The History of the United States of America, Volume 1

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Contents

Gilberts second Voyage Claim to Newfoundland
80
Raleigh assigns his Patent vain Search for the Colonists
87
Voyage of Weymouth Sir Ferdinando Gorges
93
CHAPTER IV
99
Imaginary Gold first Remittance
105
Dales Administration Laws Assignment of Lands
112
Disputes in the Company Sandys Treasurer
118
Instruction to Wyatt Indian Massacre and War
124
Wyatts Report on the Condition of the Colony Tobacco
130
SETTLEMENT OF NEW NETHERLAND
136
Scheme for Colonizing New Netherland Patroons
142
New Albion
148
The Brownists Court of High Commission
154
Arrangement with the Virginia Company Joint Stock
156
Mortality among the Colonists Visit to Massasoit
162
West Admiral of New England
168
Settlements on the Coast Morton of Merry Mount
174
Company organized Londons Plantation
180
Emigrants sent out State of the Settlement
181
Churches organized Military Exercises
187
Severe Treatment of old Planters Eliot and the younger
193
Cottons Election Sermon Dudley Governor
199
Sir George Calvert his Colony in Newfoundland
205
Collision with Clayborne
209
CHAPTER IX
216
Further Measures of Defense Oath of Fidelity
222
Banishment of Williams
228
Division into Counties 135
233
The Hutchinsonians beaten but not subdued
246
Wheelwright and Underhill retire to New Hampshire
260
Fishery Ship Building Manufacture of Cloths
269
Bellinghams Administration his singular Marriage
279
Favorable Order of the Commons
285
Williams goes to England for a Charter
291
Gortons Visit to England
297
Third Meeting of the New England Commissioners
304
Petition for Toleration its Rejection
310
Summons from England to answer Gortons Complaint
316
Royal Authority recognized State House to be built
366
Indian Tribute Indian Missions
373
Dissensions in the Board of New England Commissioners
379
Reported Dutch and Indian Plot
385
Indian Affairs Towns required to have Ministers
392
Submission of Coddington his Reconciliation with Dyer
398
AntiQuaker Legislation in New England
405
CHAPTER XIII
413
War with the Tappan Indians the Twelve Men
419
Expeditions Murder of Patrick
425
Expedition against the Tappan Indians
426
Swedish Posts and Settlements
432
Renewed Disputes threatened War
438
Expedition from England against New Netherland
444
Proclamations against the Regicides
449
Synod Halfway Covenant
455
New England Union falls into Abeyance Indian Missions
461
Governors of Rhode Island
467
Third Church in Boston Quaker Enthusiasts
472
Origin of Philips War
478
New England Union revived Troops
484
Result of the War to the Indiansto the Colonists
491
Petition to the King Baptist Meeting House
497
Massachusetts Proprietary Government in Maine
501
CHAPTER XV
507
Church Establishment Judiciary Indians
513
Conspiracy of indented Servants
519
Agents to buy up those Grants Taxes
525
Bacons Expedition against the Indians
531
Act for raising an Army Indian Trade prohibited
537
The Queen of Pamunkey
539
Brents Army dispersed Gloucester takes the Engagement
545
Berkeley implacable Capital and other Punishments
551
Chicheley Governor the Frontiers Right of Fishing
557
Maryland and Carolina Debts New Fees
563
Maryland its State at the Proprietarys Death
564
Curtailment of Boundaries
570

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