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Harvard College Library

Bequest of

FRANCIS PARKMAN

17 Jan. 1894

COPYRIGHT, 1837, 1865, 1840, 1868, 1876, 1878
BY GEORGE BANCROFT.

UNIVERSITY PRESS: JOHN WILSON & SON,
CAMBRIDGE.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

CHAPTER XXI.

MARYLAND.

Maryland, p. 3-Death of Lord Baltimore, 5-"Baconists" in Mary-

land, 7- Restrictions on Suffrage, 7-Protestantism, 8-A Tory President,

9- Revolution, 10—Culpepper in Virginia, 10—Increase of Royal Power, 11

- Appeals to the Assembly prohibited, 12-Virginia redeemed, 13- Howard of

Effingham, 13-Rebels sent to Virginia, 13-Kidnapped Men and Boys, 14—

Despotism, 15-Resisted, 16-Tendencies to Union, 17.

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CHAPTER XXII.

NEW NETHERLAND.

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Holland and Union, p. 18-Revolution in the Netherlands, 19-Holland, 20

-Zealand, 20-Origin of the Dutch West India Company, 23 - Henry Hud-

son, 25-Sails up the North River, 27 - The Uncultivated Wilderness, 29 —

Geographical Features, 30-Progress, 30 — Hudson's Last Voyage, 32 — The

Dutch Traffic on the North River, 33-Albany, 35-Olden Barneveldt and

Grotius oppose Colonization in America, 36 West India Company chartered,

37-Colonization, 37-Colonial Diplomacy, 38- Charter of Liberties, 40-

Monopoly of Lands, 43 — De Vries plants Delaware, 44-Dutch Fort at Hart-

ford, 45-Gustavus Adolphus and New Sweden, 46 - Dutch and Indian Wars,

49-Municipal Liberties desired, 53 - Roger Williams mediates a Truce, 54-

Peace, 54-New Albion, 55-Stuyvesant's Administration, 56 - New Swe-

den, 56— Amsterdam purchases Delaware, 56-Emigrants, 57—Jews, 58-

Waldenses, 59-Huguenots, 59 — Africans, 60 — Dawn of Democratic Liberty,

61-Effects of the Restoration of Charles II., 64-Conquest of New Nether-

land, 68-New Jersey, 70- Delaware, 73-New York, 74 - New York recon-

quered, 75-Restored, 75— Rights of Neutral Flags, 77.

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CHAPTER XXIII.

THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Unity of the Human Race, p. 78 - Progress of Emancipation, 78- Power of

the People in England, 80 - Progress of Intellectual Freedom, 80 - Speculative

Truth, 81 - Quakers, 81— George Fox, 81-Struggle for Freedom of Mind, 82

- Obtains it, 84- Preaches Freedom to the People, 84-His Purpose, 86 -

The Inner Light, 87-Its Reality, 87- Quaker Method, the Method of Des-

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cartes, 87-Asserts Freedom of Conscience, and of Mind, 88- Repels Super-

stition, 89-Respects Universal and Necessary Truths, 90-The Bible, 90-

Christianity, 91-Philosophy, 92-Quaker Morality, 92- Vows, 93 - Power,

93-Riches, 93- Education, 93-Capital Punishment, 94-Imprisonment for

Debt, 94-War, 94-Common Prayer, 94-The Sacraments, 94— Mourning,

94-Oaths, 94 - Sensual Pleasures, 94- Dress, 95-Style, 95-Tracts, 95-

Hireling Ministry, 95-Persecution, 95-Resistance, 96—Quaker Method of

Revolution, 96- Power of Truth, 97-Faith in Humanity, 97- Universal

Enfranchisement, 98-Priesthood, 99- Woman, 99-Kings, 99 - Nobles, 99

Titles, 99Hat Worship, 100-Influence of the Age on Fox, 100-Progress

of his Opinions, 100-Quakers persecuted, 101-They buy West New Jersey,

102-The Concessions, 102- The Quaker Constitution, 102-Relations with

the Indians, 103-With the Duke of York, 103-Progress of the Settlement,

105.

