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By ANNA CHASE DAVIS.
1896.
PRE BAGE:
These simple lessons in history have been prepared for
those children who are too young to take up the read study
of history. The intent is to awaken in very young minds an
interest in the leading events of our country, with the belief
that they will the more eagerly approach the deeper study of
the subject later.
The author has begun with the Indian period. In con-
nection with the study of this interesting people, teachers
will find the reading of ‘‘ Hiawatha†very helpful. Children
of seven and eight years of age will take very great pleasure
in making sketches illustrating here and there incidents i+
the poem.
A chapter on the Norsemen comes before that of the
discovery by Columbus. More interest, the author thinks,
should be aroused concerning the brave sailors who came
before the Genoese discoverer. In this connection the
teacher should read to her children about Lief Ericson and
his voyage along our shores.
The author trusts that this simple reading book may be
acceptable to the many teachers who have been seeking in
vain, as she has, to find something in its line within the grasp
of very young minds.
AX, (C5 1D)
*% My Country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet Land of liberty,
Of thee I sing ;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrim’s Rade
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.â€
CONTENTS.
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Life among the Indians. . ; : : : ; : 5 ; 7
The Norsemen : 5 5 - : ; ; ; 5 : 23
Coming of Columbus 3 : : ; : : ¢ d 6. ey]
Americus Vespucius and Balboa. : : : : : a 3 49
Sir Francis Drake : , ; ; 5 : : ; , : meh
Sir Walter Raleigh , : : : : : ie : : 59
Captain John Smith and Virginia : : ; : : ; . 5: OH
The Pilgrims 5 : : : . : , : : 2 5 73
The First Thanksgiving Day i 3 : : 5 : Sete ol
Settlement of Salem : : ; : : : : : ; 3 85
Salem Witchcraft : : : : : : ; ets : ano 5
Marblehead . : : sec : : : : : : 99
The Quakers : ; 5 . : : : : : : ‘ . 107
The Dutch. : . ‘ : : : ; . : : ; 115
French and Indian War. : ; : B ; ; ; , elo EL
George Washington ; : : : : ; 5 . . « 139
Revolutionary War ; , 5 5 . ; : 5 : , 153
War of 1812 : , : : é ‘ : : az 5 ; 177
Abraham Lincoln. 5 ; : : f : : : : . 183
STORIES OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR YOUNGEST READERS,
LESSON 1.
When the white men came to New
England they found Indians here.
We do not know how long they
‘had lived here.
There were a great many of them.
They were Red Men.
They were fierce and cruel.
They lived in wigwams.
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The wigwams were made of long
poles, which met at the top.
They were covered with skins or
mats. : ey
A hole was left in the top, so that
the smoke could go out.
Pie Indian women were ‘called
sqtiaws.
The squaws sometimes lined the
wigwams with mats.
These wigwams were snug and
Wari, = ,
There were two low doors.
The Indians had to stoop to go
inside. : E |
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_ They hung a mat over the doorways
to keep the wind out.
Indians liked to move. about from
place to place.
They could take the wigwams down,
RED MEN.
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and carry them wherever they went.
You could not carry your home
around with you, could you?
In the winter they went where it
was sheltered.
In the spring they moved near the
corn-fields, and stayed through the
summer. os
In the autumn they moved to the
hunting-grounds.
INDIAN. SQUAW.
INDIAN UTENSILS,
LESSON IL
The squaws did all the hard work.
The mem ‘cut the poles: for ethe
_ wigwams.
When they moved, the squaws had
to carry packs on their backs.
‘They all slept on mats on the floor.
They: kept a fire burning all night.
They had no chairs nor tables.
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They sat on the ground.
The Indians had a few pots, baskets,
and wooden dishes.
Their clothes were made of the.
skins of beasts.
The squaws made them, and used
che sinews of the deer for thread.
Their needles were made from
thorns. |
The Indians used a great many
feathers and beads.
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They dyed them in bright colors
to make them look gay.
Their shoes and stockings were
made of deer skins.
Their shoes were called moccasins.
INDIAN HOE.
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The men painted their faces.
The squaws did all the planting.
Corn was the eniee food of the’
Indians.
(| They had no ploughs.
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The squaw dug a hole in the ground
with a hoe made of a big clam shell.
She fastened a handle on it of wood.
She dropped the corn or beans into
the hole.
Sie put ima fish for manure, then
_she covered it up with earth.
_ The warm sun and soft rain soon
made the corn or beans grow.
When the corn was ripe the squaws-
gathered it. 6 ea
It was piled in rounc
CORN STACKS,
LESSON III.
The squaws made hominy out of
tiexcormres |
They pounded it in a mortar.
When the men went off to hunt, they
carried some in a basket on their backs.
fiine squaws roasted the meat on
sticks before the fire.
They dug clams and baked them.
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The Indian had no cows; so_ the
children could have no milk.
There were no schools.
The children could not learn to read -
or write as you do.
The boys learned to fish and hunt
and build canoes.
The canoes were their boats.
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They made them of chestnut, pine,
or One
Sometimes they made them of birch-
bark.
The babies were called papooses.
They were strapped in a cradle.
They were kept there about two
, years.
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Then they were strong enough to —
run about.
The cradle was lined with skins.
Sometimes the squaw hung the_
cradle upon a tree.
The winds would rock the baby toâ€
sleep.
The mother carried the papoose on
her back when she traveled.
The little Indian girls had to learn.
to work.
This seems hard, doesn’t it?
~The children had their games, too.
They made “ mud pies’ just as you
do. .
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The Indian -meney was called
wampum.
It was made of shells.
They were strung on deer sinews.
The Indians loved their children.
They could be cruel in time of war.
They fought with bows, arrows and
tomahawks.
The bows were strung with deer
sinews. | |
The arrows were pointed with sharp
bone or flint.
The tomahawk was shaped like an-
AKC.
Have you ever seen a tomahawk?
STATUE OF ERICSON, BOSTON,
EESSON Y.-
The first white men who came to
this country were Norsemen.
They were called Vikings.
‘Ther leader's name was te
Ericson.
There is a statue of him in Boston.
The Norsemen came from Norway
to Greenland a great many years ago. |
Afterward they went to the coast of
_ New England. ie |
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ROUND TOWER, NEWPOKT.
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They came in the autumn.
They called the place where they |
landed Vineland, because they found
grapes there.
We do not know just where it was.
Some people think they came to
Newport in Rhode Island.
The Norsemen stayed all winter. |
They went home in the spring.
Others came, but they did not stay
long.
They had trouble with the Indians.
NORSEMEN.
EESSON Vv
Somatic after the visit of the
Norsemen to America} a baby boy was
born in Genoa, Italy.
When he grew to be a man he was
to cross the great ocean.
He was to find the new world across ~
the sea. |
His name was Christopher Colum-
_ bus.
27°
Pam ~—
BUSI OF COLUMBUS, CAPITOL, ROME
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When he was a ‘little boy he played
on the wharves in Genoa.
He watched the great ships come in.
He listened to the stories the sailors
told him.
He learned much about other
countries.
“T shall be a sailor some day,’ he
said to his mamma.
He could hardly wait to be a man.
Columbus’ father and mother were
7 poor.
They tried to give their son a good
> education.
He learned to read and ‘write.
STATUE OF COLUMBUS, BOSTON.
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. He liked to study arithmetic, draw-
ing, and geography.
He liked to read stories about other
countries.
Sometime you may see a statue of
Columbus.
It is in Boston.
There is a globe beside him.
He is pointing to America upon it.
When he was fourteen he went to
the East Indies.
When he was a man he went to
: _ Lisbon in Portugal.
NORTH
GREENLAND
COLUMBUS LEAVING SPAIN,
BESSON VE
Some people at this time thought
_ the earth was flat.
Columbus thought it was round.
A good many men thought he was
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They laughed at him.
Columbus had studied and thought
so much about it, he felt quite sure the
earth was round.
At last he went to Spain.
He took his little boy, Diego, with
him. |
One day the King and Queen of
Spain sent for him. 7
They wanted to hear about his plans
for finding this new country.
_ Columbus told them his story.
It was like a strange dream. :
Still they could not believe that the
earth was round.
STATUE OF COLUMBUS,
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At last, the good Queen Isabella
said she would send him to find this
new country.
THE SHIPS OF COLUMBUS.
She would’ even sell her jewels, if
she must, to get the money.
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Theva wWwencmune poanrd ania tie
Pinta, and the Nina. =
They were not like our ships that we
have to-day.
They. were small, and not very safe.
They sailed from Spain, August 3,
[AQ 2.
The sailors were afraid to go so far
' from home.
At last they wanted to go back.
They said they would throw
_ Columbus overboard if he did not
i turn back.
Columbus told them that if he did
COLUMBUS ON- THE DECK OF THE SANTA MARIA,
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not see land in three days, he would
go back home.
Soon they saw birds flying about.
AS WIece Old tree toateduiny.
At last they saw land.
Soon they landed upon an island.
ewes one of he Belen Islands,
Columbus set up the Spanish flag.
line et show that honed
belonged to Spain.
LANDING OF COLUMBUS (FROM AN OLD PRINT.)
EDSSON “Vile
The Indians. lived _ here when
Columbus enc: you know.
When they saw: the ships. sailing
along, they were frightened.
They thought they were big birds.
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They ran down to the shore to s¢e
them.
