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CHAPTER X.
THE FRANCO-BRITISH COLONIAL CONFLICT.
French and English Colonies Preparing for War-The Contest - The Fall
of Canada - Taking Possession of the Western Outposts - Pontiac Ap-
pears,
115
CHAPTER XI.
BORDER WARS.
A Review of the Western Outposts in 1759-Condition of the Indian Tribes—
Sketch of Pontiac- History of the Pontiac War- - Sketch of the Fall of
the Nine Western Outposts,
-
119
CHAPTER XII.
FRENCH ILLINOIS.
The Illinois Country Ceded to Great Britain-Johnson's Disastrous Expedi-
Sketch of the Illinois Country-Last of the French,
tion
CHAPTER XIII.
THE REVOLUTION IN THE NORTHWEST.
- 136
Settlements in the Ohio Valley - Dunmore's War-Indian Border Wars —
Affairs in the Lake Region - The Expedition of Geo. Rogers Clark, 144
CHAPTER XIV.
CLARK'S EXPEDITION.
Sketch of the Celebrated Expedition of Gen. Geo. Rogers Clark- Capture of
Vincennes, Kaskaskia and Other Posts-The Memorable Contest between
Clark and Hamilton at Vincennes,
155
CHAPTER XV.
BRITISH, INDIANS AND AMERICANS.
The Struggle for the Northwest between English, Indians and Americans,
continued-The Americans Triumphant - Peace - The Ordinance of
First Settlement in Ohio - Cession of Virginia and Connecticut - Progress
of Settlements - Dayton - Cleveland - The Territory of the Northwest
The Town of Manchester Laid Out- Second Grade of Government- - Ohio
admitted as a State - Introductory,
194
CHAPTER XVIII.
TRRITORIAL HISTORIES
--
INDIANA.
Wm. Henry Harrison - Land Office- Indian Troubles - - Tecumseh and the
Prophet Indian Complication - The Battle of Tippecanoe - Terri-
torial Affairs — Legislation,
pointed - Hull Invades Canada - The British and the Americans con-
tending for Detroit - Hull's Inglorious Surrender,
218
Michilimackinac - Contest for this Northern Post-Gen. Cass appointed
Governor — Progress of the Territory — State Government Organized, 227
CHAPTER XXI.
TERRITORIAL HISTORIES — ILLINOIS.
Illinois under the French-English Virginia - Territorial Government
formed in 1809-The Chicago Massacre- Horrible Butchery of the
Garrison Indian Treachery - Formation of the State Government, 240
CHAPTER XXII.
TERRITORIAL HISTORIES -WISCONSIN.
Wisconsin under French, English and American Rule-Organization of
the Territorial Government- Administration of Dodge, Talmadge and
Doty Organization of the State Government,
254
Causes that led to the War - History
His Fall, Arrest and
of the Contest-The Bravery of Black Hawk
Imprisonment Incidents of the Liberation,
CHAPTER XXIV.
TERRITORIAL HISTORIES - IOWA AND MINNESOTA,
CHAPTER XXV.
TERRITORIAL HISTORIES— KANSAS.
259
286
Early Kansas-Gov. Reeder-The Kansas-Nebraska Act-Territorial Con-
flicts of Kansas-Slavery Agitation - Kansas made a State - Ne-
braska,
292
CHAPTER XXVI.
STATE HISTORIES -INDIANA.
Administration of the Governors of Indiana from Jonathan Jennings to
Thomas A. Hendricks - Internal Improvements' Troubles-Public Af
fairs Progress of the State, Historical and Statistical,
CHAPTER XXVII.
STATE HISTORIES
MICHIGAN.
303
Michigan forms a Constitution-Sketch of the "Toledo War"— Michigan
in the War for the Union,
Population Manufactures - Commerce― Railroads - Education, etc., 334
CHAPTER XXX.
THE STATE OF INDIANA.
Population - Manufactures — Commerce - Railroads — Education — Govern.
ment,
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339
Population-Manufactures - · Railroads - Commerce-Government - Edu-
cation-Charities,
345
Population-Manufactures - Education- - Railroads Government, etc., 355
CHAPTER XXXVI.
THE STATE OF KANSAS.
Population - Manufactures - Education — Government - Charities, etc., 359
CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.
Population-Manufactures - Education - Commerce-Railroads - Govern-
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF OHIO.
362
Columbus Cincinnati-Cleveland - Dayton-Toledo-Sandusky-Spring-
field, etc.,
CHAPTER XXXIX.
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF INDIANA.
Indianapolis - Evansville Fort Wayne - New Albany - Madison
Fayette-Terre Haute,
CHAPTER XL.
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF ILLINOIS.
Springfield Chicago-Quincy -Peoria-Galena,
CHAPTER XLI.
Lansing Detroit― Grand Rapids — Adrian - Saginaw — Bay City -- Jack-
son,
489
CHAPTER XLII.
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF WISCONSIN.
Madison-Milwaukee - Racine -Fond du Lac-Oshkosh-Janesville, 511
CHAPTER XLIII.
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF MINNESOTA.
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Winona,
CHAPTER XLIV.
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF IOWA.
Des Moines-Davenport-Dubuque - Burlington - Keokuk,
CHAPTER XLV.
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF KANSAS.
Topeka-Leavenworth- Lawrence - Atchison-Wyandotte,
548
559
581
593
CHAPTER XLVII.
CITY OF ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY, MO.,
CHAPTER XLVIII.
(Appenditory.)
THE SIOUX MASSACRE.
595
Terrible Outbreak and Massacre by the Sioux Indians in Minnesota in