Sam Houston goes to live with the, 229.
move west of the Mississippi, 218.
See Canonchet, Canonicus, Black Hawk, King Philip, Massasoit,
Pocahontas, Powhatan, Samoset, Squanto, Tecumseh, “The
Prophet,” Wamsutta, Weathersford.
Indian treaty with Pilgrims, 69.
with Penn, 99.
Indian wars, King Philip’s War, 90-94.
in Kentucky, 148.
at the West, in the Revolution, 161.
in Ohio, 172, 173.
in Illinois, 253.
in Indiana, 203.
in Alabama, 215, 216.
in Florida, 218.
Black Hawk War, 253.
Jackson, Andrew, birth and boyhood of, 206.
and the gun, 206.
and Tarleton, 207.
his mother, 207.
his hatred of the British, 208.
dangers exposed to, 209.
taken prisoner, 211.
and the boots, 211.
sees a battle through a knot-hole, 212.
death of his mother, 213.
what he said of her, 213.
begins to learn a trade, 214.
studies law, 214.
goes to Tennessee, 214.
becomes judge, 214.
becomes general, 214.
fights the Indians, 216.
interview with Weathersford, 216.
wins the great battle of New Orleans,
217.
conquers Indians in Florida, 218.
elected President, 218.
four steps in life of, 218.
summary of, 219.
James I., Jamestown named for, 38.
denies religious liberty to his subjects,
62, 73.
Jamestown settled, 38.
burned, 49.
Jasper, Sergeant, how he saved the flag, 140.
Jefferson, Thomas, birth of, 184.
home at Monticello, 184.
beloved by his slaves, 184.
desires to free, 184.
hears Patrick Henry speak, 185.
writes Declaration of Independence, 186.
elected President, 187.
what he said about New Orleans and Louisiana,
187.
buys Louisiana, 188.
his death, 189.
inscription on his tombstone, 189.
summary of, 190.
“Jonathan, Brother,” 241.
origin of name (note), 241.
Jury trial, first in America, 39.
Jury (note), 39.
Kaskaskia (Kas-kas’ki-a) Fort, 161-163.
King Philip, son of Massasoit, 87.
becomes chief, 88.
how he dressed and lived, 88.
his hatred of the whites, 88.
determines to make war 89.
Indians attack Swansea, 90.
attack other towns, 90.
burn Brookfield, 90.
attack Hadley 91.
bravery shown by a woman 92.
the great swamp fight, 93.
Canonchet taken, 93.
Philip’s wife and son taken, 94.
wife and son sold into slavery, 94.
Philip shot, 94.
destruction caused by the war, 94.
cost of the war, 94.
Indian power broken, 94.
summary of, 95.
Lafayette (Lah-fay-et’), helps us in the Revolution,
141.
pursues Cornwallis, 141.
at the tomb of Washington, 144.
Land acquired by the United States, see Territory and United States.


