Q. What were the names of the two principal tribes? A. The Narragansets and Pequods. Note.-These two nations had long been at war with each other, but, foreseeing the extinction of their race, if the Europeans were suffered to spread among them, the Pequods applied to the Narragansets, to forget old animosities, and unite to expel the common enemy; but the Narragansets, perceiving in this an opportunity to crush a powerful rival, instead of accepting the offer of friendship, discovered the design of the Pequods to the governor of Massachusetts, and joined in alliance with the English. Long and bloody wars ensued, but as the colonies increased in number, and extended in territory, the uncivilized savages fell before the superior skill of their invaders, and in a few years many powerful nations were totally extirpated. Arms of Maryland. CHAPTER IV. SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE STATES. Q. When and by whom was Maryland founded? A. Maryland began to be settled in 1633, by a colony of Roman Catholics, under Lord Baltimore, a native of England. Q. Did their charter establish free toleration in religion? A. It did; the plan of government was liberal, and the country was settled with ease. Q. To what did the settlers apply themselves? Arms of North Carolina. Q. When and by whom was North Carolina first settled? A. In the year 1650, by a company of planters from Virginia. Q. Where did they commence their settlement? A. Near Albemarle Sound. Q. When and where was South Carolina first settled? A. In 1689, at the place where Charleston now stands. Q. When did it become a distinct province ? Q. When was the cultivation of cotton and rice introduced into South Carolina? Q. In what year did New-Jersey become a separate province ? A. In the year 1664. Q. To whom did the duke of York sell it? A. To Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret. Q. By whom had New-Jersey been previously settled? A. By Hollanders and Swedes. Q. What is said of the plan of government? A. The plan of government was liberal, and the colony soon became flourishing. 00000000000000 A (24) 0000000000000000000 Q. Which state was next settled? A. Pennsylvania. Q. Who was its founder? A. William Penn, a Quaker, from whom the state takes its name. Q. From whom did Penn receive a grant of Pennsylvania? A. From Charles II., king of England. Q. Did William Penn think a charter from any prince could give a fair title to the land? A. He did not; and, therefore, purchased the right of soil from the natives. Q. In what year did the first colony arrive in Pennsylvania? A. In 1681. Q. Was Penn among them? A. No: he arrived in the month of October, the year following. Q. Did this colony soon become flourishing? A. William Penn allowed full liberty of conscience, and granted land to settlers on easy terms, and by this means, the colony soon became the most flourishing of any in America. Q. When and where did William Penn die ? A. He died at London, in the year 1718, at the advanced age of 75. Q. When and by whom was Delaware settled? A. New Sweden. Q. Did Delaware become the property of William Penn? Q. When and by whom was it conveyed to him? Q. When and by whom was Georgia settled? A. The settlement of Georgia was begun by Mr. Oglethorpe, in 1732. C |