he, IV.
England sides with, IV.
Napoleon III. aids, IV.
finances of, IV.

Confederation, the Articles of, II.
bound the States together, II.
faults of, II.
advantages of, II.
propositions to reform the, II.
no fundamental law, II.

Congregationalists nearly all Federalists, II.

Congress,
the first Continental, II.
petition by, sent to England, II.
adjourns to Baltimore, II.
gives thanks for close of Revolutionary war, II.
the Revolutionary, II.
its powers, II.
personnel of, II.
thoroughness of first constitutional, II.
censures Andrew Jackson, III.
an extra session of, in panic of 1837, III.
treatment of anti-slavery petitions by, III.
inaction of, toward the South, III.
and President Johnson, IV.
takes measures to protect the negroes, IV.
resolution declaring Cuba free, V.
extra session, tariff, V.
national defence fund voted, V.
on occupancy of Cuba, V.
government of Cuba, V.
on Philippines, V.
Filipinos, V.
congressional apportionment, V.
San Francisco relief fund voted, VI.
increase of members of House of Representatives, VI.
Progressives in, VI.

Congress, the, burned, IV.

Connecticut,
settlement of, I.
population of towns of, in 1643. I.
and Charles II., I.
liberal charter of, I.
prosperity of, I.
its boundary disputes, I.
in fear of Dutch attacks, I.
and Andros, I.
valley of, invaded during King Philip's war, I.
population of, in 1754, I.
ratifies the Constitution, II.
corporation laws, III.

Conservation of nation's resources,
White House conference on, VI.
first national commission created, 134;
North American Conservation Congress, 135.

Constitution, the,
James Madison the father of, II.
rise of the new, II.
completion and ratification of, II.
signed, II.
launching the, II.
benefits from, II.
popularity of, II.
Federalists and anti-Federalists on interpretation of, II.
XIIth amendment to, II.
broad construction of, III.
ambiguity of, on slavery, III.
precludes possibility of secession, III.

Constitutional Union party, III.

Constructionists, close and liberal, II.

Continental Congress. See Congress.

Contraband of war, IV.

Contract debts between nations, resolution concerning, VI.

Contrecoeur at Great Meadows, I.

Cook, Dr. Frederick A., Arctic expedition of, VI.

Cooper, Peter, III.
and the Greenback Party, IV.

Copley, Sir Lio