CHAPTER XXIV.

PENNSYLVANIA.

William Penn, p. 107- - Pennsylvania, 107-Letter to the People, 108-

Monopoly, 109-Government, 111-Free Society, 111- Delaware, 111 - Sails

for America, 112-Life of Penn, 112-John Locke and Penn, 119- Penn on

the Delaware, 121- The Great Treaty with the Indians, 122-Organization of

the Government, 124-Penn and Baltimore, 125 — Philadelphia, 125- Consti-

tutions established, 126-Trial for Witchcraft, 128- Progress, 128-Penn's

Farewell, 130-Boundary with Maryland, 130- Penn in England, 131 — His

Fame, 131- His Fortunes, 133-Quaker Legislation, 134-Indian Alarm, 135

-Slavery, 135- Death of George Fox, 136.

CHAPTER XXV.

JAMES II. CONSOLIDATES THE NORTHERN COLONIES.

Andros in New York, p. 137 - Claims Connecticut, 137 - Character of James

II., 138- His Colonial Policy, 139-New York discontented, 140-East New

Jersey, 141-Cause of the Emigration of Scottish Presbyterians, 142 - No

Persecution in New Jersey, 144 - Free Trade in New York, 145 Charter of

Liberties, 146 - The Five Nations, 146 - Their Wars with other Tribes, 147

With the French, 148-Treaty at Albany, 150-War with the French, 152-

Policy of Louis XIV., 153-Magnanimity of the Onondagas, 153 — War re-

vived, 154-Treaty for New England, 154-Dudley, Andros, 154-Tyranny,

156-John Wise resists, 156 - Connecticut, 158-Rhode Island, 159-Con-

solidation, 160.

CHAPTER XXVI.

THE REVOLUTION OF 1688.

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England, Clarendon's Ministry, p. 161 - The Cabal, 162 - Shaftesbury, 162-

Danby, 163-Shaftesbury, 164-Reaction, 165-James II., 165- Baxter, 167

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The Tories, the Whigs, 168 - Penn's Party, 169 - The Revolution of 1688,

170 - Revolution in Massachusetts, 171-Plymouth, 172-Rhode Island, 173

- Connecticut, New York, 173-Absolute Sovereignty of Parliament, 174.

CHAPTER XXVII.

THE RESULT THUS FAR.

Population of the Twelve Oldest States in 1688, p. 175-Elements of the Coun-

try, 175-A Free People, 175-An Anglo-Saxon People, 176— Character of

the Virginians, 176-A Christian People, 177-A Protestant People, 177-

Political Character of Protestantism, 177 - Christianity originally an Enfran-

chisement, 177 - Origin of the Political Influence of the Seven Sacraments, 178

The Exclusive Sacraments found a Spiritual Tyranny, 178-Imperfect Re-

sistance from Scholastic Theologians; from Sensualists; from the Feudal Aris-

tocracy; from Monarchs; from Scholars, 179- Wycliffe appeals to the People,

179-John Huss, 179- Luther and Lutheranism, 180 — Anabaptists, 181-Cal-

vin, 182-Political Mission of Calvinism, 183 — Calvinism revolutionized the

English World, 183- Calvinism and Massachusetts, 183 - Progress in New

England, 184 - Connecticut, 184 Rhode Island, 184-The Quakers, 185

Coincidence of Quakers and Descartes, 185- America struggles for Universal-

ity, 185-Influence on the Red Man, 185-On the Black Man, 185- France,

England, and the Rising Colonies, 186.

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CHAPTER XXVIII.

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THE SOUTHERN STATES AFTER THE REVOLUTION.

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The Fortunes of the Stuarts, p. 188-The Aristocratic Revolution of Eng-

land, 188 - Character of William of Orange, 189-Sketch of Somers, 190

The Revolution vindicates English Liberties, 190-The Anglican Church, 190-

Right of Resistance, 192-Power of Parliament, 192-Influence of the Com-

mercial Classes, 193-Theory of the Revolution, 194 - Power of Opinion, 194

-Free Press, 195 - Character of the Revolution, 195-Parties in South Caro-

lina, 196-Abrogation of Locke's Constitution, 198—Archdale, 198 — Prog-

ress; Huguenots enfranchised, 199-High Church Faction, 200 - Produce of

Carolina, 201- North Carolina, 202-Its Anarchy, 203 - Progress, 203 —

Virginia, 205-Forms of Government, 206 - The Church, 207 - Character of

its People, 208-Maryland, 210-The Protestant Association, 210 - Legisla-

tion, 211-Power of Proprietary restored, 211.

