CHAPTER XI.
9. Tell of the farther changes in the government, first to a Royal,
then to a Proprietary.
10. Give an account of Bacon's Rebellion, with its causes and results.
CHAPTER XII.
11. Give an account of the condition and prospects of the Plymouth
colonists.
12. What relations existed between these colonists and the Indians?
13. Tell about the sectarian troubles and their adjustment.
14. Outline the general prosperity of New England.
CHAPTER XIII.
15. Follow the farther strife between the colonists and the Indians.
16. Trace the changes in government in the New England Colonies from
1622-1689.
17. Give an account of King William's War, with the results to New
England.
18. Tell about Salem Witchcraft.
19. Give an account of Queen Anne's and King George's wars, with the
causes of each and the final adjustments.
20. Sketch the character of the Puritan.
CHAPTER XIV.
21. Outline the settlements of the Dutch and their conflicts with the
English and the Swedes.
22. Trace the conflict between the Dutch and the Indians.
CHAPTER XV.
23. What of the condition, the government, and the progress of New York
under the English rule?
24. Give an account of the "Negro Plot."
CHAPTER XVI.
25. Mention the several claims to the territory of Connecticut.
26. Tell the story of the Pequod War.
27. Outline the government and the general prosperity of Connecticut.
28. Give an account of Roger Williams, and the organization of the
"Plantation of Rhode Island."
29. Tell of the founding and growth of New Hampshire.
CHAPTER XVII.
30. Sketch the history of New Jersey, and its final separation from
Pennsylvania.
31. Tell the story of William Penn, and his career in Pennsylvania.
CHAPTER XVIII.
32. Give an account of the founding and development of Maryland.
33. Give an account of the colonization and progress of North Carolina.
CHAPTER XIX.
34. Tell of the founding of South Carolina.
35. Recite the affairs of Georgia under Oglethorpe.
36. Outline the troubles between the English and the Spaniards in
Georgia and Florida.
CHAPTER XX.
37. What were the leading causes of the French and Indian War?
38. Give an account of Washington's expedition to St. Pierre.
39. Give an account of the capture of Fort Necessity.
40. Give an outline of Braddock's campaign.
41. What were the leading events of the campaign of Wolfe?
PART IV.
REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION.
A. D. 1775-1789.
CHAPTER XXI.
CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION.
The American Revolution was an event of vast importance. The question
decided by it was whether the English colonies in America should govern
themselves, or be ruled by Great Britain. The decision was in favor of
independence. The result has been the grandest republican government
the world has ever known.
[Sidenote: =General Causes.=]
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