The Historians' History of the World: The British colonies, The United States (early colonial period)

Henry Smith Williams

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1907 - World history

tration of the empire 9 Industry and trade 14 Defence of the empire	18

La Bourdonnais and Dupleix 44 French victories over the English 46	58

Count Lally French successes 63 English naval successes 65 End of the French	67

East India Company 76 The great famine of 1770 77 Parliament investigates	80

charges Nandkumar put out of the way 86 Lord Pigot at Madras 90 War with	102

Macaulays picture of the trial 104 The final acquittal of Hastings 107 Macaulays	110

The campaign of Seringapatam 111 The permanent settlement 113 Capture	122

struction of the Pindharis 126 The army decimated by cholera 127 Transactions	136

Stages of the war 304 The war in Natal 305 General Bullers arrival 305	305

CHAPTER III	321

The military régime the Pontiac conspiracy 325 The Quebec Act and the American	347

Johns concession of England to the Pope 350 III The Statute De Religiosis	361

BRIEF REFERENCELIST OF AUTHORITIES BY CHAPTERS	368

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES	395

The Norse discoveries 404 The Saga of Vineland the Good Codex Flatoy	403

What credit is due to Columbus ? 411 State of geographical science	421

the British army 140 The reconquest of Jallalabad and Kabul 143 From	152

First Sikh War 153 Dalhousies governorship and the second Sikh War 157	160

Lord Dalhousie and the doctrine of lapse 165 Motives for the mutiny	166

on Delhi 174 The revolt in other places 174 The defence of Lucknow	176

The British regain Cawnpore 183 British retribution 184 The failure to reach	202

Queen Victoria becomes empress of India 205 Relations with	213

inal procedure 215 Civil service reform 217 Third Burmese War 218 The	221

A CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF INDIA 13361908 A D	227

THE COLONIAL WORLD	233

gold and sheep 238 The settlement of Van Diemens Land	241

Western Australia 248 Queensland 249 Agrarian legislation Chi	253

Provisions of the Commonwealth Act 258 New Zealand	259

CHAPTER II	265

vict agitation 268 The Afrikander Bond 270 The Rhodes administration 273	281

The Transvaal 282 British annexation 1877 A D 288 The first Boer War	290

Kruger and the Uitlander grievances 295 The Jameson raid and its consequences	297

Columbus the victim of Spanish procrastination 424 Columbus turns his back	446

CHAPTER II	452

Verrazano 457 Verrazanos own account of his voyage in 1524 458 Other	468

Ponce de Leon in Florida 469 Later explorers of the coast 471 Balboa discov	474

Sotos march to the Mississippi 476 An eyewitness on Sotos death The Gentleman	497

The Indian not becoming extinct 503 The Indian as a military genius	504

Indian cruelty and white cruelty 504 Thwaites on the Indian tribes and their num	525

CHAPTER IV	531

The repartimiento system 535 An eye	564

own account of the landing at Jamestown 570 Early jealousies 571 Wingfield	578

the first assembly 579 British convicts as American	605

Dermers voyage 613 The Great Patent for New England	613

The Puritans and the Separatists in England 614 The Pilgrims and the church	619

The Pilgrims in Holland 621 The emigration to America 622 Governor Brad	640

Bancroft on the charter and first settlers of Massachusetts 641 Transfer of	648

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Title	The Historians' History of the World: The British colonies, The United States (early colonial period) Volume 22 of The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise and Development of Nations from the Earliest Times, Henry Smith Williams
Editor	Henry Smith Williams
Publisher	Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1907
Original from	UC Southern Regional Library Facility
Digitized	7 Feb 2014

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