CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Commission of Cabot.-His voyage to America.-Views of dis-

covery relinquished by Henry VII.-Resumed by Elizabeth.

-Letters patent to Sir Humphry Gilbert.-His voyages and

death. Patent to Sir Walter Raleigh.-Voyage of Sir Richard

Grenville.-Colonists carried back to England by Drake.-

Grenville arrives with other colonists.-They are left on Ro

anoke Island.-Are destroyed by the Indians.-Arrival of

John White. He returns to England for succour.-Raleigh

assigns his patent.-Patent to Sir Thomas Gates and others

-Code of laws for the proposed colony drawn up by the

King.
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CHAPTER II.

Voyage of Newport.-Settlement at Jamestown.-Distress of

colonists. Smith. He is captured by the Indians.-Con-

demned to death, saved by Pocahontas.-Returns to James-

town.-Newport arrives with fresh settlers.-Smith explores

the Chesapeake.-Is chosen president.-New charter.-Third

voyage of Newport.-Smith sails for Europe.-Condition of

the colony.-Colonists determine to abandon the country.-

Are stopped by Lord Delaware.-Sir Thomas Dale.-New

charter. Captain Argal seizes Pocahontas.-She marries Mr.

Rolf.-Separate property in lands and labour.-Expedition

against Port Royal.-Against Manhadoes.-Fifty acres of

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land for each settler.-Tobacco.-Sir Thomas Dale.-Mr.

Yeardley. First assembly.-First arrival of females. Of con-

victs. Of African slaves.-Two councils established.-Pros-

perity of the colony.-Indians attempt to massacre the whites.

-General war.-Dissolution of the company.-Arbitrary

measures of the crown.-Sir John Harvey.-Sir William

Berkeley. Provincial assembly restored.-Virginia declares

in favour of Charles II.-Grant to Lord Baltimore.-Arrival

of a colony in Maryland.-Assembly composed of freemen.

-William Claybourne.-Assembly composed of representa-

tives.-Divided into two branches.-Tyrannical proceedings.

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CHAPTER III.

First ineffectual.attempts of the Plymouth company to settle the

country. Settlement at New Plymouth.-Sir Henry Rose-

well and company.-New charter-Settlements prosecuted

vigorously.-Government transferred to the colonists.-Bos-

ton founded.-Religious intolerance.-General court establish-

ed.-Royal commission for the government of the plantations.

-Contest with the French colony of Acadié.-Hugh Peters.

-Henry Vane.-Mrs. Hutchison.-Maine granted to Gorges.

-Quo warranto against the patent of the colony.-Religious

dissentions-Providence settled.-Rhode Island settled.-

Connecticut settled.-War with the Pequods.-New Haven

settled.

CHAPTER IV.

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Massachusetts claims New Hampshire and part of Maine.-

Dissentions among the inhabitants.-Confederation of the

New England colonies.-Rhode Island excluded from it.-

Separate chambers provided for the two branches of the Legis-

lature. New England takes part with Parliament.-Treaty

with Acadié.-Petition of the non-conformists.-Disputes be-

tween Massachusetts and Connecticut.-War between Eng-

land and Holland.-Machinations of the Dutch at Manhadoes

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among the Indians.-Massachusetts refuses to join the united

colonies in the war.-Application of New Haven to Crom-

well for assistance.-Peace with the Dutch.-Expedition of

Sedgewic against Acadié.-Religious intolerance. Page 108

CHAPTER V.

Transactions succeeding the restoration of Charles II.-Con-

tests between Connecticut and New Haven.-Discontents in

Virginia. Grant to the duke of York.-Commissioners ap-

pointed by the crown.-Conquest of the Dutch settlements.-

Conduct of Massachusetts to the royal commissioners.-Their

recall. Massachusetts evades a summons to appear before

the King and council.-Settlement of Carolina-Form of go-

vernment.-Constitution of Mr. Locke.-Discontents in the

county of Albemarle.-Invasion from Florida.-Abolition of

the constitution of Mr. Locke.-Bacon's rebellion.-His

death. Assembly deprived of judicial power.-Discontents

in Virginia. Population of the colony.

CHAPTER VI.

