CONTENTS

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THE FOURTH VOLUME.

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BOOK X.

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CHAPTER V.

Incapacity of the British Commander in America Loss of Fort William-

Henry. Dispute between Massachusetts and the British Commander.

State of parties in New England. Change of the British ministry and

Affairs of Pennsylvania. Political exertions of Franklin in

England. Conquest of Cape Breton. Repulse at Ticonderoga. Re-

duction of Fort Frontignac-and Fort Du Quesne. Effect of the British

Successes upon the Indians. Plan of the Campaign of 1759. Reduc-

tion of Ticonderoga and Crown Point. Battle of Niagara- and

capture of Fort Niagara. Siege of Quebec - Battle of the Heights of

Abraham and Surrender of Quebec.

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CHAPTER VI.

Progress of Hostilities in America- Entire Conquest of Canada. War

with the Cherokees. Affairs of Massachusetts. Death of George II.

Conclusion of the Cherokee War. Affairs of South Carolina. Discon-

tents in Massachusetts-and in North Carolina. Peace of Paris. Af-

fairs of Virginia - Patrick Henry. Indian War. Affairs of Pennsyl-

vania.

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APPENDIX III.

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Condition of the North American States - Virginia - New England

Maryland - the Carolinas New York, New Jersey, and Pennsyl-

Georgia. Political feelings and ideas in Britain and America.

Benjamin West. Indian affairs. Moravian missions.

vania

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BOOK XI.

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PROGRESS OF THE STATES OF NORTH AMERICA TILL

THEIR ASSUMPTION OF POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE.

CHAPTER I.

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Relative position of Britain and her Colonies. Policy of the British Court

Severe enforcement of the existing Commercial Restrictions - Aggra-

vation of the Commercial Restrictions. Project of the Stamp Act. Re-

monstrances of the Americans. Idea of American Representatives in

the House of Commons. The Stamp Act debated in England — and

passed. Act for quartering British troops in America. Proceedings in

Massachusetts and Virginia. Ferment in America. Tumults in New

England. The Stamp Officers resign. Convention at New York. Po-

litical clubs in America. Tumult at New York. Non-importation

Agreements. The Stamp Act disobeyed. Deliberations in England -

Act Declaratory of Parliamentary power over America - The Stamp

Act repealed.

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CHAPTER II.

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Sentiments of the Americans. Leading politicians in America -Randolph

- Jefferson Adams · Hancock Rutledge, and others. Renewed

collision between British prerogative and American liberty. New York

resists the Act for quartering troops. Acts of Parliament taxing tea and

other Commodities in America — and suspending the legislature of New

York. Policy of France. Progress of American Discontent. Circular

letter of the Massachusetts Assembly. Governor Bernard's misrepre-

sentations. Royal Censure of the Massachusetts Assembly. Riot at

Boston. Firmness -- and Dissolution of the Massachusetts Assembly.

Convention in Massachusetts. Occupation of Boston by British troops.

Violence of the British Parliament. Resolutions of the Virginian As-

sembly and Concurrence of the other Provinces. Remonstrance

against British troops in Massachusetts. Miscellaneous transactions

Methodism in America -

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Dr. Witherspoon - Dartmouth College

Origin of Kentucky Daniel Boon.

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CHAPTER III.

Impolicy of the British measures. Affray between the troops and the peo-

ple of Boston. Partial repeal of the Tea-duty Act — unsatisfactory to

the Americans. Perplexity of the British ministry. Tucker's Scheme.

Writers on the American controversy. Insurrection of the Regulators

in North Carolina. Resistance in Rhode Island, Governor Hutchinson.

Proceedings in Massachusetts-and in Virginia. Attempt of Massa-

chusetts to Abolish the Slave trade resisted by the British government.

British attempt to exact the Tea-duty — successfully resisted in America

-tumultuously defeated at Boston- Disclosure of Hutchinson's letters.

Dismissal of Franklin from the British service. Taunting language in

England. The Shakers. European emigrations to America. Page 294

CHAPTER IV.

The Boston Port-Bill-and other British Measures-their Effects in Ame-

rica. Proposition of a General Congress. Suffolk Resolutions. Meeting

of the first American Congress-its Proceedings. Transactions in New

England. Proceedings of the British Ministry and Parliament. Defen-

sive Preparations in America. Affair of Lexington. The Americans

surprise Ticonderoga and Crown Point. Battle of Bunker's Hill.

Second American Congress-prepares for War-elects a Commander-in-

Chief George Washington. Transactions in Virginia. Progress of

Hostilities. American Invasion of Canada.

CHAPTER V.

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Popular feeling and public policy in America. American negotiations with

France. La Fayette. Condition of the American Army. Operations of

Washington. Retreat of the British Army from Boston. Hostilities in

South Carolina. The Americans declare their commerce free. Conduct

of the American Quakers. Proceedings in Congress - Declaration of

American Independence. Conclusion.

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