They danced and screamed.
When the white men landed, the
Indians ran into the woods.
After a while they came back.
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They said, in Indian language,
«Welcome, white men!â€
Columbus was kind to them.
He gave them pretty beads and
other things.
The Indians gave Columbus some
gold ornaments.
They ‘showed him where to find
gold.
When Columbus went back to Spain
he took some Indians with him.
The King and Queen of Spain were
very proud of him.
They called him “Don,†and let
him ride beside them.
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Columbus soon after made a second
voyage.
He had more ships this time. |
He took some good men to teach
the Indians.
The Spaniards were not kind to the
Indians.
ines, wanted to make slaves of them.
They made them work hard.
Whe« Spaniards, also, began to be
unkind to Columbus. |
_ They were jealous of him because
he found this new country.
They “put him in chains and sent
him back to Spain.
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That was not right.
After a time they let him come out
of prison.
DEATH OF COLUMBUS.
He died May 20, 1506, a poor man.
After a good many years his body.
was taken to San Domingo.
REPRODUCTION OF THE SANTA MARIA AT THE WORLD’S FAIR, CHICAGO.
(COPYRIGHTED 1893, I, C, PEABODY, BY PERMISSION.)
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- The Spanish people have put up a
monument for him. .
It was through Columbus that our
own dear country was found.
He never knew how. much good he. -
did, |
The World's Fair was in memory |
of Columbus.
~ It was held in Chicago in the sum-
# mer of 1893.
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STATUE OF AMERICUS VESPUCIUS, (PORTICO OF THE UFFIZ1.)
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This new country was not named
for Columbus.
It was named for another discoverer;
and his name was Americus Vespu-
clus.
Fle came to this country in- 1497.
His home was in Florence, Italy.
He sailed over to this country, and
. along the coast for some distance.
He studied the stars, climate and
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It grew very cold, for they were
sailing toward the North.
’ The nights were very long.
The sailors were afraid. 7
They thought they would freeze,
They begged to go home.
Then Americus Vespucius decided
to sail back to Florence.
He told everyone of the wonderful
things he had seen.
All Europe was talking about him.
At last they named this country
America. ;
It was too bad Columbus could not
have had this honor.
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In 1513, a Spaniard named Balboa
was in Central America.
The Indians told him of another sea
beyond the mountains.
He started out with his men and
an Indian guide to find it.
He came to a high mountain.
He went up alone to the top of it.
-' He wanted to be the first to see this
new ocean. :
| Balboa “was the first “man item
Europe to see this great sight.
He called his men, and they thanked
God together.
_. Then Balboa took possession of this
‘ocean in the name of his King.
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LESSON bx
England sent over some discoverers
“to the new world.
One of them was Sir Francis Drake.
He sailed around Cape Horn.
He had five ships.
One was named the Golden Hind.
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Some of his men took some bars of
silver from the Spaniards.
Sir Francis thought he could find a
passage to the North-west.
hee ne go home that way.
It grew very cold and he had to
turn back.
He was afraid to pone around
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They went west through the Indian
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The Golden Hind was the only
ship that was left.
Sir Francis was the first white man
to sail around the world.
The church bells were rung, and
there was great rejoicing.
Guns were fired and the people
~ cheered.
Queen Elizabeth made Sir Francis
Drake a knight.
_ A chair was made from the pieces
_ of the ship.
_. T's now in the University of Oxford.
SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
LESSON OX
Sir Walter Raleigh was another
brave Englishman who came to this
country.
He fought the Spaniards in a battle
mal Sea. |
— Wine Spaniards blew up their vessels
Bo that the English could not get them.
| Spain was never so powerful again. —
~- Queen Elizabeth was very proud of
her brave knight.
QUEEN ELIZABETH.
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He was a great favorite of hers.
All England was proud of him, too.
About this time the good Queen
died. :
| James of Scotland became King.
He was jealous of Sir Walter —
Raleigh.
5 .
| _ He hated him and did all that he
could to injure him.
At ne he put him in prison.
Later he was beheaded.
It was very unkind of King James,
“and a sad story.
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LESSON: Xl.
Several years after this some good
men wanted to come from England fo
this country to live.
The king gave his consent, and they
started.
They landed on the coast of Vir-
ginia.
There was 2 oe there, and they
called it the James river, after King
James.
‘They called the town Jamestown.
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CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH.
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There was a very good man with
them. |
His name was John Smith.
One day he went up the river for 2
little trip in his boat. |
He took one man with him.
He wanted to see what kind of a
country it was.
/ When they had gone some little
distance up the river, they landed.
Smith left the man with the boat.
He wanted to walk a little way
' alone.
The Indians were watching them.
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After Smith had gone a seized |
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his boat. |
They scalped the man he had left
elfene: :
Then they started to find Smith.
When they came up to him he |
fought them.
At last they captured him.
They took him to the camp.
Smith had a compass in his pocket.
He showed it to the Indians. |
He told them how the needle always
pointed North. |
They were so interested that they
did not kill Smith at once.
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They finally decided not to wait any
longer.
His life was saved in a strange way.
4 COMPASS.
POCAHONTAS SAVES CAPTAIN SMITH’S LIFE.
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Smith was bound hand and foot.
He was brought out to be killed.
He had to lie down and put his
| head on the trunk of a tree.
| An Indian had raised a club to kill
i him. | |
All at once a little Indian girl came
rushing up to them.
-She threw her arms around Smiths
i neck.
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She was the daughter of the Chief.
She was very beautiful.
Her name was Pocahontas.
Pocahontas begged her father to
spare Smith's life.
It was strange, but the Chief lis- |
tened to the child.
He let Smith go back to Jamestown. _
After a time a young Englishman,
named John Rolfe, married Pocahontas.
He took her to his home in England.
They were coming back to make a
home in America.
Pocahontas did not seem well in
-England.
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The change from her free forest
home was not osod for her.
Before they could come back she
died. |
Site lett a aby boy, who was very
handsome. |
John Rolfe took him to America.
Some old Virginia families are /
descendants of this boy.
PILGRIMS’ MONUMENT, PLYMOUTH.
IFES SON OUTL
ies sine xt colony PelbeGimcone atic
coast of Massachusetts.
I will tell you who the men and
women were who came here.
They were good people. from
England.
There were one hundred of them.
They wanted to leave England so
that they could Bohip God in their
Own Way.
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‘The people were called Pilgrims.
They were also called Separatists,
because they separated from the
Church of England.
They would not allow any music in
their churches, nor have the old
church service. 7
They dressed very plainly, and ore
their hair short. 2
The English people made fun of
them.
They called them unkind names.
So these people were. not happy »
in their English homes. | ;
.
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At last they could bear this treat-
ment no longer. |
They left and went to Holland.
They were quite happy there, but
they wanted a country of their own.
They wanted to come here to the
“new world.â€
The Pilgrims were full of courage.
They started with two vessels. :
I think they were very brave. -
_ This was an unknown world to them.
One vessel had to go back.
It was not strong enough to go se far.
The other ship was named the
_ Mayflower.
MONUMENT ON PLYMOUTH ROCK, PLYMOUTH,
LESSON XIV.
The Pilgrims ealed from Southamp-
ton, in England. | &:
| They finally reached our bleak New
England coast.
It was winter and very cold.
They sailed into Plymouth bay and
_¢ast anchor in the harbor.
__ They stepped from their boat on to
a large rock.
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It is called Plymouth Rock even |
now.
Perhaps you will see it some day.
They landed on the 21st of Decem-
ber; 1620. -
The first thing the Pilgrims did was
to build a large house. .
It would hold their things until they
could build a better one. :
They built a fence, or stockade, all
around the land diey. Called tiels
village.
They were afraid of the Indians and
wild beasts.
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They elected a Governor and signed
a promise to obey the laws.
The first Governor was John Carver.
They soon had some huts to live in.
Some of the people lived on the
ship all winter.
During the winter a great many of
the Pilgrims died.
They had a military company.
The Captain was Miles Standish.
The Pilgrims sometimes saw the
Indians.
They seemed friendly, and one of
them taught the Pilgrims how to plant
orn,
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They did not have corn like ours
in England.
When the Mayflower returned to
England in April, not one of ‘the
Pilgrims went back.
They had suffered much, but they
wanted to stay.
Read the “ Sailing of the Mayflower†in the
“Courtship of Miles Standish,†by Longfellow.
MILES STANDISH’S AUTOGRAPH, SWORD AND DISH.
|
| LESSON Cv,
| In the wall of 1627, the Pilortim= had
| their first Thanksgiving Day.
| Their crops had done well. é
They had plenty of corn.
| The Governor thought it was right
| to thank God for these blessings.
| He sent the men out to hunt and
fish.
ihe women baked and cooked until
all was ready.
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They invited the Indian Chief, Mas-
sasoit, and some of his braves to come
to the feast.
The people all gathered in the
church for their Thanksgiving service.
The snow had just begun to fall.
After the service they went to have
their good dinners.
When the Tadians saw all the’ good
things the Pilgrims had to eat, they
were surprised. |
They did not know how to cook so
well. |
They thought the Great Spirit loved
his white children best.
MASSASOIT AND THE PILGRIMS.
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Massasoit was a friend of the white
men for a great many years. |
On this Thanksgiving Day the
Pilgrims had a great deal to be thank-
ful for.
