THE HISTORY OF THE THIRTEEN
COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA

GEORGE WASHINGTON
FROM THE PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO GILBERT STUART IN THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.

THE HISTORY
OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
OF NORTH AMERICA

1497-1763

BY

REGINALD W. JEFFERY, M.A.

BRASENOSE COLLEGE, OXFORD

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP

METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON

First Published in 1908

PREFACE

It has been my object in this small book to put into a handy form ashort narrative of the History of the Thirteen Colonies. In the limitedspace at my command I have endeavoured to give as often as possible theactual words of contemporaries, hoping that the reader may thereby betempted to search further for himself amongst the mass of documentaryevidence which still needs so much careful study. I cannot send thisbook into the world without acknowledging my indebtedness to both theBeit Professor of Colonial History, Mr H. E. Egerton, and the BeitLecturer on Colonial History, Mr W. L. Grant, whose kind suggestionshave proved most valuable. At the same time I must thank Mr E. L. S.Horsburgh, for by his action the writing of this little work was madepossible.

R. W. J.

Oxford, 1908

[Pg vii]

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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION: EARLY ENGLISH VOYAGES TO NORTH AMERICA
Spanish, French, and Dutch colonisation—English colonisation—The Cabotian discoveries—The Cabots' second voyage—The Bull of Alexander VI.—The voyages of John Rut and Master Hore— Newfoundland Fishery—Cabot, Willoughby, and Chancellor—The attraction of the West—The North-West Passage—Martin Frobisher —Sir Humphrey Gilbert—Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake— Sir Walter Raleigh—The Elizabethan Period	1

CHAPTER II
VIRGINIA: THE FIRST GREAT COLONY OF THE BRITISH
Character of the men—Raleigh's Virginian colonies—Motives for colonisation—Gosnol ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN! Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR!

THE HISTORY OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA