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CONTENTS OF VOL. I
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| Plan of colonization | 46 |
| The patroons and their purchases | 46 |
| Difficulties of this plan | 47 |
| Minuit recalled—Van Twiller, governor | 47 |
| Disputes with the English | 47 |
| The Swedes on the Delaware | 48 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| 1620-1631. | |
| FOUNDATION OF NEW ENGLAND. | |
| Interest and importance of New England history. | 49 |
| The Reformation—Its effects | 49 |
| The English Reformation | 50 |
| Progress under Henry VIII, Mary, etc. | 50 |
| James I.—His education, etc. | 50 |
| The Puritans and the Church of England | 51 |
| Internal dissensions | 52 |
| The Brownists or Independents | 52 |
| Elders Brewster and Robinson | 52 |
| Emigration to Holland—Removal to Leyden | 52 |
| Emigration to Holland—Removal to Leyden | 53 |
| Reasons for leaving Holland | 53 |
| Determination to colonize in America | 54 |
| Stormy voyage—Reach the coast | 54 |
| Stormy voyage—Reach the coast | 55 |
| Social compact—Plymouth rock | 55 |
| Social compact—Plymouth rock | 56 |
| Sufferings during the winter | 56 |
| Plantation at Wissagusset | 57 |
| State of the colony in 1630 | 59 |
| Massachusetts Bay colony | 59 |
| Charter and company transferred to New England | 60 |
| Foundation of Boston—Severe trials | 62 |
| Theocratic basis of the government | 63 |
| Position and influence of the ministers | 63 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| 1631-1640. | |
| PROGRESS OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES. | |
| Emigration in 1632—Arrivals in 1633 | 64 |
| Rights of the freemen under the charter | 64 |
| Dudley, governor | 64 |
| Progress of the colony under Winthrop | 64 |
| Royal colonial commission | 65 |
| Alarm in Massachusetts—Measures taken | 65 |
| Case of Roger Williams—Flight to Providence | 65 |
| Case of Roger Williams—Flight to Providence | 66 |
| Mrs. Hutchinson's heresies and fate | 67 |
| Mrs. Hutchinson's heresies and fate | 68 |
| Settlements in Connecticut | 68 |
| Origin and result of the Pequod war | 69 |
| Origin and result of the Pequod war | 70 |
| Origin and result of the Pequod war | 71 |
| Origin and result of the Pequod war | 72 |
| Religious dissensions—Effects | 73 |
| Coast of Maine—Nova Scotia and Canada | 73 |
| Estimated cost of colonization up to 1640 | 74 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| 1625-1660. | |
| PROGRESS OF VIRGINIA. | |
| Wyatt, governor of Virginia—Yeardley——West | 74 |
| Harvey, governor—Revisal of the laws | 74 |
| Harvey, governor—Revisal of the laws | 75 |
| Jealousy of Maryland | 75 |
| Complaints against Harvey | 75 |
| Harvey's administration—Wyatt's administration | 76 |
| Sir William Berkeley—His character | 76 |
| Second revisal of laws—Colony firm in loyalty | 76 |
| War with the Indians | 76 |
| Independence of Virginia | 76 |
| Authority of Parliament enforced | 77 |
| Sir William Berkeley, re-elected | 77 |
| Principles of popular liberty | 78 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| 1632-1660. | |
| ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF MARYLAND | |
| Peculiarity in the origin of Maryland | 78 |
| Calvert, Lord Baltimore—His character | 78 |
| The Charter—Boundary of the colony | 79 |
| Opposition of Clayborne | 79 |
| Leonard Calvert in command of the expedition | 80 |
| First settlers—St. Mary's | 80 |
| Lord Baltimore's expenditure on the colony | 80 |
| First colonial assembly—It's acts—Disputes | 81 |
| Second and third assemblies—Statutes | 81 |
| Lord Baltimore's policy—Act of toleration | 81 |
| Maryland claimed by different parties | 82 |
| Fendal's troubles and the result | 82 |
| Population and growth of Maryland in 1660 | 83 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| 1638-1685. | |
| NEW NETHERLAND: NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. | |
| Kieft, governor of New Netherland | 83 |
| Encroachments of Connecticut people | 83 |
| Indian war—Bitter fruits | 84 |
| Indian war—Bitter fruits | 85 |
| Petrus Stuyvesant, governor | 85 |
| Kieft's death—Stuyvesant's efforts | 85 |
| Kieft's death—Stuyvesant's efforts | 86 |
| Convention of delegates—Dissolved | 87 |
| Reduction of the Swedes—Dispute with Maryland | 87 |
| New England restiveness | 87 |
| New Amsterdam surrenders to the English | 88 |
| New York—Albany—Banks of the Delaware | 89 |
| New Jersey—Origin—Carteret, governor | 90 |
| Dutch attack—Attempt on Connecticut | 90 |
| Dutch attack—Attempt on Connecticut | 91 |
| The Quakers—The Presbyterians from Scotland | 91 |
| Chartered liberties granted to New York | 92 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| 1640-1660. | |
| NEW ENGLAND DURING THE COMMONWEALTH. | |
| Condition of the New England colonies in 1640 | 93 |
| Fundamentals, or Body of Liberties | 94 |
| Annexation of New Hampshire | 94 |
| Articles of Confederation of United Colonies | 94 |
| Religious troubles in Massachusetts | 96 |
| Gorton's heresy—Death of Miantonimob | 97 |
| Roger William's voyage to England | 97 |
