 1865 to 1878, 750-752; and the legal tender decisions, 673, 711.
Parker, Alton B., 831 note, 842. Parker, Theodore, 608. State Party government, 385 ff.; defined, 393; not foreseen by makers of the Constitution, 390, 391.
elevators, etc., 817. Northeast Boundary, 407, 598. Northwest Ordinance (of 1787), 313.
Northwest Posts, 290. See Jay's Treaty.
Nullification, by Massachusetts in New England Confederation, 130, 131; threatened in Kentucky in 1798-1799, 415; and by New England in Hartford Convention, 482, 483; attempted in South Carolina, 579-585; accomplished in Georgia, 586; contrasted with “right of revolution," 417.
Oberlin College, admits women, 555. Ohio, 316, 384; and National Road, 455.
Ohio Company, 313–316. Oklahoma, 726.
Ordinance of 1784, 312.
Oregon, rise of question, 466-468; England's claims, 503; America
claims all of, 503; history of con- troversy, 503, 617, 619; and the Progressive movement, 826.
Ostend Manifesto, 623.
Otis, James, 216, 217, 227, 233. Owen, Robert, 558.
Pacifists, and the World War, 859, 873.
Paine, Thomas, 259, 264, 324.
Panama Canal, 774.
Paternalism, in government, French colonies, 16; in early Vir- ginia, 27, 39.
Peace of Paris (1783), 287–290. Peace Congress of 1919, 895 ff. Penn, William, 172-175; plan for union of colonies, 213. Pennsylvania,
172-175, 187; and internal improvements, 457, 496. Pensions, Civil War, 744. Percy, Captain George, 28. Pershing, John J., 879. Peters, Rev. S. A., and "Blue Law" legend, 193.
Petroleum, 731 and note. Philippines, the, and Spanish-Amer- ican War, 761-762; ceded to U. S., 764; described, 767; 'imperial- ism," 768; administration, 770. Phillips, Wendell, 608. Pickering, Thomas, and Federalist plots in 1803, 477; and Hartford Convention, 481.
Pierce, Franklin, 633. Pike, Zebulon, explorations of, 469. Pilgrims, the, see Puritans, 60; in Holland, 61; reasons for coming to America, 62; charter from London Company, 63; negotia- tions with London merchants for funds, 63; terms of partnership, ib.; labor in common, 63; set- tlement at Plymouth, which see.
Pan-American Congress of 1889, 758. Pinchot, Gifford, 832, 836.
Plaistowe, Josias, deprived of the Progressive Party, organized, 844,
title "Mr.," 94.
Plank roads, 496.
in election of 1912, 845; in 1916, 862.
Protection " in tariffs, in 1789, 374; after 1815, 507. See Tariffs. Public Domain, the, acquired by State cessions, 308-311; (for ex- tensions, see Territorial Growth); see Survey Ordinance of 1785; na- tional policy in, in 1800, 458; in 1820, 489; and labor, 541; and Foote's Resolution, 580; Pre- emption law, 592; and earlier
Plantation, the Southern, in colonial Prohibition, 833. times, 163, 209. Plymouth, place named by Smith, 58; settlement of Pilgrims at, 64; expectations of wealth, 66; early history, 64 ff.; Mayflower Com- pact, 65; hardships, 67; failure of industry in common, 68; settle- ment with London partners, 68, 71; political development, 69; place in history, 72; absorbed in Massachusetts, 148, 153. Plymouth Council, see New England Council.
Pocahontas, 41.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 556.
Polk, James K., President, 617- 618; and Oregon, 619; and Texas, 620 ff.; and Mexican War, 621- 623; and Cuba, 623. Pontiac's War, 219.
Population, in Virginia in 1616, 33; in 1619, 35; in 1624, 40; in Mas- sachusetts in 1629-1640, 80; in 1660-1690, 132; in Virginia, 1660- 1690, 154; in colonies, 1690-1760, 132, 179; in 1775, 200; in 1800, 432; in 1830, 498, 523; in 1840- 1850, 624; in 1860, 643, 646, 647; after 1865, 724-726. Populists, the, 755. Porto Rico, 764.
Preëmption Law, the, demanded by labor, in 1830, 541; enacted, 592. Presidency, electoral college, 353, 390; Twelfth amendment, 424;
two term principle," 452; gain
settlers' associations," 593; Homestead law, 541, 641, 677; waste and looting after 1865, 732; and railroads, 715, 778 and note. Public Service Corporations, defined, 562; and "water," 779; and political corruption, 798-802. Railroads, Special Privilege. Pullman Strike, the, 809; and "gov- ernment by injunction," 811. Puritanism, becomes factor in colo- nization, 58, 77; described, 59; parties in, 59; see Plymouth and other New England colonies by name; decay after 1690, 194, 195; and education, 199.
Quakers, and Rh. I., 123; perse- cuted in Massachusetts, 141. See Pennsylvania.
Quay, Matthew, 741.
Quebec, 12; Wolfe's victory at, 182. Quebec Act, 248 note. Quincy, Josiah, 479.
Railways, history to 1850, 562; 1850-1860, 643; Union Pacific
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and other land grants after 1850, 715; development after 1865, 728; consolidation, 729; Over- capitalization and water," 778; pooling, 780; rates, 781; dis- criminations, ib.; granger laws, 782, 783; Interstate Commerce Commission, 784; and the Courts, 785; and Hepburn Act, 786; free passes and rebates, ib.; commu- nity of interest," 786, 787; seized by President Wilson for govern- ment operation, 787, 871. Raleigh, Sir Walter, 17; charter, 20; colonization, 20-22.
