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Hudson's Discoveries, 112. A Change wrought, 113. The Fort on the Isle

of Manhattan, 114. Walloons-the first Settlers-Peter Minuits, 115.

The Patroons; Van Twiller Governor, 116. Kieft his Successor, 117.

Difficulties with the Indians, 118. They seek Protection; their Mas-

sacre, 119. Peace concluded, 122. Stuyvesant Governor, 123. The

Swedish Settlement on the Delaware; Pavonia, 124. New Netherlands

Surrendered to England, 126. The Influence of the Dutch, 127.

Settlements in New Jersey; Scotch Presbyterians, 128.

COLONIZATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Obtains a Charter,

The Quakers, 130. William Penn; his Education, 131.

133. Lands at New Castle; Philadelphia founded, 134. Rights of the

Indians, 135. German Emigrants, 136. Fletcher the Royal Governor,

137. New Charter granted the People-Presbyterians from Ireland

and Scotland, 138. Trials of Penn; his Death-Benjamin Franklin, 139

COLONIZATION OF THE CAROLINAS.

The first Settlers, 141. Grants to Royal Favorites-The "Grand Model,"

142. Settlement at Cape Fear River-Sir John Yeamans, 143. Emi-

grants under Sayle, 144. The Huguenots, 145. The People Independ-

ent, 146. Churchmen and Dissenters, 147. Rice-Manufactures pro-

hibited, 148. War-Failure to capture St. Augustine, 149. The Ruin

of the Apalachees, 150. Religious Controversies, 151. Indian Wars-

German Emigrants, 152. The People repudiate the Authority of the

Proprietaries, 155.

COLONIZATION OF GEORGIA.

Founded in Benevolence-Oglethorpe, 156. First Emigration, 157. Sa-

vannah-Encouragements, 158. Germans from the Western Alps, 159.

The Moravians-Scotch Highlanders, 161. The Wesleys-Whitefield;

his Orphan House, 162. War with Spain; its Cause, 163. Failure to

capture St. Augustine, 164. Repulse of the Spanish Invaders, 165.

The Colony becomes a Royal Province, 166.

The Restoration, 167. The Commissioners-Progress of Trade, 168.

Causes of King Philip's War, 169. Death of Wamsutta, 170. State of

the Colony-Attack at Swanzey, 171. Philip among the Nipmucks,

172. Attacks on Northfield-on Hadley, Goffe, 173. Tragedy at

Bloody Brook-The Narraganset Fort destroyed, 174. Philip returns

to Mount Hope to die, 175. Disasters of the War, 176. James II.—

his Intolerance, 177. The Charters in danger-Andros Governor-his

Illegal Measures, 178. Charter of Rhode Island taken away-Andros

at Hartford, 179. Andros in Jail; the Charters resumed, 180. The

Men of influence, 181.

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COMMOTION IN NEW YORK-WITCHCRAFT IN MASSACHUSETTS.

Leisler acting Governor of New York, 182.

The Old Council refuses to

yield-Sloughter Governor, 183. Trial and Execution of Leisler and

Melbourne, 184. Benjamin Fletcher, Governor; his failure at Hartford,

185. Yale College, 186. The Triumph of a Free Press, 187. Witch-

craft; belief in, 188. Cotton Mather, 189. Various Persons accused

at Salem, 190. Stoughton as Judge, and Parris as Accuser, 191.

Minister Burroughs, 192. Calef's Pamphlet, 193. Mather's stand in

favor of Inoculation, 194.

MISSIONS AND SETTLEMENTS IN NEW FRANCE

The Emigrants, 196. The Jesuits; their zeal as Teachers and Explorers,

197. The Chief Ahasistari, 198. The Five Nations, or Iroquois, 199.

Father Jogues, 200. The Abenakis; Dreuilettes, 201. French Settlers

at Oswego-Father Allouez, 202. James Marquette-The Mississippi,

203. La Salle, 204. His Enterprise; his Failure and Tragical End, 206.

MARAUDING EXPEDITIONS; SETTLEMENT OF LOUISIANA; CAPTURE OF

Mohawks hostile to the French, 208. Dover attacked; Major Waldron, 209.

Schenectady burned-the inhuman Frontenac, 210. The Colonists act

for themselves-Invasion of Canada, 211. Heroism of Hannah Dustin,

Deerfield taken; Eunice Williams, 213. D'Ibberville plants a

Colony on the Pascagoula, 215. Trading Posts on the Illinois and the

Mississippi, 216. The Choctaws, 217. Destruction of the Natchez, 218.

