.
what he did for Virginia,
.
his books and maps,
.
is called the "Father of Virginia,"
.
writes Captain Henry Hudson,
.
summary of,
.
South, the, in the Civil War,
.
great progress of, since the war,
.
Spaniards settle Florida,
.
are kept out of Georgia,
.
Squanto (Skwon'to), how he helped the Pilgrims,
,
.
Squaws (note),
.
Standish, Myles, an English soldier in Holland,
.
goes to America with the Pilgrims,
.
explores Cape Cod,
.
lands at Plymouth Rock,
.
was nurse as well as soldier,
.
goes to meet Massasoit,
.
feared by the Indians,
.
escorts the Pilgrims to church,
.
has a fight with the Indians,
.
saves Plymouth from attack by Indians,
.
what else he did for the Pilgrims,
.
what he left at his death,
.
his monument,
.
summary of,
.
Steamboat, Fulton's, on the Hudson,
.
first at the West,
,
.
effect of, on emigration,
.
St. Mary's, settlement at,
.
Survey (note),
.
Sutter (Soo'ter), John A., his fort in California,
.
founds Sacramento,
.
lives like a king,
.
begins to build saw-mill at Colona,
.
Marshall brings him gold-dust to test,
.
is convinced that gold has been found,
.
how he felt at the discovery,
.
loses his property,
.
is pensioned by California,
.
summary of,
.
Swansea (Swon'ze) attacked by Indians,
.
Swordfish (note),
.
Tarleton (Tarl'ton), cruelty of,
.
called "Butcher Tarleton,"
.
his soldiers and the bees,
.
is beaten at Cowpens,
.
what he hears from the children,
.
Taxation of America by George III.,
.
chief cause of the Revolution,
.
Tea, taxed, sent to America,
.
destruction of,
.
"Boston Tea Party,"
.
Tecumseh (Te-kum'seh) excites the Indians to war,
,
.
takes the "Prophet" by the hair,
.
fights for the British in Canada,
.
is killed,
.
Telegraph, meaning of the word (note),
.
what it is,
.
electric, invented by Morse,
.
Vail's work on,
.
patented by Morse,
.
Congress grants money to build line,
,
.
first message over,
.
business of, in 1845,
.
business of, to-day,
.
how messages are sent by (note),
.
Atlantic,
.
See Samuel F. B. Morse.
Telephone, meaning of the word (note),
.
what it is,
.
when invented (note),
.
use of, to-day,
.
Tennessee, first settlement of,
,
.
See James Robertson and John Sevier.
Terrier (note),
.
Territory added to the United States since the Revolution,
; and see United States.
Tests (note),
.
Texas, forms part of Mexico,
.
we try to buy it,
.
Houston goes to,
.
massacre of Americans at Fort Alamo,
.
war of independence,
.
flag of,
.
annexed,
.
dispute with Mexico about boundary,
.
Mexican war and,
.
and the Civil War,
.
summary of,
.
Tippecanoe, battle of,
.
Tobacco sent from Virginia to Sir Walter Raleigh,
.
he plants it in Ireland,
.
value of, to Virginia,
.
Torpedo (note),
.
Fulton's experiments with torpedoes,
,
.
Tow cloth (note),
.
Travis (Tra'vis), Colonel, in Texas,
.
Treaty, Indian, with Pilgrims,
.
with William Penn,
.
(note),
.
Tryon, Governor, in North Carolina,
.
oppression by,
.
called the "Great Wolf of North Carolina,"
.
at battle of Alamance,
.
Union (note),
.
the South resolves to withdraw from the,
.
strengthened by result of the Civil War,
.
United States, independence of, declared,
.