SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTHERN COLONIES. Q. When and by whom was New-York settled? A. By the Dutch, in 1614. Q. Where had the Swedes a settlement? A. On the east and west sides of Delaware riyer. A. They kept possession till 1654, when they were overpowered by the Dutch. Q. What was the cause of the settlement of Massachusetts? A. The persecution carried on in England on account of religious opinions. Q. What did the government of England require? A. The government of England required a strict observance of the rites established, and enacted severe laws against nonconformity. Q. Whither did the Puritans go before coming to America? A. They went to Holland. Q. Why did they resolve to remove to America? A. They became dissatisfied with their residence in Holland. Q. What was their first object? A. Their first object was to enjoy a free exercise of their religious opinions. Q. What promise was made to them by king James? A. That he would not molest them, while they remained peaceable subjects. Q. Where did they intend to land? A. At the Hudson. Q. Why were they carried farther to the north? A. It is supposed that the captain of the ship was bribed by the Dutch. Q. When and where did they land? A. On the 22d of December, 1620, these pilgrims, to the number of 101, landed at a place called by the Indians Patuxet, to which they gave the name of New-Plymouth. Q. Where is New-Plymouth? (For Arms of Massachusetts, see p. 68.) Q. What occasioned their sufferings? A. Famine and disease. Q. How many died before spring? A. Half of their number. Q. With what neighboring colony was New-Plymouth afterwards associated? A. The colony at Massachusetts Bay. Q. What gave rise to religious controversies? A. Some of the colonists, who had not emigrated through motives of religion, preferred the rituals of the church of England, and refused to join the colonial establishment for public worship. B2 Q. Who was the founder of Rhode-Island? Q. On what account did he leave Massachusetts ? A. On account of his religious opinions. Q. In what year was Rhode-Island founded? A. In the year 1636. Q. What did Williams call the town where he settled? A. Providence, on account of the protecting care of God over him. Teacher. Describe the settlement of Connecticut. Pupil. About 100 families, with their favorite minister, Mr. Hooker, of Massachusetts, after a fatiguing march through woods and swamps, settled on the Connecticut river, in the year 1636. Q. What towns did they first commence? A. Windsor, Hartford, and Weathersfield. Q. Can you tell how these towns are situated ?-(See map of the United States.) Q. By whom was the first settlement made in NewHampshire? A. By the Rev. Mr. Wheelwright, and his followers. Q. On what account did Mr. Wheelwright leave Massachusetts ? A. He had been banished on account of his opposition to the church government. Q. When and by whom was Maine settled? A. About the same time of Rhode-Island and Connecti cut, by Ferdinand Gorges. Q. When was it united to Massachusetts ? A. In 1652, when it took the name of Yorkshire. Q. When was the first printing-press established in the colonies, and at what place? A. In the year 1639, at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Q. Which is the oldest literary production in America: A. Ovid's Metamorphoses. |