ACADIA, province of, ceded to England,
66.
Adams, John, instructions to, 167.
Adams, J. Q., opinion on Ohio and
Michigan boundary question, 323.
Admission of Northwestern States,
remarks on, 307.
Aix-la-Chapelle, terms of treaty of, 57.
Albany Congress, the, 125, 195.
Allegheny Valley, the, occupied by
the French, 47.
Allen, Pennsylvania commissioner on
the boundary dispute with Connecti-
cut, 107.
Amendments to Articles of Confedera-
tion proposed, 200.
Anglo-French War, the, character of,
55.
Anti-Slavery views in Ohio, 380.
Aranda, Count de, negotiations with
Mr. Jay, 175.
Ark, the, on Western rivers, 293.
Arkansas, influence of, on admission
Articles of Confederation, the, 216.
Arthur I., Governor St. Clair, 300.
Augusta County, Virginia, created,
Ayllon, Spanish explorer, 6.
BALTIMORE, Lord, and Maryland, 78.
Banks, hostility to, in Wisconsin, 333.
Berkeley, Lord John, buys New Jersey,
95.
Bienville, Coleron de, report on Ohio
valley, 61.
Bird, Captain, British officer, 138.
Blanca, Count Florida, relations with
Mr. Jay, 172.
Boone, Daniel, in Kentucky, 257.
Boundary lines, difficulty of defining,
20; disputes concerning between
Connecticut and New York, 94; of
the United States, 121, 165, 180, 187.
Brandt, Indian chief, in Wyoming
valley, 115.
British Government, the, Western
land policy of, 120; occupation of
West by, after the Revolution, 184.
Brulé, Etienne, discovers copper in
the Lake Superior country, 15.
"Bunch of Grapes," the, meeting at,
260.
Burke, Edmund, on America, 145.
Butler, the Tory, in Wyoming valley,
115.
Butler, Captain Zebulon, in Wyoming
valley, 112.
CABOT, John, discovers America, 12.
Cadillac, La Motte, founds Detroit, 47.
Cahokia, 283.
Campus Martius, the, of Marietta, 276.
Canada, taken possession of, by Cartier,
10; ceded to England, 66; Franklin's
pamphlet concerning, 126, 127; pro-
posed cession to the United States,
169; refugees from, lands reserved
Cape Breton Island, ceded to England,
66.
Carroll, Daniel, delegate to Congress
from Maryland, 216.
Carteret, Sir George, buys New Jersey
with Lord Berkeley, 95.
Cartier, James, visits Canada, 9.
Center of population, the, in the
United States, 383.
Cessions of Western lands, Maryland's
influence upon, 210; by New York,
223, 231; by Virginia, 238; by Mas-
sachusetts, 240; by Connecticut, 241;
dangers to the Republic averted by,
245.
Champlain, Samuel de, in Nova Scotia
and Canada, 10, 22, 23.
Charles I., grant of, to Lord Baltimore,
78.
Charles II., grant of Carolina by, to
the Eight Proprietors, So; charters
Connecticut, 60, 87; to Rhode Island,
88; to Duke of York, 92; to William
Penn, 98.
Charters, to Sir Walter Raleigh, 71;
to Lord Baltimore, 78; to Carolina,
80; to Connecticut, 60, 87; to Rhode
Island, 88; to William Penn, 98.
Chase, Chief Justice, on claims of the
United States to Western lands, 244.
Chippewas, the, cede lands, 248.
Choate, Rufus, on colonial boundaries,
90.
Christian Indians, the, in Ohio, 251.
Church lands, the, in Ohio 267.
Cincinnati, the, Society of, 279.
Cincinnati, the city, early name of, 278.
Clark, George Rogers, conquest of the
country west of the Ohio by, 153,
183; instructions received by from
Governor Patrick Henry, 154.
Clarendon, Earl of, sells Plymouth
Grant, 82.
Cleaveland, General Moses, visits
Western Reserve, 363.
Co-education in Northwest, 395.
