190; treaty, made, 193; negotia- tions with Russia over Alaska boundary, 204; aggressions upon Hawaii, 229; protest against cession of Pearl Harbor, 241; efforts to secure one Hawaiian island, 256; proposal of triple guarantee in Cuba, 267. GREAT MEADOWS, battle of, 25. GRESHAM, Walter Q., suggests forcible restoration of Liliuoka- lani, 253.
GUAM, ceded by Treaty of Paris, 281.
HAMILTON, Alexander, first expan- sionist under the Constitution, 80; founder of American conti- nental policy, 82; forecasts Mon- roe Doctrine, 83; policy as to Mississippi River, 85; triumph of his policy, 108. HAMILTON, Henry, 41; brutal or- ders, 42; surrenders to Clark, 44. HARRISON, Benjamin, Hawaiian
annexation policy, 248. HAWAII, history of, 222; first American relations with, 223; advent of Christian missionaries in, 225; diplomatic relations with United States, 225; relations with Great Britain and France, 226; American policy toward, formulated by Webster, 228; British aggressions, 229; Ameri- can protection extended, 230; French aggressions, 232; Ameri- can protectorate, 233; Fillmore's policy, 235; failure of first an- nexation scheme, 237; reciproc- ity desired, 238; reciprocity established, 240; cession of Pearl Harbor, 241; accession of Liliuo- kalani, 242; beginning of revolu- tion, 243; Committee of Public Safety, 245; deposition of queen,
246; recognition of new govern- ment, 247; annexation treaty made, 248; withdrawn from Sen- ate, 250; Willis's mission, 252; proposal to restore Liliuokalani, 253; reply of provisional govern- ment, 253; fears of American coercion, 254; republican gov- ernment established, 255; ab- dication of Liliuokalani, 255; colonization by Japan, 256; Brit- ish efforts to secure one island, 256; annexation negotiations re- sumed, 257; annexation effected, 259; territorial government es- tablished, 259; no statehood contemplated, 260.
HAYTI, American interest in, 305. HENRY, Patrick, commissions Clark for Kaskaskia campaign, 36; dual orders, 38.
JACKSON, Andrew, relations with Jefferson and with Burr, 137; invasion of Florida, 139; practi- cal conquest of Florida, 143; Arbuthnot and Ambrister tragedy, 144; a patriotic order-breaker, 146; arbitrary government of Florida, 155; determination to annex Texas, 168; maligns John Quincy Adams, 170.
JAPAN, efforts to gain control of Hawaii, 256.
JAY, John, violates instructions of Congress, 52; proposed treaty with Spain, 70. JEFFERSON, Thomas, approves Clark's expedition, 36; orders to Clark, 45; proposes organization of Northwest Territory and Ordi- nance of 1787, 59; demands free navigation of Mississippi, 81; policy as to Mississippi, 85; wrath at France, 86; proposes British alliance, 87; adopts Ham-
ilton's continental policy, 89; sends out Lewis and Clark ex- pedition, 90; authorized by Congress to settle Mississippi controversy with $2,000,000, 90; letter to Dupont de Nemours, 93; approves Louisiana Pur- chase, 96; views of Constitution, IOI; imperialist designs, 130;
plans for annexation of Hawaii, 236.
MATTHEWS, Stanley, on govern- ment of territories, 157. MCKINLEY, William, submits Ha- waiian annexation treaty, 257; de- nounces excesses in Cuban war, 270; message on intervention in Cuba, 271.
aims to conquer or acquire Flor-MERRITT, Wesley, testimony con- ida, 130; policy toward Texas, 162; policy toward Cuba, 266.
KALAKAUA, David, king of Ha- waii, 242.
KASKASKIA, campaign against, 41. KENDRICK, John, explorations in Oregon, 181.
KENTUCKY, early settlements, 32; incorporated into Virginia, 33; admitted to Union as first new state west of Alleghanies, 61; importance of strategic position, 61; secession movement, 66.
