History of the United States

Hampshire and New Somersetshire - Cape Ann and Salem, 28. Com-
pany of Massachusetts Bay-Boston, 29. Increase and independence
Charter government, 30. Puritan principles - External relations

Internal relations, 31. Connecticut, 32. Providence and Rhode

Island-Dissolution of the council, 33. End of companies — Position

of New England - Thomas Morton, 34.

Section 3.- Proprietors - Grant of Maryland, 35. A proprietary

government-Religious liberty-Troubles, 36. Other proprietors

Conclusion English motives, 37. Institutions

Group of traders - Spirit in Holland - Dwindled in America-Hud-

son's voyage, 39. Company of New Netherland, 40. Proposals of the

Plymouth Puritans -West India Company Walloon colony, 41.

New Amsterdam - Patroons, 42. English claims, 43. Trade of the

colony, 44.

CHAPTER VI.

SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS.

Idea of Gustavus Adolphus-Oxenstiern calls in Germany - Re-

sults, 46. Opposing claims, 47.

CHAPTER VII.

INDIAN RACES.

European races Indian races Names and numbers, 48.

quins Iroquois, 49.

Algon-

Mobilians Customs and institutions, 50. In-

fluence upon the European Counter influence upon the Indian, 51.

African race-The country, 52.

THE THIRTEEN COLONIES.

Old and new colonies - Plymouth

New Hampshire - Massachusetts, 56.

Four Colonies in New England, 57.

annexed-Maine annexed, 55.

Connecticut-Rhode Island ·

Virginia, Maryland, 58. Caro-

lina, North and South, 59. New York, 60. New Jersey, 61. Pennsyl-

vania, 62. Delaware Georgia, 63. Aspect of the thirteen, 64.

CHAPTER II.

COLONIAL RELATIONS.

Races Classes, 66. Of the old world, 67. Institutions belong to

the freemen - English law, 68. Colonial governments, 69. Towns, 70.

Assemblies, 71. Churches - Persecution in Massachusetts: Child, 72.

Baptists, 73. Saltonstall's remonstrance - Dunster of Harvard College,

74. Quakers, 75. Witches, 76. Persecution elsewhere, 77. Save in

Rhode Island, 78. Inter-colonial difficulties - Shawomet and Massa-

chusetts, 79. United Colonies of New England, 80. Treatment of

Rhode Island - Disagreements, 81. Dissensions elsewhere-Penn and

Baltimore, 82. Relations to the mother country The crown

Charles II. and Massachusetts, 83. Loss of the Massachusetts and

other charters-Parliament, 85. Navigation acts-Duties, 86. Royal

governors Berkeley in Virginia - Bacon's rebellion, 87. Andros in

New England, 88. Revolution But not liberty, 89. Fletcher in New

York, 90. General strictness, 91. Perils of the frontier, 92.

Spirit of the Indians

CHAPTER III.

INDIAN WARS.

Spirit of the Europeans, 93.

Missionary

labors - The Mayhews and Eliot, 94. Supports-Results, 95. Wars
in Virginia and Maryland, 96. Pequot war - Narragansets, 97. King
Philip, 98. War throughout New England - Destruction of the Nar-
ragansets, 99. Of Philip - Peace, 100. Abenakis in arms Peace in

the centre and south-War in North Carolina, 101. In South Carolina

-With Cherokees-With western tribes, 102. Pontiac's war- Indians

in Pennsylvania, 103. Other wars, but the issue decided-Later mis-

sions, 104.

CHAPTER IV.

Wars with Indians, 106.

DUTCH WARS.

Effect upon New Netherland — Internal

restrictions, 107. Religious persecution - Subjection of New Sweden,

108. New Amstel - English aggressions, 109. War: Loss of the

province Recovery and final loss, 111.

CHAPTER V.

SPANISH WARS.

Spanish race - Its colony-Collisions with the English, 112. Effect

on the colony War: Attacks on St. Augustine and Charleston, 113.

Treaty of Utrecht - Second war: Descents on Florida-Third war:

Georgia and Florida, 114. Fourth war: Cession of Florida, 115. Spain

in Louisiana and California-Character of the Spanish wars, 116.

CHAPTER VI.

FRENCH POSSESSIONS.

