Where is Baltimore, of which Calvert was Baron? In Ireland. For whom was Md. called? Who was her father?

Her husband? Charles I. Religion of Lord Baltimore? Roman Catholic.

Meaning of Roman Catholic? Whom did Lord Baltimore make governor of his colony?

In what year, did Gov. Calvert begin a settlement in Md. ? With how many planters? Where? At St. Mary. Where was St. Mary? On the north side of the Potomac, very near the mouth.

By what bay, is Md. divided? On what river, is Baltimore? Into what, does the Petapsco empty?

Why did emigrants flock to Md. ? The greatest religious freedom was there enjoyed.

What renders this religious freedom peculiarly remarkable? The proprietor, governor and people were Papists.

For what purpose? To entreat the English to settle in his dominions on Ct. river.

What induced him to do this? Fear of the Pequot Indians.

Character of the Pequots ? They were the most fierce and dreadful tribe in New England.

Why did not Gov. Winthrop attempt to comply with the request of Wahquimicut? The colony of Ms. had been settled so recently, that it was not practicable.

How far was the request regarded by the government of Plymouth? The next year, they sent men to Ct. river to make observations.

In what year, was the first framed house erected in Ct. ?

By whom? The Plymotheans.
For what purpose?

On which side of Ct. river, is Windsor ?

Which way from East Windsor ? What river empties into the Ct. at Windsor? Farmington river.

How was the English trading house situated in relation to Far mington river? A little below the mouth.

Who forbade the Plymotheans to proceed up the Ct. ?

Where were the Dutch, when they made this prohibition?

What did the Dutch threaten to do, if the Plymotheans did not instantly stop? Fire upon them.

How was this threat treated? Conduct of the Dutch? They did not presume to fire.

Where did the Dutch erect a trading-house very soon after? At Hartford.

To whom, was first given a patent of Ct.? Robert Earl of Warwick.

What arrangements were made for settlements in these towns? A number of men were sent on to build log houses, &c.

How large was the company of men, women and children, that removed to Ct. in Oct. 1635? About 60.

How long were they in perform

What is about the distance from Cambridge to Hartford?

What number removed to Ct. that year? Probably about 200. Where settled the emigrants from Dorchester ? At Windsor. those from Newtown?

Hartford.

At

those from Watertown? At Wethersfield.

How did they attempt to transport their furniture and provisions? What became of these?

How could the Ct. settlers live without them? They were reduced to extreme distress.

How many returned to Ms. in the beginning of winter? Nearly 100.

How? Some by land through the wilderness; but the greater part having walked to the mouth of Ct. river, sailed to Boston.

What was the condition of those, who kept their stations on the river?

On what, did they principally subsist?

What became of the cattle, that could not be got over the river?

Were not these fathers of Ct. very imprudent to attempt a settlement there, so late in the season? Perhaps not. Had their goods arrived according to their expectation, and had the season been as mild as usual, they might have been carried through the winter, without any trials deserving the historian's notice.

Who arrived at Boston in 1635, with a commission as governor of Ct.?

Who gave him his commission? For what purpose, did he send 20 men to the mouth of Ct. river? On which side of the river, did they build the fort? The west side. What did they call it? Why? In honor of the two lords, that commissioned him. Who appeared soon after, to take possession of the river?

Who prevented the landing of

the Dutch?

In what year, did Messrs. Hooker and Stone remove to Ct.? Where did they settle?

How many settlers came with them? A hundred.

How long were they in coming? What was their guide? On what, did they subsist? How many inhabitants were there then in the three towns of Ct. ? About 800.

† NOTE M.

Sentence of banishment. "Whereas Mr. Roger Williams, one of the elders of the church of Salem, hath broached and divulged diverse new opinions, against the authority of magistrates; as also writ letters of defamation, both of the magistrates and churches here, and that before any conviction, and yet maintaineth the same with

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Settlement of Rhode-Island.

Who commenced the settlement of Providence? In what year ?

How long after the settlement of Hartford and Windsor? of Boston? of Plymouth ?-of Jamestown?

Where had Mr. Willams been a minister? In England, in NewPlymouth and in Salem.

Where was he, when sentenced to banishment? In Salem.

In what year, was his sentence? 1635.

With what crimes, was he charged? Broaching and divulging new and dangerous opinions against the authority of magis trates, and writing letters of def amation both of magistrates and churches.t

Was not this banishment persecution? If it was inflicted in any degree for mere opinion, it was persecution; if for misconduct, it might have been just..

