In what year? In 1608. Character of Smith's administration? Most energetic and useful. What method did Smith adopt to prevent profanity? He caused the number of every man's oaths to be noted, and at night, as many cans of water to be poured inside of his sleeve. What dreadful plot did Powhatan form in 1609? Who averted their destruction? How old was she then? About 14. In what year, was she born? In what year, did Smith return to England? In 1609. For what object? To be healed of his wounds. How had he been dangerously wounded? By the accidental explosion of a bag of gunpowder. Number of the colony at Smith's departure? 500. What soon obliged him to resigu the government? Want of health. Who allured Pocahontas to come on board his vessel in 1612? Capt. Argal. What was then her age? Where did Argal carry her? To Jamestown. What did Powhatan offer to give for her ransom? 500 bushels of corn. What prevented her return to her father? Her marriage. Whom did she marry? What effect upon her father, had her marriage? He was ever after a friend to the English. To what country did Mrs. Rolfe remove? What religion did she embrace? What name was given her? How was she received at the court of king James? With much attention. Why was James much displeas What prevailed in the colony im-ed with Mr. Rolfe? Because he mediately after Smith's departure? had presumed to marry into a royal Anarchy, faction, riot, and the most family. daring crimes. Who took advantage of their divided and wretched state? The Indians. What calamities soon followed? The most dreadful famine and pestilence. To what number, were the people reduced in six months? What was this period for many years denominated? The starving Time. What resolution did they soon adopt? Who prevented their going to England, after they had embarked? How many settlers came with Lord Delaware-In what year ? 1610. Who then became their governor? Lord Delaware. What did he soon restore to the colony? Order and contentment. By what, was she prevented from returning to Virginia ? By death. Where do her descendants now live ? What is their standing in socie ty? CHAPTER XVI. p. 21. Settlement of N. Y. and Naming How long after the settlement of On what river, is Albany? In what state, is Albany? Which way from Troy ?-from Which way from Boston 1 About how far? In what year, was a settlement commenced on Manhattan island? By whom?i What city is now on that island? Which way is N. Y. city from New-Haven-from Philadelphia? To which of these cities, is Ne Y. nearest Which way is N. Y. from Boston from Washington city To which of these, is N. Y. nearest ? From whom, was the Hudson named What other name is often applied to the Hudson? North River. In whose employ, did Hudson sail up that river? What name was given by the Dutch, to the region round Hud son's river? England. From what country In what year? 1607. Where did they settle? At the mouth of Sagadahok river. What is that river now called ? Kennebec. In what state is Kennebec river? What are some of the towns upon the Kennebec What other large river is wholly in Maine ? Which way is the Penobscot from the Kennebec ? Largest river, that empties into the Kennebec ? Largest river in Maine, west of the Androscoggin ? What was the number of the colony at the mouth of the Kennebec? 45. Where was another colony plant ed the same year? What induced the Sagadahoc colony to return to England the next year? The burning of their stores, and death of their leaders. CHAPTER XVIII. p. 22. The Puritans. Where commenced the first permanent colony in N. E. ? In what year? From what country, originally? Of what religious denomination? Why were they called Puritans? Because they professed to desire greater purity of worship, of discipline and of morals. By whom was the name first given them? By their opponents. How did these intend the name should be regarded? As a term of reproach. How long had this name been in use? About 60 years. How had they been treated, during that period? They had been grievously persecuted. By what denomination? By the Episcopalians. Who had taken the lead in these persecutions? Elizabeth, Parker, Whitgift, James I. and Bancroft. What was the office of Parker, Whitgift, and Bancroft ? bishop of Canterbury. ritans were most grievously disappointed. How were their ministers treated? They were persecuted in eve Arch-ry quarter. What were some of the greatest injuries, inflicted upon the Puritans? Cruel mockings, loss of goods, imprisonment and death. For what, did they receive these injuries? For preaching and hearing the gospel, and worshipping God according to the dictates of conscience; for not worshipping God in the way they thought wrong; for attempting to defend themselves by reason and scripture, and for not believing what they could not believe, or professing to believe what they disbelieved.f In what year, commenced the Who soon succeeded Whitgift, in that office? Bancroft. a Character of Bancroft? He was more dreadful persecutor than Whitgift. For what, was he a most proper tool? To execute the tyranny of James. What did James say to some of the Puritans, after he had pretended to hear their defence at Hampton Court?" If this be all your From what king, had the Puri-party have to say, I will make them tans great hopes of relief? James conform, or I will hurry them out I. of the land, or else do worse." Why? He had professed kindness to the suffering Puritans, and strong disapprobation of the ceremonies of the church of England. What was the result? The Pu † NOTE D. Form of Subscription in the days of Elizabeth. What did James do, that was worse? He restrained them from going out of the land, that he might persecute them there. Why were the Puritans so hated that, as the public preaching of the word in this church of England, is sound and sincere, so the public or"Though the forms of subscrip- der in the ministration of the sacration," saya Mr. Brook, " varied in ments is consonant to the word of different dioceses, that which was God." Some things in this form most commonly imposed, was the the Puritans did not believe, and following. "I acknowledge the could not believe. Had they thereBook of Articles, agreed upon by fore, acknowledged these things to the clergy in the synod of 1563, and be true, they must have been guilty confirmed by the queen's majesty, of lying to God, and to their own to be sound, and according to the consciences. They shuddered at word of God;-that the queen's the thought of committing such majesty is the chief governor, next wickedness. "Our bodies and under Christ, of this church of Eng-goods, and all we have," said they, land,as well in ecclesiastical,as civil causes;--that in the Book of Common Prayer, there is nothing evil, or repugnant to the word of God; but that it may well be used in our Christian church of England;-and are in her majesty's hands; only our souls we reserve to our God, who alone is able to save us, or condemn us."