The loyalists of America and their times: from 1620 to 1816.

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Main Author: Ryerson, Egerton, 1803-1882
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, Haskell House Publishers, 1970.
Edition:2d ed.
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505 0 |a Vol. 1 -- Introduction-two classes of emigrants-two governments for seventy years-the pilgrim fathers, their pilgrimages and settlement -- Government of the "pilgrim fathers" at New Plymouth during seventy years, from 1620-1690, as distinct from that of the "Puritan fathers" of Massachusetts Bay -- The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Company and their government, commencing in 1629 -- The government of Massachusetts Bay under the Long Parliament, the Commonwealth, and Cromwell -- Government of Massachusetts Bay and other colonies during twenty years, under Charles the Second, from 1660 to 1680 -- Massachusetts during the last four years of Charles the Second and the three years' reign of James the Second , from 1680 to 1689; the immediate causes and manner of cancelling the first charter -- Second royal charter, and the government of Massachusetts under it from 1691 to 1748; the close of the first war between England and France, and the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle -- Massachusetts and other colonies during the second war between Great Britain and France, from the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, to the peace of Paris, 1763 -- Relation of England and the colonies with each other and with foreign countries -- The Stamp Act; its effects in America; Virginia leads the opposition to it; riots and destruction of property in Boston; petitions against the Stamp Act in England; repeal of the Stamp Act; rejoicings at its repeal in England and America; the Declaratory Act -- Authority of Parliament over the British colonies -- Summary of events from the repeal of the Stamp Act, March, 1776, to the end of the year -- 1767-protests and loyal petitions of the colonists against the English Parliamentary Acts for raising revenues in the colonies -- Events of 1769-unjust imputations of Parliament on the loyalty of the colonists, and misrepresentation of their just and loyal petitions -- Events of 1770-an eventful epoch-expectations of reconciliation and union disappointed -- Events of 1771, 1772, 1773-the East India Company's tea rejected in every province in America; not a chest of its tea sold; resolutions of a public meeting in Philadelphia on the subject, the model for those of other colonies -- Events of 1774-all classes in the colonies discontented; all classes and all the provinces reject the East India Company's tea -- 1774, continued until the meeting of the first general Congress in September -- General Congress or convention at Philadelphia, September and October, 1774 -- The re-assembling of Parliament the 20th of January; letters from colonial governors, revenue and military officers, against the colonists opposed to the ministerial policy and the Parliamentary Acts; the Ministry, supported by Parliament, determine upon continuing and strengthening the coercive policy against the Colonies -- Parliament proceeds to pass an act to punish the New England colonies for sympathising with Massachusetts, by restricting their trade to England and depriving them of the Newfoundland fisheries -- The second Continental Congress in America -- An eventful year; preparation in England to reduce colonists to absolute submission; self-asserted authority of Parliament -- Congress of 1776: proceedings preliminary to, and adoption of the Declaration of Independence; a copy of the Declaration itself -- Declaration of Independence discussed -- Vol. 2 -- Alliance between Congress and France not productive of the effect anticipated; efforts of the British government for reconciliation with the colonies -- Complete failure of the French fleet and army, under Count d'Estaing, to assist the Congress -- 1780-a year of weakness and disaster to the American cause, and of success to the British -- The French and Congress allies recover Virginia; surrender of Lord Cornwallis; results -- Change of administration in England; change of policy for both England and the colonies; peace negotiations at Paris; cause of the United Empire Loyalists; change of ministry; the king compelled to yield -- Origin of republicanism and hatred of monarchy in America; Thos. Paine, sketch of his life, character, and writings, and their effects -- The hiring of foreign soldiers and employment of Indians in the civil war -- The massacre of Wyoming; four versions of it by accredited American historians, all differing from each other; the facts investigated and false statements corrected -- American retaliation for the alleged "massacre of Wyoming," as narrated by American historians -- Situation and treatment of the loyalists during the war -- Treatment of the loyalists on their applications for redress after the revolution -- Treatment of the loyalists by the British government and Parliament after the revolution -- The loyalists driven from the United States to the British provinces -- Brief sketches of some individual loyalists in the British provinces; first settlers in Canada, and how they travelled hither -- First settlement of loyalists in the British provinces-especially of upper Canada-their adventures and hardships, as written by themselves or their descendants -- Origin and character of the governments of British North America-Nova Scotia -- New Brunswick -- Prince Edward Island -- Government of lower Canada -- Government of upper Canada -- War of the United States against Great Britain, from 1812 to 1815 -- Declaration of war by the United States against Britain, and preparations for the invasion of Canada -- Declaration of war by the United States -- Preparations made by the Canadians for their defence -- First invasion of upper Canada, in the western district, by General Hull, and his proclamation to the inhabitants of upper Canada, given entire in a note -- General Brock takes Detroit, Generals Hull's army, the territory of Michigan, and immense military stores -- Second invasion of upper Canada at Queenston -- Third American invasion of Canada -- An invading army of 10,000 men, under General Dearborn, defeated by Colonel DeSalaberry, with 300 Canadians, at Chateauguay; description of the battle -- Campaigns of 1813 -- Movements and campaigns in 1814-the third and last year of the war -- Last invasions and last battles of the war -- Miscellaneous documents and papers extracted from United Empire Loyalist manuscripts in the Dominion Library at Ottawa -- State of Canada after the close of the war; conclusion. 
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651 0 |a Massachusetts  |x Politics and government  |y To 1775. 
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