They had also a great deal to make
them sad. _ |
So many of their deai?ones had died!
and they missed them on this day.
They had also suffered very much.
Now things began to look brighter ©
to them.
They @ere very thankful and happy.
JOHN ENDICOTT,
LESSON XVI.
Now we come to the settlement of
Salem, Massachusetts.
The word, Salem, means peace. »
Salem was first called Naumkeag.
It was then only a i fishing
village, with very (on people.
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Afterward more settlers came, and
with them their governor, John Endi-
cott.
The first settlers of Salem did not
wish to obey this new governor.
dicey au ast came to 4 pleasant
understanding.
They then changed the name of
Naumkeag to Salem.
These last people who came to
Salem were Puritans. ,
They were named. so in England
because they wanted to make the ser-
vices in@e Church of England more
simple.
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They began to make homes for
themselves in this new country.
They brought seeds with them,
which they planted.
They began to spin, and weave, and
make leather from the skins of beasts.
There were carpenters, bricklayers,
blacksmiths, millers, tailors, shoe-
makers and tanners among the men.
They had leagned their trades in
Englanch sas 9 |
alive men began to work in different
ways here.
The settlers were so near€the coast
- that they made a business of fishing, too.
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Within a year they began to build
ships.
They started schools for their chil-
dren, and soon had the beginning of a
college at Cambridge.
This is now Harvard College.
HARVARD COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,
ROGER WILLIAMS’ HOUSE, SALEM, BUILT 1635,
BESSON Pavel
The old homes in Salem were homes
indeed.
In some of them children were not
only born, but they lived im them all
their lives and died there.
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The working day began at six o'clock
in summer and seven o'clock in winter.
In the winter there were large wood
fires in open fireplaces.
But the rooms were cold,
The halls were never heated.
hey. cid met Olen nave mes in |
their sleeping rooms.
The water froze in the pitchers.
People did not mind the cold in
those days. | ) |
The breakfast was a pleasant meal.
They had plenty of good johnny-
cake, drop cakes and griddle cakes.
There was milk and honey, too, for
the children.
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After breakfast the children started
forenoon |
They sometimes had to go through
deep snow-drifts.
The girls were not allowed to have
sleds of their own.
They were called “Tom-boys.â€. if
they coasted. —
I think they were sometimes tempted
to ty theif†brothers’ sleds.
I have heard of some girls, who
coasted down hill on boards.
It was great fun, too, though hard to
steer.
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For dinner, they had pudding first |
and then meat.
The children had to go back to
school in the afternoon.
School began at two o'clock.
Supper was at six o'clock, and, when
the table was cleared, the family all
gathered about it. .
‘The children studied for a time and
then played games until bed-time: -
The older ones read and sewed.
| They had apples and cider for a treat.
Someumed they had pop-corn and |
made candy.
Stories of the United States 93
They popped the corn over the hot
wood ashes. _
ie wehildnensrors Se were very
happy in those good old days.
Some of the old homes are still
standing, and are very interesting.
The first church is there, too; the
key to open the door is very large, but
the church is very small.
REBECCA NURSE HOUSE, DANVERS,
REBECCA, NURSE, OCCUPANT OF THIS HOUSE, WAS HANGED CLOSE BY AS A WITCH.
IDB SSOUN OV 00L,
Now we must talk a little about a
sad time in the history of Salem.
That was the time when some of
the people were thought to be witches.
The excitement began among the
; children. |
In these days we should say that
' children who behaved as they did were
| crazy.
Then they were said to be bewitched.
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Some of the children did and said
strange things.
At last the people blamed some old
women for bewitching the children.
The old women were taken before
the judge and found guilty.
They were sentenced to be hung.
The witches, or women who were
called witches, were alee up Om a mil,
eins: place is =ctille called Gallows
Hill.
There they were hanged. |
It is sad to think that people could
be so foolish as to really believe such
things.
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After a time, not very long either—
the people began to see that they were
doing wrong.
Soon witchcraft became a thing of
the past..
No one believed there were such
things as witches.
Of course, there never were any.
The children and the people who
acted so strangely were sick.
They should have been put by
themselves until they were well.
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PRE BAGE:
These simple lessons in history have been prepared for
those children who are too young to take up the read study
of history. The intent is to awaken in very young minds an
interest in the leading events of our country, with the belief
that they will the more eagerly approach the deeper study of
the subject later.
The author has begun with the Indian period. In con-
nection with the study of this interesting people, teachers
will find the reading of ‘‘ Hiawatha†very helpful. Children
of seven and eight years of age will take very great pleasure
in making sketches illustrating here and there incidents i+
the poem.
A chapter on the Norsemen comes before that of the
discovery by Columbus. More interest, the author thinks,
should be aroused concerning the brave sailors who came
before the Genoese discoverer. In this connection the
teacher should read to her children about Lief Ericson and
his voyage along our shores.
The author trusts that this simple reading book may be
acceptable to the many teachers who have been seeking in
vain, as she has, to find something in its line within the grasp
of very young minds.
AX, (C5 1D)
*% My Country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet Land of liberty,
Of thee I sing ;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrim’s Rade
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.â€
CONTENTS.
PaGE
Life among the Indians. . ; : : : ; : 5 ; 7
The Norsemen : 5 5 - : ; ; ; 5 : 23
Coming of Columbus 3 : : ; : : ¢ d 6. ey]
Americus Vespucius and Balboa. : : : : : a 3 49
Sir Francis Drake : , ; ; 5 : : ; , : meh
Sir Walter Raleigh , : : : : : ie : : 59
Captain John Smith and Virginia : : ; : : ; . 5: OH
The Pilgrims 5 : : : . : , : : 2 5 73
The First Thanksgiving Day i 3 : : 5 : Sete ol
Settlement of Salem : : ; : : : : : ; 3 85
Salem Witchcraft : : : : : : ; ets : ano 5
Marblehead . : : sec : : : : : : 99
The Quakers : ; 5 . : : : : : : ‘ . 107
The Dutch. : . ‘ : : : ; . : : ; 115
French and Indian War. : ; : B ; ; ; , elo EL
George Washington ; : : : : ; 5 . . « 139
Revolutionary War ; , 5 5 . ; : 5 : , 153
War of 1812 : , : : é ‘ : : az 5 ; 177
Abraham Lincoln. 5 ; : : f : : : : . 183
STORIES OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR YOUNGEST READERS,
LESSON 1.
When the white men came to New
England they found Indians here.
We do not know how long they
‘had lived here.
There were a great many of them.
They were Red Men.
They were fierce and cruel.
They lived in wigwams.
Rede
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The wigwams were made of long
poles, which met at the top.
They were covered with skins or
mats. : ey
A hole was left in the top, so that
the smoke could go out.
Pie Indian women were ‘called
sqtiaws.
The squaws sometimes lined the
wigwams with mats.
These wigwams were snug and
Wari, = ,
There were two low doors.
The Indians had to stoop to go
inside. : E |
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_ They hung a mat over the doorways
to keep the wind out.
Indians liked to move. about from
place to place.
They could take the wigwams down,
RED MEN.
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and carry them wherever they went.
You could not carry your home
around with you, could you?
In the winter they went where it
was sheltered.
In the spring they moved near the
corn-fields, and stayed through the
summer. os
In the autumn they moved to the
hunting-grounds.
INDIAN. SQUAW.
INDIAN UTENSILS,
LESSON IL
The squaws did all the hard work.
The mem ‘cut the poles: for ethe
_ wigwams.
When they moved, the squaws had
to carry packs on their backs.
‘They all slept on mats on the floor.
They: kept a fire burning all night.
They had no chairs nor tables.
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They sat on the ground.
The Indians had a few pots, baskets,
and wooden dishes.
Their clothes were made of the.
skins of beasts.
The squaws made them, and used
che sinews of the deer for thread.
Their needles were made from
thorns. |
The Indians used a great many
feathers and beads.
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They dyed them in bright colors
to make them look gay.
Their shoes and stockings were
made of deer skins.
Their shoes were called moccasins.
INDIAN HOE.
XN
The men painted their faces.
The squaws did all the planting.
Corn was the eniee food of the’
Indians.
(| They had no ploughs.
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16 Stories of the United States.
The squaw dug a hole in the ground
with a hoe made of a big clam shell.
She fastened a handle on it of wood.
She dropped the corn or beans into
the hole.
Sie put ima fish for manure, then
_she covered it up with earth.
_ The warm sun and soft rain soon
made the corn or beans grow.
When the corn was ripe the squaws-
gathered it. 6 ea
It was piled in rounc
CORN STACKS,
LESSON III.
The squaws made hominy out of
tiexcormres |
They pounded it in a mortar.
When the men went off to hunt, they
carried some in a basket on their backs.
fiine squaws roasted the meat on
sticks before the fire.
They dug clams and baked them.
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The Indian had no cows; so_ the
children could have no milk.
There were no schools.
The children could not learn to read -
or write as you do.
The boys learned to fish and hunt
and build canoes.
The canoes were their boats.
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They made them of chestnut, pine,
or One
Sometimes they made them of birch-
bark.
The babies were called papooses.
They were strapped in a cradle.
They were kept there about two
, years.
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Then they were strong enough to —
run about.
The cradle was lined with skins.
Sometimes the squaw hung the_
cradle upon a tree.
The winds would rock the baby toâ€
sleep.
