HISTORY OF THE JUSTIN WINSOR, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE CONTINENT. BY GEORGE BANCROFT. The Author's Last Revision. VOLUME IV. NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. 1884. 586426 LLEC MAR 31 1899 Bequest of COPYRIGHT, BY GEORGE BANCROFT, 1858, 1860, 1876, 1884. CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME. The American revolution. Its necessity. Its principle Most cherished in America. Britain should have offered independence. Infatuation of the king and parliament, [Port act received in Boston Meeting of nine committees. The tea not to be paid for Circular to the colonies. Boston town-meeting. Gage arrives Effect of the port act in Connecticut and Providence New York committee of fifty-one. The king approves two acts against Massachusetts. Philadelphia Baltimore, the model. New Hampshire. New Jersey Sympathy of South Carolina for Boston. Virginia Its burgesses appoint a fast; are dissolved; hold a meeting The troops may be ordered to fire on the people The king and Samuel Adams. The new league and covenant The legislature at Salem. Proceedings of the council. The house Massachusetts appoints time and place for the continental congress John Adams in Boston town-meeting Promptness of Rhode Island and of Maryland Generous conduct of Marblehead and Salem. Intrigues of Gage Boston town-meeting approve their committee of correspondence Threats of arrest not executed Hutchinson reaches England. His interview with the king The king confident. Boston ministered to by the Carolinas Public spirit in New York. State of parties Character of John Jay. New York delegates to congress New Jersey. New Hampshire Compromise between the parties in New York Virginia convention. Paper by Jefferson. The slave-trade forbidden . Decision of Virginia. Of North Carolina France leans to the colonies. Gage receives the regulating act. Its character. 43 Two other acts against Massachusetts. Boston consults the country towns Number of the militia. Putnam Spirit of resistance. Thomas Gardner. Suffolk county convention. Convention of three counties in Boston Court at Springfield interrupted. Supreme court in Boston More councillors resign. Good conduct of the people. Opinions of Fox Rising of the people. Courage of Putnam. Consequences of the rising Gage requires more troops. Wishes to raise Canadians and Indians Formation of regiments. Fearlessness of Warren Massachusetts wishes to revive its old charter. The congress organized The vote by colonies conceded. Congress is opened with prayer The psalm for the day. The foundation and extent of colonial rights Influence of Samuel Adams. Congress approve the Suffolk resolutions Sympathy of congress for Boston. Maryland punishes the importers of tea. A letter from Washington. The resistance of Massachusetts approved Congress threaten to stop British imports and exports The slave-trade discontinued. Congress address the British people Independence not yet desired Preparations for war which Henry predicts 82 |