1. The revolutionary period
2. The treaty of peace and independence
3. Peace under the confederation
4. The organization of the department of state
5. The administrations of Washington and Adams
6. The administration of Jefferson
7. Administrations of Madison, Monroe, and J. Q. Adams
8. From Jackson to Polk
9. From the Mexican to the Civil war
10. During the Civil War
11. After the Civil war
12. The Monroe doctrine