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LEADING FACTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY

(Hayes. See note 2, p. 405.)

XIX

377. Withdrawal of troops from the South; first Historic Labor

Hayes'

      Strike (1877).

administration.

378. Deepening the chief mouth of the Mississippi. Results,

(One term,

379. The Bland Silver Bill; the President's veto; the "Dollar of our

1877-1881)

      Fathers" restored (1878);"Greenbacks" and Gold; the

      National Debt.

380. Summary of Hayes' presidency.

(Garfield and Arthur. See Note 1, p. 348.)

XX, XXI

381. Assassination of the President; Civil Service Reform, 1883;

Garfield and

      the "Merit System."

Arthur's ad-

382. The East River Suspension Bridge; other bridges and tunnels:

ministrations.

      Cheap Postage; the Alien Contract Labor Act.

(One term,

383. The New Orleans Exhibition; the "New South."

1881-1885)

384, 385, Progress in the South; manufactures; the cotton crop;

      the freedmen; education.

386. Summary of Garfield and Arthur's presidencies.

(Cleveland. See note 1, p. 354.)

XXII

387. Return of the Democrats to power.

The Democrats

388. The "Knights of Labor"; the "Black List"; the "Boycott"

again in power

      the American Federation of Labor; the Department of Com-

(1885-1889)

      merce and Labor; the Department of Agriculture.

389. The year of strikes; the Chicago anarchists.

390. Great Corporations and "Trusts; department stores; action

Cleveland's first

      taken by the government.

administration.

391. The Statue of Liberty.

(One term,

392. Three important laws: 1. Succession to the Presidency; 2. Count-

1885-1889)

      ing the Electoral Votes; 3. Interstate Commerce and the Rail-

      way Rate Act.

393. Summary of Cleveland's presidency.

XXIII

(Harrison. See note1, p. 359.)

The Republicans

394. Oklahoma Territory opened (1889). Oklahoma City and Guthrie.

again in power

395. Six new States; the New War Ships; woman suffrage (or right

(1889-1893)

      to vote) in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho.

396. The new Pension Act (1890); the Sherman Silver Act; the fall

Harrison's

      in silver; the McKinley Protective Tariff.

administration.

397. The census (1890); the Patent Office Centennial; the Home-

(On term,

     stead steel strike.

1889-1893)

398. Summary of Harrison's presidency.

XXIV

(Cleveland, second presidency. See note 1, p. 354, and Note 1,

The Democrats

      p. 363.

again in power

399. The Australian ballot.

(1893-1897)

400. The Columbian Exposition; panic and "hard times"; Repeal

      of an Important Act; the Bering Sea case, a bloodless victory.

401. The Coxey "Industrial Army"; the Pullman strike; more

Cleveland's

      "hard times."

(second)

402. The Wilson Tariff.

administration.

403. The admission of Utah; the 11 New West."

(One term,

404. The Venezuela question.

1893-1897)

405. Summary of Cleveland's second presidency.

TOPICAL ANALYSIS
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(McKinley. See note 1, p. 366.)

406. The Dingley Tariff.

407. Enormous increase in our Exports; architectural progress in

      New York and Washington.

408. "Greater New York"; high buildings; the new aqueduct; Growth

      and Government of American cities.

409. Revised state constitutions in the South and West; Effect on

      negro suffrage and on the Fifteenth Amendment, The initia-

      tive and referendum in the West.

410. Spanish possessions in the sixteenth century.

411. The revolution in Cuba; war for independence.

412. The destruction of the Maine; report of the Court of Inquiry.

XXV

413. The President's message; Resolutions adopted by Congress.

The Republicans

414. Preparation for War with Spain; call for volunteers and money;

again in power

      the Navy; War declared, 1898.

(1897-1909)

415. The Battle of Manila.

416. Cervera's squadron `bottled up."

417. Fighting near Santiago; destruction of Cervera's squadron.

McKinley's

418. The End of the War.

administration.