LEDYARD, James, suggests Lewis and Clark expedition, 90. LEWIS AND CLARK expedition, 90, 184.
cerning Philippines, 283. MEXICO, becomes independent, 166; dispute over Texas, 173: war with United States over Texas, 178; Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 179; Gadsden purchase, 196.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Americans first established upon, 45; increasing frontier upon, 62; importance of, to United States, 62; Spanish control of mouth of, 63; con- troversy over, 63; temporary settlement by Pinckney-Godoy treaty, 71; arbitrary action of Morales, 77; American deter- mination to get control of whole river, 77; possession acquired, 95.
LEWIS, Meriwether, expedition to MONROE DOCTRINE, foreshad-
LILIUOKALANI, queen of Hawaii, 241; attempts a coup d'état, 243; deposed, 246; vindictive policy, 252; plans for restoration to throne, 253; abdication, 255.
MADISON, James, demands free navigation of Mississippi River, 81.
"MAINE," destruction of warship, 269.
"MANIFEST DESTINY," 167. MANILA, battle of, 277. MARCY, William L., Hawaiian pol- icy, 235; ill-advised and futile
owed by Congress in 1811, 131; foreshadowed by John Quincy Adams, 153; directed against Russia, 202; relation to expan- sion, 297; not applicable to Asia, 299.
MONROE, James, negotiates for purchase of Louisiana, 93; orders seizure of Amelia Island, 140; proposes heroic treatment of Spain, 150; policy in Texas, 163; his "Doctrine," 297. MORGAN, George, founds New Madrid, 68.
MORRIS, Gouverneur, on govern- ment of territories, 156.
MORROW, Justice, on government | PIERCE, Franklin, efforts to annex
NATIONAL SPIRIT, growth of, 79; further increase of, 99. NATCHEZ, American expedition to, 45.
NEW ORLEANS, freedom of port, granted to America, 71; impor- tance of, 86; transfer of sover- eignty at, 116. NORTHWEST TERRITORY, won by Clark, 43; title to, 56; division of, 57; ceded to United States, 58; Ordinance of 1787 for gov- ernment of, 59.
OHIO COMPANY, 17. ONIS, Don Luis de, 147. ORDINANCE OF 1787, 59. OREGON, origin of dispute over, 160; history of, 180; discoveries and explorations of Kendrick and Gray, 181; American title to, 185; missionary settlements in, 187; "54.40 or fight!" 189; Polk's surrender, 194; treaty made with Great Britain, 195.
PAGO PAGO, ceded to United States, 261.
PEARL HARBOR, ceded to United States, 241.
PENSACOLA, Occupied by British, 138.
PHILIPPINES, American expedi- tion against, 276; conquest of, 277; controversy over, in Treaty of Paris, 281; attitude of Peace Commissioners toward, 282; Spanish efforts to retain, 285; terms of cession, 287; territorial status of, 294.
PICKERING, Timothy, denuncia-
tion of Louisiana Purchase, 114.
PINCKNEY, Thomas, makes treaty with Spain, 71.
POLK, James K., elected President on Oregon-Texas platform, 177; sacrifices Oregon, 194. PORTO RICO, American policy con- cerning, established by Adams, 265; ceded in Treaty of Paris, 281; litigation over tariff, 293; territorial status of, 294.
QUINCY, Josiah, opposes admis- sion of Louisiana to Union, 122; advocates secession, 123.
RANDOLPH, John, of Roanoke, champion of States' Rights yet also of admission of Louisiana to statehood, 124. RECIPROCITY with Hawaii, 238, 240. REID, Whitelaw, Peace Commis-
sioner, 279; attitude toward an- nexation of Philippines, 282; vindication of his policy, 283. REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 31. RUSSIA, warned to quit America, 153; aggressions on Pacific coast, 182; hostility to America, 199; conquest of Alaska, 200; forced to recede from arrogant pretensions, 202; negotiations with United States and with Great Britain, 203; desire to relinquish Alaska, 205; sells Alaska to United States, 211.
ST. MARK'S, Jackson's seizure of, 143.
