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FRANCIS PARKMAN
17 Jan. 1894
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UNIVERSITY PRESS: JOHN WILSON & SON, CAMBRIDGE.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
CHAPTER XXI.
MARYLAND.
Maryland, p. 3-Death of Lord Baltimore, 5-"Baconists" in Mary-
land, 7- Restrictions on Suffrage, 7-Protestantism, 8-A Tory President,
9- Revolution, 10—Culpepper in Virginia, 10—Increase of Royal Power, 11
- Appeals to the Assembly prohibited, 12-Virginia redeemed, 13- Howard of
Effingham, 13-Rebels sent to Virginia, 13-Kidnapped Men and Boys, 14—
Despotism, 15-Resisted, 16-Tendencies to Union, 17.
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CHAPTER XXII.
NEW NETHERLAND.
Holland and Union, p. 18-Revolution in the Netherlands, 19-Holland, 20
-Zealand, 20-Origin of the Dutch West India Company, 23 - Henry Hud-
son, 25-Sails up the North River, 27 - The Uncultivated Wilderness, 29 —
Geographical Features, 30-Progress, 30 — Hudson's Last Voyage, 32 — The
Dutch Traffic on the North River, 33-Albany, 35-Olden Barneveldt and
Grotius oppose Colonization in America, 36 West India Company chartered,
37-Colonization, 37-Colonial Diplomacy, 38- Charter of Liberties, 40-
Monopoly of Lands, 43 — De Vries plants Delaware, 44-Dutch Fort at Hart-
ford, 45-Gustavus Adolphus and New Sweden, 46 - Dutch and Indian Wars,
49-Municipal Liberties desired, 53 - Roger Williams mediates a Truce, 54-
Peace, 54-New Albion, 55-Stuyvesant's Administration, 56 - New Swe-
den, 56— Amsterdam purchases Delaware, 56-Emigrants, 57—Jews, 58-
Waldenses, 59-Huguenots, 59 — Africans, 60 — Dawn of Democratic Liberty,
61-Effects of the Restoration of Charles II., 64-Conquest of New Nether-
land, 68-New Jersey, 70- Delaware, 73-New York, 74 - New York recon-
quered, 75-Restored, 75— Rights of Neutral Flags, 77.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Unity of the Human Race, p. 78 - Progress of Emancipation, 78- Power of
the People in England, 80 - Progress of Intellectual Freedom, 80 - Speculative
Truth, 81 - Quakers, 81— George Fox, 81-Struggle for Freedom of Mind, 82
- Obtains it, 84- Preaches Freedom to the People, 84-His Purpose, 86 -
The Inner Light, 87-Its Reality, 87- Quaker Method, the Method of Des-
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cartes, 87-Asserts Freedom of Conscience, and of Mind, 88- Repels Super-
stition, 89-Respects Universal and Necessary Truths, 90-The Bible, 90-
Christianity, 91-Philosophy, 92-Quaker Morality, 92- Vows, 93 - Power,
93-Riches, 93- Education, 93-Capital Punishment, 94-Imprisonment for
Debt, 94-War, 94-Common Prayer, 94-The Sacraments, 94— Mourning,
94-Oaths, 94 - Sensual Pleasures, 94- Dress, 95-Style, 95-Tracts, 95-
Hireling Ministry, 95-Persecution, 95-Resistance, 96—Quaker Method of
Revolution, 96- Power of Truth, 97-Faith in Humanity, 97- Universal
Enfranchisement, 98-Priesthood, 99- Woman, 99-Kings, 99 - Nobles, 99
Titles, 99Hat Worship, 100-Influence of the Age on Fox, 100-Progress
of his Opinions, 100-Quakers persecuted, 101-They buy West New Jersey,
102-The Concessions, 102- The Quaker Constitution, 102-Relations with
the Indians, 103-With the Duke of York, 103-Progress of the Settlement,
105.
CHAPTER XXIV.
PENNSYLVANIA.
