THE STUDENT'S MANUAL
(XI) UNIFICATION OF ITALY:
1. WORK OF CAVOUR, VICTOR EMMANUEL, GARIBALDI: Italy 948; Cavour 353; Victor Emmanuel 2018; Garibaldi 737; Mazzini 1193.
(XII) THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR AND ITS OUTCOME:
707; France 705; German Empire 759. *
IX. AMERICAN HISTORY.
1. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA —THE ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE FAR
EAST:
a. Prince Henry the Navigator and his efforts to sail around Africa to India
and the East: 864; Cape of Good Hope, 329; Madeira, 1141; Portuguese 1535.
b. Columbus: His attempts to get to the East by sailing west. The discovery
of the West Indies and the mainland: 430; West Indies, 2070; Marco Polo, 1520; Geography, 745; Isabella, 944; Vespucci, 2016.
c. John Cabot and his discovery of land to the north — the east coast of north
America: 301; Maine, 1149; Acadia, 6; Massachusetts, 1186.
d. Magellan's voyage around the world — the Far East reached by sailing
west — Columbus'dream realized: 1144; Columbus, 431; Philippine Islands, 1469.
2. COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE EXPLORATION OF THE
INTERIOR COUNTRY:
a. The Spanish:
(1) The Spanish conquest and settlement of Mexico: 462; Mexico,
1216.
(2) De Soto and the discovery of the Mississippi: 523; Mississippi,
1240.
(3) Coronado and his exploration in the Southwest: 459.
(4) The Spanish missions: 100; San Antonio, 1671; Los Angeles,
1116; San Francisco, 1672.
b. The French:
(1) Cartier and his exploration of the St. Lawrence — taking pos-
session of New France: 343.
(2) Champlain — the Governor of New France: 365.
(a) Founding and settlement of Quebec and Montreal:
1443, 1273.
(b) Discovery and naming of Lake Champlain: 365,
2013.
(3) Frontenac, Compte de: 720.
(4) Nicollet and his exploration of land around the Great Lakes:
2099.
(5) Joliet and Marquette and the discovery of the upper Mississippi:
977; Marquette, 1175, 714; Illinois, 916.
(6) La Salle: 1032; Hennepin, 861; Tonty, 1923; Louisiana, 1119.
(7) The French fur-trade: 1660, 2100.
(8) The Jesuits and their work: 1175, 379.
(9) French towns in the Middle West: 2100; Chicago, 379; Illinois,
916; Hennepin, 861; La Salle, 1032; Mississippi, 1240; Natchez, 1305; Iberville, 908; Mobile, 1244; New Orleans, 1330; St. Louis, 1660; Erie, 624; Detroit, 524. (10) Mississippi Scheme: 1038; Bienville, 210. C. The English:
(1) The settlement of Virginia: 2024, 1770.
(a) The settlers who came — their reasons for coming:
1770; Lord Delaware, 517.
(b) The hardships of the voyage and at Jamestown:
959.
(c) The House of Burgesses: Jamestown, 959.
(d) Negro slaves: 1766; and indentured servants:
918.
(e) French and Indian War: Virginia, 2024.
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