sion and divorce, 291; on amend- ments to Constitution,292; eman- cipation proclamation, 317-319; Gettysburg address, 320; proc- lamation of amnesty, 321-324; second inaugural address, 325– 327.
Louisiana, treaty for cession of, 177-182; ceded to France by Spain, 178; ceded to United States by France, 178.
Maine, destruction of battleship, 372.
Manila, capture of, 376. Marque, letters of, 63, 100. Massachusetts Bay, act for regu- lating government of, 38, 42, 45; act for impartial administration of justice in, 38, 42, 45; parlia- ment declares to be in rebellion, 47.
Mayflower compact, 18.
Mexico, treaty with, of 1848, 230-
250; possession of custom houses to be restored to, 232; military property to be restored to, 233; control of Indians in territory ceded by, 239, 240; claims of and against discharged, 241- 243; no slavery condition in ter- ritory derived from, 258; treaty with of 1853, 273–279. Michigan, lake, open to Great Britain, 360.
Militia, provision for organization of, 101; power of congress to call out, 101; president commander of, 105; necessary to security of
state, 112; trial of cases arising in, 113. Mississippi river, open by treaty of 1783, 83; by treaty of 1794, 133; survey of, 135, 136. Missouri compromise, 206-210;
enabling act, 206–209; resolu- tion of March 2, 209, 210; repeal of compromise, 281, 282. Missouri, state of, enabling act, 206-209; authorized to form state constitution, 206; bounda- ries of, 206, 207; resolution for admission of, 209, 210.
Money, coinage of in power of con- gress, 100; power of congress to borrow, 100.
Monroe doctrine, 211-214. Monroe, James, states his foreign policy, 211-214.
Most favored nation, France to be treated on footing of, 181.
Napoleon sells Louisiana to United States, 178.
Nations, law of, offence against
punishable by congress, 100. Naturalization, laws for obstruct- ing passed by British, 53; rule for established by congress, 100. Navy, power of congress to pro- vide, 66, 100.
Nebraska, provision for admission of without slavery restrictions, 280; Kansas-Nebraska act, 280- 282; boundary of, 280, 281. Negroes, not to be carried away by the British, 83; importation of forbidden by Constitution, 101:
emancipated 8 January, 1863, 317. Neutrality, proclamation of, 124; Washington's views on, 174, 175; principles of in Monroe doctrine, 213, 214; of Nicaragua canal guaranteed, 253, 254.
New England colonies, articles of
confederation, 19-27.
New Mexico, excluded from Texas 258, 260; claim to relinquished by Texas, 259; government of, 260; act for admission of, 262, 263; boundary of, 262, 263. New Orleans, ceded to United
States, 179; French and Spanish ships admitted to by United States, 180.
Nicaragua canal, treaty with Great
Britain for, 251-257.
Nobility, no title of to be granted, 102. Non-importation, non-consump- tion, non-exportation association, 42, 46.
Northwest territorial government, 85-94.
Oath, form taken by president, 105; members of congress bound by to support the Constitution, 110; form to be taken by those desiring amnesty, 322.
Oregon, boundaries of, 227, 365– 368.
Original jurisdiction of supreme court, 107.
Panama, proposed canal by way of
isthmus of, 256; convention be- tween United States and repub- lic of, 393-408.
Patents secured to inventors by congress, 100.
Petitions of colonists treated with contempt, 38, 46, 55. Philippine islands, Spain cedes to United States, 375; boundaries of, 375.
Piracies punishable by congress,
Pirates, privileges of states against, 62; treatment of by treaty of 1794, 150, 151.
Porto Rico, Spain cedes to United States, 375.
Post offices and post roads estab- lished by congress, 100. President, all bills, orders, resolu- tions to be presented to, 99; election of, 103, 104, 114, 115; removal of from office, 104; powers and duties of, 105, 106; compensation of, 105. Proclamation, of neutrality, 124, 125; emancipation, 317-319; of amnesty, 321-324; declaring in- surrection at an end, 328–334. Proviso, Wilmot, territorial gov- ernment in New Mexico and Utah without, 260.
Puget's sound company, property confirmed to, 228.
Quartering of British soldiers, 42, 45, 54.
Quebec, act for government of, 38, 42, 45, 54.
Reciprocal convention between United States and Cuba, 383- 389.
Religion, Roman Catholic estab- lished in Quebec, 42; no person to be molested on account of, 90; congress not to make laws re- specting establishment of, 112. Representatives, qualifications of, 95; apportionment of, 95, 96, 116; time of electing, 97; com- pensation of, 98. Representation, in legislative coun- cils the foundation of English liberty, 39; method of, under confederation, 61; provision for in northwest territory, 88, 89; vacancies in filled by writs of election, 96.
Reprisal, letters of, granted by congress, 100.
Republican administration, fears
of South in regard to, 283. Restitution of estates to be made
to British, 81, 82.
Revenue, bills for to originate in
house of representatives, 99; taxes necessary for, 170. Rights, declaration of, 34-36; col- onists declare they did not forfeit by emigration from Great Brit- ain, 39, 40; state, maintenance of essential to balance of power, 283, 284.
Rio Bravo del Norte, open by treaty of 1848, 237. Roman Catholic religion estab- lished in Quebec, 42. Russia, proposal to negotiate be-
tween United States and Great Britain, 211; treaty with for Alaska, 335-340.
