A School History of the United States

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A School History of the United States by John Bach McMasterThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A School History of the United StatesAuthor: John Bach McMasterRelease Date: February 26, 2004 [EBook #11313]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE U.S. ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and PG Distributed ProofreadersA SCHOOL HISTORYOF THEUNITED STATESBYJOHN BACH McMASTERPROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA1897PREFACEIt has long been the custom to begin the history of our country with the discovery of the New World by Columbus. To someextent this is both wise and necessary; but in following it in this instance the attempt has been made to treat the colonialperiod as the childhood of the United States; to have it bear the same relation to our later career that the account of theyouth of a great man should bear to that of his maturer years, and to confine it to the narration of such events as are reallynecessary to a correct understanding of what has happened since 1776.The story, therefore, has been restricted to the discoveries, explorations, and settlements within the United States by theEnglish, French, Spaniards, and Dutch; to ...