Attempts to subdue the Chickasaws, 219. King George's War; Capture

of Louisburg, 220. The English Ministry alarmed, 222. Jonathan

Edwards-The "Great Revival," 223. Princeton College, 224.

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.

The Valley of the Ohio-French and English Claimants, 225. Gist, the

Pioneer, 226. George Washington, 227. His Character-His Mission

to the French on the Alleghany, 229. St. Pierre's Letter unsatisfac-

tory, 231. Fort du Quesne built-Washington sent to defend the

Frontiers, 232. The first Conflict of the War-Fort Necessity, 233.

British Troops arrive in America, 234. Plan of Operations-General

Braddock, 235. The Army on the March-Captain Jack, 236. The

Battle of Monongahela, 238. Death and Burial of Braddock, 240.

Dunbar's Panic-The Effects of these Events, 241.

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR-CONTINUED.

The French Acadiens-Their Industry and good Morals, 245. Their
Mournful Exile, 246. Expedition against Crown Point, 248. The

English defeated-Death of Colonel Williams, 249. Repulse of the

French-Death of Dieskau-Williams College, 250. Kittaning destroy.

ed, 251. Montcalm acts with Energy, 253. Fort William Henry taken,

254. Canada Exhausted, 255.

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR-CONTINUED.

William Pitt, Prime Minister, 256. Lord Amherst-Plan of Operations-

Louisburg captured, 257. English repulsed-Fort Frontenac captured,

258. Washington takes Possession of Fort Du Quesne, 259. Pitts-

burg, 260. The French abandon Ticonderoga, 261. Wolfe before

Quebec, 262. The Battle on the Heights of Abraham, 264. Deaths of

Wolf and Montcalm-their Memories, 265. Quebec Capitulates-

Cherokee War, 266. Destruction of their Crops and Villages, 268.

Pontiac, 269. Desolations along the Frontiers, 270. General Bouquet,

271. Pontiac's Death, 272.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COLONISTS.

Religious Influences among the early Settlers, 273. Love of domestic Life,

274. Laws enjoining Morality, 275. Systems of Education; Common

Schools, 276. Free Inquiry and Civil Liberty, 277. John Calvin-The

Anglo-Saxon Element; the Norman, 278. The Southerner; the

Northerner-Influences in Pennsylvania, 279. In New York-Diver-

sity of Ancestry, 280.

CAUSES THAT LED TO THE REVOLUTION.

Restrictions of Trade and Manufactures-Taxes imposed by Parliament,

282. Writs of Assistance, 283. James Otis-Samuel Adams, 284.

The "Parsons" Case in Virginia-Patrick Henry, 285. Colonel

Barre's Speech-The Stamp Act, 287. Excitement in the Colonies--

Resolutions not to use Stamps, 289. "Sons of Liberty," 290. A Call

for a Congress; it Meets, 291. Self-denial of the Colonists-Pitt de

fends them, 292. Stamp Act repealed-Rejoicings, 293. Dartmouth

CAUSES THAT LED TO THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

The English Ministry determine to obtain a Revenue, 295. Massachusetts

invites to harmonious Action, 296. The Sloop Liberty-A British

Regiment at Boston, 297. Collision with the Citizens-Articles of As-

sociation proposed by Washington, 298. Tax upon Tea, 299. The

Gaspe captured, 300. The Resolutions not to receive the Tea, 301.

Tea thrown into Boston Harbor-Its Reception at other Places, 303.

Boston Port Bill-Aid sent to Boston, 304. Gage's Difficulties, 305.

Alexander Hamilton, 306. The Old Continental Congress-The first

Prayer, 307. The Papers issued by the Congress, 309. Views of Pitt

in relation to them, 310.

The Spirit of the people, 311. They seize Guns and Ammunition, 312.

The Massachusetts Provincial Congress; its Measures, 313. The Re-

straining Bill, 314. Conflicts at Lexington and Concord, 315. Vol.

unteers fly to Arms, and beleaguer Boston-Stark-Putnam, 317.

Benedict Arnold-Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, 318-

Capture of Ticonderoga, 319. Lord Dunmore in Virginia-Henry and

the Independent Companies, 320. The News from Lexington rouses a

Spirit of Resistance, 321. The Second Continental Congress, 323. Its

Measures, 324. Adopts the Army before Boston, and appoints Wash-

ington Commander-in-Chief, 325.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.

