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THE COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA 1492-1783

HERBERT EUGENE BOLTON, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

AND

THOMAS MAITLAND MARSHALL, Ph.D.

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1920

PREFACE

THE COLONIZATION OF NORTH AMERICA THE FOUNDING OF THE COLONIES

CHAPTER I THE BACKGROUND AND THE DISCOVERY

GROWTH OF GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES COLUMBUS AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA READINGS

CHAPTER II THE FOUNDING OF NEW SPAIN (1492-1543)

SPAIN DURING THE CONQUEST THE OCCUPATION OF THE WEST INDIES BEGINNINGS OF COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY EXPLORATION OF THE MAINLAND COASTS AND THE SEARCH FOR A STRAIT THE MAYAS AND THE NAHUAS THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL AMERICA THE CONQUEST OF THE VALLEY OF MEXICO THE SPREAD OF THE CONQUEST EXPLORATIONS IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND ON THE PACIFIC THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VICEROYALTY OF NEW SPAIN READINGS

CHAPTER III THE EXPANSION OF NEW SPAIN (1543-1609)

OLD AND NEW SPAIN UNDER PHILIP II THE MINES OF NORTHERN MEXICO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD FOREIGN INTRUSIONS IN THE ATLANTIC THE PHILIPPINES AND CALIFORNIA THE FOUNDING OF NEW MEXICO SPANISH ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY READINGS

CHAPTER IV THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FRENCH COLONIES (1500-1700)

THE FRENCH BACKGROUND EARLY EXPLORATIONS AND COLONIZING EFFORTS ACADIA THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REORGANIZATION AND THE IROQUOIS WARS THE WEST INDIES OPENING THE UPPER LAKE REGION AND THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY READINGS

CHAPTER V THE BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH EXPANSION (1485-1603)

THE TUDOR PERIOD COMMERCIAL EXPANSION THE ELIZABETHAN SEA-DOGS SEARCH FOR A NORTHWEST PASSAGE ATTEMPTS AT COLONIZATION READINGS

CHAPTER VI THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND INSULAR COLONIES (1603-1640)

ENGLAND UNDER THE EARLY STUARTS, 1603-1640 THE COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM OF THE EARLY STUARTS THE FOUNDING OF VIRGINIA THE FOUNDING OF MARYLAND THE BERMUDAS GUIANA THE LESSER ANTILLES THE PROVIDENCE ISLAND COMPANY READINGS

CHAPTER VII THE BEGINNINGS OF NEW ENGLAND (1606-1640)

THE PURITAN MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND PLYMOUTH COLONY COLONIZING ACTIVITIES ON THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY EXPANSION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY RHODE ISLAND SETTLEMENTS IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY READINGS

CHAPTER VIII THE ENGLISH COLONIES DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (1640-1660)

POLITICS, ADMINISTRATION, AND EXPANSION NEW ENGLAND DEVELOPMENT VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND, 1640-1660 READINGS

CHAPTER IX THE DUTCH AND SWEDISH COLONIES (1609-1644)

DUTCH EXPANSION NEW NETHERLANDS THE DUTCH AND THE SWEDES ON THE DELAWARE ABSORPTION OF NEW NETHERLANDS BY THE ENGLISH READINGS

CHAPTER X THE OLD ENGLISH COLONIES UNDER THE LATER STUARTS (1660-1689)

COLONIAL POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT MISRULE AND REBELLION IN VIRGINIA DISCONTENT IN MARYLAND ROYAL INTERFERENCE IN NEW ENGLAND READINGS

CHAPTER XI EXPANSION UNDER THE LATER STUARTS (1660-1689)

NEW YORK THE JERSEYS PENNSYLVANIA THE INSULAR COLONIES THE CAROLINAS WESTERN TRADE AND EXPLORATION HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY READINGS

CHAPTER XII THE ENGLISH MAINLAND COLONIES AT THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

NEW ENGLAND NEW YORK AND EAST NEW JERSEY COLONIES ALONG DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION SOUTH CAROLINA READINGS

EXPANSION AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

CHAPTER XIII THE SPANISH ADVANCE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

SPAIN AND THE COLONIES IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FRONTIER ADMINISTRATION THE MISSIONS THE JESUITS IN SINALOA AND SONORA EFFORTS TO OCCUPY LOWER CALIFORNIA THE SETTLEMENT OF CHIHUAHUA NEW MEXICO IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COAHUILA OCCUPIED FIRST ATTEMPTS IN EASTERN TEXAS THE STRUGGLE WITH RIVALS IN THE WEST INDIES THE STRUGGLE WITH THE ENGLISH ON THE CAROLINA BORDER READINGS

CHAPTER XIV THE WARS OF THE ENGLISH AND SPANISH SUCCESSIONS (1684-1713)

