Our Country: A Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time, Band 1

Benson John Lossing

Johnson and Bailey, 1895 - 2020 Seiten

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CHAPTER I	20

covery by Norwegians 3Icelandic Navigators 5Their Attempts to Found a Colony Here 6	20

Mental Characteristics 12The Iroquois Confederacy 15Their Civil and Military Govern	21

28 Their Domestic Habits Costumes Dwellings and Productions 28Their Military	28

Defences and Warlike Operations 28Their Marriage and Funeral Ceremonies 29The	37

Their Conduct there 52Columbus Returns to Spain 53Unrighteous Ambition of Pinzon	55

A Monument to His Memory in Genoa	61

Voyage and Discoveries of Sebastian Cabot 64King Henrys Ambitious Designs 66Cabot	78

Governor Van Twiller 329Intercourse with Virginia 331De Vries in Virginia and at	334

CHAPTER IV	340

Reception of Stuyvesant 341 He Defines His Policy by Words and Deeds 341 A Represer	352

357A New Heir to the Throne 358Jacob Leisler and His Career 359Republicanism	357

New York 360Governor Fletcher and His Discomfiture at Hartford 361Indians Invade	364

Governor Hyde and His Administration 365Other Governors of New York 365Political	370

Social Changes 373Enterprise of the Pilgrims 375Religious Matters 375Colony	377

CHAPTER VII	383

Cuba Conquered 83Hernando Cortez 83Story of the Conquest of Mexico 84Success	87

ions of a Creek Chief 93A Friendly Indian Queen on the Savannah River 95De Sotos	102

Second Voyage He Discovers the River St Lawrence and Names Both 109He Explores	104

CHAPTER X	116

Helped by the Natives 122A Huguenot Colony in Florida 123Friendship of the Natives	125

Massacred by the Spaniards 129Complaints of the Outrage Unheeded by the French Monarch	131

Favors the Roman Catholics 133Wickedness of Catharine de Medici 134The Murder	136

Gallantry 143A Favorite of Queen Elizabeth 143Gilbert at Newfoundland 144Is Lost	147

CHAPTER XIII	155

Colonizing Virginia Patronized by the British Monarch 158Charters Granted 158Attempts	168

CHAPTER I	171

Church 172Dawn of the Age of Reason 172Rural Population of England 173Furniture	181

from Death by Pocahontas 186His Influence at Jamestown and His Explorations 188	188

Lord Delawares Administration 194A Better Social System 194Pocahontas Kidnapped	195

land 201Persecutions 202A Theological Conference 203Bad Conduct of King James	205

Pilgrims go to America 205Constitution of Government Signed 206Founding of Plym	210

Netherland Granted 215 Dutch Traders on the Hudson 215 Troubles with the English	216

Political Organization of New Netherland 221 New Amsterdam Founded 221 Freedom	222

ing of the Colony of New Hampshire 229George Calvert Lord Baltimore Seeks a Charter	224

CHAPTER VI	239

First English Settlement there 243The Dutch Exasperate the Indians 244Emigration	252

The Dutch and English at Variance in the Connecticut Valley 256A Government Formed	263

New Netherland 267The Patroons their Privileges and Dependents 267A Settlement	274

Emigration to Pennsylvania 279Penn Visits America 280The Swedes on the Delaware	280

Charleston Founded 287Government for the Carolinas Framed	287

Charter for Georgia Granted 291General Oglethorpe accompanies Emigrants to the Savannah	294

CHAPTER I	301

Better Prospects 305Massacre by Indians 307Retaliation 307Pestilence 307The	310

315Royal Favorites Enriched 316War with the Indians 316Berkeleys Bad Conduct 316	316

Bacons Rebellion 317Berkeleys Cruelties 321A Breach of Privilege 322A Profligate	325

Hutchinson and Her Fate 384English Power respected by the Savages 384The New Eng	392

Terrible Events of that War 397Death of Philip and Fate of His Son 402Death of Charles	407

HandinHand 411Result of the Delusion 415King Williams War 415New Englands	420

Influence of the Jesuits 422Death of Father Rale 423Destruction of Deerfield 423	423

Fate of the Williams Family 424The Village Bell 424Acadie Invaded 425Progress	432

the Province 439Rule of the Calverts 440Insurrections 441Revolution in England 441	441

necticut obtained 446Tyranny of Governor Andros 447His Attempt to Seize the Charter	448

Charter for Rhode Island Obtained 451Its Duration 452Andros in Rhode Island 452New	454

Charter to the Colonists 460His Death and the Fate of the Province 461Attempts to Force	462

Growth of the Colony 464The Huguenots and their History 465Rebellion in South Caro	468

grants from France Switzerland and Germany 470An Indian Raid and Massacre of White	476

Florida 477Condition of the Georgia Colony 479Oglethorpe Invades Florida 479The	483

Planting the Seeds of French Dominion in America 486The Labors Influence and Success	494

Industries and Commercial Restrictions 499Their Educational Institutions 501Newspapers	504

CHAPTER XVIII	522

the Site of Pittsburgh 523The French Seize it and Name it Fort Du Quesne 524Washing	529

Scotia 535Hatred of the Acadians by British Officials 539Braddocks Pride and Folly 540	540

CHAPTER XX	546

Opportunity for Success Lost 548Perfidy of the British Cabinet 550The Prophecy of John	559

inet and His Dismissal from it 561Plan of the Campaign of 1757 561Expedition against	569

CHAPTER XXIII	584

CHAPTER I	599

against the American Charters 601Writs of Assistance Denounced by Otis 602 His Influ	605

Townshends Schemes 608Grenville Proposes a Stamp Tax 609John Huske 609Samuel	612

Thompson 616The Act and Barrés Speech in America 616 Patrick Henry and His Resolu	622

can Affairs in Parliament 627Pitts Great Speech 628Repeal of the Stamp Act 629The	631

Pitt made a Peer and becomes Unpopular 633Pitts Cabinet 633British Troops in	636

The Issue 641Hillsboroughs Instructions 641Temper of the other Colonies 642A	647

Patriots and Legislatures 650The Colonies an Unit 650Hopes of the French 652Num	657

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Titel	Our Country: A Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time, Band 1 Our Country: A Household History of the United States for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time, Benson John Lossing
Autor/in	Benson John Lossing
Verlag	Johnson and Bailey, 1895
Original von	Cornell University
Digitalisiert	10. Juni 2013
Länge	2020 Seiten

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