QUEEN ANNE'S WAR. 131 peal to arms been to no other purpose but that of mul- P'T. II. tiplying human woes. But the parties profited little P'D. II. by the lesson. In May, 1702, the contest began, CH. II. which is known in American history. as "Queen 1702. Anne's war." 2. The eastern Indians now devastated Maine from Casco to Wells. Deerfield, in Massachusetts, was surprised at midnight, February, 1704, by a party of French and Indians, under Heurtel de Rouville. The 1704. sentinel of the fort being asleep, and the snow of such Deerfield a depth as to allow them to pass over the palisades, surprised they silently entered, and scalped and murdered, or French secured as prisoners, the wretched inhabitants. Only Indians. a small number escaped by flight. Forty-seven were killed, and one hundred and twenty carried captive to Canada. by and The Wil 3. Early in the assault, the house of the Rev. John Williams, the minister of the place, was attacked by about twenty Indians, who, after the murder of two of his children, secured as prisoners, himself, his wife, liams and his remaining children. Mrs. Williams, on the family. second day, faltered in the march, and, according to the Indian custom, was cruelly put to death. settle 4. Roused by these inhumanities, the veteran warrior, Benjamin Church, mounted on horseback and rode seventy miles to offer his services to Dudley, now governor of Massachusetts, in behalf of his dis- 1704. tressed fellow citizens. He was sent with five hun- Indian dred soldiers to the eastern coast of New England, to ments attack the enemy in their own settlements; and, as- destroycending the Penobscot and St. Croix rivers, he destroyed several of their towns, and took a considerable number of prisoners. ed. 5. In 1705, Vaudreuil, now governor of Canada, 1705 proposed to Governor Dudley, a treaty of neutrality. PrisoArrangements were accordingly made for an exchange changed of prisoners; and thus a large proportion of those 1. What object has been answered by the war? Was war soon made again? What war?-2. What can you say of the eastern Indians? Describe the assault upon Deerfield?-3. What happened to Mr. Williams and his family? 4. Who went against the Indians? --5. What was done in 1705? ners ex. 132 P'D. II. PEACE OF UTRECHT. PT. II. taken at Deerfield, were finally released. Among the number were Mr. Williams, and some of his children. CH. 11. One young daughter remained, married, and raised a family in the tribe which adopted her... In 1710, Port 1710. English Royal was taken from the French, and its name, in take Port honor of the queen, was changed to Annapolis. Peace of Royal. 6. Queen Anne's war was closed by the treaty of 19713. Utrecht, by which Acadia was ceded to the English. Utrecht For more than ten years, this war had exposed the closes frontiers to continued attacks from a savage foe. AgriAnne's culture was necessarily neglected, a heavy public debt incurred, and a state of general depression ensued. Queen war. Palatines 7. Some Palatines of Germany, having been reduced to great indigence, by the wars in that country, went 1710. to England to solicit charity of Queen Anne. This settle in princess having obtained for them, grants of land in the pro- America, about six or seven thousand arrived, during the year 1710, and planted themselves in the provinces of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Carolina. George I. In 1714, Queen Anne dying, George I., ascended the throne of England. vince. 1714. all 8. After the treaty of Utrecht, by which France ceded to England, the whole of Acadia, the general Mass, court of Massachusetts extended its jurisdiction to the takes in utmost bounds of the province of Maine; and, enterMaine. prising fishermen and traders, not only revived the desolated villages, but on the eastern bank of the Kennebec erected new forts, and planted new settlements around them. Father war. 9. Father Rasles, a Jesuit missionary of France, had for many years ministered, in a rude chapel at NorRasles ridgewock, on the Kennebec, among his savage converts of the Abenakies. The Indians under his charge 1717, began hostilities against the English, by burning Bruns1724. wick. The authorities of Massachusetts had ascertained, by getting possession of the papers of Father to 5. What place was taken in 1710?-6. When was Queen Anne's war closed? What were some of its bad effects?-7. What persons were sent over? By whom? At what time? To what place? Who succeeded Queen Anne?-8. What was the condition and prospects of Maine ? - 9. Give an account of Father Rasles? Where did the Indians, acting under his directions, begin their warfare ? THE LAST OF THE JESUIT MISSIONARIES. 133 Rasles, that both he, and the governor of Canada were p’T. II. in the counsel of the savages, and were the instigators p’D. II. of their depredations. A party from New England, in cн. ш. August 1724, destroyed Norridgewock, and put to Rasles death the aged Jesuit. He was the last of that devoted and his order, who, in the wilds of America, had labored to stroyed. gain at the same time, a spiritual kingdom for a heavenly Master, and a temporal one for an earthly sovereign. party de Peace 10. The Indians now found, that, though instigated by the French, they were not supported by them; and 1726. their sachems, at St. John's, concluded a peace with the Aug. 6. colonists; which, as French missions were now at an with the end, proved durable. English trading houses flourish- eastern ed, and the eastern boundary of New England remained Indians. undisputed. CHAPTER III. Fletcher.