The Colonies, 1492-1750

Name: The Colonies, 1492-1750
Author: Thwaites, Reuben Gold

Thwaites, Reuben Gold

United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Indians, their origin, 2, 3;
    philological divisions, 9-12;
    characteristics, 13-16;
    relations with English colonists in general, 17-19, 36, 38-43;
    Pequod War, 136, 137;
    Philip's War, 14, 170-172, 188;
    relations with the Spaniards, 27-32, 42, 43, 47, 238, 239;
      with the Portuguese, 48;
      with the French, 34, 35, 49, 246-258;
      with the Dutch, 163;
      with Georgia, 259-261;
      with Carolina, 88, 89, 277;
      with Virginia, 14, 68, 71, 74, 75, 77, 78, 269, 280;
      with Maryland, 83, 86, 277;
      with the South generally, 56, 97;
      with Pennsylvania, 216, 217, 222, 274, 277;
      with Delaware, 207-209, 277;
      with New Jersey, 211, 214, 231, 277, 282;
      with New York, 196, 198-202, 206, 207, 230, 270, 271, 277;
      with Connecticut, 140, 142, 155;
      with Rhode Island, 160, 161, 164, 277;
      with Massachusetts, 140, 170, 173;
      with Maine, 172;
      with New England generally, 119, 120, 133, 136, 137, 170.

  Ipswich, Mass., Nathaniel Ward at, 138;
    trial of John Wise, 176.

  Irish, American discoveries by, 21;
    in Iceland, 21;
    in Pennsylvania and Delaware, 222.

  Iroquois, the, status, 10, 11;
    hostility to French, 196, 246, 248-250, 253;
    allies of Dutch and English, 196, 200, 207, 256.


  Jamaica, historical sketch, 240, 241.

  James I., king of England, charters London and Plymouth companies, 66-69,
  113;
    interest in Virginia colonization, 74, 75, 81;
    treatment of Puritans, 115, 116.

  -- II., king of England, colonial policy of, 175;
    attitude towards New York and New Jersey, 206, 213, 214;
    flight, 176.

  -- River, exploration of, 26;
    named by Jamestown colonists, 70;
    Huguenot settlement on, 81.

  Jamestown, Va., settlement of, 70-72, 113;
    early iron smelting at, 6;
    introduction of slaves, 74;
    Indian massacre, 74;
    Puritans at, 76;
    burned, 79;
    Baltimore at, 81;
    as capital of Virginia, 98;
    communal proprietorship at, 120.

  Japan, prehistoric vessels from, 2;
    early European attempts to reach, 42.

  Jesuits, in New France, 36, 253;
    in Maryland, 83;
    in New York, 230;
    explorations in the Northwest, 247.

  Jolliet, Louis, discovery of Mississippi River, 26, 248.


  Kansas, crossed by Coronado, 30.

  Kent island, occupied by Claiborne, 77, 83-85.

  Kentucky, early exploration, 4;
    aborigines of, 9;
    early white settlements, 269, 283.

  Kidd, William, a noted pirate, 276.

  Kieft, William, governor of New Netherlands, 200, 201, 208, 209.

  King George's War, 255, 256, 278.

  King William's War, 253, 254.


  Labrador, Norse discovery of, 22;
    early English voyages to, 37.

  Lake Champlain, as a highway for exploration and Indian raids, 4, 220;
    discovery, 196;
    New York and New Hampshire land claims on, 268.

  Lake Erie, aborigines on, 10, 11;
    discovery, 248.

  Lake George, as a highway for exploration, 4.

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The Colonies, 1492-1750

Thwaites, Reuben Gold

United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Indians, their origin, 2, 3;
    philological divisions, 9-12;
    characteristics, 13-16;
    relations with English colonists in general, 17-19, 36, 38-43;
    Pequod War, 136, 137;
    Philip's War, 14, 170-172, 188;
    relations with the Spaniards, 27-32, 42, 43, 47, 238, 239;
      with the Portuguese, 48;
      with the French, 34, 35, 49, 246-258;
      with the Dutch, 163;
      with Georgia, 259-261;
      with Carolina, 88, 89, 277;
      with Virginia, 14, 68, 71, 74, 75, 77, 78, 269, 280;
      with Maryland, 83, 86, 277;
      with the South generally, 56, 97;
      with Pennsylvania, 216, 217, 222, 274, 277;
      with Delaware, 207-209, 277;
      with New Jersey, 211, 214, 231, 277, 282;
      with New York, 196, 198-202, 206, 207, 230, 270, 271, 277;
      with Connecticut, 140, 142, 155;
      with Rhode Island, 160, 161, 164, 277;
      with Massachusetts, 140, 170, 173;
      with Maine, 172;
      with New England generally, 119, 120, 133, 136, 137, 170.

  Ipswich, Mass., Nathaniel Ward at, 138;
    trial of John Wise, 176.

  Irish, American discoveries by, 21;
    in Iceland, 21;
    in Pennsylvania and Delaware, 222.

  Iroquois, the, status, 10, 11;
    hostility to French, 196, 246, 248-250, 253;
    allies of Dutch and English, 196, 200, 207, 256.


  Jamaica, historical sketch, 240, 241.

  James I., king of England, charters London and Plymouth companies, 66-69,
  113;
    interest in Virginia colonization, 74, 75, 81;
    treatment of Puritans, 115, 116.

  -- II., king of England, colonial policy of, 175;
    attitude towards New York and New Jersey, 206, 213, 214;
    flight, 176.

  -- River, exploration of, 26;
    named by Jamestown colonists, 70;
    Huguenot settlement on, 81.

  Jamestown, Va., settlement of, 70-72, 113;
    early iron smelting at, 6;
    introduction of slaves, 74;
    Indian massacre, 74;
    Puritans at, 76;
    burned, 79;
    Baltimore at, 81;
    as capital of Virginia, 98;
    communal proprietorship at, 120.

  Japan, prehistoric vessels from, 2;
    early European attempts to reach, 42.

  Jesuits, in New France, 36, 253;
    in Maryland, 83;
    in New York, 230;
    explorations in the Northwest, 247.

  Jolliet, Louis, discovery of Mississippi River, 26, 248.


  Kansas, crossed by Coronado, 30.

  Kent island, occupied by Claiborne, 77, 83-85.

  Kentucky, early exploration, 4;
    aborigines of, 9;
    early white settlements, 269, 283.

  Kidd, William, a noted pirate, 276.

  Kieft, William, governor of New Netherlands, 200, 201, 208, 209.

  King George's War, 255, 256, 278.

  King William's War, 253, 254.


  Labrador, Norse discovery of, 22;
    early English voyages to, 37.

  Lake Champlain, as a highway for exploration and Indian raids, 4, 220;
    discovery, 196;
    New York and New Hampshire land claims on, 268.

  Lake Erie, aborigines on, 10, 11;
    discovery, 248.

  Lake George, as a highway for exploration, 4.

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The Colonies, 1492-1750

The Colonies, 1492-1750

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