: The Footprints of Time And a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government with a Concise History of the Original Colonies and of the United States in Chronological Order by Bancroft Charles - United States Politics and government; United States

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PART FIRST.

THE FOOTPRINTS OF TIME, OR HISTORICAL PROGRESS.

HISTORICAL PROGRESS IN THE OLD WORLD 29

THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA 148

Geographical ignorance of the Ancients--Columbus and his Ideas--His difficulty in getting a hearing--Queen Isabella of Spain--Sets sail for the New World--Why he thought it Asia--Origin of the name America.

HISTORY FROM 1492 TO 1763 151

Various Discoveries--Sir Humphrey Gilbert fails twice to establish a Colony--Sir Walter Raleigh--Settlements in Florida--Jamestown--Landing of the Puritans--Other Settlements--Liberal character of Colonial Governments--Colonies resist oppression--Indian Wars--French Wars--Training they give the Colonies--Capture of Louisburg--Braddock's Defeat--Colonists as Soldiers.

HISTORY--ORIGIN OF THE REVOLUTION 162

British resolve to tax Colonies--Folly of that measure--Resistance in the Colonies--British repeal the tax, BUT CLAIM THE RIGHT--Indignation in the Colonies--Taxes again tried--Soldiers sent to Boston--"Boston Massacre"--Tax on Tea--Colonies Organize against it--"Boston Tea Party"--Philadelphia--Boston Port Bill--First Congress--"American Association"--Battle of Lexington--Second Congress--Siege of Boston--Bunker Hill--British driven out--Battles in Canada.

FORMATION OF THE ORIGINAL UNION 173

History of the various stages of Union among the States--Adoption of the Articles of Confederation.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 175

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