dians, especially King Philip, | 68 |
| Condition of the Indians, | 68 |
| Attack on Swanzey, | 69 |
| The Indians pursued by the English, | 69 |
| Philip and his allies besieged in a swamp at Pocasset, | 71 |
| His escape, | 71 |
| The Indian attack on Hadley, | 71 |
| Goffe, the regicide, | 72 |
| Philip joined the Narragansetts, | 72 |
| Battle in the swamp, | 73 |
| Indians defeated, and their village destroyed, | 74 |
| Depredations in Rhode Island, | 75 |
| Death of Canonchet, | 76 |
| Death of Philip and end of the war, | 77 |
| Condition of the country after the war, | 77 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| INDIANS STILL TROUBLESOME.—CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.—TROUBLES CONCERNING THE BOUNDARY LINES. |
| Precautions against the Indians, | 78 |
| Troubles with Connecticut concerning Narragansett, | 79 |
| Two agents sent to England, | 80 |
| War party obtains power, | 80 |
| Foundation of East Greenwich, | 82 |
| Bitter controversy concerning the limits and extent of the Providence and Pawtuxet purchase, | 82 |
| 1696–1712. | Settled in 1696 and 1712, | 83 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| DEATH OF SEVERAL OF THE MOST PROMINENT MEN.—CHANGES IN LEGISLATION. |
| The United Colonies still encroached upon Rhode Island, | 84 |
| Deaths of John Clarke, Roger Williams, Samuel Gorton, William Harris, and William Coddington, | 85 |
| 1678. | Financial condition of the Colony in 1678, | 88 |
| Changes in the usages of election, | 89 |
| Bankrupt law passed and afterwards repealed, | 89 |
| Law concerning disputed titles to lands, | 90 |
| 1679. | Law for the protection of servants, | 91 |
| Law for the protection of sailors, | 91 |
| John Clawson’s curse, | 92 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| COURTS AND ARMY STRENGTHENED.—COMMISSIONERS SENT FROM ENGLAND.—CHARTER REVOKED. |
| Disputes concerning the title of Potowomut, | 93 |
| 1680. | Power of the town to reject or accept new citizens, | 93 |
| Efficiency of the courts increased, | 94 |
| English navigation act injures the commercial interests of the Colony, | 95 |
| Commissioners appointed to settle the vexed question of the King’s Province, | 153 |
| 1735–1736. | Throat distemper, | 154 |
| Law against bribery at elections, | 154 |
| Arrival of his Majesty’s ship Tartar, | 155 |
| Means of protection against fire, | 155 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| WAR WITH SPAIN.—NEW TAXES LEVIED BY ENGLAND.—RELIGIOUS AWAKENING AMONG THE BAPTISTS. |
| Preparation for war against the Spaniards, | 156 |
| Great expedition against the Spanish West Indies, | 157 |
| New taxes levied on importations by England, | 157 |
| Death of Governor Wanton, who is succeeded by Richard Ward, | 158 |
| Arrival of Whitefield and Fothergill, | 159 |
| Further provisions for the defence of the Colony, | 159 |
| Report of the Governor concerning paper money, | 160 |
| 1741. | Boundary line between Rhode Island and Massachusetts settled, | 161 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| PROGRESS OF THE WAR WITH THE FRENCH.—CHANGE IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS.—SENSE OF COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPING AMONG THE COLONISTS.—LOUISBURG CAPTURED. |
| Privateers fitted out, | 162 |
| 1741. | James Greene started an iron works, | 162 |
| Changes of the jurisdictions of the courts, | 163 |
| Encroachments of Connecticut, | 163 |
| 1741. | Newport Artillery chartered, | 165 |
| Counterfeit bills troublesome, | 164 |
| 1744. | Lotteries legalized, | 165 |
| Rhode Island’s part in the capture of Louisburg, | 165 |
| Death of Colonel John Cranston, | 166 |
| Two privateers and two hundred men lost, | 166 |
| Sense of common interest and mutual dependence gaining ground, | 166 |
| Caution against fraudulent voting, | 167 |
| Disaster to the French armada, | 168 |
| 1746. | Close of the campaign, | 168 |
| Accession of territory, | 168 |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO SPECIE PAYMENTS.—CHANGES IN THE REQUIREMENTS OF CITIZENSHIP.—NEW COUNTIES AND TOWNS FORMED.—FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.—WARD AND HOPKINS CONTEST.—ESTABLISHMENT OF NEWSPAPERS. |
| 1748. | Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, | 170 |
| Hutchinson’s scheme for returning to specie payment rejected by Rhode Island, | 171 |
| Act against swearing revised, | 172 |
| Provisions concerning legal residence, | 172 |
| New census taken, | 172 |
| 1748–1749. | Death of John Callender, | 173 |
| Beaver Tail Light built, | 173 |
A Short History of Rhode Island.
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