Battle of Bunker Hill, 328. Death of Warren-Generals Charles Lee and

Philip Schuyler, 333. State of Affairs in New York-Sir William

Johnson, 334. Condition of the Army, 335. Nathaniel Greene-

Morgan and his Riflemen, 336. Wants of the Army, 337. Expedition

against Canada, 338. Richard Montgomery-Allen's rash Adventure,

339. Montreal captured-Arnold's toilsome March to Quebec, 340.

That Place besieged, 341. Failure to Storm the Town-Death of

Montgomery, 342. Arnold in his Icy Fortress, 343.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Meeting of Congress-Alarming Evils, 344. Portland burned-Efforts to

defend the Coast, 345. Parliament resolves to crush the Rebels, 346.

Henry Knox, 347. Difficulties in the Army-Provincial Prejudices,

348. Success of the Privateers-British Theatricals-The Union Flag,

349. Affairs in New York-Rivington's Gazette, 350. Governor

Tryon-General Lee in the City, 351. Dunmore's Measures-Norfolk

burned, 352. Defeat of North Carolina Tories, 353. Cannon and

Powder obtained, 855. Dorchester Heights fortified-Boston evacuat-

ed, 356. Washington in New York, 357. Numerous Disasters-Re-

treat from Canada, 359. Horatio Gates, 360. A British Fleet before

Fort Moultrie, 361. Gloomy Prospects, 362.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

The Question of Independence; Influences in favor of, 364. The Tories-

Common Sense, 366. The Declaration; its Reception by the People

and Army, 368. Arrival of Admiral Howe, 369. His Overtures for

Reconciliation, 370. The American Army; its Composition, Sectional

Jealousies, 371. The Clintons, 372. Battle of Long Island, 373. The

Masterly Retreat, 376. Incidents, 377. Howe confers with a Com-

mittee of Congress, 378. Nathan Hale, 379. The British at Kipp's

Bay, 880. New York evacuated, 381. Conflict at White Plains, 382.

Loss of Fort Washington, 384. Retreat across New Jersey, 385.

Waywardness of Lee, 386.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Discouragements-Howe's Proclamation, 387. Affairs on Lake Champlain,

388. Heroism of Arnold, 389. Capture of Lee, 390. Battle of

Trenton, 392. Battle of Princeton, 398. Death of Mercer, 399.

Washington returns to Morristown, 400. Cornwallis in his lines at

Brunswick, 401. Putnam at Princeton, 402. Ill treatment of Ameri

can Prisoners, 403. Appointment of General Officers, Muhlenburg,

Wayne, Conway-Medical Department, 404. The Navy, 405. Ex-

peditions-Peekskill-Danbury, 406. Death of Wooster-Retaliation at

Sag Harbor, 407. Schuyler and Gates, 408. The National Flag, 409.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

The Struggle excites an Interest in England and France, 410. Privateers

fitted out in France, 411. Munitions of War, 412. Howe's Manou-

vres, 413. Burgoyne on his Way from Canada, 414. Ticonderoga

captured, 415. St. Clair's Retreat, 416. Capture of General Prescott

-The secret Expedition-The American Army at Germantown, 417.

Lafayette, 418. Pulaski and Kosciusko, 419. Aid sent to Schuyler-

Howe lands at Elkton, 420. Battle of Brandywine, 421. Possession

taken of Philadelphia-Battle of Germantown, 424. Hessians repulsed

at Fort Mercer, 426. Winter Quarters at Valley Forge, 427.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Invasion from Canada-Appointment of General Gates, 428.

McCrea, 429. St. Leger besieges Fort Stanwix, 430. The Attempt

to relieve it, 431. Battle of Bennington, 432. Change of Prospects,

433. Battle of Behmus's Heights, 434. Ticonderoga besieged, 435.

Burgoyne surrenders his Army at Saratoga, 436. The Prisoners-

Capture of Forts on the Hudson, 438. Schuyler, 439.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED

Sufferings at Valley Forge, 440. England disappointed-Conciliatory Meas-

ures of Parliament, 441. The War presses hard upon the American

People, 442. Difficulties in Congress, 443. The "Conway Cabal,"

444. Baron Steuben, 446. Attempt to increase the Army, 447

Exchange of Lee; his Treason, 448. Treaty with France-British

Commissioners, 449. Battle of Monmouth, 450. Misconduct of Lee,

451. His death, 452. Combined attack upon Newport fails, 453.

Massacre at Wyoming-at Cherry Valley, 454. Invasion of Georgia,

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Dissensions in Congress, 457. Expedition against the Indians, 458. The
War in the South, 459. Marauding Expeditions sent to Virginia, and

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