French race-New France-System of government, 117. Relations

with Indians and English, 118. Acadie, including Maine Canada,

including New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, 119. The Mississippi:

Illinois-Louisiana, 120. French dominion Colony in Texas, 121.

Colony in Mississippi - Colony in Alabama-Grant to Crozat, 122.

Western settlements: Indiana - Loss of Acadie-Forts: Pennsylvania

and Ohio, 123. Mississippi Company: New Orleans - Missouri: the

thirteen of France - Vastness and weakness, 124.

CHAPTER VII.

FRENCH WARS.

Wars with Indians in the north- In the south-Strife between the
French and the English, 125. Indecisive wars-King William's war,

.126.
Its character and course, 127. Religious differences Queen

Anne's war, 128. Collision in the west, 129. And in the east - King

George's war, 130. Blood shed in Nova Scotia, 131. The Ohio Com-

pany - Blood shed in Pennsylvania: George Washington - The final

struggle, 132. Extent, 133. Losses of the English - Their subsequent

victories, 134. Conclusion of the war -The French retire, 135. French

and English compared, 136.

CHAPTER VIII.

COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT.

Development of territory-Of occupation, 137. Of habits of life-

Of education, 138. Colleges Of the press, 139. Official interference,

140. Editions of the Bible-Intellectual development: In action, 141.

In literature-In science, 142. In art, 143. Influences from abroad -

Liberality in religion, 144. Church of England, 145. Project of bishops,

146. Classes: The slaves, 147. Colonies: Union, 148. Contributions

to Boston, 149.

CHAPTER IX.

THE MOTHER COUNTRY,

Views of the mother country · Board of trade, 150. African Com-

pany, 151. Colonial governors, 152. Cornbury in New York - Burnet

and Belcher in Massachusetts, 153. Clinton's appeal, 154. Parliamen-

tary interference - Commercial rule, 155. Military rule-Impressment

at Boston · A commander-in-chief of the colonies, 156. Judicial ten-

ure-Writs of assistance, 157. English dominion, 158. Effects on the

colonies — Upon the mother country, 159. Temporary unity, 160.

Old troubles extended Parties in the mother country, 163. Views

of the colonies-Parties in the colonies, 164. The two sides - Minis-

tries of the period-Point of taxation, 165. Discussion - Sugar act,

166. Stamp act-Resistance, 167. Congress - Declaration of rights

and liberties, 168. Effect, 170. Riots - Non-importation and non-con-

sumption, 171. Repeal of Stamp act, 172. American rejoicings- New

acts Resistance again, 173. Massachusetts convention, 184. Act

concerning trials in England, 175.

sacre, 176. Other disturbances, 177.

Colonial divisions - Boston mas-

Additional act concerning trials

Slave trade, 179.

Quebec act- Con-

-Tea destroyed in Boston, 178. And elsewhere

Chastisement of Massachusetts and Boston, 180.

ventions and Provincial Congress in Massachusetts, 181. National

spirit - Continental Congress, 182. Its work - American Association,

183. Petition and addresses-Peace or war, 184. Preparation, 185.

CHAPTER II.

Arming of Massachusetts

Arming of other colonies

WAR.

Not unprovoked or unanticipated, 186.

Course of Parliament, 187. First collision,

188. Its significance - Lexington and Concord, 189. Effect: Meck-

lenburg declaration, 190. War in Massachusetts-Ticonderoga and
Crown Point- Proceedings in Congress, 191. Washington appointed
commander-in-chief, 192. Bunker Hill - Washington at the head of
the army, 193. Difficulties -Siege of Boston, 194.
Siege of Boston, 194. General govern-
ment, 195. The thirteen complete - Military operations, 196. Loyalists
- Great Britain determined, 197. Washington before Boston-Recov-

ery of the town - The victory, 198. Increasing perils, 199.

CHAPTER III.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

Transformation of colonies to states-Idea of independence, 200.

North Carolina and Virginia-Congress-Hesitation, 201. Lee's reso-

lution - Debate, 202. Committee on declaration - Resolution adopted,

203. And the declaration - The United States, 204. Plan of confed-

eration Unity in Congress · State constitutions, 205. Divisions

amongst the people, 206.

CHAPTER IV.

WAR, CONTINUED. SECOND PERIOD.

Three periods - Characteristics of the second period - Reception of