THE PRELIMINARY STRUGGLE FOR THE NORTHERN FUR COUNTRY THE WAR OF THE ENGLISH SUCCESSION THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION READINGS

CHAPTER XV THE FRENCH IN LOUISIANA AND THE FAR NORTHWEST (1699-1762)

THE FOUNDING OF LOUISIANA LOUISIANA UNDER THE COMPANY OF THE INDIES (1717-1731) LOUISIANA UNDER THE ROYAL GOVERNORS THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST THE ADVANCE TOWARD NEW MEXICO THE FAR NORTHWEST READINGS

CHAPTER XVI TEXAS, PIMERÍA ALTA AND THE FRANCO-SPANISH BORDER CONFLICT (1687-1763)

NORTHEASTWARD ADVANCE OF THE SPANISH FRONTIER THE FOUNDING OF TEXAS WAR WITH FRANCE THE EXPANSION OF TEXAS THE FRANCO-SPANISH BORDER PIMERÍA ALTA THE JESUITS IN LOWER CALIFORNIA READINGS

CHAPTER XVII THE ENGLISH ADVANCE INTO THE PIEDMONT, 1715-1750

THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT DEFENCE OF THE NORTHERN FRONTIER REORGANIZATION OF THE CAROLINAS THE FOUNDING OF GEORGIA THE GERMAN AND SWISS MIGRATION THE SCOTCH-IRISH SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE PIEDMONT READINGS

CHAPTER XVIII ENGLISH COLONIAL SOCIETY IN THE MIDDLE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

GENERAL FEATURES THE MIDDLE COLONIES THE SOUTHERN COLONIES LABOR SYSTEMS FEATURES OF SOCIETY BARBADOS, THE LEEWARD ISLES, AND JAMAICA READINGS

CHAPTER XIX THE ENGLISH COLONIAL SYSTEM (1689-1763)

THE FIRST REORGANIZATION OF WILLIAM III WILLIAM'S SECOND REORGANIZATION THE COLONIAL SYSTEM DURING THE REIGN OF ANNE THE COLONIAL SYSTEM UNDER THE WHIGS READINGS

CHAPTER XX A QUARTER-CENTURY OF CONFLICT: THE EXPULSION OF THE FRENCH (1715-1763)

SPAIN AND THE POWERS, 1715-1739 THE WAR OF JENKINS' EAR THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER CONFLICT THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR READINGS

CHAPTER XXI

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE: THE OCCUPATION OF ALTA CALIFORNIA AND LOUISIANA BY SPAIN (1763-1783)

READJUSTMENT IN SPANISH NORTH AMERICA THE RUSSIAN MENACE THE FOUNDING OF ALTA CALIFORNIA NORTHERN EXPLORATIONS LOUISIANA UNDER SPAIN, 1762-1783 READINGS

CHAPTER XXII THE NEW BRITISH POSSESSIONS (1763-1783)

PROVISIONS FOR DEFENCE, GOVERNMENT, AND THE FUR TRADE THE OCCUPATION OF THE FLORIDAS MILITARY OCCUPATION OF THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY LAND SPECULATION AND PLANS FOR WESTERN COLONIES TRANS-ALLEGHANY SETTLEMENT THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC THE NORTHERN FUR TRADERS READINGS

THE REVOLT OF THE ENGLISH COLONIES CHAPTER XXIII THE CONTROVERSY OF THE ENGLISH COLONIES WITH THE HOME GOVERNMENT (1763-1775)

THE BACKGROUND OF THE CONTEST REFORMS OF THE GRENVILLE MINISTRY REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT THE TOWNSHEND ACTS BEGINNING OF ORGANIZED RESISTANCE THE TEA CONTROVERSY LORD NORTH'S COERCIVE POLICY THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS READINGS

CHAPTER XXIV FROM LEXINGTON TO INDEPENDENCE (1775-1776)

THE OPENING OF HOSTILITIES THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS PROGRESS OF THE WAR THE LOYALISTS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE READINGS

CHAPTER XXV THE STRUGGLE FOR THE MUDDLE STATES (1776-1777)

THE CONTEST FOR NEW YORK THE NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN THE STRUGGLE WITH BURGOYNE THE CONTEST FOR PHILADELPHIA READINGS

CHAPTER XXVI THE WAR AS AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

THE FRENCH ALLIANCE THE WAR IN THE WEST SPAIN IN THE WAR THE WAR ON THE SEA AND THE DUTCH ALLIANCE READINGS

CHAPTER XXVII THE CLOSING YEARS OF THE REVOLUTION (1778-1781)

THE WAR IN THE SOUTH THE YORKTOWN CAMPAIGN THE TREATY OF PEACE READINGS

CHAPTER XXVIII GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT DURING THE REVOLUTION

THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS STATE GOVERNMENTS DURING THE REVOLUTION THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION GOVERNMENTAL REORGANIZATION READINGS

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