Contains a history of the United States from before the country's European settlement, through to the late 19th-century.

Includes index.

Part IAboriginal America -- The red men-origin, distribution, character -- Part II Voyage and discovery. A.D. 986-1607 -- The Icelanders and Norwegians in America -- Spanish discoveries -- Spanish discoveries-continued -- The French in America -- English discoveries and settlements -- English discoveries and settlements.-Continued -- Voyages and settlements of the Dutch -- Part III Colonial history. A.D. 1607-1775 -- Virginia.-The First Charter -- Virginia.-The Second Charter -- Virginia.-The Third Charter -- Virginia.-The Royal Government -- Massachusetts.-Settlement -- Massachusetts.-The Union -- Massachusetts.-King Philip's War -- Massachusetts.-War and witchcraft -- Massachusetts.-Wars of Anne and George -- New York.-Settlement -- New York.-Administration of Stuyvesant -- New York under the English -- Connecticut -- Rhode Island -- New Hampshire -- New Jersey -- Pennsylvania -- Maryland -- North Carolina -- South Carolina -- Georgia -- Causes -- Campaigns of Washington and Braddock -- Ruin of Acadia -- Expeditions of Shirley and Johnson -- Two years of disaster -- Two years of successes -- Condition of the colonies -- Part IV Revolution and confederation. A.D. 1775-1789 -- Causes -- The beginning -- The work of '76 -- Operations of '77 -- France to the rescue -- Movements of '79 -- Reverses and treason -- The end -- Confederation and Union -- Part V National period -- Washington's administration -- Adams's administration -- Jefferson's administration -- Madison's administration and the War of '12 -- War of '12.-Continued -- Campaigns of '14 -- Monroe's administration -- John Quincy Adams's administration -- Jackson's administration -- Van Buren's administration -- Administrations of Harrison and Tyler -- Polk's administration and the Mexican War -- Administrations of Taylor and Fillmore -- Pierce's administration -- Buchanan's administration -- Lincoln's administration and the Civil War -- The causes -- First year of the War -- Campaigns of '62 -- The work of '63 -- The closing conflicts -- Johnson's administration -- Grant's administration -- Hayes's administration -- Conclusion -- Appendix A Mandeville's Argument -- Appendix B Franklin's Constitution -- Appendix C Declaration of Independence -- Appendix D Articles of Confederation -- Appendix E Constitution of the United States -- Appendix F Washington's Farewell Address -- Appendix G The Emancipation Proclamation.