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Greece and Rome deficient in Free Principles...
Their gradual Development in England.....
Settlement of the Colonies.......
PAGE
..11-13
Character of the Colonial Governments and British Oppression........... Assembling of a General Congress, and the Development of Revolu- tionary Principles..........
Proceedings of the Second Continental Congress...
Washington appointed Commander-in-chief..
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence..
Resolutions adopted.........
Virginia the first State that formed an Independent Government.........
Declaration of Independence-Its History-Proceedings of the States
in reference thereto.....
Continental Congress-History of the Articles of Confederation......... 51
CHAPTER II.
Formation and adoption of the Constitution.....
History of its progress through the Convention-Its different elements
of power-Character of the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary De-
partments-Views of the different State Conventions, and Resolutions
upon its ratification..........
Measures of the Administration-Hamilton's Reports-Bank-Tariff-
First Census-Number of Representatives-Ratio of Representation... 123
Madison's Commercial Resolutions.........
127
Origin of the Eleventh Article of the Amendments to the Constitution.. 129
Whisky Insurrection.......
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Close of Washington's Administration.......
Internal Improvements.......
129
132
134
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144
Its great popularity-Giles and a few others only dissatisfied with it.... 145
Policy of the Administration......
Administration of John Adams-Sketch of his Life..
Unsuccessful efforts of the Commissioners to make a Treaty with France.. 167
Perplexity of the Administration......
172
Appointment of other Ministers to France - Dissatisfaction of the
Cabinet......
173
The unpopularity of the Administration
175
Alien and Sedition Laws.......
176
Views of the General Assembly of Virginia and other States......
Views of Massachusetts.......
179
182
Comparison of the Powers of the States and General Government under
the Constitution.........
184
Removal of the Seat of Government to the District of Columbia......... 189
Second Census.....
Elected President by the House-Long contest between Burr and Jef-
ferson.......
207
Jefferson's Inauguration..
209
The Cabinet......
211
The Seventh Congress-Aspect of Parties....................... ........................... .................
213
Jefferson's First Annual Message.......
215
Committee of Ways and Means-Randolph, Chairman-Its Duties...... 216
Jefferson's Opinion in reference to a Navy..
Cession of Louisiana by France-History of the Treaty-Its Advan-
tages.......
Difficulties concerning the Boundaries..
Power to acquire Territory by Treaty
Law passed for Government of Louisiana..
Character of Territorial Governments..
Impeachment of Judge Pickering.....
Trial of Judge Chase........
Result of the Trial........
History of the Yazoo Question.........
Close of Jefferson's First Administration.....
CHAPTER VI.
223
224
233
235
238
239
240
248
249
254
Jefferson's Second Term.....
Difficulties in the Foreign Relations of the Country....
Report of Special Committee in reference to Spanish Affairs..
John Randolph opposed to the Administration...
Internal Improvements-Cumberland Road-Jefferson's Opinion........ 271
Abolition of the Slave-trade...........
272
278
281
282
The good effect of the Introduction of African Slavery..
Slavery dependent upon the Density of the Population....
Debates in Congress upon Slavery and the Slave-trade.....
Trial of Aaron Burr for Treason.....
Increased Perplexities in our Foreign Relations.....................................
Berlin and Milan Decrees...
Federal Party opposed to the Embargo-Opposed by New England.... 311
Injurious to the Commercial Interest...
Effort made to terminate the Embargo
317
Review of the Administration..................................................................................................................................
Jefferson's Character......
319
326
CHAPTER VII.
Administration of James Madison-Personal Sketch of Madison........ 330
Elected President..
Application of Louisiana for admission into the Union-Debate thereon 343.
Bank Question.......
344
Foreign Difficulties increasing-Government inclined to be more friendly
towards France.......
CHAPTER VIII.
War of 1812.....
Madison's War Message...........
Preliminary and Financial Preparations for War........
Vote upon the Declaration of War.........
Federalists opposed the War-Generally opposed by the New England
States.....
Madison nominated for Re-election................
National Income for the year 1812.....
Devotion of Foreigners to the Interest of the Country...
Policy of United States in invading Canada........
Authority of the Federal Executive over the Militia.....
Views of Members of Congress on the Militia Question......
Vote for President and Vice-President........
Opposition to the Administration by Quincy and others...
Clay, Calhoun, and others, support the Administration.....
CHAPTER IX.
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367
369
370
371
373
375
378
381
382
383
Madison's Second Term-The war of 1812 (continued)—Madison's In-
auguration
Views of the War.......
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385
Special Message of the President, communicating the offer of Russia
for a settlement of our Difficulties with England-Adams and Bayard
appointed Ministers to Russia-Gallatin rejected-Russian Media-
tion declined by Castlereagh..........