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Prosperity of New England.-War with Philip.-Edward Ran-

dolph arrives in Boston.-Maine adjudged to Gorges.-Pur-

chased by Massachusetts.-Royal government erected in New

Hampshire. Complaints against Massachusetts.-Their let-

ters patent cancelled.-Death of Charles II.-James II. pro-

claimed. New commission for the government of New Eng-

land.-Sir Edmond Andros.-The charter of Rhode Island

abrogated.-Odious measures of the new government.-An-

dros deposed.-William and Mary proclaimed.-Review of

proceedings in New York and the Jerseys.-Pennsylvania

granted to William Penn.-Frame of government -Founda-

tion of Philadelphia laid.-Assembly convened.-First acts of

the Legislature. Boundary line with lord Baltimore settled.

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CHAPTER VII.

New charter of Massachusetts.-Affairs of New York.-War

with France. Schenectady destroyed.-Expedition against

Port Royal. Against Quebec.-Acadié recovered by France.

-Pemaquid taken.-Attempt on St. Johns.-Peace.-Affairs

of New York.-Of Virginia.-Disputes between England and

France respecting boundary in America.-Re-commencement

of hostilities. Quotas of the respective colonies.-Treaty of

neutrality between France and the five nations.-Expedition

against Port Royal.-Incursion into Massachusetts.-Plan for

the invasion of Canada.-Port Royal taken.-Expedition

against Quebec.-Treaty of Utrecht.-Affairs of New York.

-Of Carolina.-Expedition against St. Augustine.-Attempt

to establish the Episcopal church.-Invasion of the colony.-

Bills of credit issued.-Legislature continues itself.-Massa-

cre in North Carolina by the Indians.-Tuscaroras defeated.

--Scheme of a Bank.

CHAPTER VIII.

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Proceedings of the legislature of Massachusetts.-Intrigues of

the French among the Indians.-War with the savages.—

Peace.--Controversy with the governor.-Decided in England.

---Contests concerning the governor's salary.---The assembly

adjourned to Salem.---Contest concerning the salary termi-

nated.---Great depreciation of the paper currency.---Scheme

of a land bank.---Company dissolved by act of Parliament.

---Governor Shirley arrives.---Review of transactions in New

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CHAPTER IX.

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War with the southern Indians.-Dissatisfaction of Carolina

with the proprietors.---Rupture with Spain.---Combination to

subvert the proprietary government.---Revolution completed.

---Expedition from the Havanna against Charleston.---Peace

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with Spain. The proprietors surrender their interest to the

crown. The province divided.-Georgia settled-Impolicy

of the first regulations.-Intrigues of the Spaniards with the

slaves of South Carolia.-Insurrection of the Slaves. P. 238

CHAPTER X.

War declared against Spain.-Expedition against St. Augustine.

--Georgia invaded.-Spaniards land on an island in the Alta-

maha.-Appearance of a fleet from Charleston.-Spanish army

re-embarks.-Hostilities with France.-Expedition against

Louisbourg-Louisbourg surrenders.-Great plans of the bel-

ligerent powers.-Misfortunes of the armament under the duke

D'Anville.-The French fleet dispersed by a storm.-Expe-

dition against Nova Scotia.-Treaty of Aix la Chapelle.-

Paper money of Massachusetts redeemed.-Contests between

the French and English respecting boundaries.-Statement

respecting the discovery of the Mississippi.-Scheme for con-

necting Louisiana with Canada.-Relative strength of the

French and English colonies.-Defeat at the Little Meadows.

-Convention at Albany.-Plan of union.-Objected to both

in America and Great Britain.

CHAPTER XI.

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General Braddock arrives.-Convention of governors and plan

of the campaign.-French expelled from Nova Scotia, and in-

habitants transplanted.-Expedition against fort Du Quêsne.

-Battle of Monongahela.-Defeat and death of General Brad-

dock.-Expedition against Crown Point.-Dieskan defeated.

-Expedition against Niagara. Frontiers distressed by the

Indians. Meeting of the governors at New York.-Plan for

the campaign of 1756.-Lord Loudoun arrives.-Montcalm

takes Oswego.-Lord Loudoun abandons offensive operations.

---Small pox breaks out in Albany.—Campaign of 1757 open-

ed. Admiral Holbourne arrives at Halifax.-Is joined by the

earl of Loudoun.-Expedition against Louisbourg relinquish-

ed.-Lord Loudoun returns to New York.-Fort William