419. Annexation of Hawaii; Treaty of Peace; Territory ceded to us

(One term and

      by Spain. Seven great steps of National Expansion (1803-

part of second,

      1898). Cuba.

1897-1900

420. The cost of the war in money and life; work of the "Red

      Cross" and of the women of America; the Union veterans

      and the Confederate veterans.

421. The Trans-Mississippi Exposition; the " Great American

      Desert"; cheap lands and free lands; agricultural colleges;

      Agricultural Prosperity.

422. Preservation of our Forests; Irrigation of and Lands.

423. Savings Banks; National Wealth; Gifts for the Public Good.

424. The "open door" in China; The Hague Peace Treaty, 1900.

425. The Gold Standard Act, 1900; the Panama Canal.

426. The census (1900) our Commerce.

427. The Pan-American Exposition; the assassination of President

      McKinley.

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Roosevelt's

428. The great coal strike (1902); the American Pacific Cable; Wire-

administration.

      less Telegraphy; Expositions in the West.

(Part of one term,

429. Summary of McKinley and Roosevelt's presidencies

1901-1905)

(Roosevelt. See note 1, p. 393.)

430. President Roosevelt's inaugural address. What Americans are

      trying to do: 1. Saving time, --the Panama Canal, the Erie

      Canal, railways. 2. Saving health, --national parks. 3, Con-

XXVII

      servation of our Natural Resources. 4. Saving wear and tear

Roosevelt's

      of life, and needless destruction of life, --arbitration. How

administration.

      Americans meet disaster.

(One term,

431. Admission of Oklahoma,--total number of states.. The Rail-

1905-1909)

      way Rate Act; the Pure Food and Drug Act; the Meat

      Inspection Act; great cruise of our battle ships (1907);

      the presidential election (1908); important agreement with

      Japan.

432. Summary of Roosevelt's presidency.

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(Taft. See note 1, p. 402.)

433. A great geographical discovery, 1909.

434. The Tariff of 1909.

XXVIII

435. Census of 1910; population; food supply; national wealth; elec-

Taft's

      tric railways; automobiles; progress of the Panama Canal.

administration.

436. The Peace Movement; preparations for future wars; what our

(One term,

      flag stands for; admission of New Mexico and Arizona; num-

1909-1913)

      ber of states now in the Union.

437. Result of the Presidential election of 1912; the Sixteenth Amend-

      ment to the Constitution, 1913; the Parcel Post, 1913.

438. Summary of Taft's Presidency.

(Wilson. See note 1, p. 408.)

439. The Celebration at Gettysburg; the Seventeenth Amendment

      to the Constitution, 1913; the Underwood Tariff; the Income

      Tax, 1913.

440. Establishment of a new system

      of Banks, 1914; the Panama

      Canal, 1914; our relations with Mexico, 1914.

XXIX

441. The Great European War; President Wilson's proclamation of

The Democrats

      neutrality, 1914.

again in power

442. The World's Fair at San Francisco, 1915; the Transcontinental

(1913-1921)

      Telephone; affairs in Mexico, 1916.

443. The Presidential election in 1916.

Wilson's

444. Purchase of three islands in the West Indies (1917).

administration.

445. America enters the Great War (1917).

(Two terms,

446. How we got Men, Money, and Ships.

1913-X921)

447. Our Men reach Europe and do their Part in the Great War.

448. Hammering at the Enemy; End of the Great War (1918).

      [The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1920) (see

      page 223); the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution

      (1920) (see pages 360, 435).]

449. The Presidential election in 1920. The Census of 1920.

450. Summary of Wilson's Presidency.

(Harding. See note 1, p. 434.)

XXX

451. Inauguration of the new President.

The Republican,

452. Interesting Events; New Treaties.

again in power

453. General Summary of the History: 1. Growth of the Republic;

(1921- )

      extent, population. 2. The Arch of the Republic- 3. Advan-

      tages open to all. 4. What America means, 5. The Great

      Question; what depends on the answer.

