War of the Revolution, see Revolution.

    more perfect Union formed (note),

.

    extent of, at the close of the Revolution,

.

    acquires Louisiana (1803),

.

    acquires Florida (1819),

.

    acquires Texas (1845),

.

    acquires Oregon (1846),

.

    acquires California and New Mexico (1848),

.

    acquires Gadsden Purchase (1853),

.

    acquires Alaska (1867),

.

    extent of, to-day,

.

    War of 1812,

,

.

    War of, with Mexico,

.

    the Civil War,

.

    growth since the War,

,

.

    and "World's Columbian Exposition,"

.

    great seal of,

.

    what we can do for,

.

Vail, Alfred, and Morse's telegraph,

.

Venison (note),

.

Vespucci, Amerigo (A-ma-ree'go Ves-poot'chee),

.

    and name America,

.

Vigo (Vee'go) helps Clark,

.

Vincennes (Vin-senz'), Fort,

,

.

Virginia, Raleigh's expedition to,

.

    named by Elizabeth,

.

    first settlement in,

.

    first English child in America born in,

.

    failure of first settlement,

.

    tobacco and potato sent from,

.

    permanently settled at Jamestown,

.

    first English church in,

.

    first jury trial in,

.

    Captain Smith made governor of,

.

    books about,

.

    slaves sent to,

.

    tobacco, cultivation of,

.

    prosperity of,

.

    Berkeley and Bacon's war in,

.

    Jamestown burned,

.

    growth of,

.

    makes ready to fight for its rights,

.

    first demands independence of America,

.

    in the Revolution, see Revolution.

    owns extensive western possessions,

.

    George Washington and,

.

    the "Mother of Presidents,"

.

    summary of,

.

    in the Civil War,

.

Virginia Dare, birth of,

.

Voted (note),

.

Wamsutta, death of,

.

War, Bacon's, in Virginia,

.

    King Philip's, in New England,

.

    of the Revolution, see Revolution.

    with the British in the West,

.

    with Indians in the West,

.

    with Indians in Ohio,

.

    with Indians in Indiana,

.

    with Indians in Illinois,

.

    the Black Hawk,

.

    with Indians in Alabama,

,

.

    with Indians in Florida,

.

    of 1812 (note),

,

,

.

    cause of, of 1812,

.

    of Texan independence,

.

    with Mexico,

.

    cause of Mexican,

.

    the Civil,

,

.

    cause of the Civil,

.

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

.

Washington, George, birth and boyhood of,

.

    at school,

.

    playing at war,

.

    battle with the colt,

.

    what he owed to his mother,

.

    visits Mount Vernon,

.

    makes acquaintance of Lord Fairfax,

.

    surveys Lord Fairfax's land,

.

    life in the woods,

.

    sees an Indian war-dance,

.

    is made public surveyor,

.

    appearance of, at twenty-one,

.

    receives title of major,

.

    governor of Virginia sends him to order off the French,

.

    journey through the wilderness,

,

.

    narrow escape of,

.

    receives title of colonel,

.

    goes with Braddock's expedition,

.

    tries to hold Fort Necessity,

.

    goes to Mount Vernon to live,

.

    his slaves,

.

    made commander-in-chief in the Revolution,

.

    takes command of army,

.

    raises first American flag,

and (note)

.

    drives British from Boston,

,

.

    goes to New York,

.

    chased by Cornwallis,

.

    retreats across the Delaware,

.

    victory of Trenton,

.

    victory of Princeton,

.

    at Valley Forge,

.

    enters Philadelphia,

.

    marches against Yorktown,

.

    takes Yorktown,

.

    his coat-of-arms (note),

.

    goes back to Mount Vernon,

.

    elected President,

.

    takes oath of office,

.