Randolph, Edmund, in Federal Con- vention, 337; distrusts democ- racy, 338; presents Virginia Plan, 342; refuses to sign Con- stitution but advocates ratifica- tion, 343; champions the West, 347; Attorney General, 370. Randolph, John, on Adams and the judiciary, 421; on protection and the people, 507; on tariff of 1828, 511; opposes extension of Virginia franchise, 564.
Recall, the, 302, 827.
sylvania, 175; in Virginia Bill of Rights, 262 and note; state and church in some Revolutionary State constitutions, 269; and
first amendment to Federal Con- stitution, 371.
Representative government (colo- nial), appears in Virginia as a gift, 37, 38; saved by the settlers against designs of James, 45; en- larged under the Commonwealth, 48, 49; established in Maryland by royal charter, 51; develop- ment in Maryland, 52-54; recog- nized in Gorges charter, 51; slow in appearing in Plymouth, 69; development in Massachusetts, 89-92; see Connecticut; "real" and "virtual " in England and in America in 1770, 225, 226. Republican party of Jefferson (1792), 387; and sympathy for revolu- tionary France, 395; and Ken- tucky Resolutions, 415; victory in 1800, 447; divides into National Republicans (Whigs) and Demo- cratic Republicans (Democrats), 520.
Reciprocity," and the tariff, 743, Republican party, the, organized
695 ff.; Lin- coln's plan, 698-699; and John- son, 700-701; congressional, 702- 709; and judiciary, 710; closed" in 1776, 718.
Redemptioners," 201. See
out of the Anti-Nebraska men, 636; defies Supreme Court, 638. See Civil War Reconstruction, and passim.
Republican simplicity," struggle for in Washington's administration, 368-369; strengthened by Jeffer- son, 447.
"Restoration," the, in England, and
colonial history, 132 ff.; in Vir- ginia, 157; summary, 176-178. Revolution, see American Revolu- tion; of 1800, 447.
Rhode Island, 116, 119; and re- ligious freedom, 120; founded, 121; "civil things only," 121, 128; charter of 1663, 144; trade with pirates, 186; adopts charter as constitution, 265; and ratifi- cation of Constitution, 384; and Dorr's Rebellion, 600.
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Right of Search, explained, 402. 'Rights of Man," in Virginia Bill of Rights, 262.
Robertson, James, 296, 298, 302, 306. Robinson, Pastor John, 64, 66, 70. Rockefeller, John D., 789. Rolfe, John, 41.
Roosevelt, Theodore, and Blaine, 738; Civil Service Commissioner, 742; and Spanish-American War, 760, 763; President, 772; foreign policies, 772, 773; Panama Canal, 774; and Coal Strike, 810; and courts and people, 813 note; early career, 831; administration, 832; and Big Business, 833; and panic of 1907, 834; and Taft, 835; and campaign of 1912, 841; and cam- paign of 1916, 866. Rough Riders, the, 760. Royal provinces, the first, 44; and Massachusetts after 1691, 151; at- tempts to make all colonies into, 186, 187; charter of, 188. Rumsey, James, 459 note. Rural Credits law, 846. Russell, Charles Edward, 819, 872.
Sabotage, 818 note. St. Louis, 12.
St. Mihiel, American victory at, 883. "Salary grab," the, 717.
San Domingo, 773.
San Jacinto, Battle of, 615. San Juan Hill, Battle of, 760. Sandys, Sir Edwin, 34; obnoxious to King James, 42; and Pilgrims, 63.
Santiago, Battle of, 761.
Saugus, 80 note; iron works of, 83. Sault Ste. Marie, 9. Scotch-Irish, 179-180, 200. Scott, Winfield, 621.
Sea power, English, in French War, 182; in War of 1812, 475; in Civil War, 668; in Spanish-American War, 761, 762; in World War, 855 ff.
Secession, Southern theory of, 656; attitude of North, 657-659. See Civil War.
Sectionalism, and geography, 2-5. Seminoles, 6.
Separatists, see Puritans, Pilgrims, Plymouth.
'Servants," Indentured White, ex- plained, 24; in early Virginia, 24, 33, 39, 159; in Massachusetts, 81, 94; in colonies in 1775, 201, 202. Seventeenth amendment, 828, 839, 840.
Sevier, John, 296, 303, 306. Seward, William H., 630, 631, 638, 651.
Shantung, 903 note; and see Wash- ington Conference.
Shays' Rebellion, 328, 329. Shelbourne, Lord, "friend to Amer- ica," 230; and Treaty of 1783, 287.
Sherman, Senator John, 791 note; on Big Business as "king," 796. Sherman, Roger, 338, 344. Sherman, William T., 669. Sherman Act, the Silver, 755. Sherman Anti-trust Act, the, 791. Shipping industry, beginning
Massachusetts, 83; encouraged by English Navigation Acts, 138; in eighteenth century, 206; about 1800, 435; affected by European wars, 1792-1807, 470, 471. Simms, William Gilmore, 561. Sinclair, Upton, 819, 872. Single Tax, the, 820-821. Sixteenth amendment, 839. Slaughter House cases, 710. Slavery, not affected by Virginia Bill of Rights, 362; attempts to exclude from National Domain, 312, 313; in Federal Constitution, 350, 351; in Washington's admin- istration, 382, 383; balance be- tween free and slave States, 384, 515; and the South in 1830, 522; history to 1820, 601-605; and American Revolution, 601; State Emancipation, 602; foreign trade,
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