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CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
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CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.

CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.

CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
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Bill Nye's
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
ILLUSTRATED BY
F. Opper
THOMPSON & THOMAS, CHICAGO.
COPYRIGHT, 1894,
BY
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
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[Illustration]
PREFACE
Facts in a nude state are not liable criminally, any more than bright and beautiful children commit a felony by
being born thus; but it is the solemn duty of those having these children in charge to put appropriate, healthful,

and even attractive apparel upon them at the earliest possible moment.
It is thus with facts. They are the frame-work of history, not the drapery. They are like the cold, hard,
dishevelled, damp, and uncomfortable body under the knife of the demonstrator, not the bright and bounding
boy, clothed in graceful garments and filled to every tingling capillary with a soul.
We, each of us, the artist and the author, respect facts. We have never, either of us, said an unkind word
regarding facts. But we believe that they should not be placed before the public exactly as they were born. We
want to see them embellished and beautified. That is why this history is written.
Certain facts have come into the possession of the artist and author of this book regarding the history of the
Republic down to the present day. We find, upon looking over the records and documents on file in the
various archives of state and nation, that they are absolutely beyond question, and it is our object to give these
truthfully. These rough and untidy, but impregnable truths, dressed in the sweet persuasive language of the
author, and fluted, embossed, embroidered, and embellished by the skilful hand of the artist, are now before
you.
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History is but the record of the public and official acts of human beings. It is our object, therefore, to
humanize our history and deal with people past and present; people who ate and possibly drank; people who
were born, flourished, and died; not grave tragedians, posing perpetually for their photographs.
If we succeed in this way, and administer historical truth in the smooth capsule of the cartoonist and the
commentator, we are content. If not, we know whose fault it will be, but will not get mad and swear about it.
BILL NYE.
FRED'K B. OPPER.
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[Illustration: BILL NYE'S FIELD OF HISTORIC RESEARCH.]
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CHAPTER I.
PAGE
THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA 13
CHAPTER I. 5
CHAPTER II.
OTHER DISCOVERIES WET AND DRY 23

CHAPTER II. 6
CHAPTER III.
THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL COLONIES 36
CHAPTER III. 7
CHAPTER IV.
THE PLYMOUTH COLONY 47
CHAPTER IV. 8
CHAPTER V.
DRAWBACKS OF BEING A COLONIST 55
CHAPTER V. 9
CHAPTER VI.
THE EPISODE OF THE CHARTER OAK 62
CHAPTER VI. 10
CHAPTER VII.
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK 72
CHAPTER VII. 11
CHAPTER VIII.
THE DUTCH AT NEW AMSTERDAM 82
CHAPTER VIII. 12
CHAPTER IX.
SETTLEMENT OF THE MIDDLE STATES 92
CHAPTER IX. 13
CHAPTER X.
THE EARLY ARISTOCRACY 102
CHAPTER X. 14
CHAPTER XI.
INTERCOLONIAL AND INDIAN WARS 110
CHAPTER XI. 15
CHAPTER XII.
PERSONALITY OF WASHINGTON 124

CHAPTER XII. 16
CHAPTER XIII.
CONTRASTS WITH THE PRESENT DAY 131
CHAPTER XIII. 17
CHAPTER XIV.
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 142
CHAPTER XIV. 18
CHAPTER XV.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, LL.D., PHG, F.R.S., ETC. 152
CHAPTER XV. 19
CHAPTER XVI.
THE CRITICAL PERIOD 160
CHAPTER XVI. 20
CHAPTER XVII.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END 170
CHAPTER XVII. 21
CHAPTER XVIII.
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THE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTION 181
CHAPTER XVIII. 22
CHAPTER XIX.
THE FIRST PRESIDENT 191
CHAPTER XIX. 23
CHAPTER XX.
THE WAR WITH CANADA 203
CHAPTER XX. 24
CHAPTER XXI.
THE ADVANCE OF THE REPUBLIC 212
CHAPTER XXI. 25