The mother carried the papoose on
her back when she traveled.
The little Indian girls had to learn.
to work.
This seems hard, doesn’t it?
~The children had their games, too.
They made “ mud pies’ just as you
do. .
Stories of the United States. a1
The Indian -meney was called
wampum.
It was made of shells.
They were strung on deer sinews.
The Indians loved their children.
They could be cruel in time of war.
They fought with bows, arrows and
tomahawks.
The bows were strung with deer
sinews. | |
The arrows were pointed with sharp
bone or flint.
The tomahawk was shaped like an-
AKC.
Have you ever seen a tomahawk?
STATUE OF ERICSON, BOSTON,
EESSON Y.-
The first white men who came to
this country were Norsemen.
They were called Vikings.
‘Ther leader's name was te
Ericson.
There is a statue of him in Boston.
The Norsemen came from Norway
to Greenland a great many years ago. |
Afterward they went to the coast of
_ New England. ie |
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ROUND TOWER, NEWPOKT.
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They came in the autumn.
They called the place where they |
landed Vineland, because they found
grapes there.
We do not know just where it was.
Some people think they came to
Newport in Rhode Island.
The Norsemen stayed all winter. |
They went home in the spring.
Others came, but they did not stay
long.
They had trouble with the Indians.
NORSEMEN.
EESSON Vv
Somatic after the visit of the
Norsemen to America} a baby boy was
born in Genoa, Italy.
When he grew to be a man he was
to cross the great ocean.
He was to find the new world across ~
the sea. |
His name was Christopher Colum-
_ bus.
27°
Pam ~—
BUSI OF COLUMBUS, CAPITOL, ROME
Stories of the United States. 29
When he was a ‘little boy he played
on the wharves in Genoa.
He watched the great ships come in.
He listened to the stories the sailors
told him.
He learned much about other
countries.
“T shall be a sailor some day,’ he
said to his mamma.
He could hardly wait to be a man.
Columbus’ father and mother were
7 poor.
They tried to give their son a good
> education.
He learned to read and ‘write.
STATUE OF COLUMBUS, BOSTON.
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. He liked to study arithmetic, draw-
ing, and geography.
He liked to read stories about other
countries.
Sometime you may see a statue of
Columbus.
It is in Boston.
There is a globe beside him.
He is pointing to America upon it.
When he was fourteen he went to
the East Indies.
When he was a man he went to
: _ Lisbon in Portugal.
NORTH
GREENLAND
COLUMBUS LEAVING SPAIN,
BESSON VE
Some people at this time thought
_ the earth was flat.
Columbus thought it was round.
A good many men thought he was
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They laughed at him.
Columbus had studied and thought
so much about it, he felt quite sure the
earth was round.
At last he went to Spain.
He took his little boy, Diego, with
him. |
One day the King and Queen of
Spain sent for him. 7
They wanted to hear about his plans
for finding this new country.
_ Columbus told them his story.
It was like a strange dream. :
Still they could not believe that the
earth was round.
STATUE OF COLUMBUS,
36 Stories of the United States.
At last, the good Queen Isabella
said she would send him to find this
new country.
THE SHIPS OF COLUMBUS.
She would’ even sell her jewels, if
she must, to get the money.
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Pinta, and the Nina. =
They were not like our ships that we
have to-day.
They. were small, and not very safe.
They sailed from Spain, August 3,
[AQ 2.
The sailors were afraid to go so far
' from home.
At last they wanted to go back.
They said they would throw
_ Columbus overboard if he did not
i turn back.
Columbus told them that if he did
COLUMBUS ON- THE DECK OF THE SANTA MARIA,
Stories of the United States. * 39
not see land in three days, he would
go back home.
Soon they saw birds flying about.
AS WIece Old tree toateduiny.
At last they saw land.
Soon they landed upon an island.
ewes one of he Belen Islands,
Columbus set up the Spanish flag.
line et show that honed
belonged to Spain.
LANDING OF COLUMBUS (FROM AN OLD PRINT.)
EDSSON “Vile
The Indians. lived _ here when
Columbus enc: you know.
When they saw: the ships. sailing
along, they were frightened.
They thought they were big birds.
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They ran down to the shore to s¢e
them.
They danced and screamed.
When the white men landed, the
Indians ran into the woods.
After a while they came back.
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They said, in Indian language,
«Welcome, white men!â€
Columbus was kind to them.
He gave them pretty beads and
other things.
The Indians gave Columbus some
gold ornaments.
They ‘showed him where to find
gold.
When Columbus went back to Spain
he took some Indians with him.
The King and Queen of Spain were
very proud of him.
They called him “Don,†and let
him ride beside them.
44 Stories of the United States.
Columbus soon after made a second
voyage.
He had more ships this time. |
He took some good men to teach
the Indians.
The Spaniards were not kind to the
Indians.
ines, wanted to make slaves of them.
They made them work hard.
Whe« Spaniards, also, began to be
unkind to Columbus. |
_ They were jealous of him because
he found this new country.
They “put him in chains and sent
him back to Spain.
Stories of the United States. 45
That was not right.
After a time they let him come out
of prison.
DEATH OF COLUMBUS.
He died May 20, 1506, a poor man.
After a good many years his body.
was taken to San Domingo.
REPRODUCTION OF THE SANTA MARIA AT THE WORLD’S FAIR, CHICAGO.
(COPYRIGHTED 1893, I, C, PEABODY, BY PERMISSION.)
Stories of the United States. | 47
- The Spanish people have put up a
monument for him. .
It was through Columbus that our
own dear country was found.
He never knew how. much good he. -
did, |
The World's Fair was in memory |
of Columbus.
~ It was held in Chicago in the sum-
# mer of 1893.
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STATUE OF AMERICUS VESPUCIUS, (PORTICO OF THE UFFIZ1.)
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This new country was not named
for Columbus.
It was named for another discoverer;
and his name was Americus Vespu-
clus.
Fle came to this country in- 1497.
His home was in Florence, Italy.
He sailed over to this country, and
. along the coast for some distance.
He studied the stars, climate and
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50 Stories of the United States.
It grew very cold, for they were
sailing toward the North.
’ The nights were very long.
The sailors were afraid. 7
They thought they would freeze,
They begged to go home.
Then Americus Vespucius decided
to sail back to Florence.
He told everyone of the wonderful
things he had seen.
All Europe was talking about him.
At last they named this country
America. ;
It was too bad Columbus could not
have had this honor.
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In 1513, a Spaniard named Balboa
was in Central America.
The Indians told him of another sea
beyond the mountains.
He started out with his men and
an Indian guide to find it.
He came to a high mountain.
He went up alone to the top of it.
-' He wanted to be the first to see this
new ocean. :
| Balboa “was the first “man item
Europe to see this great sight.
He called his men, and they thanked
God together.
_. Then Balboa took possession of this
‘ocean in the name of his King.
â€
LESSON bx
England sent over some discoverers
“to the new world.
One of them was Sir Francis Drake.
He sailed around Cape Horn.
He had five ships.
One was named the Golden Hind.
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Some of his men took some bars of
silver from the Spaniards.
Sir Francis thought he could find a
passage to the North-west.
hee ne go home that way.
It grew very cold and he had to
turn back.
He was afraid to pone around
Gape monn 4
“athe Spaniards might attack them.
They went west through the Indian
Oceans! ony
atlas after three years, he sailed
, into A ‘harbor, England.
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The Golden Hind was the only
ship that was left.
Sir Francis was the first white man
to sail around the world.
The church bells were rung, and
there was great rejoicing.
Guns were fired and the people
~ cheered.
Queen Elizabeth made Sir Francis
Drake a knight.
_ A chair was made from the pieces
_ of the ship.
_. T's now in the University of Oxford.
SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
LESSON OX
Sir Walter Raleigh was another
brave Englishman who came to this
country.
He fought the Spaniards in a battle
mal Sea. |
— Wine Spaniards blew up their vessels
Bo that the English could not get them.
| Spain was never so powerful again. —
~- Queen Elizabeth was very proud of
her brave knight.
QUEEN ELIZABETH.
Stories of the United States. 61
He was a great favorite of hers.
All England was proud of him, too.
About this time the good Queen
died. :
| James of Scotland became King.
He was jealous of Sir Walter —
Raleigh.
5 .
| _ He hated him and did all that he
could to injure him.
At ne he put him in prison.
Later he was beheaded.
It was very unkind of King James,
“and a sad story.
TOWN.
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LESSON: Xl.
Several years after this some good
men wanted to come from England fo
this country to live.
The king gave his consent, and they
started.
They landed on the coast of Vir-
ginia.
There was 2 oe there, and they
called it the James river, after King
James.
‘They called the town Jamestown.
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CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH.
Stories of the United States. 65
There was a very good man with
them. |
His name was John Smith.
One day he went up the river for 2
little trip in his boat. |
He took one man with him.
He wanted to see what kind of a
country it was.
/ When they had gone some little
distance up the river, they landed.
Smith left the man with the boat.
He wanted to walk a little way
' alone.
The Indians were watching them.
6Oni= Stories of the United States.
After Smith had gone a seized |
|
his boat. |
They scalped the man he had left
elfene: :
Then they started to find Smith.
When they came up to him he |
fought them.
At last they captured him.
They took him to the camp.
Smith had a compass in his pocket.
