A New History of the United States The greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year

CHAPTER II.

Chapter 253 wordsPublic domain

SETTLEMENT OF THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES.

_Virginia_,--Founding of Jamestown--Captain John Smith--Introduction of African Slavery--Indian Wars--Bacon's Rebellion--Forms of Government--Prosperity--Education--_New England_,--Plymouth--Massachusetts Bay Colony--Union of the Colonies--Religious Persecution--King Philip's War--The Witchcraft Delusion--_New Hampshire_,--_The Connecticut Colony_,--_The New Haven Colony_,--Union of the Colonies--Indian Wars--The Charter Oak--_Rhode Island_,--Different Forms of Government--_New York_,--The Dutch and English Settlers--_New Jersey_,--_Delaware_,--_Pennsylvania_,--_Maryland_,--Mason and Dixon's Line--_The Carolinas_,--_Georgia_ 47