. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Andrew Johnson. SOME HINDRANCES. 229 LESSON.—Before 1897, nine more States were admitted to the Union,and Alaska, rich in seals, forests, and mines, -was bought from did not hinder our R. B. Hayes. During the administratious of Andrew Johnson (1865-1869), Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877), Rutherford B. Hayes(1877-1881), James A. Garfield and Ches-ter A. Arthur (1881-1885), Grover Cleve-land (1885-1889 and 1898-1897), and Ben-jamin Harrison (1889-1893), Nebraska(1867), Colorado (1876), North Dakota(


. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. Andrew Johnson. SOME HINDRANCES. 229 LESSON.—Before 1897, nine more States were admitted to the Union,and Alaska, rich in seals, forests, and mines, -was bought from did not hinder our R. B. Hayes. During the administratious of Andrew Johnson (1865-1869), Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877), Rutherford B. Hayes(1877-1881), James A. Garfield and Ches-ter A. Arthur (1881-1885), Grover Cleve-land (1885-1889 and 1898-1897), and Ben-jamin Harrison (1889-1893), Nebraska(1867), Colorado (1876), North Dakota(1889), South Dakota (1889), Montana(1889), Washington (1889), Idaho (1890),Wyoming (1890) and Utah (1896), wereadmitted into the Union, and the greatterritory of Alaska was bought from Kussia. This territory contains nearly six hundred thousand squaremiles. The Aleutian Islands in Behring Sea, that belong toit, are the home of large numbers of seals, while fur-bearinganimals are found on the mainland. It isrich in immense forests, and its mines havedraw^n thousands of adventurers there,who have gained a large amount of gold. 2. SOME HINDRANCES. In general, the history of these thirtypeaceful years was one of rapid growthChester A. Arthur. ^j^^| q£ great prosperity. There were


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