Colbert, represses political life in
Canada, 52.
Coles, Governor Edward, part of, in
slavery contest in Illinois, 350, 353.
Colonial periods, two, 397.
Colonies, the, French and English con-
trasted, 38, 39; extent of the thirteen
in 1776, 164.
Color Line, the, in Ohio Constitution,
Columbia, settlement in Ohio, 278.
Columbia River, the, Webster's view of,
Committee on Northwestern land
claims, 218, 220.
"Conception," the, Mississippi so
called, 31.
Confederacy, fear of a Western and
Southern, influences Northern boun-
dary of Illinois, 317.
Confederation, the, articles of, 201.
Congress, land policy of, 199, 213.
Connecticut, how originally consti-
tuted, 87; company chartered, 87;
and New Haven consolidated, 88;
disputes with Massachusetts, 89;
disputes with New York, 94; dis-
putes with the Penns, 110; west-
ward emigration from, 112; men in
Pennsylvania, 114; claims to West-
ern lands, 193; cedes Western
lands to Congress, 241; retains
Western Reserve, 358; school fund
of, 360; Land Company, 362; re-
signs jurisdiction of Western Re-
serve to Congress, 368; influence of,
on Western Reserve, 378.
Connolly, Dr. John, agitator, in West-
ern Pennsylvania, 106, 152.
Continental Army, the, condition of,
at close of Revolution, 259.
Coronado, explores Mississippi val-
ley, 7.
Coureurs des Bois, character of, 41.
Courts, the, in Northwest in early
days, 293.
Culpepper, Lord, grant of lands to,
in Virginia, 79.
Carrituck River, the, a boundary line,80.
Cutler, Dr. Manasseh, in connection
with Northwestern affairs, 260, 267,
336.
Crawford, Col. William, death of, 108.
Crawford, W. H., on slavery in the
West, 353.
Croghan, Col., report of, on habitants,
48, 49.
Crozat, Anthony, grant of Louisiana
DELAWARE, bought by Penn, 99; be-
comes independent, 103.
Delawares, the, cede lands, 248.
Delaware company, the, 112.
Democratic party in Northwest, the,
402.
De Narvaez, expedition of, to Gulf
Region, 7.
Denonville, Governor of Canada, 40.
De Soto, expedition of, 7.
"De Tret," fort, 47.
Detroit founded, 27; straits occupied
by French, 42; population in 1765,
48; in the Revolution, 150; impor-
tance of, 156.
De Vaca, Cabeza, explorations of, 7.
Dickerson, senator, on Oregon, 384.
Dinwiddie, Governor of Virginia, pro-
posals of in regard to Western Penn-
sylvania, 104, 105.
Dixon, Charles, surveys with Jeremiah
Mason, Mason and Dixon's Line,
103.
Dongan, Governor, gains western lands
Duane, representative in Congress
from New York, makes deed of
limitation, 215.
Du Luht, French explorer, beyond
Lake Superior, 36; at Detroit, 42.
Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, con-
troversy with the Penns, 107; ig-
nores Quebec Act, 144.
Duquesne, Governor of Canada, seizes
the northeast branches of the Ohio,
61.
Dutch, the, trading-posts of, in New
York, 39; discoveries of, 90; claims
of, ignored by the English, 91.
EARLY representatives of Ohio in Con-
gress, the, 313.
Education in Northwest, 391-395.
Educational features of Ordinance of
1787, the, 391.
Edwards, Ninian, Governor of Illinois
Territory, 303.
Electors, the qualifications of, in North-
west Territory, 262.
Elizabeth, Queen, gives charter to
Raleigh, 71.
Elliot, the Refugee, among Western
Indians, 150.
Emigration, paths of, to the West, 319.
Enabling act for Ohio, the, 309, 311.
England, claim of, in North America,
12; yields Western posts, 185:
treaties of, with Indians, 60.
English, the, on the Atlantic Plain,
Entails, provision in regard to, in Ordi-
nance of 1787, 261.
Erie, city, site of, occupied by French,
47; lake, discovered, 26.
