History of the USA Converted from Henry William Elson’s History of the United States of America The MacMillan Company, New York, 1904

History of the USA

Converted from Henry William Elson’s
History of the United States of America
The MacMillan Company, New York, 1904

The following ten chapters from the original book by Henry William Elson were transcribed by Kathy Leigh. Thanks to her efforts they are offered here in e-text form for your enjoyment. Note that the table of contents below does not include original pagination or chapters that are not available online. Scholars should reference the text at any major library.

E-Text Table of Contents

PREFACE
LIST OF MAPS
AMERICAN CHRONOLOGY
- Timeline for Discovery and Colonization (1000-1764)
- Timeline for the Period of the Revolution (1765-1786)
- Timeline from the Making of the Constitution to the Civil War (1787-1860)
- Timeline for the Civil War and Our Own Times(1861-1904)
COLONIZATION: THE SOUTHERN COLONIES(CHAPTER IV)
COLONIZATION: NEW ENGLAND (CHAPTER V)
NEW ENGLAND AFFAIRS (CHAPTER VI)
COLONIZATION: THE MIDDLE COLONIES(CHAPTER VII)
COLONIAL WARS (CHAPTER VIII)
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (CHAPTER IX)
COLONIAL LIFE (CHAPTER X)
THE REVOLUTION: OPENING EVENTS AND CAUSES (CHAPTER XI)
THE REVOLUTION: WAR AND INDEPENDENCE(CHAPTER XII)
THE REVOLUTION: FROM SARATOGA TO MONMOUTH (CHAPTER XIII)
THE REVOLUTION: THE FRONTIER, THE OCEAN, AND THE SOUTH (CHAPTER XIV)

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