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“…Vol. 1 -- Introduction—two classes of emigrants—two governments for seventy years—the pilgrim fathers, their pilgrimages and settlement -- Government of the "pilgrim fathers" at New Plymouth during seventy years, from 1620-1690, as distinct from that of the "Puritan fathers" of Massachusetts
Bay -- The Puritans of Massachusetts
Bay Company and their government, commencing in 1629 -- The government of Massachusetts
Bay under the Long Parliament, the Commonwealth, and Cromwell -- Government of Massachusetts
Bay and other colonies during twenty years, under Charles the Second, from 1660 to 1680 -- Massachusetts during the last four years of Charles the Second and the three years' reign of
James the Second , from 1680 to 1689; the immediate causes and manner of cancelling the first charter -- Second royal charter, and the government of Massachusetts under it from 1691 to 1748; the close of the first war between England and France, and the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle --Massachusetts and other colonies during the second war between Great Britain and France, from the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, to the peace of Paris, 1763 -- Relation of England and the colonies with each other and with foreign countries -- The Stamp Act; its effects in America; Virginia leads the opposition to it; riots and destruction of property in Boston; petitions against the Stamp Act in England; repeal of the Stamp Act; rejoicings at its repeal in England and America; the Declaratory Act -- Authority of Parliament over the British colonies -- Summary of events from the repeal of the Stamp Act, March, 1776, to the end of the year -- 1767—protests and loyal petitions of the colonists against the English Parliamentary Acts for raising revenues in the colonies -- Events of 1769—unjust imputations of Parliament on the loyalty of the colonists, and misrepresentation of their just and loyal petitions --Events of 1770—an eventful epoch—expectations of reconciliation and union disappointed -- Events of 1771, 1772, 1773—the East India Company's tea rejected in every province in America; not a chest of its tea sold; resolutions of a public meeting in Philadelphia on the subject, the model for those of other colonies -- Events of 1774—all classes in the colonies discontented; all classes and all the provinces reject the East India Company's tea -- 1774, continued until the meeting of the first general Congress in September -- General Congress or convention at Philadelphia, September and October, 1774 -- The re-assembling of Parliament the 20th of January; letters from colonial governors, revenue and military officers, against the colonists opposed to the ministerial policy and the Parliamentary Acts; the Ministry, supported by Parliament, determine upon continuing and strengthening the coercive policy against the Colonies --Parliament proceeds to pass an act to punish the New England colonies for sympathising with Massachusetts, by restricting their trade to England and depriving them of the Newfoundland fisheries -- The second Continental Congress in America -- An eventful year; preparation in England to reduce colonists to absolute submission; self-asserted authority of Parliament -- Congress of 1776: proceedings preliminary to, and adoption of the Declaration of Independence; a copy of the Declaration itself -- Declaration of Independence discussed…”
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