CHAPTER XXIX.

THE MIDDLE STATES AFTER THE REVOLUTION.

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Pennsylvania, p. 214- Delaware, 214-George Keith's Schism, 215-

Fletcher claims the Government, 216- Penn restored, 219-Negroes, 219

New Constitution, 220 - New Jersey, 223-It becomes a Royal Province, 225

-New York, 226-Leisler, 237-Sloughter arrives, 228-Leisler and Mil-

borne executed, 230-Colonial Liberties asserted, 231-Established Church,

232- Bellomont, 233-Sketch of Lord Cornbury, 234-His Administration,

235-Lovelace, Hunter, 237.

CHAPTER XXX.

NEW ENGLAND AFTER THE REVOLUTION.

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Connecticut, p. 242-Commands its own Militia, 243-Rhode Island, 244-

Charters endangered, 244- Massachusetts, 245-Revolution in Opinion, 247

Belief in Witchcraft, 247-Cotton Mather, 248-Glover, the Witch, 249-

Skepticism, 250- Cotton Mather, the Champion of Witchcraft, 250- New

Charter, 252-New Hampshire a Royal Province, 254-Phips and Stough-

ton, 255-Witchcraft at Salem, 256-The New Charter arrives, 258-The

Hanging of Witches begins, 259-More Victims, 261-Confessions, 262 —

Willard, Burroughs, Proctor, 262-Currier, Jacobs, 263-Last Executions, 264

- Cotton Mather's "Wonders of the Invisible World," 265 - Meeting of General

Court, 266-The Delusion over, 267-Moral Revolution, 269-Dudley, 270.

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CHAPTER XXXI.

THE RULE OF PARLIAMENT AND THE COLONIES.

The Principles of the Revolution applied by the Colonies to their own Condi-

tion, p. 271- The Anglican Church in England and Ireland, 272-King Wil-

liam desires Union, 273-System of James II., 273 — The System of Governing

by Instructions, 274- Appointment of the Board of Trade, 275-Its Plan of

Union, 276 - The Constitution proposed by Penn, 277— Parliament and Taxa-

tion, 278 — The Prerogative and the Veto, 278-The Judiciary, 279 — Writ of

Habeas Corpus, 279- The Press, 279- The Church, 279-The Slave-Trade,

280-The Charter Governments threatened, 280— The Mercantile System sus-

tained and developed, 282-Courts of Admiralty, 283 - Laws against Manufac-

tures in the Colonies, 284- Opposition to the Mercantile System, 285 — Piracy,

286 Regulation of Colonial Currency, 286-American Post-Office, 287-

Naval Stores and the Navy, 287-As yet no Taxation by Parliament, 288-

Tendencies to Independence, 288.

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CHAPTER XXXII.

PROGRESS OF FRANCE IN NORTH AMERICA.

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European Colonial System, p. 290-Mercantile System, 291-Its Develop-

ments, 291-
- The System of Portugal, 293 - Spain, Holland, 294-France and

England, 294-New France, 298-The Hundred Associates, 298-Jesuits, 298

- Jesuits in Canada, 299 - Character of Brebeuf, 301-Mode of Life, 302 –

Hospital, 303- Ursuline Convent, Montreal, 304-Progress of Missions, 304-

Raymbault and Jogues at the Falls of the St. Mary, 306-Jogues in Western

New York, 308-Bressani, 310-Mission on the Kennebec, 311-Martyrdom

of Jogues, 312- Of Daniel, 313. Of Brebeuf and Lallemand, 314- Missions to

the Five Nations, 315- Dablon, 317 — René Mesnard, Chaumonot, 318.