What tribe in N. England consisted of about 4000 Indians?

What name was given to Merry Mount, when the May-pole was cut down?

The mouth of what bay is between Cape Henry and Cape Charles ?

What Indian princess married Mr. Rolfe?

What did Robinson say in commendation of Luther and Calvin ? Second governor of Plymouth? After Morton had been seriously admonished, by whom was he taken prisoner?

How was Powhatan rendered friendly to the English?

Where did Mrs. Bradford die ? What Indian princess was converted, and called Rebecca?

Who advised the Plymotheans to shake off the name of Brownist? Who was governor of Plymouth 30 years?

Whom did Standish take prisoner at Mount Dagon?

Into what bay, does the river James empty?

Who was much displeased with Mr. Rolfe, because he married a king's daughter?

Why did the Indians of Va. carry presents to the whites, March 21, 1622?

What was done with Morton after Standish had taken him prisoner ?

Second Gov. of Jamestown? In what country, did Pocahontas die ?

Of what ship, was Mr. Jones Captain ?

What do you recollect of Mr. Pace?

In what part of N. Y. did the Dutch build a fort in 1613?

At what English ports, did the Plymotheans call?

Whose house was burnt to give satisfaction to the injured natives? Who captured Okee?

Who attempted to plant a colony on one of the Elizabeth islands? First governor of Plymouth?

Who advised the Plymotheans to seize and put to death the principal conspirators of the Ms. Indians.

Who was Opecancanough?

What distinguished character 'was captured by Opecancanough? Who was Samoset? - Pecksuot ?

For what, is the year 1607 most distinguished?

Distinguished daughter of Pow

hatan?

Who first hailed the Plymotheans welcome, after their arrival at Plymouth?

For what, is the year 1492 most distinguished?

What distinguished man was preserved from death by Pocahontas ?

What became of the Sagadahok colony?

Present name of Patuxet?
Who was lanough?

For what, is the year 1497 most distinguished?

Who introduced Squanto at Plymouth?

For what, is the year 1498 most distinguished?

Who formed a plot, to destroy the people at Jamestown in 1609? What colony commenced in 1620 ?

Council of Plymouth. Patent of New-England.

Who granted a patent to the Council of Plymouth? In what year?

Of how many members, did the Council of Plymouth consist? 40. Where did they reside? In or near Plymouth in England.

For what purpose, was the Council of Plymouth formed?

Between what degrees of latitude, is the territory granted by this patent?

By what, is it bounded east and west? By the Atlantic and Pacific. About how many degrees of longitude, in length?

How many degrees of latitude, in width?

How many miles in length? About 2700.

How many in width?

What states and territories in the U. S. are now embraced within this grant?

What British dominions? What great lakes? [The three last questions may be answered

with an eye upon the map, unless the teacher prefers to have the an swers committed to memory.]

What name was given to the whole territory, granted by this charter? New England.

How many times larger was this territory, than N. England now is? Twenty times.

How much larger than the 24 U. S. Twice as large.

What was James to receive for granting this charter? One fifth part of the gold and silver ores, that should ever be found within the premises.

What right had James to grant this territory to the Council of Plymouth? No right.

On what, did he pretend to found his right? Upon the circumstance, that his subjects had "taken actual possession of the continent in his name, and to his use as sovereign lord" of the same.

What indication in Providence, did he think, invited him to promote settlements in this country? The destruction of the natives by pestilence and war.

What blessings did James profess a wish to confer upon the surviving natives? Civilization and Christianity.

What special proviso was contained in this patent? If any of the lands should be found occupied by the subjects of Christian princes, such occupants should not be molested.

Of what other patents, was this to the Council of Plymouth the foundation?

CHAPTER XXVIII. p. 47. Settlement of Massachusetts.

In what year, was laid the foun dation of the colony of Ms. ?

By whom, was granted the patent of this colony?

To whom? Henry Roswell and five others.

What territory did it convey? How far did this territory extend east and west? From the Atlantic to the Pacific, about 2500 miles.

How many times greater was the length than the breadth? About 60 times.

What city does Charles river separate from Charlestown? In what state, does the Merrimac rise ?

What is its general direction in N. H.-in Ms. ?

Who took the lead in forming

a settlement at Salem ?

In what year?

Indian name of Salem?

Whom did Endicott find at Naumkeag? Roger Conant and two or three of his associates.

Why did he not find Indians? Probably most of them had been cut off by pestilence; and all the survivors had withdrawn.

On what account? Probably from fear of disease.

What most remarkable circumstance was common to Patuxet and Naumkeag, at the arrival of our forefathers? Not a native was found at either.

Whence had Conant come to Naumkeag? Having continued awhile with the Plymotheans, he removed to Nantasket; thence to C. Ann; and thence to Naumkeag.

How many vessels came to Naumkeag in 1628? Two.

With how many passengers? Probably about 100.

