bequeaths walking-stick to Washington,172.Fraunces Tavern, Washington’s farewell to his officers at,230.Fredericksburg, Washington visits his mother at,195.Friends (Quakers), William Penn becomes a Friend,32;William Penn and George Fox,32;Isaac Potts,212;Nathanael Greene,214;John Greenleaf Whittier,312.See alsoNew Jersey.Galleons,seeSpanish Galleons.Garcia, General, Cuban Patriot,60.Garrison, William Lloyd, Abolitionist,312.Gates, General, his conspiracy against Washington,418.Gauchos, Argentine cowboys or plainsmen,241,242.Genoa, birthplace of Columbus,3.George III, King of England, Petitioned by First Continental Congress,81.George Washington of Spanish America, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin,254.Gettysburg Address, text of,186.God, Prayers to Him for our Country, Washington’s Prayer at Valley Forge,213;in his “Legacy,”232;in his letter to Putnam,151;poem by D. C. Roberts,450.God Makes a Path, poem by Roger Williams,348.Gomez, General, Cuban Patriot,60.Gospel, The, Columbus’s desire to preach it,9,10.Grand Khan of Tartary,seeKublai Khan.Grand Old Admiral, soubriquet of Columbus,20,26.Great Colombia, formed,272,388;Independence recognized by the United States,267;dissolved,390.Great Commoner, soubriquet of William Pitt,94.Great Drought, in Plymouth Colony,138.Great Emancipator, soubriquet of Lincoln,173.Greene, Nathaniel, at the Siege of Boston,213;recommends Hamilton to Washington,157;presents Moll Pitcher to Washington,219;bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern,230;tribute to him,215.Guayaquil (now a Part of Ecuador), liberation of,271;San Martin and Bolivar meet at,273.Gulf of Pearls, discovered by Columbus,18.Haiti, liberation of,405.Hamilton, Alexander, some important dates in his life,154;boyhood,155;meets Washington,157;becomes Washington’s private secretary,157;defends the Constitution,158;bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern,230;becomes Secretary of the Treasury,160;member of the Cincinnati,208;tribute to him, by Daniel Webster,154.Hancock, John, at Lexington,82;presides over Second Continental Congress,82.Hannibal of the Andes, soubriquet of San Martin,254.Harding, Warren G., at the unveiling of statue of Bolivar,121.Havana Harbour, battleship, Maine destroyed in,62.Hays, Molly,seePitcher Molly.Hearts of Oak, Hamilton’s company,157.Henry, Patrick, some important dates in his life,316;meets Jefferson,307;elected to House of Burgesses,307;speaks against Stamp Act,317;“Give me Liberty, or give me Death!”321;influence on John Marshall,432;delegate to First Continental Congress,80,320,322.Hidalgo, Liberator of Mexico,405.Holy Alliance, formation,268;plan to invade America,269;cause of declaring Monroe Doctrine,270;Chile threatened by,403.Holy Bible, influence on William Bradford,125;Lincoln’s mother reads it to her children,176;influence on Lincoln,184;Lincoln reads it to White House servants,184;Lincoln’s tribute to,184;text from, used by Lincoln,184;text from, on Liberty Bell,310.Hopkins, Oceanus, Pilgrim child, born at sea,132.House Divided against itself, text from Bible used by Lincoln,184.Houston, Sam, serves under Jackson,295.Iceland, known as Thule,8.Independence, Growth of Idea,98,99,100,308,316,429.See alsoDeclaration of Independence;Liberty;Magna Carta;Representative Government.Independence Days, in Argentina,243;Chile,404.See alsoDeclaration of Independence;Fourth of July.Indians,seeAmerican Indians.Isabella, Princess of Brazil, frees Brazilian slaves,118.Isabella, Queen of Spain, aids Columbus,11,12;honours him on return from Indies,14;permits him to be deposed,19;is grieved at his ill-treatment,20.Jackson, Andrew, some important dates in his life,280;boyhood,281;reads the Declaration,282;fights in War for Independence,283;tribute to his mother,286;emigrates to Tennessee,286;why called Old Hickory,298;meets Chief Weatherford,293;his regard for Sam Houston,296,297;story of the cotton-bales,299;kind treatment of enemy at Battle of New Orleans,301;his toast on Jefferson’s birthday,279;tribute to him, by Roosevelt,280.Jackson, Mrs. Elizabeth, nurses