A Higher History of the United States for Schools and Academies

xii, 479, xxxvi, [4] pp. Includes black-and-white illustrations and maps. Green cloth boards with black decor. A 19th century text used for history courses in Louisiana school districts. CONTENTS: Introduction; Period of Discovery: The Great Awakening; America Discovered; First Comers from Four Nations; America of Old; Period of Colonization: Attempted Settlements; Virginia; New Netherland; New England; Maryland; Pennsylvania and Delaware; Carolina; Georgia; Louisiana; Period of Colonial Development: The Growing Colonies; The Struggle for Supremacy; The Thirteen English Colonies; Period of Revolution: The Struggle for English Liberty in America; The War for American Independence; The Institution of Self-government; Period of Independence: Union; Disunion; Reunion; Appendix: Declaration of Independence; Constitution of the United States; Pronunciations; Index.