What was the fact? He seems to have been banished for declaring and propagating opinions, and for defamation.

Meaning of defamation?

What was the conduct of Mr. Williams in relation to Ms. after his settlement at Providence? Uniformly kind.

What great benefit did Mr. Wil

out any retraction: it is therefore ordered, that the said Mr. Williams shall depart out of this jurisdiction within six weeks, now next ensuing; which, if he neglect to perform, it shall be lawful for the governor and two of the magistrates to send him to some place out of this jurisdiction, not to return any more, without license from the court." See Winthrop's Hist. of N. E. edited by Savage; Vol. I. p. 167.

In what year, was the Pequot war?

How long after the settlement of Wethersfield? - of Hartford and Windsor ?

Where was the principal residence of the Pequots ?

What other regions did they occupy? The regions that are now New-London and Stonington.

In what part of Ct. are NewLondon, Groton and Stonington? Which of these towns is between the other two? Groton.

Near the mouth of what river, is New-London?

Indian name of the Thames ? Pequot river.

Where was Pequot harbor? At the mouth of the Thames..

What tribe of Indians was the most warlike and terrific in NewEngland? The Pequots.

What was his character? He was a most mighty and terrible warrior.

How many sachems had he under him? Twenty-six.

Who was the principal of these? Mononotto.

What was the only tribe in their vicinity, that the Pequots had not conquered? The Narragansets.

Which way from the residence of the Pequots, was the country of the Narragansets?

Whom did the confederates of the Pequots murder in 1634? Capt. Stone, Capt. Norton and eight others.

Where were these murders perpetrated? On Ct. river, a few miles from the mouth.

Why were the Pequots chargeable with the guilt of this massacre? Sassacus was knowing to it, shared the plunder, and had probably contrived it.

When did the Pequots make a treaty of peace with the English at Ms. In 1634, soon after the murder of Stone, &c.

Why did the Pequots wish to be at peace with the English? The Dutch and the Narragansets were making war upon them.

Between whom, did the Pequots wish the English to act as media

tors? Themselves and the Narragansets.

Conduct of the Pequots after that treaty? They were more hostile and bloody than before.

How did they regard the English? As strangers and intruders.

What resolution did the Pequots then form, respecting the English in this country? To exterminate them. Meaning of exterminate?

How did the Pequots think they could exterminate the Eng'ish? By uniting all the Indians against them.

With what tribe, did the Pequots make the greatest efforts for this purpose? The Narragansets. Principal argument, which the Pequots urged with the Narragansets? That the English, if suffered to continue, would exterminate the Indians.

Influence of this argument? The Narragansets were almost

NOTE N.

Murder of Mr. John Oldham,

avenged by John Gallop.

In August, 1636, was murdered by the Indians, Mr. John Oldham, who had been expelled from Plymouth. There is reason to hope, that after his wonderful preservation on the shoals of Cape Cod, he did really mend his manners. Having resided a while at Nantasket, Cape Ann and perhaps at Salem or Charlestown, he was among the first planters of Watertown. There he was not only a respectable citizen, but had the honor to be one of 24 freemen, who in 1634, represented the eight towns in Ms. and constituted the first general court of delegates in that col

| persuaded to combine against the English.

What prevented? Their thirst for revenge.

Who had probably made upon them, an impression favorable to the English Roger Williams.

What method did the governor of Ms. adopt, to prevent the union? Sent for Miantonimo, and made a treaty with him.

In what year? 1636.

Name of that governor of Ms. ? Henry Vane.

Who was Miantonimo? Nephew to Canonicus, and next to him in authority.

Principal articles of that treaty? To maintain a firm peace together; to unite in war against the Pequots; to maintain free trade, and to have the treaty extend to posterity.

In what year was John Oldham murdered? - Where?

As

Oldham's, and accordingly hailed him; but received no answer. he saw the deck full of Indians, and a canoe, just gone from Oldham's vessel, filled with goods and Indians, he suspected, that Oldham had been murdered.

He had with him only one man and two small boys. He and his little party were armed with two guns and two pistols. The Indians were 14 or 15 in number, armed with guns, pikes and swords. Notwithstanding the extreme disparity of forces, Gallop being a most courageous and resolute man, dared to attack the savages. As he had no bullets, the two guns and two pistols were loaded with large shot, and at once discharged at the Indians; who were so frightened, that they instantly skulked beneath the deck. There for a while, they felt secure. But Gallop getting to the windward of them, with a brisk gale, drove against their vessel with such violence, as almost to overset