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What colony was refused admittance into the N. E. confederacy in 1648'?

Most distinguished minister of Roxbury?!

Who was John Sagamore? In what year, was Roxbury settled ?

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What states are separated by

Who was Leonard Calvert ? Give some account of Black-the Potomac ? stone river.

Succeeding name of Trimoun

tain?

In what year, did emigration from Old England to New, almost entirely cease?

What distinguished ministers removed to Hartford in 1636?

Who was Sassacus ?

Where did the Plymotheans erect a trading house in 1633? Who commenced the settlement on Kent-Island in Md. ?

Where did Roger Williams commence a settlement 1636? . What Indian war distinguished the year 1637 ?

To what Indians belonged Fort

What Indians besieged Fort Mystic?
Saybrook in 1636 ?

Who was Uncas?
Who was Miantonimo?

Who led the attack against Fort
Mystic?

Who was John Davenport ?Theophilus Eaton?-Edward Hopkins?-John Haynes ?

For what, has Natic been most distinguished?

What patent was granted to Henry Roswell and others? Where did John Sagamore live? In what year, was Dorchester settled?

Where did William Clayborne commence a settlement?

Who began a settlement at St. Mary?

How long was Hartford settled after Boston?

What most distinguished minister came from Boston in England, to Boston, Ms. ?,

Who was William Clayborne ? What three towns contained about 800 inhabitants in 1636 ? What sachem had 26 sachems under him?

What high office did Henry Vane hold in Ms. ?

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Whose life was saved by cutting bowstring?

What separates Boston from Charlestown?

First white inhabitant of Shaw

mut?

Of what colony, did Charles I. grant a patent to Lord Baltimore? Great city on the Petapsco ? Where did the Dutch threaten to fire upon the Plymotheans in 1633 ?

From what town in Ms. came the first settlers of Windsor ?

Who was Wahquimicut? What minister was banished from Salem in 1635 ?

What Indians once occupied the place of New London, Groton and Stonington?

Who were the Mohawks?
Who was Wequosh?

What is the largest river that rises in N. H.?

Other names of Trimountain? What was the title of Cecil Calvert?

From what town in Ms. came the first settlers of Hartford? Indian name of R. I. ?

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City near the mouth of the Thames & the Dutch, did Charles II. form, in Ct.?

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Who was William Coddington? Which way is Newport from Haverhill ?

Other names of Boston? Who became archbishop of terbury in 1633 ?

about that time?

To wnom, did Charles grant NewYork, N.J. and Del. in 1664? How could Charles_give away what belonged to the Dutch? He Can-considered all the country as belonging to him, by right of prior discovery and occupancy.

What colony was named for the wife of Charles I. ?

What patent was granted to Lord Say and Seal, &c. in 1631 ?

From what town in Ms. came the first settlers of Wethersfield?

What commission did J. Winthrop, jun. receive in England?

In what bay, is the island, that was named for Rhodes?

What Indians had their principal fort in Groton Ct.

CHAPTER XXXVI.-p. 33.

Second Charter of Ct.

Who was sent against the Dutch at N. Y. ?

Who was then the Dutch Gov.? Why did Stuyvesant yield? What were the two Dutch settlements then called?

In honor of whom?

§ What territory did the Duke of York convey to Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret?

Why called New Jersey ? By whom, was the first settlement made in N. J.?

How soon after the settlement of

Conten-Plymouth?

By whom, was Delaware first

tion with the Dutch. Settle-
ment of New Jersey and Del-? settled?
aware. Commissioners of Ap-
peals.

Who granted the second charter of Ct. ?

In what year?

Who petitioned for the second charter ?

In what respect, did the second charter coincide with the first? They both confirmed the same territory.

In what respect, did the second exceed the first? It constituted the colony a body politic.

What colony did it include with Ct.?

In what year, did New Haven actually unite with Ct. ?

Was it before or after the settlement of N. J.?

Under whose authority, was Delaware, when given to the Duke of York?

Success of Robert Carr against the Dutch of Delaware?

Under what authority, was Del. then placed?

§ To what office in N. E. were Nichols,Carr, Cartwright and May. eric appointed? They were made Commissioners of Appeals.

Conduct of these commissioners?
To whom, offensive?

From whom, did they receive complaints against the colonies?

Against whose consent, did they govern-constitute persons freemen ?

Till what year, did the ment, formed under the charters, continue essentially the same?

§ Whom did the Dutch at Manhattan often perplex and annoy? To what did they lay claim? What determination respecting

To whom, did they wrongfully give protection?

How were they prevented from ruining the country?

CHAPTER XXXVII. p. 36.

Settlement of Carolina. When commenced the first settlement at Roancke ?-the second? Under whose patronage?

What became of these colonies?

How many distinct governments were formed in Carolina?

To what place, did Gov. Sayle remove in 1671 ?

Of what town, was here laid the foundation?

To what point did the inhabitants

How long after the first settle-remove, nine years after? ment in Carolina, was begun the first permanent settlement? Where?

Where is Albemarle? Albemarle county is in Va. but the Albemarle here meant, lies round Albemarle Sound.

Which way Albemarle Sound from Pamlico Sound from Chesapeak Bayfrom Knoxville? By whom, was commenced the settlement at Albemarle ?

Under whose superintendence? § To whom, was granted the patent of Carolina ?-By whom? Northern boundary of this territory?

Southern boundary? The 31st degree of N. latitude.

Fast and West boundaries? The
Atlantic and Pacific.

