rived its name from the capital of Holland, for the early settlers were natives of that country.

8. In 1664, the province of New York was surren dered by the Dutch into the hands of the English. It grew and prospered very fast, and became one of the most powerful of the colonies.

9. Pennsylvania was settled in 1681. Its founder was William Penn, a Quaker, and all the earliest settlers likewise belonged to the sect of Quakers. When William Penn arrived in the country, he bought land of the Indians, and made a treaty with them.

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WILLIAM PENN.

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10. This treaty was always held sacred. The Indians saw that the Quakers were men of

peace, and therefore they were careful never to do them any injury. There are no stories of Indian warfare with the Quakers of Pennsylvania.

11. The city of Philadelphia was laid out in accordance with Penn's instructions. He told the settlers not to make it like the crowded cities of the old world, but

8. What of the province of New York? 9. When and by whom was Pennsylvania settled? How did William Penn treat the Indians? 10. What was the consequence of his treaty with them? 11. What of the city of Philadelphia ?

to plant it with gardens round each house, that it might look like a "greene country towne."

12. The province of Maryland was given by Charles modeininom in the First to Lord Baltimore. He.

LORD BALTIMORE.

to was a Roman Catholic, and, in mor 1634, he brought over two hundred people of the same religion, and made the first settlement in Maryland.

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13. Carolina first began to be permanently settled in 1680. In 1729, it was divided into North The first settlement in Georgia The principal founder was General James Oglethorpe. He came from England with one hundred and sixteen settlers, and began to build the city of Savannah.

CHAPTER CLXX.-AMERICA CONTINUED.

Causes which led to the Revolution.

1. THE reader will have learnt, by the preceding chapters, how the whole of the sea-coast, between New

Wher

12 Who gave Maryland to Lord Baltimore? What of Lord Baltimore? did he settle Maryland? 13. When was Carolina settled? When divided? First settlement in Georgia? Who founded it? What city did he build?

Brunswick and Florida, became covered with colonies, which were all under the government of Great Britain. The inhabitants were growing numerous.

2. When the king of Great Britain and his ministers beheld the prosperous condition of the colonies, they determined to derive some profit from them. For this purpose, in 1765, the British parliament passed what was called the Stamp Act.

3. Their object was, to take money out of the jer mu pockets of the Americans for the

PATRICK HENRY.

a famous Virginian, told his countrymen not to mind about stamped paper, but to write

on any paper they liked best.

4. They made so strong an opposition to the Stamp Act, that parliament was forced to repeal it. But a tax was soon afterward laid on tea; so that no Ameri

CHAPTER CLXX.-1. What of the American sea-coast? 2. What of the king and ministers of Great Britain? What did the parliament do? 3. Their object? What did the Americans resolve? What did Patrick Henry say? 4. What did What of soldiers?

can lady could give a tea-party, without paying a tax to England. Soldiers were sent to America to compel the people to obey these unjust laws.

5. In the year 1770, a quarrel took place between some of these soldiers and the inhabitants of Boston. A company of the British red-coats assembled in State street, and fired upon a crowd of unarmed people. Three of them fell dead in the street, and five more were wounded. This affair was called the Boston Mas

sacre.

6. But instead of being affrighted by this bloodshed, the people grew more determined in their resist ance to the tyranny of England. In the year 1773, some ships were sent from London to the colonies, laden with cargoes of tea,

7. Three of the ships arrived in the harbor of Boston. One night, a number of persons went on board, in the disguise of Indians, and threw half the tea overboard. These Indian figures were never seen again; and, to this day, nobody can tell who they were.

8. When tidings of this event were carried to Eng. land, the king and ministry saw that they could neve make slaves of the Americans, unless by force of arms.

5. Describe the Boston massacre. 6. What of the Americans? What happened in the year 1773 ? 7. Describe the destruction of the tea. 8. What did the king and ministers now do?

They therefore sent over large bodies of troops to keep the people in subjection.

CHAPTER CLXXI.-AMERICA CONTINUED.

Account of the Battle of Lexington.

His

1. IN 1775, General Thomas Gage was the commander-in-chief of the British forces in America. head-quarters were at Boston.

2. On the night of the 18th of April, General Gage sent a detachment of eight hundred grenadiers to seize some cannon and ammunition at Concord, about eighteen miles from Boston. The grenadiers marched all night, and reached the town of Lexington at sunrise.

3. Lexington is a village about twelve miles from Boston. A meeting-house stood by the road-side, and near it there was a level tract of grass. On this green space, a company of militia were drawn up.

4. Major Pitcairn was the British commander. As soon as he saw the militia, he galloped forward, brar dishing his sword, and drawing a pistol from his hol

CHAPTER CLXXI.-1. What of General Gage? 2. What did he do? What of the grenadiers? 3-6. What took place at Lexington and Concord?