Hungary, anciently Pannonia, annexed to Germany Christianity introduced into England Hygenus, first bishop of Rome who was made pope 55 25 11 44 60 154 203 Louis Philippe ascended the throne of France Coronation of Queen Victoria. The Royal Family and Ministers effect their escape from France. President The Prince President declared Emperor Death of Wellington. Marriage of the Emperor with Eugenia Countess Téba. A.D. 1830 1838 1848 1852 1852 1852 1853 1854 1854 CHAP. CLXVI.—AMERICA. ABOUT AMERICA. 1. WE have long been occupied with the three great divisions of the eastern continent, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Let us now leave those countries, cross the Atlantic, and visit the continent of America. 2. This continent, as you will see by the maps, consists of two parts, North and South America. These are united by a narrow strip of land, called the Isthmus of Darien, about sixty miles in width; at the narrowest part it is but thirty seven miles. This vast continent is about nine thousand miles in length, and is nearly equal in extent to Asia. The whole population is estimated at forty millions. 3. The northern part of America is excessively cold. Whether it is there bounded by the sea, or whether it T |