Bacon’s war in Virginia, 49.

Balboa (Bal-bo’ah) discovers the Pacific, 28.

Baltimore founded, 80.
  in the Revolution, 80.

Baltimore, Lord, in Newfoundland, 76. 
  Maryland granted to, 77.
  power of, 77.
  son of, settles Maryland, 78.
  grants religious liberty in Maryland, 79.
  is persecuted, 80.
  summary of, 81.

Battle, playing at, 210.

Battle of Alamance (Al’a-mance), 156. 
  Alamo (Al’a-mo), 230. 
  Bunker Hill, 134. 
  Camden, 212. 
  Concord, 134. 
  Cowpens, 140, 210. 
  Fort Moultrie, 140. 
  Lexington, 134. 
  Long Island, 137. 
  New Orleans, 217. 
  Princeton, 139. 
  Saratoga, 139. 
  Tippecanoe, 203. 
  Trenton, 138. 
  Vincennes (Vin-senz’), 167. 
  Yorktown, 142.

Battles of the Civil War, 260.
  with Indians, see Indians and War.

Bees, the, and the “Red-Coats,” 208.

Berkeley, governor of Virginia, 49.

Black Hawk War, 253.

“Blazing” trees, 105.

Boone, Daniel, birth and boyhood of, 146.
  how he could handle a gun, 147.
  his bear tree, 147.
  goes to Kentucky, 148.
  makes the “Wilderness Road,” 150.
  builds a fort, 150.
  his daughter stolen by Indians, 151.
  he is captured and adopted by Indians, 152.
  his escape, 153.
  how he used tobacco dust, 153.
  his old age, 154.
  goes to Missouri, 154. 
  Kentucky helps him, 154.
  grave of, 154.
  summary of, 155.

Boston founded, 73.
  name of, 73. 
  “Tea Party,” 132.
  port of, closed, 133. 
  British driven from, 136, 169.

Bowie (Bow’e), Colonel, 230.

Braddock’s defeat, 130.

Bradford, William, caught in trap, 65.

Bradford, Governor, 65.
  and Canonicus, 70.

Brewster, Elder, 67.

British, the name, 133.

Brookfield burnt by Indians, 90.

“Brother Jonathan,” 241.
  origin of name (note), 241.

Brush (note), 245.

Cabot (Cab’ot), John and Sebastian, 21.
  discover continent of America, 21.
  take possession of, for England, 22.
  return to Bristol, 23.
  what they carried back, 24.
  second voyage of, 25.
  how much of America they discovered, 25.
  summary of, 27.

California, Captain Sutter in, 236.
  gold discovered in, 237.
  effects of discovery of gold, 239.
  acquisition of, 239.
  emigration to, 239.

Camden, battle of, 212.

Canal, Erie, opened, 220.

Candidate (note), 258.

Canonchet (Ka-non’chet) braves death, 93.

Canonicus (Ka-non’i-kus) sends challenge to Bradford, 70.
  and Roger Williams, 84, 85.

Cape Cod, arrival of Pilgrims at, 64.
  explored by Pilgrims, 65.

Capitol, the, burned, 204.
  rebuilt, 204.