Great Epochs in American History, Volume 2 / The Planting of the First Colonies: 1562—1733

by Unknown

CONTENTS

VOL. II—THE PLANTING OF THE FIRST COLONIES

• [ INTRODUCTION. By the Editor ]
• [ THE FOUNDING OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE MASSACRE BY MENENDEZ (1562-1565): ]
  • [ The Account by John A. Doyle ]
  • [ Mendoza's Account ]
• [ SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S VIRGINIA COLONIES (1584-1587): ]
  • [ The Account by John A. Doyle ]
  • [ The Return of the Colonists with Sir Francis Drake. ] By Ralph Lane
  • [ The Birth of Virginia Dare. ] By John White
• [ BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD'S DISCOVERY OF CAPE COD (1602): ]
  • [ By Gabriel Archer, One of Gosnold's Companions ]
  • [ Gosnold's Own Account ]
• [ THE FOUNDING OF JAMESTOWN (1607). ] By Captain John Smith
• [ THE FIRST AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1819). ] By John Twine, its Secretary
• [ THE ORIGIN OF NEGRO SLAVERY IN AMERICA: ]
  • [ In the West Indies (1518). ] By Sir Arthur Helps
  • [ Its Beginnings in the United States (1620). ] By John A. Doyle
• [ NEW ENGLAND BEFORE THE PILGRIM FATHERS LANDED (1614). ] By Captain John Smith
• [ THE FIRST VOYAGE OF THE "MAYFLOWER" (1620). ] By Governor William Bradford
• [ THE FIRST NEW YORK SETTLEMENTS (1623-1628). ] By Nicolas Jean de Wassenaer
• [ THE SWEDES AND DUTCH IN NEW JERSEY (1627). ] By Israel Acrelius
• [ THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY (1627-1631). ] By Governor Thomas Dudley
• [ HOW THE BAY COLONY DIFFERED FROM PLYMOUTH. ] By John G. Palfrey
• [ LORD BALTIMORE IN MARYLAND (1633). ] By Contemporary Writers
• [ ROGER WILLIAMS IN RHODE ISLAND (1636). ] By Nathaniel Morton
• [ THE FOUNDING OF CONNECTICUT (1633-1636). ] By Alexander Johnston
• [ WITCHCRAFT IN NEW ENGLAND (1647-1696). ] By John G. Palfrey
• [ THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF NEW YORK (1664). ] By John H. Brodhead
• [ BACON'S REBELLION IN VIRGINIA (1676). ] By an Anonymous Writer
• [ KING PHILIP'S WAR (1676). ] By William Hubbarrd
• [ THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA: ]
  • [ Penn's Account of the Colony (1684) ]
  • [ Penn's Treaty with the Indians (1683). ] His Own Account
  • [ The Reality of Penn's Treaty. ] By George E. Ellis
• [ THE CHARTER OAK AFFAIR IN CONNECTICUT (1682). ] By Alexander Johnston
• [ THE COLONIZATION OF LOUISIANA (1699). ] By Charles E.T. Gayarré
• [ OGELETHORPE IN GEORGIA (1733). ] By Joel Chandler Harris

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THE PLANTING OF THE FIRST COLONIES

1562—1733

THE FOUNDING OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE MASSACRE BY MENENDEZ

(1562-1565)