Scott, Winfield, at Queenstown

Scott, General, at Lundy’s Lane

Shawnees under Tecumseh roused

Short, Lieutenant-Colonel, killed at Fort Stephenson

Smythe, General, dismissed from service

“Star Spangled Banner,” how composed

Stephenson, British repulsed at

Stonington, British repulsed at

Strong, Caleb, Governor of Massachusetts, refused to allow militia
   of his State to defend northern Territory against British

Tecumseh rousing Indians to resistance

Tecumseh opposing sale of lands

Tecumseh demands a return of lands

Tecumseh’s speech to Proctor

Tecumseh and Proctor abandon Maiden

Tecumseh, death of

Treaty with Indians for Ohio valley lands

United States commerce a prey to British cruisers

United States offers to register seamen

Van Horne defeated

Van Rensselaer, Stephen, Brigadier-General New York militia

“Victor and spoils” theory inaugurated by Jefferson in 1801

Vixen, United States brig, captured by the Southampton

War declared by Congress

War of 1812 waged under difficulties

War with Algiers

Washington’s wisdom and conservative policy

Washington, George, laying corner-stone of capitol building, 1793

Washington City, seat of government removed to

Washington City, threatened by British

Washington City, captured by British, pillaged and capitol building burned

Wasp captures Frolic and is captured

Wasp captures Reindeer, Avon and three other prizes and
   mysteriously disappears

Whitney, Eli, inventor cotton gin

Winder, General, trying to raise troops to defend capitol

Xenophon, the, on the Maryland coast

Young members in Congress who favor war with England elect Henry Clay
   speaker

York, siege of

Zeal of Jefferson to aid French

CHRONOLOGY.

PERIOD X.—­AGE OF LIBERTY ESTABLISHED.

A.D. 1800 TO A.D. 1824.

18OO.  INDIANA TERRITORY formed,—­July 4.

LOUISIANA ceded to France by Spain by secret treaty,—­Oct. 1.

SEAT OF GOVERNMENT removed to Washington, D.C.; Congress met,—­Nov. 17.

1801.  THOMAS JEFFERSON inaugurated president,—­March 4.

MILITARY ACADEMY established at West Point, N.Y.,—­March 10.

TRIPOLI declared war against the United States,—­June 10.

1802.  GEORGIA’S cession of territory to General
   Government,—­April 24.

OHIO admitted to the Union,—­Nov. 22.

1803.  LOUISIANA ceded to the United States by France for
   80,000,000 francs,—­April 30. (By this cession the United States
   claimed to the present western boundary of Florida.)