Icelandic Voyages, p. 4–Columbus, 6—First Voyage of the Cabots,
& Sebastian Cabot, 11 — Portuguese Voyage, 15— French Voyages,
16—Verrazzani, 17—Cartier, 21—Roberval, 25—De la Roche, 28-Cham-
plain, 29—French Settlements in Acadia and Canada, 31.
Spanish love of Maratime Adventure, p. 34—Ponce de Leon, 36—Die-
go Miruelo. Fernandez, 39—Grijalva. Garay, 40—De Ayllon, 41–Cortes.
Gomez, 43—Pamphilo de Narvaez, 44—Ferdinand de Soto, 47—Soto
sails for Florida, 49—Enters Georgia, 52—Alabama, 54—Mississippi,
57—Discovery of the Mississippi River, 58—Soto enters Arkansas and
Missouri, 59—Condition of the Native Tribes, 61—Death and Burial of
Soto, 63—Spaniards on the Red River, 64—They leave the United States,
65—Missionaries in Florida, 66—Florida Abandoned, 67–Coligny plans a
Settlement, 68_Huguenots in South-Carolina, 69—Coligny's Second Col-
ony, 71–Attacked by the Spaniards, 74–St. Augustine, the oldest town in
the United States Massacre of the French, 79—Avenged by de Gourgues,
81–Extent of Spanish Dominions in America, 82.
ENGLAND TAKES POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Voyages in the reign of Henry VIII. p. 85—Rut, 86—Hore, 87–Parlia-
ment legislates on America, 88—Voyage in search of a Northeast Passage,
89_Frobisher's Three Voyages, 92—Drake in the Oregon Territory,
98_Fisheries, 99—Sir Humphrey Gilbert, 100 — His First Voyage,
101_Gilbert and Walter Raleigh, 102—Gilbert perishes at sea, 104—Ra-
leigh's Patent, 104—Voyage of Amidas and Barlow, 105—Raleigh sends
a Colony to North-Carolina, 108—Native Inhabitants, 111—Ill success of
the Colony, 113—Its Return, 116–Grenville, 117—City of Raleigh,
118—New Colony in North-Carolina, 119–Virginia Dare, 120—Raleigh's
Assigns, 122—The Roanoke Colony is lost, 123—Character of Raleigh,
123—Gosnold, 127—Pring, 129–Weymouth, 130—Character of the Early
Navigators, 131.
Condition of England favors Colonization, p. 134— The First Charter,
136—King James legislates for Virginia, 139–Colonists embark, 140—Ar-
rive in Virginia, 141–Jamestown, 142—Distress of the Colony, 143—Ener-
gy of Smith, 144-Smith a Captive, 145—Saved by Pocahontas, 147—Smith
explores the Chesapeake, 149—Sinith's Administration, 150—Second
Charter, 152—Lord De La Ware, 153—Character of Smith, 155—The
Starving Time, 156—Arrival of Lord De La Ware, 157—Dale introduces
Martial Law, 159—Sir Thomas Gates, 160— Third Charter, 162—Po-
cahontas and Rolfe, 163— Attack on the French, 164—Dale's Admin-
istration–Tenure of Lands, 166_Tobacco, 168—Argall, 169—Yeard-
ley-First Colonial Assembly, 170—Virginia acquires Civil Freedom, 173.
Origin of Negro Slavery, p. 177—Negroes in Portugal and Spain,
178_Native Americans enslaved, 179—Negro Slavery in the West-Indies,
182~Opinions, 1844-England and the Slave Trade, 186—New-England and
the Slave Trade, 187—Servants, 188—Slavery in Virginia, 189—Wyatt's
Administration, 190—The Aborigines, 192—A Massacre and a War,
195—King James contends with the London Company, 199—Commis-
sioners in Virginia, 203—Spirit of the Virginians, 204—Dissolution of the
Company, 206–Virginia retains its liberties, 207.
Charles I. p. 209–Virginia retains its Liberties, 210_Death of Yeard-
ley, 211–Harvey's Administration, 213—Sir Francis Wyatt's, 218—Sir
William Berkeley's Administration, 219_Intolerance, 222—A second
Massacre and War, 223—Prosperity of Virginia, 225—Parliament asserts
its supremacy, 227—Origin of the Navigation Act, 228_Commercial Poli-
cy of Cromwell, 233—Of the Stuarts, 235—The Parliament and Virgi-
nia, 239—Virginia Capitulates, 240—Virginia during the Protectorate,
242—Virginia and its inhabitants, 246.
