Beacon Lights of History: American statesmen. [1894

Fords, Howard, and Hurlburt, 1894

Basis of American institutions	23

The English Constitution	30

Puritan settlers in New England	39

Colonial governors	40

Desire for political independence	46

LXXIV	53

Prints a newspaper	59

Clerk of the General Assembly	64

The Creek	287

At New Orleans	294

The Seminole	300

Hostile giants in the Senate	313

Washingtons administrations	321

Commercial distress	326

The presidents proclamation against the nullifiers	332

Jacksons opposition to tariffs	337

Founds the University of Pennsylvania	70

Elected member of the Assembly	76

Repeal of the Stamp Act	82

His tact and wisdom 874	90

Expulsion of the British from New Jersey	94

The treaty of peace	97

Chosen member of the Constitutional Convention	101

Intrigues of Gates	137

Benedict Arnold	143

Lord Cornwallis	149

Happy domestic life 99	154

Elected president	155

Establishment of United States Bank	161

The Adams family	173

The Stamp Act	179

Criticisms of the Congress	190

His jealousy of Franklin	196

As president	202

Strained relations between France and the United States	208

Decline of the Federal party	213

LXXVII	219

Practises law	225

Drafts the Declaration of Independence	231

Services as a diplomatist	239

Founds the Democratic party	245

Becomes vicepresident	251

Inaugurated as president	253

Arrest and trial	260

Triumph of the Democratic party	266

Friend of religious liberty and popular education	273

Early life of Jackson	279

Majorgeneral of militia	285

Eventful administration	338

Birth and education	344

Speaker of the House	350

The tariff of 1816	357

Beginning of slavery agitation	360

Greek struggle for liberty	366

His hatred of Jackson	377

Clay on petitions	381

The charter of the United States Bank 358	387

Character	395

Education lawyer member of Congress	402

Opposition to the recharter of the bank	408

Jacksons war on the bank	414

Removal of deposits	415

Triumphs of the South	436

Prophetic utterances of Calhoun	442

Nullification doctrines	448

Rail splitter country merchant	455

Stump speaker	458

Jacksons highhanded measures	461

Lincolns cabinet Jefferson Davis	467

Lincoln as president	492

Retirement of McClellan	497

Gloomy times	498

Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation	504

General Grant	510

Siege of Petersburg	517

His assassination	525

INDEX	531

His aspirations and passion for politics	535

Washingtons origin and family	538

Pavadinimas	Beacon Lights of History: American statesmen. [1894 7 tomas iš Beacon Lights of History, John Lord Lord's lectures
Autorius	John Lord
Leidėjas	Fords, Howard, and Hurlburt, 1894
Originalas iš	Viskonsino universitetas – Madisonas
Pakeista skaitmenine forma	9 spalio 2008

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