E DUTCH AND QUAKERS CAME TO AMERICA
Captain Hudson and His Ship, the _Half Moon_--The
Trip up the Hudson--Adventures with the
Indians--William Penn and the Quakers--How They
Settled on the Delaware River 48

CHAPTER V

THE CAVALIER COLONIES OF THE SOUTH

The Cavaliers and Lords of England--They Settle
in Virginia--The Catholics Come to Maryland--Strange
Form of Government in Carolina--Paupers Settle
Georgia--An Old Spanish Town in Florida 59

CHAPTER VI

THE RED MEN, HOW THEY LIVED AND WERE TREATED

They Were the First Americans--Their Strange Customs
and Manners--How They Followed a Trail--How they
Fought--Indian Massacres 70

CHAPTER VII

ROYAL GOVERNORS AND LOYAL CAPTAINS

How the Governor was Treated in Connecticut--The
Charter Oak--An Exciting Time in Virginia 81

CHAPTER VIII

OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES

When a Tallow Candle Gave the Light--Old-Time
Houses--The Story of the Famous Hunter, and How
he Escaped from the Indians 91

CHAPTER IX

A HERO OF THE COLONIES

Two Boys who Crossed the Mountains--Their Adventures
with the Indians--George Washington, the
Surveyor--Messenger to the French--An Old-Time Hero 101

CHAPTER X

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

The Acadians--Their Home in Nova Scotia--Their
Sufferings--The Story of Evangeline--Why the Indians
Helped the French--The Story of a Cruel War 112

CHAPTER XI

THE CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTION

How the Trouble Began--The Americans Object to Paying
Taxes on Various Articles--The Famous Boston Tea
Party--Battle of Lexington--Declaration of
Independence 121

CHAPTER XII

FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM

Washington the Commander-in-Chief--Bunker Hill--The
Wonderful Christmas--The Americans Succeed--They
Meet Defeat--"Molly Stark a Widow"--Help from France 133

CHAPTER XIII

PAUL JONES, THE NAVAL HERO OF THE REVOLUTION

Old-Time Warships--A Daring Deed--A Great Sea Fight--The
British Captain Surrenders 143

CHAPTER XIV

MARION, THE SWAMP FOX

How the War Went in the South--The Patriots Hard to
Find--The British Officers Eat Sweet Potatoes--Jack
Davis' Adventure--Gen