Part 37

Tryon, Governor, in North Carolina, 156. oppression by, 156. called the "Great Wolf of North Carolina," 156. at battle of Alamance, 156.

Union (note), 259. the South resolves to withdraw from the, 259. strengthened by result of the Civil War, 261.

United States, independence of, declared, 186. War of the Revolution, see Revolution. more perfect Union formed (note), 259. extent of, at the close of the Revolution, 187. acquires Louisiana (1803), 188. acquires Florida (1819), 218. acquires Texas (1845), 230. acquires Oregon (1846), 234. acquires California and New Mexico (1848), 239. acquires Gadsden Purchase (1853), 240. acquires Alaska (1867), 240. extent of, to-day, 240. War of 1812, 204, 217. War of, with Mexico, 239. the Civil War, 259. growth since the War, 263, 264. and "World's Columbian Exposition," 264. great seal of, 264. what we can do for, 264.

Vail, Alfred, and Morse's telegraph, 224.

Venison (note), 32.

Vespucci, Amerigo (A-ma-ree'go Ves-poot'chee), 26. and name America, 26.

Vigo (Vee'go) helps Clark, 164.

Vincennes (Vin-senz'), Fort, 161, 164-167.

Virginia, Raleigh's expedition to, 32. named by Elizabeth, 33. first settlement in, 33. first English child in America born in, 34. failure of first settlement, 34. tobacco and potato sent from, 33. permanently settled at Jamestown, 38. first English church in, 39. first jury trial in, 39. Captain Smith made governor of, 43. books about, 47. slaves sent to, 48. tobacco, cultivation of, 48. prosperity of, 48. Berkeley and Bacon's war in, 49. Jamestown burned, 49. growth of, 50. makes ready to fight for its rights, 185. first demands independence of America, 50. in the Revolution, see Revolution. owns extensive western possessions, 162. George Washington and, 50. the "Mother of Presidents," 50. summary of, 51. in the Civil War, 260.

Virginia Dare, birth of, 34.

Voted (note), 226.

Wamsutta, death of, 87.

War, Bacon's, in Virginia, 49. King Philip's, in New England, 89-94. of the Revolution, see Revolution. with the British in the West, 161-167. with Indians in the West, 161. with Indians in Ohio, 173. with Indians in Indiana, 203. with Indians in Illinois, 253. the Black Hawk, 253. with Indians in Alabama, 215, 216. with Indians in Florida, 218. of 1812 (note), 181, 204, 217. cause of, of 1812, 204. of Texan independence, 230. with Mexico, 239. cause of Mexican, 239. the Civil, 259, 260. cause of the Civil, 259.

War-whoop (war-hoop) (note), 91.

Washington, George, birth and boyhood of, 123-125. at school, 123. playing at war, 124. battle with the colt, 125. what he owed to his mother, 123. visits Mount Vernon, 126. makes acquaintance of Lord Fairfax, 126. surveys Lord Fairfax's land, 127. life in the woods, 127. sees an Indian war-dance, 127. is made public surveyor, 127. appearance of, at twenty-one, 128. receives title of major, 128. governor of Virginia sends him to order off the French, 128. journey through the wilderness, 128, 129. narrow escape of, 129. receives title of colonel, 130. goes with Braddock's expedition, 130. tries to hold Fort Necessity, 130. goes to Mount Vernon to live, 135. his slaves, 135. made commander-in-chief in the Revolution, 135. takes command of army, 135. raises first American flag, 135 and (note) 142. drives British from Boston, 136, 169. goes to New York, 137. chased by Cornwallis, 137. retreats across the Delaware, 137. victory of Trenton, 138. victory of Princeton, 139. at Valley Forge, 139. enters Philadelphia, 139. marches against Yorktown, 142. takes Yorktown, 142. his coat-of-arms (note), 142. goes back to Mount Vernon, 144. elected President, 144. takes oath of office, 144. Lafayette visits his tomb, 144. summary of, 145.

Washington, Lawrence, at Mount Vernon, 126. death of, 135. Colonel William, 210 and note.

Washington, the Capitol at, burned, 204. rebuilt, 204.

Watauga (Wa-taw'ga), settlement of, 158.

Wayne, General, in Ohio, 173.

Weathersford and General Jackson, 216.

West, the, in the Revolution, 161. conquest of, 161-167. at treaty of peace with England, 167. settlement of, 150, 157, 170. acquisition of country west of the Mississippi, see United States. effects of steamboat navigation on, 199, 200. effects of railroads on, 218. rapid growth of, 263. See Boone, Clark, Robertson, Sevier, Jefferson, Houston, Gray, Sutter.

Weymouth, Standish fights Indians at, 71.

What Cheer Rock, Providence, 85.

White, Father, in Maryland, 78, 80.

Whitney, Eli, birth and boyhood of, 175. cuts his name on a door, 175. makes a fiddle, 176. makes nails, 177. goes to Yale College, 177. his skill with tools, 177. goes to Georgia, 178. stops with Mrs. General Greene, 178. makes her an embroidery frame, 178. has a talk about cotton and cotton-seeds, 179. invents the cotton-gin, 180. effect of his invention, 181, 183. builds a gun-factory, 181. makes muskets for War of 1812, 181. summary of, 182.

Wilderness, the Great, 161.

"Wilderness Road," Boone makes the, 150.

Williams, Roger, comes to Boston, 82. preaches in Salem and Plymouth, 82. is very friendly to the Indians, 82. declares that they own the land, 83. Boston authorities attempt to arrest, 84. escapes and goes to Massasoit, 84. his journey through the wilderness, 84. reception by Massasoit, 84. builds a cabin at Seekonk, 85. leaves Seekonk, 85. greeted by the Indians, 85. Canonicus lets him have land, 85. settles Providence, 85. grants religious liberty to all settlers, 85. summary of, 86.