the wounded soldiers,283;rescues her sons from prison,284;dies while rescuing other Patriots,285.Jackson, Hugh, Andrew’s brother, a Patriot,283.Jackson, Robert, helps nurse soldiers,283;captured by the British,284;dies after release from prison,285.Jamaica, Island of, Columbus stranded on,24.Japan (Cipango), Columbus’s search for,16.Jay, John, attends First Continental Congress,81.Jefferson, Peter, strength and force of character,306.Jefferson, Thomas, some important dates in his life,304;boyhood,305;meets Patrick Henry,307;delegate to Continental Congress,308;frames Declaration of Independence,308;ardent Abolitionist,310;God’s judgment on Slavery,312;dies on Fiftieth Anniversary of signing of Declaration,304,313;tribute to him, by Lincoln,303.Jesus Christ,seeChrist Jesus.Jones, John Paul, some important dates in his life,358;boyhood,359;hoists flag on theAlfred,360;appointed Commander,361;first foreign salute offered to Stars and Stripes,362;commands thePoor Richard,364;appearance and character,367;his famous sayings,369.Knox, General, bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern,231.Kosciuszko, Thaddeus, meets Washington,223;romance of,224,227;fortifies West Point,225;leaves American property to free slaves,311;member of the Cincinnati,208;incident of Polish soldiers,226.Kublai Khan, Columbus’s search for,9,10,13,21,24.La Banda Oriental,seeUruguay.La Plata,seeArgentina.La Rabida, Columbus at,12.Lafayette, Marquis de, some important dates in his life,412;arrival in America,411,412,413,414;befriended by Washington,414;gifts to suffering America,420;wounded at Brandywine,416;loyal to Washington,418;his toast to Washington,419;gifts to Washington,201;member of the Cincinnati,208;revisits America,422;is honoured by Congress,420;transmits relics of Washington, to Bolivar,421.Land of Youth, legend of the Atlantic,6.Las Casas, Bartolome de, succours the Indians,26.Latin American Republics, their number,405;their Colonial nationality,405.See alsoBolivar;Miranda;O’Higgins;Pedro;San Martin.Le Bon Homme Richard, Paul Jones’s ship,364.Leander, The, Miranda’s ship,335;John Adams’s grandson sails in, 90335;cruise to the Spanish Maine,336;fate of,339.Lee, Henry, protégé of Washington,216;at Mount Vernon,217;delivers Washington’s official funeral oration,217.Leif, discovery of Vinland,8.Lexington, Battle of, Paul Revere warns the town,81;news of, arouses Putnam,146;arouses Marshall,433.Liberators,seeBolivar;Cuba;Miranda;O’Higgins;San Martin.Liberty, William Penn’s ideas on,35,36;liberty of conscience,32,35,125,209,350.See alsoIndependence, Growth of Idea.Liberty Bell, announces signing of Declaration of Independence,309.Liberty Pole, in New York,104.Liberty Tree, in Boston,104.Light Horse Harry, soubriquet of Henry Lee,216.Lima, Colonial power of,244,257;siege and fall of,257;celebrates its first Independence Day,265.Limon Bay, discovered by Columbus,25.Lincoln, Abraham, some important dates in his life,174;poem to, by Bryant,174;boyhood,175,176;at New Orleans,177;his honesty,177;story of the little birds,178;rescues a pig,179;opens the kittens’ eyes,180;his kindness to children,181;influence of the Bible on Lincoln,177,183;thanks Coloured Delegation for gift of Bible,184;Order against Sunday-work in the Army and Navy,185;Gettysburg Address,186;tribute to Washington,190;God’s judgment on slavery,310.Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, makes a home in the wilderness,175;teaches her children,176;reads them the Bible,176;her influence on Lincoln,177.Lion of the Apure, soubriquet of General Paez,382.Little Friend in Front Street, soubriquet of Haym Salomon,228.Llaneros, Venezuelan cowboys or plainsmen,382.Maceo, General, Cuban Patriot,60.Madison, James, consulted by Washington,158;tribute to Haym Salomon,228;in the Virginia Convention,446.Maeldune, legend of,5.Magna Carta, a foundation of English Liberty,97,98,442.Maine, aids blockaded Boston,79.Maine, Battleship, destruction of,62.Maipu, victory of,253.Maize (Indian Corn), discovery of,12.Marblehead, aids blockaded Boston,79.Marco