FAIRFAX, Lord, lands of, in Virginia,
79.
Fallen timbers, victory of, 184.
Father
Marquette, on Mississippi
Fearing, Paul, first lawyer in North-
west, 278.
Federal character, the, of the United
States, 165; theory of government,
245.
Federalists, the, views of, on admission
of Ohio, 298, 299.
Fire lands, the, allotment of, 359.
Five Nations, the, 57.
Five-State plan, the, for the Northwest,
311.
Florida, ceded to England, 68; East
and West constituted, 121; boun-
dary dispute, 408; purchased, 411.
Floyd, delegate to Congress from New
York, 215.
Fort, Crevecœur built, 35; Duquesne
built, 62; Harmar built, 275; Le
Bœuf, 61; McIntosh, 248; Stan-
wix, 134, 248; St. Louis, 43; Ve-
nango, 61.
Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, his plan for
settling Western colonies, 126;
"Canada Pamphlet" of, 127; reply
of, to Lord Hillsborough, 135; argu-
ments of, for the Grand Company,
136; commissioner of United States
at Paris, 169; demands Mississippi
River for Western limit of the United
States, 174; outwits Vergennes, 181.
Franquelin, map of, 51.
French, the, in valley of the St. Law-
rence, 9; discoveries made by in
the Northwest, 21; of Illinois, kindly
disposed toward Americans, 159;
settlers, their character, 52, 161;
alliance with the United States, 161,
167.
French and Indian War, the, 62, 65, 66,
68.
Frontenac, Count, Governor of Canada,
sends Joliet to discover the Mis-
sissippi, 31; policy of, 46.
Fulton and Harris Lines, the, 321.
Fur Trade, the, in Northwest, 40.
GALISSONIÈRE, Governor of Canada,
61.
Galinée, makes first map of the lakes,
Galvez, Governor of Louisiana, mili-
tary successes of, 173.
Gates, Sir Thomas, grant to, from
James I., 72.
Georgia, colony, founded, 81.
Genesee Valley, the, surrendered to
Massachusetts, 119.
Gibault, Father Pierre, assists Clark,
155.
Girard, French Representative at Phil-
adelphia, 172.
Girty Brothers, the, in Indian war-
fare, 150.
Gist, Christopher, explores the Ohio
valley, 58.
Gladstone, W. E., describes territory
of the United States, 186.
"Gore," the, in Southern New York,
118.
Gorges, Sir Ferdinando, attempts of, to
Grand Company, the, Western plans
Grayson, William, arguments of, for
yielding Western Reserve to Con-
necticut, 242.
Griffin, the, voyage on Upper Lakes,
32.
Grosselliers, with Radisson, visits
country beyond Lake Superior, 26.
Guadaloupe, island of, preferred to
Canada, 130.
Habitants, the, of the West, history
of, from 1763 to the Revolution, 150.
Hacluyt, Richard, geographical no-
tions of, 119.
Haldeman, General, refuses to sur-
render Northwestern posts, 184.
Halsey and Ward, land purchase of,
118.
Hamilton, Governor at Detroit, adopts
modes of Indian warfare, 149; civil
and military head of Northwest, 150;
made prisoner by Clark, 156.
Hanson, John, delegate to Congress
from Maryland, 216.
Harris and Fulton Lines, the, 321.
Harrison, William Henry, delegate to
Congress, 296; Governor of Indiana,
304.
Heights of Abraham, Wolfe's victory
on, 69.
Hennepin, Father, with La Salle, 34.
Henry, Governor Patrick, instructions
to Clark, 154; views of, on Detroit,
158.
Hillsborough, Lord, objections of, to
the Walpole Company, 134.
Hopton, Lord, grant to, in Virginia, 79.
Hudson Bay, restored to England, 56.
Hudson, Henry, navigator and dis-
coverer, 90.
Hull, General William, Governor of
Michigan Territory, 304.
Huron, Lake, discovered, 23, 24.
Hutchins, Thomas, author of United
States Plan of Land Surveys, 254.