What power did king Charles grant to the Ms. colony in 1629 ?

Where did the people settle, that came over in 1629 ?"

What was Naumkeag thence called? Salem.

What distinguished ministers

came over that year? Mr. Skel ton and Mr. Higginson.

Where was established the sec ond church in New England? At Salem.

In what year? 1629.

Who were immediately settled as their ministers ? Mr Skelton and Mr. Higginson.

What names were applied to the offices which they sustained? Mr. Skelton was called pastor, and Mr. Higginson teacher.

It

What was the difference? was considered as the duty of the teacher principally to instruct by doctrinal discussions, and of the pastor to make practical applications and to exhort. But probably the difference was more in name, than in reality.

Indian name of Charlestown? Mishawam.

What Indians did they find at Mishawam ? The Abergenians. Who was their Sachem? John Sagamore.

What special kindness did he show the English? He very readily allowed them to settle there.

How did he treat them afterwards? He was always very friendly.

How much longer did he live? About four years.

Of what disease, did he die? Of the small pox.

Among whom, did the small pox make most dreadful ravages about that time? The Indians in that region.

In what hope, did Sagamore die? That he should go to the Englishman's God. Why was Mishawam called Charlestown? In honor of Charles 1. How many of the colony died iu year ? About 80.

that

What most distinguished character came over in 1630? John Winthrop.

To what office, had he been ap pointed?

sistants.

By whom, were these chosen at first? By the patentees in England.

By whom, were they chosen after their arrival? The assistants were chosen by the people; the governor and deputy governor, sometimes by the assistants, and sometimes by the people.

How often? Once a year. What was the first question decided by the court, after their arrival? How the minister should De maintained.

What provision did they make for Mr. Phillips? To build him a house, and give him 30 pounds a

In how many vessels? 17. In what town in Ms. were settlements commenced in 1630? Dorchester, Watertown, Boston and Roxbury.

In what town, did great sickness and mortality prevail that summer? At Charlestown.

What cause was assigned for its being more sickly there than elsewhere? The badness of the water, as they could then find none but what was brackish.

To what place, did the Gov. and the principal part of the people of Charlestown soon remove? To Shawmut.

On what account? Principally for the sake of an excellent spring of water there.

Who informed them of that spring, and invited them over? Mr. William Blackstone.

How long had Mr. Blackstone resided in Shawmut? Probably several years.

What name was first given to Shawmut, by the English? Trimountain.

Why? On account of three large hills in Shawmut.

What Hills? Copt's Hill, Beacon Hill, and Fort Hill.

What was Trimountain soon called? Boston.

Why? Principally from respect to Mr. Cotton, a most distinguished minister from Boston in England.

What town immediately became the metropolis of Ms. ? Boston.

Where is Copt's Hill? At the north end of Boston, near Charlestown bridge.

Where is Fort Hill? In the eastern central part of the city, near the principal wharves.

Where was Beacon Hill? In the western part of the city, N. E. of the state house.

What has become of Beacon Hill? A few years ago, it was dug down, to furnish situations for buildings.

What did Gov. Dudley say of their departure? "Glad were we so to be rid of them."

By what, were the people greaty distressed the ensuing winter? Scarcity.

What appointment was made on account of this scarcity?

Upon what, were many families obliged to subsist?

What was substituted for the intended fast? Why?

What number came over from England in 1631 ? About 90.

How many in 1632? Nearly 250. What greatly discouraged many people in England from coming over in those years? The calamities of those who came over before; the actual return of so many to England; false representations of this country; and above all the wicked machinations of the enemies of Ms.

How! By his extreme superstition, outrageous conduct and horrible persecutions, he drove away thousands from England, who found an asylum here.

When did Laud become archbishop of Canterbury? In 1633.

How long after that, did the tide of emigration continue to flow abundantly from England? For 7

years

Why did it almost entirely cease in 1640? Because the Puritans ceased to be persecuted.

Why did the Puritans then cease to be persecuted? The power of Charles and Laud was broken.

How? By the spirit of liberty. What became of Laud and Charles I. They were put to death.

How many emigrants had then arrived in New England in the whole? About 20,000.

In how many ships? About

300.

In what part of New-England, had these emigrants landed? Almost all of them in Ms.

Have more emigrated to New

1640? From it.

What two causes most conduced to increase these oppressions? The rising power of the queen, and the persecuting spirit of Bishop Laud.

Why did the power of the queen have this effect? She was a zealous, active Papist, and her husband was extremely fond of her.

1.

Who was her husband? Charles

Who probably conduced more than any other man, to promote the settlement of Ms.? Archbishop Laud.

CHAPTER XXIX.

P. 49. Settlement of Maryland.

Who commenced the first settlement in Md.? William Clayborne. In what year? 1631.

How long after the arrival of Winthrop in Ms. ?

Where did Clayborne settle 7 On Kent island.