Polo,seePolo, Marco.Margarita, Island of, discovered by Columbus,18.Marshall, John, some important dates in his life,426;boyhood,427;brought up an American,425,431;lieutenant in the War for Independence,433,434,437;at Valley Forge,435;nicknamed Silver Heels,436;saddlebags story,439;cherry story,440;public career,441;appointed Chief Justice,444;expounder of the Constitution,444,445;his tribute to his mother,438;to his father,439;reverence for him in Virginia,446;expresses himself on solidarity of the Union,425;on the integrity of the Judiciary,446;his religious faith,438,448;tributes to him,426,447.Martin, George, alias of Francisco de Miranda,89,336.Maryland, aids blockaded Boston,79.Massachusetts Bay Colony, settled by Puritans,350;sends delegates to First Continental Congress,81.See alsoAdams;Boston;Williams.Massasoit, King, helps Pilgrims find lost boy,133;aids Roger Williams,352.Mayflower, Ship, leaves England,128;anchors in Cape Cod Bay,129;anchors in Plymouth Harbour,131.Mayflower Compact, signed,127.McKean, Thomas, delegate to First Continental Congress,80.McKinley, William, on the Cuban situation,61;reluctant to go to war,62;forced into war by destruction of theMaine,62.Medora, Roosevelt at,48.Mendoza, at the foot of the Andes,244;patriotism of citizens,246,250,251;honour San Martin,247;called “the Nest of the Argentine Eagle,”247.Mexico, War of Liberation,405;Independence recognized by the United States,267.Miranda, Francisco de, some important dates in his life,326;boyhood,331;propaganda for South American Independence,332;fights for the United States,332;fights for French Freedom,333;founds secret society,334,376,396;in New York,89,334,335;cruises in theLeander,335;vain attempt to free South America,339,341;returns to Venezuela,342,376;signs Venezuelan Declaration of Independence,342;made Commander-in-Chief of Venezuelan forces,342;betrayed to Monteverde,345;captivity and death,346;tribute to him, by the Venezuelan Government,325;tribute by William Spence Robertson,326.Misiones, San Martin born in,237.Missouri Compromise, Jefferson’s opinion on,312.Monmouth, Battle of, Moll Pitcher,218;Steuben’s tactics win,223;Washington at,223.Monroe, James, recognizes Independence of Spanish America,267;promulgates the Monroe Doctrine,270.Monroe Doctrine, announced,270;welcomed by Chile,403.Monteverde, General, his campaign in Venezuela,343,344,377;imprisons Miranda,345;gives passport to Bolivar,345.Monticello, the country estate of Jefferson,304.Montreal, aids blockaded Boston,80.Moravian Nuns, nurse Lafayette,417;present banner to Pulaski,418,424.Morris, Robert, Financier of the War for Independence,159;recommends Hamilton for Secretary of Treasury,160;procures money through Haym Salomon,228.Mount Vernon, children of,197,198,201;stables and horses of,201,204;guests at,205,216,322.Muir, John, with Roosevelt in the Yosemite,55.Mystery Ship,seeLeander, The.Napoleon, effect of his wars on South America,112,239,268,341.Napoleon of the South American Revolution, soubriquet of Simon Bolivar,392.Nashville, Jackson emigrates to,287,289.Nelson, Washington’s famous charger,201,204.Nest of the Argentine Eagle, soubriquet of the city of Mendoza,247.Nevis, Island of, birthplace of Hamilton,155.New England Army, besieges Boston,82;adopted by Congress,83,84.New Granada, liberated by Bolivar,388;absorbed into Great Colombia,388;modern Republic of Colombia,390.New Hampshire, aids blockaded Boston,79.New Jersey, refuge of persecuted Friends,35;aids blockaded Boston,79.New Orleans, Lincoln attends slave-market at,177;story of the cotton-bales,299;its citizens nurse wounded enemies,301;Jackson’s tribute to his mother,286.New York, aids blockaded Boston,79;Hamilton in,156;Washington in,230;Miranda in,89,334,335;Haym Salomon in,229;Paez in,382;Lafayette in,422;opposition to ratification in,159.See alsoSteuben.North Carolina, aids blockaded Boston,79.O’Higgins, Ambrose, boyhood,395;made Spanish Viceroy of Lima,396.O’Higgins, Bernardo, some important dates in his life,394;boyhood,396;joins the Patriots,397;heroic action at Rancagua,398;escapes to Argentina,400;