beats the British,
204
.

    elected President,
204
.

    death of,
204
.

    summary of,
205
.


Henry, Patrick, speech of,
185
.

    sends Clark to take British forts,
162
.


Henry VII., sends Cabot on voyage of discovery,
21
.

    claims part of North America,
22
.


Holland, gives Pilgrims a refuge,
62
.

    takes possession of the country on the Hudson,
59
.


Houston (Hew'ston), Sam, birthplace of (note),
229
.

    in war with Indians,
229
.

    governor of Tennessee,
229
.

    goes to live with the Indians,
229
.

    goes to Texas,
230
.

    fights for Texas,
230
.

    is made president of Texas,
230
.

    in the Civil War,
231
.

    death of,
231
.

    summary of,
232
.


Howe, General, driven from Boston,
136
.


Hudson, Henry, first voyage of,
52
.

    hired by the Dutch,
53
.

    sails for America,
53
.

    discovers the "Great River,"
54
.

    what he said about the country,
55
.

    voyage up the river,
56
.

    is feasted by the Indians,
56
.

    what the Indians thought of him,
56
.

    has fight with Indians,
57
.

    sails for Europe,
58
.

    Hudson River is named for him,
58
.

    death of, in Hudson Bay,
58
.

    what he would think of New York now,
60
.

    summary of,
61
.


Hudson River described,
55
,
56
.

    named,
58
.

    Dutch settle on the,
59
.



Illinois, Clark's conquest of,
162
,
163
.


Independence, see Declaration of Independence.


Indians, Columbus names the,
14
.

    described,
13
.

    welcome the English,
32
.

    of Virginia,
40
.

    how they lived,
40
.

    and Captain Smith,
41
,
42
.

    feast Henry Hudson,
56
.

    make treaty with Pilgrims,
69
.

    help the Pilgrims,
69
.

    challenge Pilgrims to fight,
70
.

    Standish's fight with the,
71
.

    help the settlers of Maryland,
78
.

    Roger Williams defends rights of,
83
.

    how they helped Williams,
84
,
85
.

    great war with, in N. E.,
90-94
.

    Penn defends rights of, to land,
98
.

    make treaty with Penn,
99
.

    friendly to the Quakers,
99
.

    war dance of,
127
.

    and Daniel Boone,
148-153
.

    their tricks and stratagems,
149
.

    capture Boone's daughter,
151
.

    capture Boone and adopt him,
152
.

    in the Revolution,
161
,
167
.

    war in Ohio,
172
,
173
.

    what they called the steamboat,
198
.

    forced to move West,
201
,
218
.

    story of the log, "move on,"
201
.

    victory of Harrison over,
203
.

    victory of Jackson over,
216
,
229
.

    Sam Houston goes to live with the,
229
.

    move west of the Mississippi,
218
.

    See Canonchet, Canonicus, Black Hawk, King Philip, Massasoit, Pocahontas, Powhatan, Samoset, Squanto, Tecumseh, "The Prophet," Wamsutta, Weathersford.


Indian treaty with Pilgrims,
69
.

    with Penn,
99
.


Indian wars, King Philip's War,
90-94
.

    in Kentucky,
148
.

    at the West, in the Revolution,
161
.

    in Ohio,
172
,
173
.

    in Illinois,
253
.

    in Indiana,
203
.

    in Alabama,
215
,
216
.

    in Florida,
218
.

    Black Hawk War,
253
.



Jackson, Andrew, birth and boyhood of,
206
.

    and the gun,
206
.

    and Tarleton,
207
.

    his mother,
207
.

    his hatred of the British,
208
.

    dangers exposed to,
209
.

    taken prisoner,
211
.

    and the boots,
211
.

    sees a battle through a knot-hole,
212
.

    death of his mother,
213
.

    what he said of her,
213
.

    begins to learn a trade,
214
.

    studies law,
214
.

    goes to Tennessee,
214
.

    becomes judge,
214
.

    becomes general,
214
.

    fights the Indians,
216
.

    interview with Weathersford,
216
.

    wins the great battle of New Orleans,
217
.

    conquers Indians in Florida,
218
.

    elected President,
218
.

    four steps in life of,
218
.

    summary of,
219
.


James I., Jamestown named for,
38
.

    denies religious liberty to his subjects,