Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s unsuccessful Voyages, and Death by Drowning—Sir Walter Raleigh’s Renewal of his Brother’s Patent—Grenville and others sent out to Virginia by Raleigh—First Settlement at Roanoake—Its Abandonment by White—Birth of Virginia Dare—Search for the lost Colony—Death of Bartholomew Gilbert—Gosnold’s Expedition—Formation of the Southern and Northern Companies—Failure of the Latter to gain a Footing in Maine—Arrival in Chesapeake Bay of Colonists sent out by the Southern Company—Foundation of Jamestown—Smith’s Visit to the Potomac—His Captivity among the Indians and Rescue from Death by Pocahontas—Smith chosen President—The Coronation of Powhatan—A new Charter obtained—Emigrants shipwreck—Smith wounded, and compelled to leave Virginia—Subsequent Troubles—Arrival of Sir Thomas Gates—The Colony reduced to sixty starving Men and Women—Jamestown abandoned—Arrival of Lord De La Warre—Return to Jamestown—Marriage and Death of Pocahontas—Gradual Growth of Virginia—Terrible Massacre of 1622, and the Results of that Massacre—Arrival of Lord Baltimore in Jamestown—First Settlement of Maryland—Father White.
The French in Maine, and their Settlement at Port Royal—Jesuit Missionaries at Grand Manan—Destruction of French Colonies by Argall—John Smith and Thomas Hunt on the Coasts of Maine—Vines on the Saco River, and Dermer on Long Island—Early History of the Pilgrim Fathers—Arrival of the Mayflower off Cape Cod—Preliminary Exploration by Miles Standish—Discovery of Plymouth Harbor, and first Landing on Plymouth Rock—An Indian Visitor—Arrival of fresh Emigrants—Complications with them and with the Indians—An Indian Chief saved by Englishmen—Indian Plot revealed—Ringleaders slain by Standish—Puritan Refugees at Cape Ann—Standish sent out against them—Peace made by Conant—Conant’s Settlement at Salem—The Dorchester Company—Endicott sent out by it to Massachusetts—Arrival of Winthrop with 800 Emigrants—Foundation of Boston and other Towns—Roger Williams expelled from Salem—His Settlement in Rhode Island, and Foundation of Providence—Visit of Indian Chief from Connecticut to Boston—Emigration to Connecticut—John Winthrop appointed Governor—Tearing down of Dutch Arms, and Foundation of Saybrook Fort—Hooker’s Emigration to Connecticut, and Foundation of Bradford—Troubles ahead—Discovery of the Hudson—Fight with Indians—Discovery of Hudson’s Bay and Death of Hudson—Foundation of New Netherland Company—Dutch Explorations in Delaware, etc.—West India Company founded—Settlement of Walloons at Albany—Foundation of New York—The Swedes on the Delaware—Disputes between them and the Dutch, and between the Dutch and the English.
Champlain in Maine—Foundation of Quebec—Discovery of Lakes Peter and Champlain—Foundation of Montreal—First Navigation of the Ottawa—Discovery of Lakes Huron and Nipissing—An Iroquois Execution—Canada taken by the English, and restored to the French—Death of Champlain—Fathers Brébœuf and Daniel on Lake Huron—Raymbault and Pigart on Lake Nipissing—Jogues among the Iroquois—His Murder—Capture, Conversion, and Execution of one of his Murderers—Terrible Iroquois War—Father Dreuillette among the Sioux—His Death in the Forest—Allouez on Lake Superior—Rumors of a great River on the West—Marquette discovers the Mississippi—Descent of the River in native Canoes—Arrival in Arkansas—Saved by the Pipe of Peace—Up the Mississippi to the Illinois—Across North-eastern Illinois—Death of Marquette on the shores of Lake Michigan—Expedition of La Salle—Loss of the Griffin—Building of a new Vessel—Discovery of Lake Peoria—Down the Mississippi to the Sea—Second Expedition of La Salle—Fruitless Search for the Mouth of the Mississippi—Wanderings in Texas and New Mexico—Despair—Attempt to walk back to Canada—Murder in the Jungle—Murder of the Murderers—The Coureurs de bois in the North-west—Baron La Hontan’s Trip down the Mississippi—Rumors of the Sea on the West—Journey of Father Charlevoix.
Expedition of Diego de Hurtado—Ulloa’s Trip up the Gulf of California—Da Nizza in Arizona—The Cities of the Plain—Murder of Dorantes and his Companions—Da Nizza visits Cibola in Disguise—Expedition of Alarchon and Coronado—Discovery of the Mouth of the Colorado—Cibola taken by Coronado—Discovery of the Town of Quivira—Discovery of Cape Mendocino by Cabrillo—Viscaino’s Trip up the North-west Coast—Numerous Deaths from Scurvy—Discovery of the Mouth of the Columbia—Death of Viscaino—Expedition of Juan de Fuca—Supposed Discovery of Queen Charlotte’s Sound—De Fonte and Barnardo in the North-western Archipelago—Father Kino among the Picture-Writers and Sun Worshipers—Discovery of the Mimbres—Establishment of a Mission on the Gila—Descent of the Apaches on the Settlements of the Whites—Expulsion of the Jesuits, and Murder of Natives—Pearl-fishers on the Californian Coast—The Jesuits expelled from Lower California—Exodus of Jesuits from Lower to Northern California—First Colony founded at San Diego—Discovery of the Bay of San Francisco—Decline of the Power of the Jesuits, and their gradual Withdrawal from California.
Murder of Captains Stone and Oldham—Massacre on Block Island—Intervention of Roger Williams—The Last Stand of the Pequods—Emigration of Eaton and Davenport to Connecticut—Foundation of New Haven—First Settlement of Refugees in Carolina—Their Lands given to eight Noblemen—Arrival of Cavaliers and Planters—Misery of the Colonists—Relief at last—Oglethorpe’s first Settlement in Georgia—His Meeting with the Indian Chiefs—Pennsylvania granted to Penn—His Reception in Delaware—His Voyage up the River—Treaty with the Indians—Foundation of Philadelphia—Rapid Growth of Pennsylvania—Foundation of Harrisburg—The French and Indian War—Foundation of Pittsburg—The War of Independence—Freedom won for the Thirteen Original States of the Union—Declaration of Independence on the 4th July, 1776.