The Colonies, 1492-1750

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

Thwaites, Reuben Gold

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

Providence, R. I., founded, 133, 146;
    religious disturbances at, 148, 159;
    union with Rhode Island, 147;
    the compact, 147;
    chartered, 148, 149;
    population (1638), 147.

  --, Md., former name for Annapolis, 98.

  Pueblo Indians, status, 8;
    visited by Spaniards, 29, 30;
    Spanish missions among, 31, 32.

  Puritans, definition of term, 115;
    in Holland, 115, 117;
    motive of emigration to America, 46;
    settle New England, 116-140;
    gain ascendency over Massachusetts Presbyterians, 162;
    rise to power in England, 169;
    in Virginia, 75-78, 108;
    in South Carolina, 109;
    in Maryland, 84-87;
    in middle colonies, 230.


  Quakers, in Carolina, 89, 91, 95;
    in Virginia, 108;
    in Maryland, 86;
    in Pennsylvania and Delaware, 210, 215-217, 221-225, 227, 230-232, 274,
    277, 281;
    in the Jerseys, 212, 213, 221;
    in New England, 165, 166, 169.

  Quebec, Cartier at, 32;
    founded by Champlain, 36, 48, 155, 246;
    capital of New France, 251;
    captured by English, 252.

  Queen Anne's War, 254, 255, 277, 278.


  Radisson, Sieur, early French explorer, 247, 248.

  Raleigh, Sir Walter, interest in American colonization, 37-40, 52, 65,
  68, 88;
    resists the Armada, 40.

  Randolph, Edward, collector at Boston, 173, 174.

  Representation, colonial practice of, 62;
    in Virginia, 73;
    in Maryland, 83, 84;
    in Pennsylvania, 216;
    in New Jersey, 211, 212, 214;
    in New Netherlands, 200, 201, 223;
    in New York, 204 206;
    in Connecticut, 143, 145;
    in Plymouth, 123;
    in Massachusetts, 62, 128, 129;
    the Watertown case, 128.

  Rhode Island, founded, 133, 135, 146-150;
    chartered, 61, 168;
    religious disturbances, 148, 149, 159-161, 189, 190, 194;
    Mrs. Hutchinson in, 135;
    treatment of Quakers, 165, 166;
    litigation, 182;
    trade, 186;
    education, 188;
    union of colonies as Providence Plantations, 148;
    not permitted to join the confederation, 157;
    charter troubles, 175, 177, 266, 267;
    boundary disputes, 267, 268;
    represented in second colonial congress, 270;
    Bellomont's visit, 276;
    Indian affairs, 277;
    population (1700), 180;
    characteristics, 49, 50.

  Ridge Hermits, in Pennsylvania, 230.

  Rensselaerswyck, N. Y., founded, 199.

  Roanoke Island, Raleigh's colony on, 38-40, 88, 119.

  Roberval, Jean François de, attempt at French colonization, 32, 33.

  Rocky Mountains, a barrier to colonization, 3;
    exploration of, 4;
    geography of, 6, 7;
    aborigines of, 8, 9, 12.

  Ryswick, treaty of, 244, 254.


  Sable, Isle of, early French colonies on, 35.

  Saint-Lusson, Sieur de, early French explorer, 248.

  Salem, Mass., founded, 125, 126;
    divides, 127;
    Williams at, 132, 133;
    witchcraft delusion at, 190-192.

  Salzburgers, in Georgia, 260, 261.

  San Francisco, harbor of, 3;
    founded, 31.

  Santa Fé, N. Mex., founded, 31, 32.

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The Colonies, 1492-1750

Thwaites, Reuben Gold

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

Providence, R. I., founded, 133, 146;
    religious disturbances at, 148, 159;
    union with Rhode Island, 147;
    the compact, 147;
    chartered, 148, 149;
    population (1638), 147.

  --, Md., former name for Annapolis, 98.

  Pueblo Indians, status, 8;
    visited by Spaniards, 29, 30;
    Spanish missions among, 31, 32.

  Puritans, definition of term, 115;
    in Holland, 115, 117;
    motive of emigration to America, 46;
    settle New England, 116-140;
    gain ascendency over Massachusetts Presbyterians, 162;
    rise to power in England, 169;
    in Virginia, 75-78, 108;
    in South Carolina, 109;
    in Maryland, 84-87;
    in middle colonies, 230.


  Quakers, in Carolina, 89, 91, 95;
    in Virginia, 108;
    in Maryland, 86;
    in Pennsylvania and Delaware, 210, 215-217, 221-225, 227, 230-232, 274,
    277, 281;
    in the Jerseys, 212, 213, 221;
    in New England, 165, 166, 169.

  Quebec, Cartier at, 32;
    founded by Champlain, 36, 48, 155, 246;
    capital of New France, 251;
    captured by English, 252.

  Queen Anne's War, 254, 255, 277, 278.


  Radisson, Sieur, early French explorer, 247, 248.

  Raleigh, Sir Walter, interest in American colonization, 37-40, 52, 65,
  68, 88;
    resists the Armada, 40.

  Randolph, Edward, collector at Boston, 173, 174.

  Representation, colonial practice of, 62;
    in Virginia, 73;
    in Maryland, 83, 84;
    in Pennsylvania, 216;
    in New Jersey, 211, 212, 214;
    in New Netherlands, 200, 201, 223;
    in New York, 204 206;
    in Connecticut, 143, 145;
    in Plymouth, 123;
    in Massachusetts, 62, 128, 129;
    the Watertown case, 128.

  Rhode Island, founded, 133, 135, 146-150;
    chartered, 61, 168;
    religious disturbances, 148, 149, 159-161, 189, 190, 194;
    Mrs. Hutchinson in, 135;
    treatment of Quakers, 165, 166;
    litigation, 182;
    trade, 186;
    education, 188;
    union of colonies as Providence Plantations, 148;
    not permitted to join the confederation, 157;
    charter troubles, 175, 177, 266, 267;
    boundary disputes, 267, 268;
    represented in second colonial congress, 270;
    Bellomont's visit, 276;
    Indian affairs, 277;
    population (1700), 180;
    characteristics, 49, 50.

  Ridge Hermits, in Pennsylvania, 230.

  Rensselaerswyck, N. Y., founded, 199.

  Roanoke Island, Raleigh's colony on, 38-40, 88, 119.

  Roberval, Jean François de, attempt at French colonization, 32, 33.

  Rocky Mountains, a barrier to colonization, 3;
    exploration of, 4;
    geography of, 6, 7;
    aborigines of, 8, 9, 12.

  Ryswick, treaty of, 244, 254.


  Sable, Isle of, early French colonies on, 35.

  Saint-Lusson, Sieur de, early French explorer, 248.

  Salem, Mass., founded, 125, 126;
    divides, 127;
    Williams at, 132, 133;
    witchcraft delusion at, 190-192.

  Salzburgers, in Georgia, 260, 261.

  San Francisco, harbor of, 3;
    founded, 31.

  Santa Fé, N. Mex., founded, 31, 32.

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The Colonies, 1492-1750

The Colonies, 1492-1750

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