		(Hayes. See note 2, p. 405.)
XIX		377. Withdrawal of troops from the South; first Historic Labor
Hayes'		Strike (1877).
administration.		378. Deepening the chief mouth of the Mississippi. Results,
(One term,		379. The Bland Silver Bill; the President's veto; the "Dollar of our
1877-1881)		Fathers" restored (1878);"Greenbacks" and Gold; the
		National Debt.
		380. Summary of Hayes' presidency.

		(Garfield and Arthur. See Note 1, p. 348.)
XX, XXI		381. Assassination of the President; Civil Service Reform, 1883;
Garfield and		the "Merit System."
Arthur's ad-		382. The East River Suspension Bridge; other bridges and tunnels:
ministrations.		Cheap Postage; the Alien Contract Labor Act.
(One term,		383. The New Orleans Exhibition; the "New South."
1881-1885)		384, 385, Progress in the South; manufactures; the cotton crop;
		the freedmen; education.
		386. Summary of Garfield and Arthur's presidencies.

		(Cleveland. See note 1, p. 354.)
XXII		387. Return of the Democrats to power.
The Democrats		388. The "Knights of Labor"; the "Black List"; the "Boycott"
again in power		the American Federation of Labor; the Department of Com-
(1885-1889)		merce and Labor; the Department of Agriculture.
		389. The year of strikes; the Chicago anarchists.
		390. Great Corporations and "Trusts; department stores; action
Cleveland's first		taken by the government.
administration.		391. The Statue of Liberty.
(One term,		392. Three important laws: 1. Succession to the Presidency; 2. Count-
1885-1889)		ing the Electoral Votes; 3. Interstate Commerce and the Rail-
		way Rate Act.
		393. Summary of Cleveland's presidency.

XXIII		(Harrison. See note1, p. 359.)
The Republicans		394. Oklahoma Territory opened (1889). Oklahoma City and Guthrie.
again in power		395. Six new States; the New War Ships; woman suffrage (or right
(1889-1893)		to vote) in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho.
		396. The new Pension Act (1890); the Sherman Silver Act; the fall
Harrison's		in silver; the McKinley Protective Tariff.
administration.		397. The census (1890); the Patent Office Centennial; the Home-
(On term,		stead steel strike.
1889-1893)		398. Summary of Harrison's presidency.

XXIV		(Cleveland, second presidency. See note 1, p. 354, and Note 1,
The Democrats		p. 363.
again in power		399. The Australian ballot.
(1893-1897)		400. The Columbian Exposition; panic and "hard times"; Repeal
		of an Important Act; the Bering Sea case, a bloodless victory.
		401. The Coxey "Industrial Army"; the Pullman strike; more
Cleveland's		"hard times."
(second)		402. The Wilson Tariff.
administration.		403. The admission of Utah; the 11 New West."
(One term,		404. The Venezuela question.
1893-1897)		405. Summary of Cleveland's second presidency.