He showed it to the Indians. |
He told them how the needle always
pointed North. |
They were so interested that they
did not kill Smith at once.
Stories of the United States. 67
They finally decided not to wait any
longer.
His life was saved in a strange way.
4 COMPASS.
POCAHONTAS SAVES CAPTAIN SMITH’S LIFE.
ILJESSOUN, IU
Smith was bound hand and foot.
He was brought out to be killed.
He had to lie down and put his
| head on the trunk of a tree.
| An Indian had raised a club to kill
i him. | |
All at once a little Indian girl came
rushing up to them.
-She threw her arms around Smiths
i neck.
70 Stories of the United States.
She was the daughter of the Chief.
She was very beautiful.
Her name was Pocahontas.
Pocahontas begged her father to
spare Smith's life.
It was strange, but the Chief lis- |
tened to the child.
He let Smith go back to Jamestown. _
After a time a young Englishman,
named John Rolfe, married Pocahontas.
He took her to his home in England.
They were coming back to make a
home in America.
Pocahontas did not seem well in
-England.
Stories of the United States. 71
The change from her free forest
home was not osod for her.
Before they could come back she
died. |
Site lett a aby boy, who was very
handsome. |
John Rolfe took him to America.
Some old Virginia families are /
descendants of this boy.
PILGRIMS’ MONUMENT, PLYMOUTH.
IFES SON OUTL
ies sine xt colony PelbeGimcone atic
coast of Massachusetts.
I will tell you who the men and
women were who came here.
They were good people. from
England.
There were one hundred of them.
They wanted to leave England so
that they could Bohip God in their
Own Way.
74 Stories of the United States.
‘The people were called Pilgrims.
They were also called Separatists,
because they separated from the
Church of England.
They would not allow any music in
their churches, nor have the old
church service. 7
They dressed very plainly, and ore
their hair short. 2
The English people made fun of
them.
They called them unkind names.
So these people were. not happy »
in their English homes. | ;
.
Stories of the United States. 76
At last they could bear this treat-
ment no longer. |
They left and went to Holland.
They were quite happy there, but
they wanted a country of their own.
They wanted to come here to the
“new world.â€
The Pilgrims were full of courage.
They started with two vessels. :
I think they were very brave. -
_ This was an unknown world to them.
One vessel had to go back.
It was not strong enough to go se far.
The other ship was named the
_ Mayflower.
MONUMENT ON PLYMOUTH ROCK, PLYMOUTH,
LESSON XIV.
The Pilgrims ealed from Southamp-
ton, in England. | &:
| They finally reached our bleak New
England coast.
It was winter and very cold.
They sailed into Plymouth bay and
_¢ast anchor in the harbor.
__ They stepped from their boat on to
a large rock.
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78 Stories of the United States.
It is called Plymouth Rock even |
now.
Perhaps you will see it some day.
They landed on the 21st of Decem-
ber; 1620. -
The first thing the Pilgrims did was
to build a large house. .
It would hold their things until they
could build a better one. :
They built a fence, or stockade, all
around the land diey. Called tiels
village.
They were afraid of the Indians and
wild beasts.
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They elected a Governor and signed
a promise to obey the laws.
The first Governor was John Carver.
They soon had some huts to live in.
Some of the people lived on the
ship all winter.
During the winter a great many of
the Pilgrims died.
They had a military company.
The Captain was Miles Standish.
The Pilgrims sometimes saw the
Indians.
They seemed friendly, and one of
them taught the Pilgrims how to plant
orn,
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They did not have corn like ours
in England.
When the Mayflower returned to
England in April, not one of ‘the
Pilgrims went back.
They had suffered much, but they
wanted to stay.
Read the “ Sailing of the Mayflower†in the
“Courtship of Miles Standish,†by Longfellow.
MILES STANDISH’S AUTOGRAPH, SWORD AND DISH.
|
| LESSON Cv,
| In the wall of 1627, the Pilortim= had
| their first Thanksgiving Day.
| Their crops had done well. é
They had plenty of corn.
| The Governor thought it was right
| to thank God for these blessings.
| He sent the men out to hunt and
fish.
ihe women baked and cooked until
all was ready.
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They invited the Indian Chief, Mas-
sasoit, and some of his braves to come
to the feast.
The people all gathered in the
church for their Thanksgiving service.
The snow had just begun to fall.
After the service they went to have
their good dinners.
When the Tadians saw all the’ good
things the Pilgrims had to eat, they
were surprised. |
They did not know how to cook so
well. |
They thought the Great Spirit loved
his white children best.
MASSASOIT AND THE PILGRIMS.
84 Stories of the United States.
Massasoit was a friend of the white
men for a great many years. |
On this Thanksgiving Day the
Pilgrims had a great deal to be thank-
ful for.
They had also a great deal to make
them sad. _ |
So many of their deai?ones had died!
and they missed them on this day.
They had also suffered very much.
Now things began to look brighter ©
to them.
They @ere very thankful and happy.
JOHN ENDICOTT,
LESSON XVI.
Now we come to the settlement of
Salem, Massachusetts.
The word, Salem, means peace. »
Salem was first called Naumkeag.
It was then only a i fishing
village, with very (on people.
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Afterward more settlers came, and
with them their governor, John Endi-
cott.
The first settlers of Salem did not
wish to obey this new governor.
dicey au ast came to 4 pleasant
understanding.
They then changed the name of
Naumkeag to Salem.
These last people who came to
Salem were Puritans. ,
They were named. so in England
because they wanted to make the ser-
vices in@e Church of England more
simple.
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They began to make homes for
themselves in this new country.
They brought seeds with them,
which they planted.
They began to spin, and weave, and
make leather from the skins of beasts.
There were carpenters, bricklayers,
blacksmiths, millers, tailors, shoe-
makers and tanners among the men.
They had leagned their trades in
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alive men began to work in different
ways here.
The settlers were so near€the coast
- that they made a business of fishing, too.
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Within a year they began to build
ships.
They started schools for their chil-
dren, and soon had the beginning of a
college at Cambridge.
This is now Harvard College.
HARVARD COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,
ROGER WILLIAMS’ HOUSE, SALEM, BUILT 1635,
BESSON Pavel
The old homes in Salem were homes
indeed.
In some of them children were not
only born, but they lived im them all
their lives and died there.
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The working day began at six o'clock
in summer and seven o'clock in winter.
In the winter there were large wood
fires in open fireplaces.
But the rooms were cold,
The halls were never heated.
hey. cid met Olen nave mes in |
their sleeping rooms.
The water froze in the pitchers.
People did not mind the cold in
those days. | ) |
The breakfast was a pleasant meal.
They had plenty of good johnny-
cake, drop cakes and griddle cakes.
There was milk and honey, too, for
the children.
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After breakfast the children started
forenoon |
They sometimes had to go through
deep snow-drifts.
The girls were not allowed to have
sleds of their own.
They were called “Tom-boys.â€. if
they coasted. —
I think they were sometimes tempted
to ty theif†brothers’ sleds.
I have heard of some girls, who
coasted down hill on boards.
It was great fun, too, though hard to
steer.
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For dinner, they had pudding first |
and then meat.
The children had to go back to
school in the afternoon.
School began at two o'clock.
Supper was at six o'clock, and, when
the table was cleared, the family all
gathered about it. .
‘The children studied for a time and
then played games until bed-time: -
The older ones read and sewed.
| They had apples and cider for a treat.
Someumed they had pop-corn and |
made candy.
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They popped the corn over the hot
wood ashes. _
ie wehildnensrors Se were very
happy in those good old days.
Some of the old homes are still
standing, and are very interesting.
The first church is there, too; the
key to open the door is very large, but
the church is very small.
REBECCA NURSE HOUSE, DANVERS,
REBECCA, NURSE, OCCUPANT OF THIS HOUSE, WAS HANGED CLOSE BY AS A WITCH.
IDB SSOUN OV 00L,
Now we must talk a little about a
sad time in the history of Salem.
That was the time when some of
the people were thought to be witches.
The excitement began among the
; children. |
In these days we should say that
' children who behaved as they did were
| crazy.
Then they were said to be bewitched.
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Some of the children did and said
strange things.
At last the people blamed some old
women for bewitching the children.
The old women were taken before
the judge and found guilty.
They were sentenced to be hung.
The witches, or women who were
called witches, were alee up Om a mil,
eins: place is =ctille called Gallows
Hill.
There they were hanged. |
It is sad to think that people could
be so foolish as to really believe such
things.
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After a time, not very long either—
the people began to see that they were
doing wrong.
Soon witchcraft became a thing of
the past..
No one believed there were such
things as witches.
Of course, there never were any.
The children and the people who
acted so strangely were sick.
They should have been put by
themselves until they were well.
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MARBLEHEAD,
The old town of Marblehead is next
to Salem, on the coast.
It was a part of Salem at one time.
It is a strange old place.
Most of the houses are old-fashioned,
: and built right on the street.
The gardens are filled with beautiful
flowers, even the smallest space eine
; gay with them.
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p ihe strects arc crooked and narrow,
The-men of Marblehead were fish.
ermen in the old days.
That was their chief business.
Now there are only a few who do it
for a living.
The harbor is a very pretty one.
A little ferry-boat goes back and
forth all day in summer to “the Neck.â€
It is only a short sail, and after a
little walk across the point, the grand
old ocean appears. ,
It is a fine, rocky coast, and what
they call the Churn is most interesting
to watch.
