History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent, Volume 1

D. Appleton, 1914

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS COLONIES	5

CHAPTER	7

Samuel Champlain at Quebec	18

Ferdinand de Soto	25

CHAPTER V	32

Explorations of Fernandez of Grijalva of Garay and Pineda	42

Massachusetts complained of for intolerance	53

Death of Cabot Richard Edens History	60

CHAPTER XVI	257

THE PRELATES AND MASSACHUSETTS	271

Transfer of the charter	274

Refusal of allegiance to King Charles	277

Cortes and the northwest passage	313

Death of Strafford Progress of reforms	327

His parliaments	341

Puritanism loses power Monarchy and prelacy	346

CHAPTER IV	367

They arrive in Boston The political theory of the men of Massachusetts	373

Population of New England in 1675	383

CHAPTER VII	408

Second draft of the constitutions	419

First emigration to South Carolina	425

Maryland the asylum for the persecuted	431

The royalist assembly The navigation act Berkeley as agent of Virginia	446

Movement of the people for reform	455

The meeting at Middle Plantation	465

Illiberality and dishonesty of his administration	468

Holland and union	475

CHAPTER XIII	494

Stuyvesant governor of New Netherland A prophecy Municipal liberties	507

A general assembly Baxters petition adopted	515

Victory of the Dutch Rights of neutral flags Fate of New Netherland	525

His struggle for freedom of mind	531

Pleasures Dress Style Hireling ministry Persecution	537

Character of James II	575

The navigation acts	581

Persecution of the Presbyterians and other dissenters	590

The revolution of 1688	597

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Title	History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent, Volume 1 History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent, George Bancroft
Author	George Bancroft
Publisher	D. Appleton, 1914
Original from	Columbia University
Digitized	14 Oct 2016

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Drake in California and Oregon	66

Raleighs assigns	71

The red	72

Zeal of Richard Hakluyt	77

Vigorous prosecution of the	79

The concessions The Quaker constitution	81

Firmness of Sir Edwin Sandys	110

Henry Vane	125

CHAPTER IX	135

Taxation by the duke of York successfully resisted	137

COLONIZATION OF MARYLAND	154

John Winthrop is chosen governor	157

Maryland and English liberties	163

Andros at Boston as governor of New England	164

Civil liberty secured	169

CHAPTER XI	177

Settlement at Charlestown Boston and other places	181

The convocation	186

The compact of the pilgrims at Cape	207

CHAPTER XIII	215

SELFGOVERNMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS	230

Of the government	231

CHAPTER XV	249