the victim of a dishonest agent,

.

    goes to prison for debt,

.

    death of,

.

    love of the Indians for him,

.

    Indians send a present to his widow,

.

    grave of,

.

    summary of,

.

Pennsylvania, named by Charles II.,

.

    granted to William Penn,

.

    natural wealth of,

.

    in the Revolution,

.

Philadelphia, founded,

.

    name of,

.

    prosperity of,

,

.

    what Franklin did for,

.

    in the Revolution,

.

    first Continental Congress meets in,

.

    Declaration of Independence made in,

.

Philip, King, see King Philip.

Photograph, first, in America,

.

Pilgrims, the, in Holland,

.

    name of,

.

    persecuted in England,

.

    why they wished to leave Holland,

.

    sail for America,

.

    Captain Myles Standish goes with them,

.

    number of the,

.

    make a compact of government,

.

    elect John Carver first governor,

.

    land on the Cape,

.

    washing-day,

.

    explore the Cape,

.

    land on Plymouth Rock,

.

    settle in Plymouth,

.

    why they chose that place,

.

    name of,

.

    sickness and death,

.

    meet Indians,

.

    make treaty with Massasoit,

.

    their first Thanksgiving,

.

    Canonicus dares them to fight,

.

    Governor Bradford's reply,

.

    build a fort,

.

    build a palisade,

.

    fight the Indians at Weymouth,

.

    what Myles Standish did for the Pilgrims,

,

.

    summary of,

.

    See Myles Standish.

Pioneers (note),

.

Pittsburg,

,

,

, and see map,

.

Plantation (note),

.

Planter (note),

.

Plymouth, the Pilgrims settle,

.

    natural advantages of,

.

    name of,

.

    See Pilgrims.

Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims land on,

.

Pocahontas (Po-ka-hon'tas), saves Smith's life,

, and

.

    marries Rolfe,

.

    her descendants,

.

Ponce de Leon, see De Leon.

Potato, the, sent to England,

.

    Raleigh plants it in Ireland,

.

Powder, lack of, in Revolution,

.

    sent from Savannah to Bunker Hill,

.

Powhatan (Pow-ha-tan') and Captain John Smith,

.

Prison-ships, British,

.

"Prophet," the, and Tecumseh,

,

.

    at the battle of Tippecanoe,

.

    his sacred beans,

.

    Indians say he is a liar,

.

    Tecumseh takes him by the hair,

.

Prophet (note),

.

Providence, name of,

.

    settled,

.

    religious liberty in,

.

Puritans (note),

.

    settle Boston,

.

Putnam, General Rufus, services in the Revolution,

.

    builds fortifications at Dorchester Heights,

.

    builds the

,

.

    settles Marietta, Ohio,

.

    summary of,

.

Quakers, see Friends.

Railroad, the first, in America,

, and note,

.

    growth of railroads,

.

    first Pacific (note),

.

    the three Pacific railroads,

.

Raleigh (Raw'li), Sir Walter, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth,

.

    sends exploring expedition to America,

.

    receives title of honor,

.

    sends settlers to Virginia,

.

    receives tobacco and potato plants from Virginia,

.

    plants them in Ireland,

.

    spends a great deal of money on his Virginia colony,

.

    fails to establish a settlement,

.

    last days of,

.

    is beheaded,

.

    power of his example,

.

    summary of,

.

Ranches (note),

.

Rebels (note),

.

Red-coats (note),

.

Religious liberty, none in England,

.

    in Maryland,

.

    in Rhode Island,

.

Religious persecution in England,

,

,

.

    of Catholics,