Murder of Captains Stone and Oldham――Massacre on Block Island ――Intervention of Roger Williams――The Last Stand of the Pequods――Emigration of Eaton and Davenport to Connecticut ――Foundation of New Haven――First Settlement of Refugees in Carolina――Their Lands given to eight Noblemen――Arrival of Cavaliers and Planters――Misery of the Colonists――Relief at last――Oglethorpe’s first Settlement in Georgia――His Meeting with the Indian Chiefs――Pennsylvania granted to Penn――His Reception in Delaware――His Voyage up the River――Treaty with the Indians――Foundation of Philadelphia――Rapid Growth of Pennsylvania――Foundation of Harrisburg――The French and Indian War――Foundation of Pittsburg――The War of Independence――Freedom won for the Thirteen Original States of the Union――Declaration of Independence on the 4th July, 1776. CHAPTER IX. D’Iberville’s Arrival at the Mouth of the Mississippi ――Foundation of the first French Fort on the Bay of Biloxi ――English Expedition to the Mississippi――The Mississippi Scheme――Foundation of New Orleans――Bursting of the Bubble ――Louisiana ceded to England――Boone’s first Trip to Kentucky ――Taken Prisoner by the Indians――Escape――Meeting with his Brother――Murder of Squire Boone’s Servant――A White Man’s Skeleton found in the Woods――Hunters on the Ohio and in Tennessee――First Settlers start for Kentucky――An Indian Ambush ――Retreat――Boone in Despair――Fresh Hope――Boone’s Third Trip at the Head of a Surveying Party――Purchase of Lands from the Cherokees――Foundation of Boonesborough――Influx of Emigrants across the Alleghanies――First Settlement of Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and the South of Michigan――The English supplant the French in Louisiana――Restriction of the Name of Louisiana to a small Tract――First English Settlements in Mississippi and Alabama――Acquisition of Florida――First Spanish and English Settlements in Texas――Acquisition of California, Arizona, and New Mexico――Gradual Retreat of the Red Men before the White Settlers. CHAPTER X.