William Penn, p. 107- - Pennsylvania, 107-Letter to the People, 108-
Monopoly, 109-Government, 111-Free Society, 111- Delaware, 111 - Sails
for America, 112-Life of Penn, 112-John Locke and Penn, 119- Penn on
the Delaware, 121- The Great Treaty with the Indians, 122-Organization of
the Government, 124-Penn and Baltimore, 125 — Philadelphia, 125- Consti-
tutions established, 126-Trial for Witchcraft, 128- Progress, 128-Penn's
Farewell, 130-Boundary with Maryland, 130- Penn in England, 131 — His
Fame, 131- His Fortunes, 133-Quaker Legislation, 134-Indian Alarm, 135
-Slavery, 135- Death of George Fox, 136.
CHAPTER XXV.
JAMES II. CONSOLIDATES THE NORTHERN COLONIES.
Andros in New York, p. 137 - Claims Connecticut, 137 - Character of James
II., 138- His Colonial Policy, 139-New York discontented, 140-East New
Jersey, 141-Cause of the Emigration of Scottish Presbyterians, 142 - No
Persecution in New Jersey, 144 - Free Trade in New York, 145 Charter of
Liberties, 146 - The Five Nations, 146 - Their Wars with other Tribes, 147
With the French, 148-Treaty at Albany, 150-War with the French, 152-
Policy of Louis XIV., 153-Magnanimity of the Onondagas, 153 — War re-
vived, 154-Treaty for New England, 154-Dudley, Andros, 154-Tyranny,
156-John Wise resists, 156 - Connecticut, 158-Rhode Island, 159-Con-
solidation, 160.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE REVOLUTION OF 1688.
England, Clarendon's Ministry, p. 161 - The Cabal, 162 - Shaftesbury, 162-
Danby, 163-Shaftesbury, 164-Reaction, 165-James II., 165- Baxter, 167
The Tories, the Whigs, 168 - Penn's Party, 169 - The Revolution of 1688,
170 - Revolution in Massachusetts, 171-Plymouth, 172-Rhode Island, 173
- Connecticut, New York, 173-Absolute Sovereignty of Parliament, 174.
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE RESULT THUS FAR.
Population of the Twelve Oldest States in 1688, p. 175-Elements of the Coun-
try, 175-A Free People, 175-An Anglo-Saxon People, 176— Character of
the Virginians, 176-A Christian People, 177-A Protestant People, 177-
Political Character of Protestantism, 177 - Christianity originally an Enfran-
chisement, 177 - Origin of the Political Influence of the Seven Sacraments, 178
The Exclusive Sacraments found a Spiritual Tyranny, 178-Imperfect Re-
sistance from Scholastic Theologians; from Sensualists; from the Feudal Aris-
tocracy; from Monarchs; from Scholars, 179- Wycliffe appeals to the People,
179-John Huss, 179- Luther and Lutheranism, 180 — Anabaptists, 181-Cal-
vin, 182-Political Mission of Calvinism, 183 — Calvinism revolutionized the
English World, 183- Calvinism and Massachusetts, 183 - Progress in New
England, 184 - Connecticut, 184 Rhode Island, 184-The Quakers, 185
Coincidence of Quakers and Descartes, 185- America struggles for Universal-
ity, 185-Influence on the Red Man, 185-On the Black Man, 185- France,
England, and the Rising Colonies, 186.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE SOUTHERN STATES AFTER THE REVOLUTION.
The Fortunes of the Stuarts, p. 188-The Aristocratic Revolution of Eng-
land, 188 - Character of William of Orange, 189-Sketch of Somers, 190
The Revolution vindicates English Liberties, 190-The Anglican Church, 190-
Right of Resistance, 192-Power of Parliament, 192-Influence of the Com-
mercial Classes, 193-Theory of the Revolution, 194 - Power of Opinion, 194
-Free Press, 195 - Character of the Revolution, 195-Parties in South Caro-
lina, 196-Abrogation of Locke's Constitution, 198—Archdale, 198 — Prog-
ress; Huguenots enfranchised, 199-High Church Faction, 200 - Produce of
Carolina, 201- North Carolina, 202-Its Anarchy, 203 - Progress, 203 —
Virginia, 205-Forms of Government, 206 - The Church, 207 - Character of
its People, 208-Maryland, 210-The Protestant Association, 210 - Legisla-
tion, 211-Power of Proprietary restored, 211.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE MIDDLE STATES AFTER THE REVOLUTION.
