Sutter (Soo’ter), John A., his fort in California, 236.
  founds Sacramento, 236.
  lives like a king, 236.
  begins to build saw-mill at Colona, 237. 
  Marshall brings him gold-dust to test, 238.
  is convinced that gold has been found, 238.
  how he felt at the discovery, 238.
  loses his property, 239.
  is pensioned by California, 239.
  summary of, 242.

Swansea (Swon’ze) attacked by Indians, 90.

Swordfish (note), 194.

Tarleton (Tarl’ton), cruelty of, 207.
  called “Butcher Tarleton,” 208.
  his soldiers and the bees, 208.
  is beaten at Cowpens, 210.
  what he hears from the children, 210.

Taxation of America by George III., 131.
  chief cause of the Revolution, 131.

Tea, taxed, sent to America, 132.
  destruction of, 132. 
  “Boston Tea Party,” 132.

Tecumseh (Te-kum’seh) excites the Indians to war, 202, 215.
  takes the “Prophet” by the hair, 204.
  fights for the British in Canada, 204.
  is killed, 204.

Telegraph, meaning of the word (note), 222.
  what it is, 222.
  electric, invented by Morse, 222. 
  Vail’s work on, 224.
  patented by Morse, 224. 
  Congress grants money to build line, 225, 226.
  first message over, 227.
  business of, in 1845, 227.
  business of, to-day, 227.
  how messages are sent by (note), 227. 
  Atlantic, 227. 
  See Samuel F. B. Morse.

Telephone, meaning of the word (note), 227.
  what it is, 227.
  when invented (note), 227.
  use of, to-day, 228.

Tennessee, first settlement of, 158, 159. 
  See James Robertson and John Sevier.

Terrier (note), 204.

Territory added to the United States since the Revolution, 240; and
  see United States.

Tests (note), 238.

Texas, forms part of Mexico, 230.
  we try to buy it, 230. 
  Houston goes to, 230.
  massacre of Americans at Fort Alamo, 230.
  war of independence, 230.
  flag of, 230.
  annexed, 230.
  dispute with Mexico about boundary, 239. 
  Mexican war and, 239.
  and the Civil War, 231.
  summary of, 232.

Tippecanoe, battle of, 203.

Tobacco sent from Virginia to Sir Walter Raleigh, 33.
  he plants it in Ireland, 33.
  value of, to Virginia, 48.

Torpedo (note), 194. 
  Fulton’s experiments with torpedoes, 194, 195.

Tow cloth (note), 250.

Travis (Tra’vis), Colonel, in Texas, 230.

Treaty, Indian, with Pilgrims, 69.
  with William Penn, 99.
  (note), 99.

Tryon, Governor, in North Carolina, 156.
  oppression by, 156.
  called the “Great Wolf of North Carolina,” 156.
  at battle of Alamance, 156.

Union (note), 259.
  the South resolves to withdraw from the, 259.
  strengthened by result of the Civil War, 261.