ST. PIERRE, Gardeur de, 21. SAMOA, first relations with, 261; cession of Pago Pago, 261; trip- artite control, 261; partition of islands, 262; acquisition and government of Tutuila, 262. SECESSION, proposed by Kentuck-
ians, 66; contemplated by Jef- | TEXAS, origin of dispute over, 160;
ferson, 113; advocated by Josiah Quincy, 123.
SEWARD, William H., attracted to Alaska, 209; purchases Alaska, 211; policy vindicated, 219; Ha- waiian annexation policy, 238. SLAVERY, involved in Texas con- troversy, 165; abolished in Texas, 166; restored, 170; de- feat of plans in Texas, 197. SOUTHWEST TERRITORY, settled by colonists, 32; secured to United States, 56. SPAIN, able to conquer but not to colonize America, 2; early hold- ings in America, 3; hostile to United States, 48; control of lower Mississippi, 63; friction over Yazoo Territory, 64; seiz- ure of American vessels, 65; re- fusal to fulfil treaty, 72; sells Louisiana to France, 75; rapid decline of, 128; dispute over Florida, 130; refusal to ratify Florida treaty, 150; ratification of second Florida treaty, 151; war with United States over Cuba, 275; sues for peace, 278; efforts to retain Philippines, 285; cedes Philippines, 287. SPOTTSWOOD, Alexander, first ex- pansionist, 10; expedition into Shenandoah Valley, 12; his schemes of expansion, 14; letter to the Lords of Trade, 15. STATES' RIGHTS, discredited in ad- mission of Louisiana to Union, 125.
STEVENS, John L., report on Ha- waiian troubles, 243; intervenes in revolution, 246; criticised by President Cleveland, 251.
Jefferson's policy, 162; Monroe's negotiations, 163; John Quincy Adams's policy, 164; affected by slavery question, 165; American colonization, 167; American at- tempts to purchase, 168; inde- pendence declared, 170; enlarge- ment of boundaries suggested, 171; annexation treaty, 174; an- nexation by joint resolution, 178.
TREATY OF PARIS (1783), 46; English attitude in making, 47; French and Spanish attitude, 48; instructions of Congress to American Commissioners, 48; instructions broken, 53; treaty made, 54; results, 55; secret clause about Yazoo lands, 64. TREATY OF PARIS (1898), Ameri- can Commissioners for, 279; disposal of Cuba, 280; disposal of Porto Rico, 281; disposal of Philippines, 287; treaty made, 287.
TREATY Of San IldefoNSO, 75;
resented in America, 86. TYLER, John, Texas policy, 173; appeals to House against Sen- ate, 176: secures annexation of Texas by joint resolution, 178.
UNITED STATES, boundaries fi- nally fixed, 198; opposition to admission of non-contiguous territory, 239.
VAN BUREN, Martin, Texas policy, 172. VERGENNES, Count de, hostility to America, 53.
VINCENNES, capture of, 53.
TENNESSEE, early settlements, 32; VIRGINIA, "Mother of Expan-
WASHINGTON, George, sent to aid | WHITMAN, Marcus, great work for
Ohio Company, 20; mission to Fort Le Bœuf, 21; expedition to Pittsburg, 23; battle of Great Meadows, 25; Fort Necessity, 26; sends Pinckney to Spain, 71; interpretations of his Fare- well Address, 301.
WILKINSON, James, traitorous plottings, 67.
WILLIS, A. L., mission to Hawaii, 252.
"WORLD POLITICS," America in, 300.
WAYNE, Anthony, foils Clark's "WORLD POWER," 300. treason, 70.
WEBSTER, Daniel, exposition of Constitution, 156, 158; policy toward Hawaii, 228.
WEST INDIES, American interest in, 306.
WHITE, Samuel, denunciation of Louisiana Purchase, 114.
YAZOO LANDS, dispute over, 64; speculation in, 70; dispute set- tled by treaty, 71; boundaries marked by Ellicott, 72; Spanish evacuation, 73.
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