This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...Rebellion; royal governors; changes in the charter; trouble with the Indians. (2) New England colonies: Winthrop; forms of colonial government; town meeting; customs and occupations of the people; religious persecution; education; Indian wars: the Pequod War, King Philip's War. (3) After the same plan study New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and the Southern colonies. II. The French and Indian War. (1) Causes; contrast in the French and English methods of colonization; contrast in the treatment of the Indians by the French and the English; minor wars: King William's, Queen Anne's and King George's, giving only brief attention to each. (2) Boundaries of French and English territory in America in 1754. (3) The Albany Convention. (4) Campaigns (See Section 23): Braddock's, Abercrombie's, Amherst's, Wolfe's. (See Section 27.) (5) Results. (See Section 24.) 41. Seventh Grade. If the work outlined above has been completed, the seventh grade class is ready to study the Revolutionary War and its results. (See Use of Text-Book, Sections 17-30.) The Revolutionary War: I. Causes. (1) Conditions that led to the settlement of the colonies. (2) Navigation Acts. (3) The independent spirit of the colonists. (4) The effect of the French and Indian War on the colonists. (5) The principle involved in the attempt to tax the colonies. (6) The Stamp Act. (7) Hostile Acts. (8) First Continental Congress. II. Leading campaigns. (Section 23.) (1) Around Boston. (2) New York. Washington's retreat through New Jersey. (3) Burgoyne's invasion. (Section 27.) (4) Princeton and Trenton. Valley Forge. (5) Campaigns in the South. (6) Surrender of Cornwallis. (7) John Paul Jones and his naval victory. III. Political events. (Section 24.) (1) Continental Congress. (2) Declaration of Independenc...
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