A company formed, p. 21-First Charter of Virginia, 22-Newport sails,
23-Settlement of Jamestown, 24-Adventures of Captain Smith, 25-The
Gold Mania, 25-Second Charter, 26-Lord Delaware, 27-Departure of
Captain Smith, 28-The Starving Time, 29-Arrival of Lord Delaware, 30
-New Patent created, 31-Marriage of Pocahontas, 31-Tobacco culti-
vated, 32-Tyranny of Argal, 33.
Raleigh Gilbert, p. 54-Settlement on Kennebec River, 54-Smith's
Voyages to New England, 54-The Plymouth Council, 55-The Brown-
ists, 55-Voyage of the Pilgrims, 56-Landing, 59-Massasoit, 61-Exploit
of Standish, 62-Treachery of Pierce, 63.
NEW ENGLAND AFTER THE RESTORATION.
The Restoration announced, p. 77-Arrival of the Regicides, 77-The
King's Letter, 78-New Charters granted, 79-Charters endangered, 80—
King Philip's War, 81—Administration of Andros, Revolution of 1688, 82
-Border Wars, 83-Controversy with the Crown, 85-Capture of Louis-
bourg, 88-Question of Boundaries, 89-State of the New England Colo-
nies in 1754, 89.
Henry Hudson's Voyage, p. 90-Settlement of New York, 90-Argall, 90
-The New Netherlands, 91-Governor Stuyvesant, 92-Colonel Nichols,
-New York acquires civil Freedom, 94-The Five Nations, 96-Jacob
Leisler, 98-Burning of Schenectady, 99-Fall of Leisler, 100-The Mo-
hawk Warrior, 101-Affair of Fletcher and Wadsworth, 102-Piracy, 103
-Captain Kidd, 104-Lord Cornbury, 104-Administrations of Hunter
and Burnet, 105-of Cosby and Clinton, 106.
Scheme for Taxing the Colonies, p. 144-The Stamp Act, 145-First
Continental Congress, 146-Repeal of the Stamp Act, 147-New Taxes
imposed, 148-Opposition to the Taxes, 149-Affair of the Sloop Liberty,
150-British Troops in Boston, 151-Boston Massacre, 152-Hutchinson's
Letters, 154-Destruction of Imported Tea, 155-Boston Port Bill, 156—
Proceedings of the Continental Congress, 158-Approach of War, 159.
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