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The water rushes way under the
rocks, and, as it comes back, dashes up
through an opening like a fountain.
THE CHURN, MARBLEHEAD,
If you are not careful you will get a
good spattering.
Look out on the blue water.
What do you see?
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Some sea-gulls flying about and |
coming very near.
How graceful they are!
Just across from us we can sec}
Lowell Island. |
That is where the little sick children
are carried from the hot and dusty city.
The fresh, pure air must do them
good. | | |
Now we will go back to the little ferry.
The harbor is full of beautiful yachts. |
Many sail boats go back and forth.
Devereaux Beach is just across the
road that joins Marblehead and the
Neck. |
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A beautiful, long, sandy beach, where
you could never dream of heat.
MARBLEHEAD NECK.
The air is always clear and cool.
Here comes the little boat.
Let us go on board.
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What a pleasant little trip we have
had. =
In the old days Marblehead vessels
were known in every harbor.
MARBLEHEAD HARBOR.
The sailors, or fishermen, were very
daring.
Now the business of the people is
the making of shoes and farming.
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It seems strange to see electric cars
in these narrow, old streets.
The town is slow to make any
changes.
It is a loyal old town.
It was one of the first to send men
to help in the war of the Revolution.
Soe shee ener gave their
lives for their country.
The old Lee house -of Marblehead
is quite famous.
Washington and Lafayette were
both entertained there.
It is now used for stores and banks.
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There is an old house here, said to
have been built in 1720.
It must have been well built to have
stood so long.
It must be very old-fashioned inside.
_ I suppose if we went in we should
find large, open fireplaces.
Life in the old days was so different,
and yet it must have been a very
happy one.
GEORGE FOX.
EESSON Vex
THE QUAKERS.
Now we come to the Quakers.
They were different from either the
Pilgrims or Puritans.
_ George Fox was their leader.
The people who believed as he did
were called Quakers.
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They thought it was better to have
no minister.
Oi Sumdey dicey mer im thelr
churches.
They sat and thought of holy things.
If anyone felt moved to speak he did
sO. :
Sometimes the people sat through
the time of service without speaking a
word. |
The men sat by themselves.
They kept their broad, flat hats on
their heads. :
They all dressed very plainly. :
The Quakers did not wish to dress
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better than those-.who were poorer.
They did not believe in war.
They thought everyone should do
what was right, as God might tell him.
Then there would be no need of
cruel war. |
The men would not lift their hats to
any one.
They called everyone by their first
name. | : |
They said “thee and “thotms) in:
_Steadwor “youl
They were quiet, peaceable people.
: People in England did not like the
Quakers.
WILLIAM PENN AT THE AGE OF 22,
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At last they were treated so badly
they came to America.
William Penn, the son of a wealthy
Englishman, joined the Quakers.
‘He dressed as they did, and at. last
came to this country with them.
The Puritans were not very kind to
the Quakers.
They treated them very cruelly.
It seems strange to us that they
_ should.
They had had so much trouble
themselves in England.
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They wanted everyone to think as
they did.
WILLIAM PENN’S HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
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This was not kind or right.
William Penn went with some of the
Quakers to what is now Philadelphia.
He bought a large tract of land.
He sold some of it to those who
wanted to join him there.
They formed another colony.
William Penn was chosen governor.
They were very kind to the Indians.
They were friends for sixty years.
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The colony grew, and new towns
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William Penn died in 1701.
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About this time the people of the
Netherlands became free from the
Spaniards.
They had a long war.
It lasted forty years.
The Dutch were a fearless people.
They did most of their fighting on
themeear
Some of their ships had been to
“America. |
They traded with China and other
countries.
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They wanted to find a shorter way
to go to these countries.
icy nade) 0. way arounde ue
Cape of Good Hope.
Look on the map and see what a
long journey it 1s. |
dey thought they could tind: a
shorter way by going through or |
around North America. —
Henry Hudson, an Englishman,
said he would try to find such a pas-
sage for them.
He sailed in a ship named the Half
Moon.
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He sailed along the American coast
and discovered Delaware Bay.
He did not wish to stay there, so he
sailed to the North until he came to
the lower bay of New York.
This was in September, 1609.
He stayed here for some time.
Onewday as he coasted alone! the
bay he saw the mouth of a large river.
He sailed up the river for some
_ distance.
He thought this might be the pas-
sage he was looking for.
He soon found it was only a river,
and so turned’ back.
THE PALISADES, HUDSON RIVER,
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The Indians called the river Maur-
itius.
It was afterward called Hudson
River, after Henry Hudson who found
it.
On this trip Hudson’s men saw
some Indians. |
Some were friendly but some tried
to steal from them.
One of the sailors was shot by an
Indian and died.
Hudson returned te England, and
sent a report of his voyage to Holland.
The country discovered or Hudson
was called New Netherlands.
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_ The name was afterward changed to
New York.
Some Merenants trom —mlolland ?
sent. over ships to trade with the
natives.
The Spaniards would not allow
them to make a settlement.
They claimed the whole of North
America. |
In 1626, a company from Holland
bought Manhattan Island.
They gave only twenty-five dollars
for it.
It is now New York City.
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Soon some farmers and carpenters
and others came to this new country. 7
They brought their families with
them. }
They, also, came from Holland.
VIEW OF NEW YORK FROM AN OLD PRINT.
SCENE IN HOLLAND.
MESSON XXII
These Hollanders arrived in May,
1630.
A little pleasanter season it was than
when the poor Pilgrims came.
| The weather was warm and spring-
B like.
: When they had landed they were
| given farms, tools, one oxen, and
I horses.
It did not take them long to settle
: down and to feel quite at home.
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Soon, more people came, and more
lands were bought and given them.
One of the first families to come was
the Van Rensaelers.
OLD DUTCH COTTAGE, N. Y., 1679.
They are still known in New York.
The Indians did not trouble the
Dutch at first, as they did the Pilgrims.
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And these Dutch had not nearly so
hard a time as the Pilgrims.
The Dutch helped to make a large
part of the country what it 1s.
_ They opened public schools.
In their old home every child went
to school.
Nearly every one could read. and
write. |
The children were not brought up
sO) strictly. as tne little Pilerine: aac
Puritans. |
_ They were allowed more freedom.
The Hollanders believed that every
one should worshin God as he chose.
OLD DUTCH HOUSE,
INDIAN TRADERS,
EESSONe XXL
THE DUTCH IN NEW YORK. PART IL.
The Dutch kept up their fondness
for the sea:in their new home.
They built small ships.
They sailed along the coast, from
Maine to the West Indies.
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They traded with the natives.
They bought furs and other things —
of the Indians.
The Dutch taught the Pilgrims the
use of the Indian money.
This was called “wampum, as we
learned before.
Dutch was the language spoken by
the Hollanders.
The houses were built of brick like
those in their own country.
The Dutch house-wives were very
neat.
They kept everything scoured and
bright. 7
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It would be hard to find any dirt in
their homes.
They had tiles around their large
fireplaces.
The women wove their own linen,
and had piles of it in big chests of
drawers.
They had a good many pewter and
old-fashioned silver and china dishes.
They enjoyed life and were fond of
having company.
- After a time, the English tried to get
possession of New Netherlands. _
This caused another war with
Holland.
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Aluite Pilgrims, bemes ane inelich
colony, assisted the English and fought
against the Dutch.
The Dutch could not resist. -
The English took possession of the
country in the name of their King.
Then the name, New Netherlands,
was changed to New York.
EESSON: XXIV.
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
There had been several wars between
France and England.
Hach was anxious t0. own tite
most land in America.
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Some Indians joined the French and
some the English.
Braddock was one of the English
generals.
George Washington was one of his
“Sieiiny }
We shall learn about him later.
The English had driven the French
from Acadia.
Acadia is now called Nova Scotia.
The French had large farms there.
Some of the Acadians were peace-
able people.
They did not want to fight.
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Was it not too bad to drive them
from. their homes?
GENERAL WOLFE.
(From the Portrait by Sir Benjamin West in the British Museum.)
One of the first battles was at Lake
George, New York. |
This is a very beautiful lake.
This battle was won by the French.
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‘The last battle was won by the
English.
The French had to have their sup-
plies and men sent from France.
meee Fe SREY
WILLIAM PITT.
Can you think of some of the things
soldiers would need? ?
‘Then you will know what suppliesâ€
means.
GENERAL WOLFE LFADING ATTACK ON CANADA.
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This took a long time.
The English had at this time a new
minister.
This was William Pitt.
He knew what was needed in
America.
The English had also a_ brave
young officer, General James Wolfe.
His soldiers were very fond of him.
He was not very strong.
Montcalm led the French soldiers.
General Wolfe made an attack upon
Quebec.
Just before the battle ended, both
generals were wounded.
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The war was over soon after.
France gave up to the English all of
Canada:
The Indians, too, signed a treaty of
peace.
DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE.
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LESSON XXV.
LIBE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.
George Washington was born in
Virginia, Febniaiy, 22, 1ya2
His home was on the banks of he
Potomac River.
Not long after he was born the
_ house was burned. |
The family then moved to Stafford
County, on the banks of the Rappa-
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hannock River opposite Fredericks-
burg.
WASHINGTUN’S KARLY HOME NEAR FREDERICKSBURG,
The house was a large, old-fashioned
one; and here the family lived for
many years.
