The Puritan Republic of the Massachusetts Bay in New England

Bowen-Merrill Company, 1899 - 422 pàgines

The village of Scrooby	1

Continued persecution of the Puritans in England	7

Efforts of Sassacus to unite Pequots and Narragansetts against	13

Charter procured for the governor and company of the Massachu	16

Slavery	23

MAKING A GOVERNMENT	27

Various other laws	39

PURITAN LAWS LAWYERS AND COURTS	48

Degradation of Henry Dunster	237

Summary of arguments on the question	243

Distractions resulting from religious differences	249

Puritan ideas as to religious and political toleration	255

Samuel Gortons experience	262

PLANTING THE SEED OF A REPUBLIC DEVELOPMENT	269

Character of John Endicott	273

Its importance in the revolutionary period	278

Indian titles recognized	54

Penalties inflicted for violations of laws	55

Body of Liberties contained essential principles of Magna Charta	63

Prejudice against the lawyers	69

Precarious situation of the colonists	79

LARGE FAMILIES	94

FOOD AND DRINK	103

PUBLIC DAYS HOLIDAYS ETC	109

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL LIFE	130

WAGES AND PRICES	138

CHAPTER VII	145

Indian attack on Marlborough	151

Their designs as to future government	152

Inventory of a prosperous farmer	157

THE PURITAN SABBATH	160

EDUCATION BOOKS AND LITERATURE	174

Character of John Winthrop	176

Masons History of Pequot War	180

Juvenile literature	186

Learning of the early New England clergy	192

First care of colonists to provide for ministers	198

Laws against Baptists and Quakers	200

Teachers in schools and college required to be orthodox	206

His religious views	212

Rev John Cotton much impressed by her teachings	216

Banishment of Wheelwright	223

Her banishment	231

Claim of exemption from taxation because not represented in Par	234

Winthrops objections to Connecticut government	284

19	289

LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A GREATER REPUBLIC	301

20	305

Articles of confederation	307

Towns and population in the confederation	313

How the colonists construed the charter	319

21	321

Why they did not petition for enlarged powers	327

Accession of Charles II and the ominous tidings from England	337

The reception of the commissioners	343

Failure of commissioners to try appeals	349

Founded upon the charter	353

No foundation for them in their charter	355

Refusal of commonwealth authorities to comply with the kings	361

Beginning of resistance to arbitrary exercise by England of	365

Their letters cause dismay	373

The quo warranto proceedings pushed to a speedy hearing	379

Growth of Boston	384

Change in great seal	390

They were economical in public and private expenditures	396

Winthrops trial and speech	407

None but church members admitted freemen 199	409

No development of law as a science	412

Why charter was prized by the colonists	413

Banishment for immoral conduct and for religious opinions	419

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Títol	The Puritan Republic of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
Autor	Daniel Wait Howe
Editor	Bowen-Merrill Company, 1899
Original de	Biblioteca Pública de Nova York
Digitalitzat el	1 Abr. 2015
Nre. de pàgines	422 pàgines

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