Pennsylvania, p. 214- Delaware, 214-George Keith's Schism, 215-
Fletcher claims the Government, 216- Penn restored, 219-Negroes, 219
New Constitution, 220 - New Jersey, 223-It becomes a Royal Province, 225
-New York, 226-Leisler, 237-Sloughter arrives, 228-Leisler and Mil-
borne executed, 230-Colonial Liberties asserted, 231-Established Church,
232- Bellomont, 233-Sketch of Lord Cornbury, 234-His Administration,
235-Lovelace, Hunter, 237.
CHAPTER XXX.
NEW ENGLAND AFTER THE REVOLUTION.
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Connecticut, p. 242-Commands its own Militia, 243-Rhode Island, 244-
Charters endangered, 244- Massachusetts, 245-Revolution in Opinion, 247
Belief in Witchcraft, 247-Cotton Mather, 248-Glover, the Witch, 249-
Skepticism, 250- Cotton Mather, the Champion of Witchcraft, 250- New
Charter, 252-New Hampshire a Royal Province, 254-Phips and Stough-
ton, 255-Witchcraft at Salem, 256-The New Charter arrives, 258-The
Hanging of Witches begins, 259-More Victims, 261-Confessions, 262 —
Willard, Burroughs, Proctor, 262-Currier, Jacobs, 263-Last Executions, 264
- Cotton Mather's "Wonders of the Invisible World," 265 - Meeting of General
Court, 266-The Delusion over, 267-Moral Revolution, 269-Dudley, 270.
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE RULE OF PARLIAMENT AND THE COLONIES.
The Principles of the Revolution applied by the Colonies to their own Condi-
tion, p. 271- The Anglican Church in England and Ireland, 272-King Wil-
liam desires Union, 273-System of James II., 273 — The System of Governing
by Instructions, 274- Appointment of the Board of Trade, 275-Its Plan of
Union, 276 - The Constitution proposed by Penn, 277— Parliament and Taxa-
tion, 278 — The Prerogative and the Veto, 278-The Judiciary, 279 — Writ of
Habeas Corpus, 279- The Press, 279- The Church, 279-The Slave-Trade,
280-The Charter Governments threatened, 280— The Mercantile System sus-
tained and developed, 282-Courts of Admiralty, 283 - Laws against Manufac-
tures in the Colonies, 284- Opposition to the Mercantile System, 285 — Piracy,
286 Regulation of Colonial Currency, 286-American Post-Office, 287-
Naval Stores and the Navy, 287-As yet no Taxation by Parliament, 288-
Tendencies to Independence, 288.
CHAPTER XXXII.
PROGRESS OF FRANCE IN NORTH AMERICA.
European Colonial System, p. 290-Mercantile System, 291-Its Develop-
ments, 291- - The System of Portugal, 293 - Spain, Holland, 294-France and
England, 294-New France, 298-The Hundred Associates, 298-Jesuits, 298
- Jesuits in Canada, 299 - Character of Brebeuf, 301-Mode of Life, 302 –
Hospital, 303- Ursuline Convent, Montreal, 304-Progress of Missions, 304-
Raymbault and Jogues at the Falls of the St. Mary, 306-Jogues in Western
New York, 308-Bressani, 310-Mission on the Kennebec, 311-Martyrdom
of Jogues, 312- Of Daniel, 313. Of Brebeuf and Lallemand, 314- Missions to
the Five Nations, 315- Dablon, 317 — René Mesnard, Chaumonot, 318.