When Genre Washington was old
enough he went to a small school. ;
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He learned to read, write and
Rojoeer,
The teacher’s name was Hobby.
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The copy and exercise books of
most boys are destroyed.
They do not care to keep them.
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Those of Washington have been
kept, and are very interesting.
The handwriting in them 1s round,
and the lines are smooth and even.
There are receipts and bills and
other things.
The careful habits he then . formed
helped him, when he was a man, to do ~
the work he found waiting for him.
He had to copy some long rules for
behavior.
Children were brought up very
strictly in those days.
Washington was a manly boy.
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He tried hard to learn all he could
and to be attentive to his lessons.
He was very fond of his mother, and
she had great influence over him.
His father died when he was very
young. , |
Mrs. Washington had all the care
of the farm and the children.
She was very fond of horses, and
had some fine ones.
There were several young colts in
thepilclae
They had never been trained.
One Aa them was very wild.
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George Washington wanted to try
to ride him.
He told his playmates that, if they
would help him catch the colt, he
would tame him.
They went to the pasture.
After a long time, they caught the
colt and put a “bit†in his mouth.
Do you know what a “bit†is?
Washington jumped on his back.
This made the colt very angry.
He jumped, and kicked, and tried
to throw him off.
He ran across the field, got up on
his hind legs and backed.
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Washington did not fall off. ,
The boys were very much frightened,
and did not know what to do.
The colt gave one high jump mto
tines ilig
What do you think happened? _
The beautiful horse fell, dead.
He jumped so high it killed him.
The boys did not know what to
do.
Just then they were called to break.
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Washington's mother had seen the
boys ,in the field, and so she asked
them how her favorite colt was getting.
along.
(hey kkepts: Vem culls ton an ew,
moments and looked at each other.
They did not like to speak.
Soon Washington said, “The Sorrel
is dead, Madam; I killed him.†Then
he told his mother all about it.
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At first she was angry, for she had
a quick temper.
She soon controlled herself and said,
“Of course, | am very sorry to lose my
little favorite, but I am glad my son ts
manly enough to tell the truth. , This
makes me very happy.’
George Washington had a quick
temper like his mother, but he learned
to control it.
He was fond of out-door games, and
was a favorite with his playmates.
He was generous and fair in his
judgments.
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The boys he played with knew this,
and so they often asked him to settle
their quarrels.
King George’s war broke out when
he was a boy.
He formed a small military company
and drilled the boys.
His brother, Lawrence, was a soldier,
and George heard many stories of the
war.
When he was fifteen he wanted to
be a soldier, but he was too young.
Then he wanted to go into the
Navy as a midshipman, but his mother
would not let him leave her.
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He was so fond of his mother that
he gave it all up, and went back to
school and studied surveying. |
When he was sixteen he was asked
By Lord Pada a) gentleman who
lived near, to survey his estate.
Inicumend, Georoe VWitham matcax
went with him.
«They were gone five or six weeks,
and had a hard time.
They had to wade knee-deep through
water sometimes.
Ome “day they mer a, amy ol
Indians.
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There were about thirty of them.
But Washington finished his work
successfully.
It was in doing this work for Lord
Fairfax that his public life began.
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HAVE BEEN TALKED OVER,
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I am sure you remember about
the French and Indian War.
Now I am going to tell you about a
dreadful war between the Americans
andathe inelich:
It was called the Revolutionary
War.
The French and Indian War cost
the English a great deal of money.
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They wanted to do something to get |
this money back.
They began to tax the people in
READING THE SIAMP ACT.
America for everything they bought in
England.
The Americans felt that they had
helped England enough in that war. |
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They were beginning to feel more
independent.
They wanted to govern themselves.
They did not like to obey the king
in everything.
he nelieh soldiers were in Boston,
and they had to be taken care of.
This the people did not like.
They also had to pay a tax on tea,
and so they said they would not drink
' teas
Some tea ships were at a wharf in
Boston loaded with tea.
Some young men dressed them-
selves like Indians.
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They set up a great war-whoop.
They went on board the ships and
threw the tea into Boston harbor.
The king did not like this.
He refused to let any ship unload its
goods in Boston.
He wanted the people to pay for the
tea and say they were sorry.
pe. other scolomicis “helped tne
people of Boston.
They sent them.money and food.
Soon military companies were
formed, and the people began to get
ready for war.
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They would stand up for their rights
in this new country.
General Gage commanded the
English soldiers.
NORTH BRIDGE, SALEM.
He thought there were cannon
hidden by the’ Americans in Salem,
Massachusetts.
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He sent Colonel Leslie to see if he
could find them.
The people, when they heard they
were coming, gathered near the old
North Bridge on North Street, Salem.
When the soldiers came to the
bridge the people would not let them
pass. | |
It was a draw-bridge, ‘and they
| pulled it up.
Colonel Timothy Pickering was in
command of the men on thé American
. onde
The soldiers had to go back without
- capturing the cannon.
PURSUIT OF PAUL REVERE,
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The Americans had some more can-
non hidden in Concord, Massachusetts.
General Gage found out that they
were there.
He was going to send his men at
night to get them.
The Americans found this out, too.
They sent messengers from Boston
to warn the people.
One of them was Paul Revere.
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He rode very fast and spread the
alarm. |
The Americans, called “minuteâ€
men, were ready for them again.
tite leit them ae and took
their guns. with them.
They were not afraid of the English
soldiers.
They wanted a free ‘country. and
were ready to fight for it.
The soldiers came to the bridge in
Concord.
The minute men fired upon them. ?
Soon the English began to go back.
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They carried their wounded with
them.
The Americans won this battle.
The farmer soldiers followed the
English “red-coats†all the way to
Boston.
They kept shooting at them, until the
English were safe under the shelter of
the cannon of their ships.
I think the farmers were very brave,
don't you? |
The American soldieggs needed a
commander, however, and so they chose
George: Washington.
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STATUE TO THE CONCORD MINUTE MEN,
LESSON XXVIII.
Washington was made commander-
in-chief of the American Army, June
i,
He accepted the office but would
take no pay.
He would give his services to his
country.
He did not even have time to say
good-by to his wife.
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He did not know when he should
see her again. |
He started at once for Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
LONGFELLOW HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE,
When h® got to Cambridge and
drew near the common, cannon were
fired to welcome him.
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He had his headquarters in the
house that the Poet Longfellow after-
ward lived in.
The next day Washington rode to
the Common.
He sat on his horse under a large
eliaa thee:
The tree is still standing.
If you go to Cambridge some day
\. you can see it.
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le ine officers were glad of the shade
of anes ate tree.
Washington drew his sword from
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the scabbard and raised it in the sight
of the large crowd of people.
The cannon roared and the people
shouted.
In this way Washington took com-
mand of the Army.
The war lasted seven years and
_was very hard for every one.
There was great rejoicing when the
war was over. The Americans won.
It was a sorrowful moment when
Washington said good-by to his
officers, who stood by him through
sO many years.
WASHINGTON TAKING LEAVE OF HIS OLD CUMRADES,
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He shook hands with each one of
them.
The tears were in his eyes as he
drew these-friends to him and kissed
them.
They could not speak a word.
Washington then got into a boat
that was waiting for him, and waved
his hat as he left them.
He went to Philadelphia and gave
up his papers.
He was no more a soldier.
He went to his home at Mount
Vernon.
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How glad his wife and family were
to see him!
How would you like to be separated
from your papa for seven years?
That is a long, long time.
After he had lived quietly at home
for some time, he was chosen President
Of fie Wmited: states:
He was fifty-seven years old.
He was made President on April
30, 1789. |
This was better than being in the
army, for he could have his family with
him.
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It was also a great honor that the
people had shown him.
He was President eight years.
WASHINGTON ON HIS DEATH BED.
He then went back to Mt. Vernon
for the second time.
He was tired of this public life.
Stories of the United States. 175
He was fond of his home and liked
to ride about his plantation.
One day while he was riding he
was caught in the rain.
He took a bad cold and.soon grew
very ill.
He died December 14, 1799.
WASHINGTON’S BED CHAMBER AT MOUNT VERNON.
LOADING A COTTON STEAMER.
LESSON XXVIII.
This new country was growing
larger all the time. 7
New States were being added to the
Union. |
Reople were Come tarihes —ane
farther West.
The Indians were being driven
farther from the coast.
The people raised large quantities of
cotton.
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The cotton had all been sent to
England.
Now the Americans began to make
factories of their own.
The machines used at that time
were very roughly made.
A. great deal of the work had to be
done by hand.
This took a long time.
Each year improvements were made.
The first good machine for spinning
cotton yarn in America was made in
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1790.
Just a little later than this we had_
another war with England.
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This was called the war of 1812.
England kept seizing our vessels
and men.
They took our sailors and put them
‘on their ships.
This we could: not endure any
longer.
The Indians joined the British in
“this war.
The #\mericans had only twenty
ships of war.
dhe Sitch. had more than a
thousand ships.
The American sailors were very
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brave and fought for their own and
their country’s rights. |
This war lasted two years and the
Americans were again victorious.
America was now independent of
England.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
IE SSOIN XOXS
~ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Abraham Lincoln’s grandfather and
grandmother were Southerners, and
also Quakers.
Their home was in Rockingham
County, Virginia.