		(McKinley. See note 1, p. 366.)
		406. The Dingley Tariff.
		407. Enormous increase in our Exports; architectural progress in
		New York and Washington.
		408. "Greater New York"; high buildings; the new aqueduct; Growth
		and Government of American cities.
		409. Revised state constitutions in the South and West; Effect on
		negro suffrage and on the Fifteenth Amendment, The initia-
		tive and referendum in the West.
		410. Spanish possessions in the sixteenth century.
		411. The revolution in Cuba; war for independence.
		412. The destruction of the Maine; report of the Court of Inquiry.
XXV		413. The President's message; Resolutions adopted by Congress.
The Republicans		414. Preparation for War with Spain; call for volunteers and money;
again in power		the Navy; War declared, 1898.
(1897-1909)		415. The Battle of Manila.
		416. Cervera's squadron `bottled up."
		417. Fighting near Santiago; destruction of Cervera's squadron.
McKinley's		418. The End of the War.
administration.		419. Annexation of Hawaii; Treaty of Peace; Territory ceded to us
(One term and		by Spain. Seven great steps of National Expansion (1803-
part of second,		1898). Cuba.
1897-1900		420. The cost of the war in money and life; work of the "Red
		Cross" and of the women of America; the Union veterans
		and the Confederate veterans.
		421. The Trans-Mississippi Exposition; the " Great American
		Desert"; cheap lands and free lands; agricultural colleges;
		Agricultural Prosperity.
		422. Preservation of our Forests; Irrigation of and Lands.
		423. Savings Banks; National Wealth; Gifts for the Public Good.
		424. The "open door" in China; The Hague Peace Treaty, 1900.
		425. The Gold Standard Act, 1900; the Panama Canal.
		426. The census (1900) our Commerce.
		427. The Pan-American Exposition; the assassination of President
		McKinley.
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Roosevelt's		428. The great coal strike (1902); the American Pacific Cable; Wire-
administration.		less Telegraphy; Expositions in the West.
(Part of one term,		429. Summary of McKinley and Roosevelt's presidencies
1901-1905)

		(Roosevelt. See note 1, p. 393.)
		430. President Roosevelt's inaugural address. What Americans are
		trying to do: 1. Saving time, --the Panama Canal, the Erie
		Canal, railways. 2. Saving health, --national parks. 3, Con-
XXVII		servation of our Natural Resources. 4. Saving wear and tear
Roosevelt's		of life, and needless destruction of life, --arbitration. How
administration.		Americans meet disaster.
(One term,		431. Admission of Oklahoma,--total number of states.. The Rail-
1905-1909)		way Rate Act; the Pure Food and Drug Act; the Meat
		Inspection Act; great cruise of our battle ships (1907);
		the presidential election (1908); important agreement with
		Japan.
		432. Summary of Roosevelt's presidency.

		(Taft. See note 1, p. 402.)
		433. A great geographical discovery, 1909.
		434. The Tariff of 1909.
XXVIII		435. Census of 1910; population; food supply; national wealth; elec-
Taft's		tric railways; automobiles; progress of the Panama Canal.
administration.		436. The Peace Movement; preparations for future wars; what our
(One term,		flag stands for; admission of New Mexico and Arizona; num-
1909-1913)		ber of states now in the Union.
		437. Result of the Presidential election of 1912; the Sixteenth Amend-
		ment to the Constitution, 1913; the Parcel Post, 1913.
		438. Summary of Taft's Presidency.

		(Wilson. See note 1, p. 408.)
		439. The Celebration at Gettysburg; the Seventeenth Amendment
		to the Constitution, 1913; the Underwood Tariff; the Income
		Tax, 1913.
		440. Establishment of a new system
		of Banks, 1914; the Panama
		Canal, 1914; our relations with Mexico, 1914.
XXIX		441. The Great European War; President Wilson's proclamation of
The Democrats		neutrality, 1914.
again in power		442. The World's Fair at San Francisco, 1915; the Transcontinental
(1913-1921)		Telephone; affairs in Mexico, 1916.
		443. The Presidential election in 1916.
Wilson's		444. Purchase of three islands in the West Indies (1917).
administration.		445. America enters the Great War (1917).
(Two terms,		446. How we got Men, Money, and Ships.
1913-X921)		447. Our Men reach Europe and do their Part in the Great War.
		448. Hammering at the Enemy; End of the Great War (1918).
		[The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1920) (see
		page 223); the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
		(1920) (see pages 360, 435).]
		449. The Presidential election in 1920. The Census of 1920.
		450. Summary of Wilson's Presidency.

		(Harding. See note 1, p. 434.)
XXX		451. Inauguration of the new President.
The Republican,		452. Interesting Events; New Treaties.
again in power		453. General Summary of the History: 1. Growth of the Republic;
(1921- )		extent, population. 2. The Arch of the Republic- 3. Advan-
		tages open to all. 4. What America means, 5. The Great
		Question; what depends on the answer.