St. Croix river, survey of, 137. St. Johns river open by treaty of 1842, 219, 220.
St. Lawrence river open by treaty of 1842, 223; by treaty of Wash- ington, 359.
Secession, Lincoln's definition of, 289; Lincoln contrasts with di- vorce, 291.
Senate, United States, members of,
96; vice-president the president of, 97; sole power of to try im- peachments, 97; relation of to bills for raising revenue, 99; president of to open certificates of election, 103, 115; advice and consent of, necessary to make treaties, 105.
Senators, qualifications of, 96, 97; division of, 96; time of election of, 97; compensation of, 98. Six Nations, treaty with, 126-130; boundaries of territory, 127; annual allowance to, 129. Slavery, provision against in north- west territory, 94; abolition of by thirteenth amendment, 116; pro- hibited north of 36° 30′ north latitude, 209; admission of Cal- ifornia without restriction as to, 258; exclusion of from territory acquired from Mexico, 258; inex- pedient to abolish in District of Columbia, 259; admission of Utah without restriction as to,
261; admission of New Mexico without restriction as to, 263; admission of Nebraska without restriction as to, 280; Lincoln's declaration of non-interference with existing, 283; position of under the Constitution, 289; prohibition of by congress in the territories, 289; the real dispute between North and South, 290. Slaves, importation of after 1808 forbidden, 101; Great Britain and United States agree to abol- ish traffic in, 193, 215, 216; freed by Lincoln's proclamation, 317, 318.
Slave trade, Great Britain and United States agree to suppress, 223; suppression of in District of Columbia, 259, 260, 272; no power in congress to prohibit between slave-holding states, 259.
Soldiers, quartering of on colonists, 42, 45, 54.
Spain, treaty with, of 1795, 164; cedes Louisiana to France, 178; treaty with of 1819, 195-205; cedes Florida to United States, 196; United States renounces claim against, 200-203; receives help from allied powers, 213; treaty with of 1898, 374-382; relinquishes claim to Cuba, 375, 378; cedes Porto Rico to United States, 375; cedes Guam to United States, 375; cedes Phil- ippine islands to United States, 375, 376.
Spanish-American colonies, recog- nition of independence of, 212, 213.
Speaker of house of representa- tives chosen by members,
South, slavery believed to be right by, 290.
Stamp duties tend to subvert rights of colonists, 35; repeal of asked, 36.
Standing armies, kept by Great Britain in America, 37, 40, 42,
State rights, maintenance of essen- tial to balance of power, 283, 284.
Supreme court, judges of, 106;
original and appellate jurisdic- tion of, 107; questions to be de- cided by, 290.
Tariff laws between United States and Cuba, 384-389. Taxes, illegally imposed on colo-
nists, 34, 35, 37, 54; for war ex- penses to be levied by state legis- latures, 63; in northwest terri- tory, 92; apportionment by Con- stitution, 95; power of congress to lay, 99; on slaves imported, 101; forbidden between states, 102; Washington shows neces- sity for, 170; agreement con- cerning between United States and Panama, 399–401. Tehuantepec, isthmus of, proposed canal across, 256; proposed road across, 278.
Territories, government of, 258, 260, 281.
Texas, boundary of, 258, 260, 262; relinquishes claim to New Mex- ico, 259, 262; admission of new states formed from, 260; act for admission of, 261; payment to by United States, 262. Tobacco, United States, no rebate of duty on when imported into Cuba, 387.
Trade, of colonists cut off by Great
Britain, 35, 54; between British possessions and United States, 144, 145.
Treason, colonists transported to England to be tried for, 37, 45, 54; defined, 107; punishment of, 107.
Treaty, a typical early Indian, 28–
33; with France, 1778, 72-76; with Great Britain, 1783, 77–84; with the Six Nations, 126-130; with Great Britain, 1794, 131– 156; with France, 1803, 177-182; with Great Britain, 1814, 183– 194; with Spain, 1819, 195–205; with Great Britain, 1842, 215- 225; with Great Britain, 1846, 226-229; with Mexico, 1848, 230-250; with Great Britain, 1850, 251-257; with Mexico, 1853, 273-279; with Russia, 1867, 335-340; with Great Britain, 1871, 341-368; between the Hawaiian islands and foreign nations, 370; with Spain, 1898, 374-382; between United States and Cuba, 383-389, 390-392;
between United States and Panama, 393–408.
Uncas, defended by colonies, 28; Narragansetts and Nyanticks make peace with, 30. Union, federal, Washington urges continuance of, 160-164; older than Constitution, 286; declared by Lincoln to be perpetual, 286, 287; disruption of physically impossible, 291.
United States Constitution, 95– 111; qualifications of represen- tatives, 95; apportionment of representatives, 95, 96; qualifi- cations of senators, 97; duties of the senate, 97; powers and duties of each house, 97, 98; compensa- tion of members of congress, 98; passage of bills, 99; power of congress, 99-101; importation of slaves forbidden after 1808, 101; right of habeas corpus, 101; bill of attainder and ex post facto law forbidden, 101; no taxes be- tween states, 102; appropria- tions of money from treasury, 102; no title of nobility to be granted, 102; restrictions on power of states, 102, 103; elec- tion of president and vice- president, 103, 104, 114, 115; qualifications for president, 104; removal of president from office, 104; duties of president, 105, 106; judicial power, 106, 107; jurisdiction of supreme court, 107; treason and its punishment,
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