Abraham Lincoln, their grandfather,
was a neighbor and friend of Daniel
Boone.
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Daniel Boone was one of the first
persons to go into the far West.
He went tovKentucky.
Sobn ge went there he asked
Abe Lircoln to go out there, too.
He stafte. with his wife and five
children.’
le poent about four ‘hundred
acres of land.
A farm was cleared by cutting down
tees:
A cabin was built to live in.
It was made of logs fastened with
wooden pegs.
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It had only one room, and it was
about sixteen feet square.
Measure sixteen feet, and then you
will know how large it was.
They lived almost like the Indians.
They dressed in skins of animals
that they had killed.
The women wove linen and cotton
for some of their clothing.
Ghey lived’ on eame neh and
Indian meal.
They had to pound the corn into
meal themselves, and it was very
coarse.
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The people suffered much from cold.
The Indians were all about them,
and they never felt very safe.
The men did not know, when they
Went sOm im tne Mmerninie, in wiat
condition they would find their homes
when they came back.
Their cabins might have been burned
by the Indians, and their families have
been killed or taken prisoners.
MASSACRE
WAY AFTER A
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INDIANS RUNN
IIESISOUN YOO,
One day Abraham Lincoln went to
the edge of his land.
He was going to chop up acne
od
Three of his boys were with him.
Soon a shot was fired from the
bushes. |
An Indian had killed the boys’
father.
One of the oe ran to the cabin
and got a gun.
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He saw an Indian stooping over his
little brother.
He aimed at the Indian and killed
him.
One of the other boys had run for
help near by.
When he got back with some men
the Indians ran away.
There were more of them in the
bushes. |
Mrs. Lincoln soon moved to Wash-
ington County.
She did not want to stay in this
lonely place without her husband.
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One or the bove was) nanied
Thomas.
He was a carpenter when he grew
up.
Ife marred Mice Nancy Hanks,
JUmeI2e Soo: :
The Hanks family went to Kentucky
from Virginia with the Lincolns.
Nancy could read and write.
This was a wonderful thing in those
days. | |
Very few people among her friends
could do so.
She taught her husband to write
his name.
RIRTHPLACE OF LINCOLN,
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They went to live on a little farm in
Kentucky.
They were oe poor and had hard
work to make a living.
Here on the 12th of February, 1809,
little Abraham Lincoln was born.
He was to be our President.
He was named for his grandfather.
His father and mother did not know
then what a great man ke would be. |
He was only ale helpless baby.
Very little is known of his childhood.
He played in the woods and caught
fish in thé creek near his home.
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Pe ore hard when he was
old enough.
lene liked to talk about these
days.
He went to school with his sister
Sarah
| The schools were not good ones and
he learned little more than his letters.
What would he think if he could go
to school in these days?
He did not have the beautiful
picture books and toys that you have.
If he had had them, he would have
been very happy. |
LESSON 2OCxI,
Little Abraham was anxious to
learn, and he loved to read.
About this time his father went to
Indiana.
Mr. Lincoln built a raft to carry his
tools and other things.
He soon found some land he liked.
He left his tools with some men who
lived there.
He crossed the river on the raft.
Then he walked back to get his
family.
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_ They did not have much furniture to
move.
Mi = Eincoin soon built a new
cabin. |
He planted corn, so that they might
have something to eat.
He shot deer, which they used for
food, ;
~The skin they made into clothes and
shoes.
Poor little Abraham had to climb
up into a loft at night to sleep.
tis bed was made of leaves.
About this time his mother died. |
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Little Abe and his sister missed her
very much.
About a year afterward their father
married a Mrs. Johnston.
She had three children,—a boy and
two girls. |
She was very kind to Abraham and
Sarah.
She made them some warm clothes.
Soon she had the cabin put in order.
Doors and windows were put in, and
some beds that Mrs. Johnston had
brought, were put up for the children.
Whenever they could get a teacher
the children went to school.
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The school-house was a little deserted
cabin.
It was four and a half miles from
where the Lincolns lived.
When Abraham Lincoln got through
with his work he would study.
He could not get many books.
When he did get one he read it
through and through.
“Robinson Crusoe†was one of the
books he read, and also the “Life of
Washington.â€
He read them so many times he
~ knew them by heart.
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Sometimes he did his problems on a
shovel, by the light of the fire.
Abraham Lincoln was very kind-
hearted.
pleaieverelikedtorsee aiysOmem muni
an animal.
His mother said he always did
pleasantly what she asked him to do.
He was never cross or unkind.
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In 1830, the Iimcolns moved to
Macon County, Illinois.
Soon after this, Abraham Lincoln
went with a load of goods to New
Orleans.
On this trip he saw some negro
slaves whipped.
It made him feel very badly.
He never forgot lt anal was the
friend of the slaves after that.
He did all he could to help them.
The first slaves were brought to
this country from Africa.
They were carried to Jamestown,
Virginia.
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The first cargo was brought the same
year the Pilgrims came to Plymouth.
IN THE SUGAR CANE FIELDS,
They were brought on a Dutch
ship. |
There soon began to be trouble
about the slaves.
A SCENE IN LOUISIANA.
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The people of the South wished to
buy and sell them.
‘They thought it was right to do so.
Some men owned a great many
slaves. |
They made good servants and
~ helped on the cotton plantations.
Some of them were very. valuable.
It was hard for the poor slaves to
be sold.
They had to go away from their
families and friends. ,
Sometimes they never saw them
again.
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Piveie ta linc tics COMle Ole te
North did not believe that it was right
to own slaves.
So the country became divided into
two parties.
One party believed in slavery and
the other did not.
LESSON SOOxtil
When Lincoln grew to.be a man he
became a lawyer.
After a time, as he became known,
the men of the West wanted him to go
to Washington as Senator.
Now, as I told you, the country was
divided between two parties.
It was now time for the country to
choose 2 new President.
Abraham Lincoln was chosen.
He was a wise and just man.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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He was made President March 4,
1861. a
But the people of the South decided
to have a President of their own, so
that they could do as they thought best.
They chose Jefferson Davis, a
wealthy Southerner, for their President.
It was a hard time for President
Lincoln to try to take charge of the
whole country. e
Everything was in confusion.
There was very little money to use.
There were very few soldiers ready.
The war ships were scattered in
different countries.
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Fort Sumter in South Carolina was
at this time in command of Major
Scale of wo Furlo:
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PLAN OF CHARLESTON (FROM AN OLD PRINT.)
Robert Anderson of the United States’
Army.
This fort was in Charleston harbor.
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Major Anderson was ordered by
the Southerners to give up the fort.
The President refused to let it be
FORT SUMTER IN RUINS,
given up, and sent supplies to Major
Anderson.
hen General Beauregard, of the
GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT:
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Southern Army, began to fire on the
fort. |
The attack was made April 12, 1861.
The battle lasted thirty hours.
No one was hurt or killed on either
side.
Major Anderson's supplies gave out,
and he had to surrender.
This was hard for him and his
soldiers. -
They took down the United States
flag and came out of the fort.
Then President Lincoln Called for
seventy-five thousand soldiers.
GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
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They came at once, from all over the
country, to help him.
The war between the North and
South now began in earnest.
Jefferson Davis called for some men,
too.
Richmond became the Southern
capital, but Washington remained the
capital of the United States.
General Scott was commander-in-
chief of the troops at the North.
_ He was such an old man, although
a brave general, that he soon retired.
General George B. McClellan was
then chosen to take his place.
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Later, General Grant became com-
mander-in-chief of the Northern
Armies. |
It was a long and very hard war.
It lasted four years.
Many men left their families and
never returned to them pe aiet
Many were wounded or injured for
life. |
Mothers sent their sons, and felt glad
to have them old enough to serve their
country.
But it was hard to let them go.
They went off with flying colors and
drums beating, but how few returned!
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When we see the soldiers on
Memorial Day, we must think of these
HOUSE WHERE GENERAL LEE SURRENDERED.
brave ones who gave their lives for
their country.
We will not follow the soldiers
through this long war now.
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That you can read and study about
later. |
There were many battles and much
suffering on both sides before the end_
came.
At last, on the 9th of April, 1865,
General Lee, the Southern general,
gave up to General Grant.
Nearly every one -was happy to
know that the war was over.
President Lincoln had felt very sorry
to have this war.
He now ordered a day of Thanks-
giving.
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Major Anderson went to Fort
Sumter, and again put up the flag that
Bema edornWeararne beginning
of the war.
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GENERAL LEE’S FAREWELL TO HIS SOLDIERS,
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Just as every one was so happy, a
terrible thing happened.
President Lincoln went to: the
theatre in Washington with some
friends.
All at once a man, named Booth,
stole into his private box and _ shot
him.
President Lincoln died very soon
after.
This changed the feeling of joy to
one of sadness.
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The people loved Lincoln.
He had been the friend of the
people, black and white.
ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
He was kind to every one.
The soldiers all went to their
homes.
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It was sad to see them coming home,
with their torn flags flying and with
such broken ranks.
And yet people were glad to see
them and to roan the stories of the war.
Some of them had been prisoners in
Southern prisons. |
All had suffered, but were glad to
have peace at last.
Now we come to the end of our
little History of the United States.
I hope the stories you ee
here will make you interested to learn
~more about your country.
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That you will be ready to protect it
as these brave men did, if youl ever
need to.
That you will be true to your flag
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