39-41. The Settlement and Growth of Maryland 37 42-45. Development of Virginia 40 46-52. Development of New England 42 53-60. The New England Confederacy 46 61-71. Development of the Middle Colonies 51 72-76. The Southern Colonies 57 References 59 CHAPTER IV.—THE COUNTRY AT THE END OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. 77-78. General Conditions 60 79-84. Characteristics of New England 61 85-86. Characteristics of the Middle Colonies 65 87-90. Characteristics of the Southern Colonies 66 References 68 CHAPTER V.—DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLONIES, 1690–1765. 91-94. Colonial Disputes 69 95-97. Virginia and Georgia 71 98-100. French Discoveries and Claims 73 101-116. Wars with the French 75 References 86 PART II.—PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION, 1765–1789. CHAPTER VI.—CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION. 117-120. General Causes 87 121-126. The Question of Taxation 91 127-132. The Resistance of the Colonies 93 133-135. The Tax on Tea 98 136-139. New Legislation and Opposition 100 140-143. The Crisis 103 References 106 CHAPTER VII.—THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1775 AND 1776. 144-147. Early Movements 107 148-152. Washington in Command 110 153-158. The War in New York 114 159-160. General Condition of the Country 118 161-162. Failure of British Expeditions 119 163-165. The Declaration of Independence 121 166-176. The War in New Jersey 126 CHAPTER VIII.—THE CAMPAIGN OF 1777. 177-187. The Struggle for the Center 135 CHAPTER IX.—THE FRENCH ALLIANCE AND THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1778 AND 1779.