The War Of The English Succession
<p>William's accession precipitates war.&mdash;In spite of these conditions in America, England and France at home had been at peace. It was of more importance to Louis XIV to support a Catholic king of England than to wage open war for the control of... The War Of The Spanish Succession
<p>French expansion.&mdash;The peace of Ryswick was only a truce. France took advantage of the peace to begin to establish her power in the Mississippi Valley and to strengthen her hold upon the Northwest. In 1699 Biloxi was founded on the Gulf and in... The War On The Sea And The Dutch Alliance
<p>Washington's fleets.&mdash;From the beginning of the war American vessels were an important factor. They captured supply ships and transports, harassed commerce, captured many small war vessels, and protected trading vessels. At the opening of host... The West Indies
<p>The Company of St. Christopher.&mdash;In 1625 a small brigantine commanded by Pierre d'Esnambuc and Urbain de Roissey, "the pirate of Dieppe," sailed to the West Indies. After escaping from a Spanish galleon near Jamaica, they proceeded to St. Chri... The Westward Movement
<p>The colonization of North America by the English was not complete with the founding of the seaboard settlements, but continued in a series of steps westward. At each step American society has returned to simple frontier conditions, under which it h... The Yorktown Campaign
<p>Arnold and Cornwallis in Virginia.&mdash;When Benedict Arnold joined the British, he was rewarded with a brigadier-general's commission and sent to Virginia to cut off Greene's retreat if Cornwallis succeeded in driving that astute commander out of... Trans-alleghany Settlement
<p>Western settlements before 1763.&mdash;But it was the backwoodsmen, and not the corporations, who opened the Trans-Alleghany country. Before the war a few settlements had been made on the western waters, In 1748 Draper's Meadows, on the Greenbrier,... Virginia And Maryland 1640-1660
<p>Virginia Loyalists.&mdash;During the civil war Virginia remained loyal to the king. The large plantation owners, who were almost all members of the Established Church, were in control of the house of burgesses. The small landowners made up the mino... War With France
<p>Attack on Pensacola and Texas.&mdash;In January, 1719, as a result of European complications, France declared war on Spain. The war extended at once to the colonies, where a border contest ensued at various points all the way from Pensacola to the ... Western Trade And Exploration
<p>By now English explorers and fur traders had crossed the Alleghanies. As early as 1648 Governor Berkeley was preparing an expedition to the southwest, where red capped Spaniards riding "long eared beasts," came to trade with the natives. Twenty-fiv... William's Second Reorganization
<p>The Board of Trade.&mdash;As the war progressed, the enforcement of the navigation laws became more and more difficult; piracy and smuggling increased, and the Dutch obtained a larger part of the carrying trade than formerly. The complaints of Engl...

Hudson's Bay Company The West Indies The Massachusetts Bay Colony The Mines Of Northern Mexico The Founding Of Alta California The Conquest Of The Valley Of Mexico Spain During The Conquest The Settlement Of The Atlantic Seaboard

The Struggle With The English On The Carolina Border The Occupation Of The Floridas Trans-alleghany Settlement Beginning Of Organized Resistance The Trans-mississippi West The War Of The English Succession Western Trade And Exploration The Struggle With Rivals In The West Indies