How many degrees wide?
Why was this territory called
Carolina?

How long before, had it been discovered under his patronage ?

Of what city, did they then lay the foundation?

Of what state, is Charleston now the capital?

At the junction of what rivers, is Charleston'!

Which way is Charleston from Pittsburgh from Cape Fear

In what year, was the settlement of Charleston?

How long after that of Albemarle ?-of Boston ?-of Hartford? -of Plymouth ?-of Jamestown?

To what number, were the three governments in Carolina reduced, after the death of Gov. Sayle?

§ What distinguished philosopher procured a constitution for Carolina? For what term, was the president to be chosen?

What kind of a nobility was to be established?

What was occasioned in Albemarle, by an attempt to enforce this constitution?

What was the fate of this im

Where was commenced the sec-practicable constitution? ond permanent settlement in Carolina? When?

What government was then restored?

To whom, did the proprietors surrender their title and interest in ?

How long after Albemarle ?-after Boston-after Salem ?-after Hartford-after Plymouth ?-af-1729 ter N. Haven-after Providence? In what part of Carolina, was a settlement commenced in 1669 ?

Give some account of Port Royal in Carol'na? It is an Island near the mouth of Coosawhatchy river Principal place in this island? Beaufort.

Which way from Savannah ? Who was appointed governor of Port Royal?

Into what colonies, was Carolina then divided?

Who appointed their governors and councils.

CHAPTER XXXVIII. p. 38.

King Philip's War.

By what Indian war, was the existence of the colonies seriously endangered?

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Where did Philip reside? When did Philip first renew the treaty, that his father and brother had made? In 1662, very soon after his accession.

How long after its first formation at Plymouth?

For how long, after his accession, did Philip appear very friendly to the English? Seven years.

In what year, did he make a confession for violating this treaty ?† At what place?

Which way is Taunton from Pawtucket ? from Boston?

What did he engage to resign up into the hands of the English, as a pledge of his faithfulness?

Immediate cause of Philip's

war?

Whom had they murdered? By whom, had they been excited to this murder?

By whom, had Sausaman been instructed from his childhood?

His brother Philip.
In what year?
Who was then king of England? ? Mr. Eliot.

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King Philip's Confession and
Renewal of Covenant.

towards them (whom I bave now and at all times, found kind to me) or any other of the English colonies; and as a real plege of my true intentions, for the future, to be

engage to resign up unto the government of New Plymouth, all my English arms, to be kept by them for their security, so long as they shall see reason. For true performance of the premises, I have here unto set my hand, together with the rest of my Council.

Taunton, Ap: 10, 1671. "Whereas my father, my brother and myself have formerly submit-faithful and friendly, I do freely ted ourselves and our people unto the King's Majesty of England, and to this colony of New Plymouth, by some solemn covenant under our hand; but I having of late, through my indiscretion and the naughtiness of my heart, violated and broken this my covenant with my friends, by taking arms with evil intent against them, and that groundlessly; I being now deeply sensible of my unfaithfulness and folly, do desire at this time, solemnly to renew my covenant with my ancient friends, and my father's friends, above mentioned, and to desire this may testify to the world against me, if ever I shall fail in my faithfulness

The mark P. of Philip, chief sachem of Pokanoket, The mark Y. of Tavoser, The mark M. of Capt. Wispoke, The mark T. of Wookaponchant, The mark 8. of Nimrod."

In presence of

William Davis,
William Hudson,
Thomas Brattle.

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What induced Sausaman to quit the service of Philip? Probably a sense of guilt, in view of his conduct at Natic.

What did he publicly manifest, when he returned to Natic? Repentance.

Of what, did he then make a profession? The Christian religion. In what, was he afterwards employed? In preaching to the Indians. Character as a preacher? He appeared more gifted, than any other Indian.

What important discovery did he make in his intercourse with the Indians? That they were plotting against the English.

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To whom, did he communicate this? To the English.

What did he say, when he made the communication? That the Indians would murder Lim, if they knew it.

Where was Sausaman murdered soon after? On Assawampset pond. Where is Assawampset pond? In Middleborough, about half way between Plymouth and Warren.

By whom, had the murderers of Sausaman been incited to that crime?

What did they do with the body? Put it under the ice.

How were they proved guilty of the murder? By an Indian, who from a distant hill, had witnessed the awful scene.

Where did Philip first attack the English?

Within the limits of what colony?Month and day? On what occasion? Under what apprehension? How many persons were killed? Who flew to the defence of Swanzey?

Within how many days, did 110 volunteers from Boston arrive at Swanzey?

How soon was a vigorous attack made upon Philip's men?

From what place, was Philip constrained to flec, the same night? With what did he mark his rout? Whose cause did the Narragansets favor?

What evidence was there of that?

With what success, did Captain Hutchinson negotiate with the Narragansets?

What were some of the most important articles of this treaty?

That there should be perpetual peace between the Narragansets and English, and that the Narragansets, should unite in the war against Philip.

How many hostages did the Narragansets deliver to the English? Four.

Meaning of hostages?

What were the Narragansets to receive, if they should deliver to the English, the body of Philip either dead or alive? Forty cloth coats.

Where was Philip found about the 17th of July ?

How many days was that, after the attack of Swanzey?

Present name of Pocasset? Which way was Pocasset from Mount Hope?

What separated Pocasset from Mount Hope? Mt. Hope Bay.

In what state is Tiverton? R. I. With what success, did the English attack the Indians in Pocasset swamp?

By what method, did the En

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