-Piracy.-The Jerseys united, and joined with New 1692 1. GOVERNOR Sloughter, of New York, dying in 1691, Colonel Fletcher received the commission of governor. Fletcher was a good soldier, and having Colonel fortunately secured the friendship of Major Schuyler, Fletcher he was, by his advice, enabled to conduct the Indian affairs of the colony, to the acceptance of the people. 1693. Episcopalian ministers were, by the influence of the Introduces Episgovernor, settled in several parishes; and a religious copacy. order thus introduced, which, at this day, forms so respectable a portion of the population of the state. 2. In 1698, the earl of Bellamont, succeeded Governor Fletcher. During the late wars, the seas were 9. How did the colonists proceed? 10. What made the Indians willing to conclude a peace? What followed this peace? CHAPTER III.-1.Whom did Fletcher succeed? At what time? What enabled him to conduct well the Indian affairs? What was done by his influence in respect to religion?-2. Who succeeded him? 1698 Bellamont. 134 P'D. II. THE JERSEYS UNITED PT. II. infested with English pirates. Bellamont was particularly instructed "to put a stop to the growth of piracy." CH. III. As no appropriation of money had been made by goSends vernment, a private adventure against the pirates was out to agreed on, and one William Kid, undertook the expestop piracy, Kid, dition, and sailed from New York. He soon turned pirate himself. After some time, he burnt his ship and pirate returned to the colonies. There is a vague tradition still existing, that he brought large quantities of money, 1699. which he caused to be concealed in the earth. He was apprehended at Boston, sent to England for his trial, and there condemned and executed. who turns 1702. The Jer Corn 3. Such disagreements arose in West Jersey, that seys uni- the proprietors surrendered the right of government to ted, and the crown. Queen Anne united it with the east projoined to N. Y. vince, and NEW JERSEY, as the whole was now called 1698. was to be ruled jointly with New York by a royal Lord governor, having a separate council and assembly of bury. representatives. The queen appointed, as governor of 1708. the two provinces, the worthless lord Cornbury. In Lovelace. 1708, she removed him and appointed Lord Lovelace. 4. After a short administration, Lovelace was suc1710. ceeded by Sir Robert Hunter, and he, in 1719, by Hunter. Peter Schuyler, who so often acted as the mediator between the whites, and Indians. Commissioners were 1719. at this time, appointed to draw the line of partition between the provinces of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Schuyler. built. 1720. 5. In 1720, Mr. Burnet succeeded Schuyler. He Burnet. instituted measures to stop the trade between New Oswego York and Canada; and by this means displeased the 1722. merchants. A trading house was built at Oswego, Fortified which was, in 1727, converted into a fortress. Burne 1727. Mont- was superseded in the government, by Colonel Montgomery. gomery. 2. How did he happen to employ Kid? Give an account a William Kid? --3. What happened in West Jersey? What was the whole now called? How was it to be governed? Whom did Queen Anne make governor? What did she do in 1708 ? — 4. Who were the successors of Lovelace ?-5. How did Governor Burnet incur the displeasure of the merchants? What did they do? THE TRIALS OF A GOOD MAN. 135 6. On his death, the command devolved on Rip PT. II. Van Dam, an eminent merchant. During his admin- P'D. II istration, the French erected a fort at Crown Point, CH. IV. which commanded Lake Champlain, and which was within the acknowledged limits of New York...George Dam. I. died in 1727, and was succeeded by his son, George 1727. George II. Van 11. CHAPTER IV. Pennsylvania.-Penn's second visit.-Maryland. Penn in 1. AFTER William Penn's arrival in England, he became one of the most influential persons in the kingdom. The influence, which he possessed; with fluential King James was never used for selfish purposes, but mainly to obtain benefits for distressed Quakers, and laws in favor of general toleration. at court. of the ment 2. When James became an exile in France, Penn 1692. was suspected, by his successor, of holding with him Deprived a treasonable correspondence; and, upon vague charges governlike these, he was a number of times imprisoned. In 1692, the government of Pennsylvania was taken from him; and Fletcher, of New York, appointed by the crown, to be its governor. 3. After strict scrutiny, the conduct of Penn was found to be irreproachable; and in 1694, he was restored to the favor of the king, and reinstated in his government: but not immediately returning to Pennsylvania, he appointed the worthy Thomas Lloyd, his deputy governor. 6. Who was Burnet's successor? What did he permit? What happened in England in 1727 ? CHAPTER IV.-1. How was it with Penn after his return to England? Was William Penn a selfish man? - 2. After the English Revolution, by which James was made an exile, what happened to Penn? What became, at this time, of Pennsylvania? 3. Was Penn found guilty? What happened in 1694 ? of Pa. |