-Brook's Lives of the Puritans 1: 35, 39. by James? CHAPTER XIX.-p. 22. The Puritans, previously to their † NOTE E. Some account of the Colony of Plymouth, previously to their arrival in this country. [A considerable part of this account is from the glowing pen of the late Dr. Parish.] Puritans adopt, to escape the tyranny of James? To leave their country. To what country, did many of them flee? To Holland. In what part of England, did the Plymouth colony originate? In the northern part. In what counties ?+ What was the occasion of their they heard, was freedom of religion for all men. Hard was their lot, to leave their dwellings, their lands and relatives, to go, they knew not where to obtain a living, they knew not how. Having been employed only in agriculture, they were ignorant of the business of the place of their intended exile. About the year 1602, there was a revival of religion in the counties of Nottinghamshire, Lancashire Though persecuted, they were and Yorkshire. A separation from not dismayed; though distressed, the established church, was the their courage did not forsake them. consequence. The converts resolv- Still another affliction, more unreaed," whatever it should cost them," sonable, if possible, than any forto enjoy liberty of conscience. From mer ones, stared them in the face. these, a church was formed, and They could not stay in peace nor placed under the care of the Rev. were they allowed to depart. The Richard Clifton, a solemn and suc- strong arm of law barred every cessful preacher. Mr. John Rob-harbor and every vessel against inson was a member of this church, them. They could effect their esand afterwards pastor. Mr. Will-cape only by secret means, or by iam Brewster was an elder and bribing the mariners; and then preacher. were they sometimes betrayed, Having separated from the church their property seized, and themof England, on account of its retain-selves punished. The following ing so much Popery, and having covenanted "to walk in all the ways of God, made known, or to A large company, intending to be made known to them, according embark at Boston, on the Humber, to their best endeavours, the spirit hired a ship, and agreed with the of persecution rose, like a flood, master, to take them on board on with new fury. Besides the trial a certain day,at an appointed place. of cruel mockings, they were watch-They were punctual. He kept not ed by officers, and were often im-the day; but finally came, and reprisoned, or obliged to fly from ceived them in the night. Then, their houses and means of subsist- having agreed beforehand with the searchers and other officers, he delivered the passengers and goods to them, who put them in boats, rifled and searched them " to their ence. In this deplorable situation, with "joint consent." they resolved to go into the Low Countries, where, facts will show their distressed and forlorn situation. shirts," treating the women with and intreated; but in vain. Soon ૐ indelicacy and rudeness, carried after, they were tossed in a storm, them back to the town; where they and driven on the coast of Norwere spectacles of scorn to the mul-way. They saw neither sun, moon, titude who came to gaze. They nor stars for seven days. The were carried before the magis-mariners despaired of relief, and trates, and imprisoned for a month. The greater part were then sent to the place, whence they came; but the principal characters were kept in confinement, or bound over to he next assizes. once supposed the ship actually going down. With shrieks and cries, they exclaimed, We sink, we sink, the water overflowing them to their mouths. Yet the Puritan passengers in this scene of horror and desperation, without any great distraction, cried, Yet Lord, thou canst save, Lord, thou canst save, with other similar expressions. The ship soon recovered herself; and the fury of the storm abated. But to return to the people on Distressed, but still persevering, he next spring, 1608, a number of nese, with others, agreed with a Dutch captain, to carry them to Holland. He was to take them Trom a large common between Grimsby and Hull, a place remote from any town. The women, chil-shore. The men escaped, except dren and goods were sent to the those who staid to assist the women place in a small bark; the men and children. Here was a moving travelled by land. But the bark scene of distress; husbands and faarriving a day before the ship, the thers, carried to a foreign country; sea being rough and the women children, crying with fear, and shivvery sick, the seamen put into aering with cold. Charity and husmall creek. The next morning,manity would have cheered the the ship came, but the bark was aground. That no time might be lost, the captain sent his boat, to receive some of the men, who were on shore. As the boat was returning for more, the captain saw a great company of horse and foot, coming armed from the country; at which he sailed, and was soon out of sight. The men on board were thus separated from their wives and children, without money or change of garınents They wept weeping throng; but these heavenly spirits were not here. Persecution raised her voice, terrible as death. She hurried them from place to place, from officer to officer, till she was tired of victory. To imprison so many innocent women and children, would have excited public indignation. Homes they had none; for they had disposed of them. Their persecutors were glad to be rid of them on any terms. |