Discovery, p. 253 – Early Settlements, 254 — Sir George Calvert,
255—Charter, 259_Freedom of Conscience, 262_Opposition of Virgi-
nia, 263—First Emigration, 264—Legislative Liberty, 267—Clayborne
268—Civil Liberty, 269_Happiness, 271–An Indian War, 272—Ingle's
Rebellion, 273_Religious Liberty, 275—Maryland during the Common-
wealth, 278—During the Protectorate, 281—-Popular Sovereignty exercis-
ed, 284.
Influence of Calvin, p. 286—Early voyages to New-England, 287—Colo-
ny at Sagadahoc, 288—John Smith in New-England, 290_The Council
of Plymouth, 292—Its Territory, 294—The Reformation in England,
295—Henry VIII., 297—Luther and Calvin, 299—Reign of Edward VI.,
300—Hooper, the Puritan, 301—Puritans in exile, 302—Elizabeth and
the Church of England, 305—Progress of Puritanism, 306— The Inde-
pendents, 309—Persecution of all Non-conformists, 311—Is ineffectual,
312_Character of King James, 314—Lord Bacon's tolerant views,
317—Conference at Hampton Court, 319–The Parliament favors the Puri-
tans, 321—Convocation, 321— The Pilgrims, 323—They fly from Eng-
land, 325—In Holland, 326—They form a Partnership, 330_Sail for Ameri-
ca, 331—The Pilgrims at Cape Cod, 334—Landing of the Fathers, 337—The
first Winter at Plymouth, 338–Famine, Oppression, 340—Intercourse
with the Indians, 341—Weston, 344—Dissolution of the Partnership,
345—Progress and Character of the Old Colony, 346.
Plymouth Monopoly opposed, p. 351–West, Gorges, Morrell, 353—Con-
test in Parliament, 354—New-Hampshire, 355—Maine, 358_Nova-Sco-
tia, 359_Conquest and Restoration of Canada, 362–Maine, 363—Conant
at Cape Ann, 367-Massachusetts Company purchase Lands, 368–Ob-
tain a Charter, 370—First Government, 374–Higginson's Emigration,
375—Religious Independence, 377-Banishment of the Brownes, 378_The
Conclusions, 380_Transfer of the Charter, 381–Winthrop's Emigra-
tion, 383_First Autumn and Winter, 386_Organization of the Govern-
ment, 389—Progress of Liberty, 393—The Puritans exclusive, 395—Ro-
ger Williams, 397—His exile, 409—He plants Providence, 411—His
Character, 412—Hugh Peter and Henry Vane, 414—Order of Nobility
proposed, 416—Rejected, 417–Antinomian Controversy, 418—Wheel-
wright exiled, 424—Rhode Island and Exeter, 425—Connecticut colo-
nized, 426—Pequod War, 429—Constitution of Connecticut, 435—New-
Haven, 436.
Views of the English Government, p. 438-Liberty threatened, 439_Mas-
sachusetts resists, 440—The Council for New-England surrenders its
Charter, 441–A quo warranto, 442—Persecutions in England, 443—John
Hamden, 445— Massachusetts threatens to declare itself indepen-
dent, 446—Commotion in Scotland, 447—Condition of New-England,
449_New-Hampshire, 452—Gorton, 453—Confederacy, 454—Miantono-
moh, 457—Rhode Island, 459—Maine, 463—Massachusetts, 467—Politi-
cal Parties, 469—Vassall and Childe's Disturbance, 473—Long Parlia-
ment resisted, 476—Synod, 480—Peace with New-Belgium, 482—Acadia,
482—Cromwell's favor, 483—Laws against Irreligion and Sectarianism,
484—Persecution of Quakers, 490-Free Schools, 497—Harvard Col-
lege, 498_Character of Puritanism, 499—Restoration of the Stuarts, 508.
ERRATA.
The candid reader is requested to correct the following errata Page 58, note 3, for Elliot's, read Ellicot's.-P. 99, line
1, for isle, read isles.-p. 127 and 128, in the margin, for 1603, read 1602.-p. 139, line 10, for charter, read check.-p.
150, note 1, line 1, for Justin, read Peter.-P. 253, line 4, for li was, read It was not.--p. 323, in the margin, for 1827,
read 1602.
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