The French And Indian War
<p>Virginia prepares to attack the French.&mdash;When Dinwiddie heard the French reply, he prepared for war. From the house of burgesses he demanded men and money, and messengers were sent to the Catawbas, Cherokees, Chickasaws, and the Iroquois of th... The French Background
<p>Medi&aelig;val France and the Italian wars.&mdash;The history of Medi&aelig;val France is largely the story of the struggle of the French kings to overthrow the feudal nobility and to perfect the governmental machinery of absolutism. The process wh... The German And Swiss Migration
<p>In 1600 the population of the English colonies on the continent of North America was only two hundred thousand; fifty years later it had increased to a million, and by 1760 another half million had been added. In part this was due to natural increa... The Insular Colonies
<p>Reorganization in the Bermudas.&mdash;Complaints by the settlers against the rule of the Somers Islands Company in the Bermudas had been common since its foundation. As time went on it became composed of men who had little interest in the colony. T... The Jerseys
<p>Settlements in the Jerseys.&mdash;When the Jerseys passed into the hands of Carteret and Berkeley, there were two settled areas, one of Dutch origin about Bergen, Hoboken, and Wiehawken, the other of Dutch, Swedish, and Finnish settlements on the D... The Jesuits In Lower California
<p>California assigned to the Jesuits.&mdash;While Kino and his successors were struggling to advance the frontiers of Pimer&iacute;a Alta, another band of Jesuits founded missions and opened trails nearly the whole length of the Peninsula of Lower Ca... The Jesuits In Sinaloa And Sonora
<p>The Jesuit advance up the slope.&mdash;The advance up the Pacific coast mainland was led throughout the seventeenth century by the Jesuit missionaries, supported by presidial soldiers and small citizen colonies. In 1591 the Jesuits entered Sinaloa.... The Lesser Antilles
<p>The English occupation.&mdash;In a great half circle at the eastern end of the Caribbean are the Lesser Antilles. After the failures on the South American coast, the English grasped these outposts of the tropics and, side by side with the French, w... The Loyalists
<p>The people not united.&mdash;Up to 1774 the majority of Americans were not united in opposition to British policy, but acts of violence and retaliation, the meeting of Congress, and the organization of revolutionary committees, brought about a rapi... The Massachusetts Bay Colony
<p>Rev. John White's association.&mdash;The Reverend John White of Dorchester interested people in Lincolnshire and London, and formed an association, which, through the assistance of Warwick, in 1628 procured a patent for lands between the parallel w... The Mayas And The Nahuas
<p>A Double Movement.&mdash;Having subdued the islands and run the eastern coastline, the Spaniards proceeded to take possession of the mainland. To the southward they were attracted by trade, rumors of gold, and the hope of finding a strait leading t... The Middle Colonies
<p>Intensive farming was at its best in the middle colonies, which were the great producers of provisions. Live stock, cereals, fruit, and vegetables were raised in large quantities, the animal products and grain furnishing the chief products for expo... The Mines Of Northern Mexico
<p>Audiencia and diocese of Nueva Galicia.&mdash;In 1544 Compostela became the seat of the new diocese of Nueva Galicia. Four years later the new Audiencia of Nueva Galicia was established there. About 1550 Guadalajara became the seat of both jurisdic... The Missions
<p>The Missionaries on the frontiers.&mdash;In extending the sway of Spain, as time went on a constantly larger part was played by the missionaries. During the early days of the conquest the natives had been largely in the hands of the <em>encomendero... The New Jersey Campaign
<p>Retreat to the Raritan.&mdash;The fall of the forts had added greatly to the difficulty of the situation, for Washington's army was in danger of being enveloped. To avert disaster he determined to retreat into New Jersey. He accordingly crossed the...

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