Jannay. 1855

Mrs. Gibson's School.

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OF THE

UNITED STATES,

FROM THE EARLIEST DISCOVERIES TO THE
PRESENT TIME.

WITH ADDITIONS,

CONTAINING

HISTORY OF THE BRITISH AMERICAN PROVINCES,

HISTORY OF MEXICO,

AND THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES,

WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES AND QUESTIONS.

BY MARCIUS WILLSON,

99.66

AMERICAN HISTORY, OUTLINES OF GENERAL HISTORY,"

66 PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY," ETC.

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HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

GIFT OF THE

CONGREGATIONAL LIBRARY OF BOSTON

DEC 11 1935

EMBELLISHMENTS, MAPS, CHARTS, PLANS OF BATTLES, ETC.

EMBELLISHMENTS.

FRONTISPIECE-LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS,

POCAHONTAS SAVING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN SMITH,

DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE,

BATTLE OF BUNKER'S HILL,

SURRENDER OF LORD CORNWALLIS,

MAPS, CHARTS, PLANS OF BATTLES, &c.

Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1853,

BY MARCIUS WILLSON,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the
Southern District of New York.

STEREOTYPED BY THOMAS B. SMITH,

216 WILLIAM STREET, N. Y.

CONTENTS, AND PLAN OF THE WORK.

PART I.

VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES.

CHAPTER I.

OYAGES, CONQUESTS, AND DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTHERN POR-

TIONS OF NORTH AMERICA,

DIVISIONS.-I. Columbus.-II. De Leon.-III. De Ayllon.-IV. Conquest

of Mexico.-V. De Narvaez.-VI. Ferdinand De Soto.

CHAPTER II.

NORTHERN AND EASTERN COASTS OF NORTH AMERICA,

DIVISIONS.-I. John and Sebastian Cabot.-II. Cortereal.-III. Verrazani.-

IV. Cartier.-V. Roberval.-VI. Ribault, Laudonniere, and Melendez.-

VII. Gilbert, Raleigh, and Grenville.-VIII. De La Roche.-IX. Gosnold.

-X. De Monts.-XI. North and South Virginia.

PART II.

EARLY SETTLEMENTS AND COLONIAL HISTORY.

VIRGINIA,

CHAPTER I.

DIVISIONS.-I. Virginia under the first Charter.-II. Virginia under the

second Charter.-III. Virginia under the third Charter.-IV. Virginia

from the dissolution of the London Company in 1624, to the com-

mencement of the French and Indian War in 1754.

MASSACHUSETTS,.

CHAPTER II.

SECTION I.-Massachusetts from its earliest history to the union

of the New England Colonies in 1643.

DIVISIONS.-I. Early History.-II. Plymouth Colony.-III. Massachu-

setts Bay Colony.-IV. Únion of the New England Colonies.-V.

Early Laws and Customs.

SECTION II.-Massachusetts from the Union of the New England

Colonies in 1643, to the close of King William's War in 1697.

DIVISIONS.-I. Events from the Union to King Philip's War.-II. King

Philip's War.-III. Controversies and Royal Tyranny.-IV. Massa-

chusetts during King William's War.

SECTION III.-Massachusetts from the close of King William's

War in 1697, to the commencement of the French and Indian

War in 1754.

DIVISINS.-I. Massachusetts during Queen Anne's War.-II. King

George's War.

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