ILLINOIS, separated from Louisiana
52; county established by Virginia,
159; river seized by Spain, 174;
county claims, 223; settlement of, un-
der Virginia rule, 283, 284; as a Ter-
ritory, 304, 305; admitted as a State,
305, 318; northern boundary of,
317; dispute of, with Wisconsin,
320; slavery in, 344; character of
emigrants to, 348; population of, in
1890, 385.
Independence, port of, 363.
Indentures of slaves in Indiana and
plan of colonization, 22; land titles
of, 59; allies of the English, 149;
in War of the Revolution, 184;
treaties of, 244; slave holders, 338;
slaves, 239.
Indiana Claim, the, 223.
Indiana, the Territory, settlement of,
283, 297; admitted as a State, 316;
prohibits slavery, 348; population
of, in 1890, 385.
Industries of Western settlements,
the, 50.
Ingles-Draper Settlement, the, 58.
Iowa, Territory of, founded, 330.
Iroquois, the, destroy the Hurons, 24;
influence of, on our national his-
tory, 25; convey their lands in trust
to England, 39; cede Western lands
to New York, 41; cede Huron
country to England, 46; conquests
of, claimed by England, 65; title of,
to Ohio lands, 137.
JACKSON, President, position of, in re-
gard to Ohio boundary, 323.
Jamestown, Va., founded, 6, 12.
James I., grant of, to Sir Thomas Gates
and Sir George Somers, 72.
Jay, John, envoy to Madrid, 171, 174;
treats with Count de Aranda, 175;
saves the West to his country, 182;
treaty negotiated by, with England,
184.
Jefferson, Thomas, views of, on Vir-
ginia land claim, 228; plan for
territorial government, 258; views
of, on town system, 290.
Jesuit College, the, at Kaskaskia, 50.
Johnson, Sir William, negotiations with
the Six Nations, 132.
Johnston, Alexander, on provisions for
new States, 217.
Joliet, Louis, explores Lake Erie, 26;
discovers the Mississippi River, 31.
KALM, Professor Peter, visits English
colonies, 129.
Kaskaskia, population of, 48; surren-
ders to Clark, 154.
Kentucky, land litigation in, 253.
King George's War, 57.
King William's War, 46, 56.
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, the,
order of, founded by Spotswood, 17.
Kirk, David, captures Quebec, 56.
LACLEDE, founds St. Louis, 151.
Lake Erie, how reached in 1796, 272.
Land, Western, cessions, Madison's
views on, 225-228; litigation, causes
of, 252; ordinance of 1785, 247, 255;
policy in Ohio, 291; system of the
government, 292.
Langlade, Captain de, takes part in
Revolutionary War, 152.
Lansdowne, Marquis of (Lord Shel-
burne), negotiates with Americans
at Paris, 182.
La Salle, meets Joliet near Grand
River, 30; schemes of, 32, 43; ex-
pedition to the Northwest, 34; builds
Fort Crevecœur, 35; descends the
Mississippi, 35; establishes Fort St.
Louis, 43; death of, 43.
Le Caron, missionary to the Hurons,
23.
Livingstone, R. R., letter of Jefferson
to, on importance of New Orleans,
London Company, the, 72, 77.
Long Island, attached to New York,
93.
"Losantiville," now Cincinnati, 278.
Louisiana, the first geographical, 51;
reserved by France, 67; invites set-
tlers, 151; becomes a part of Indi-
ana Territory, 304; annexed to the
United States, 410, 411.
Louisville founded, 171.
Lucas, Governor of Ohio, war of, 322.
Lucke Island, a boundary line, 80.
Ludlow's line in Ohio, 282.
MCARTHUR, Duncan, founds Chilli-
cothe with Massie, 280.
McDougal, delegate to Congress from
New York, 215.
McGee, refugee, 150.
Madison, James, gives rule for terri-
torial limits, 165; letter of, to Pen-
dleton, 225; letters of, on land cession,
225-228; on admission of Vermont,
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