court, after two or three sessions, succeeded with him, P'T. II. (and by consent of the crown,) in a policy which they P'D. II. had vainly attempted with Burnet, that of paying him CH. VII. a liberal sum for present use, without binding themselves for the future. 1730. 1719. London 8. In 1719, more than one hundred families emigrated from the north of Ireland, and settled in the town of Londonderry, in New Hampshire. They in- derry troduced the foot spinning-wheel, the manufacture of linen, and the culture of potatoes. settled. Aurora 9. A phenomenon, singular at the time, and not yet satisfactorily explained, alarmed the people of New England in 1719. This was the Aurora Borealis, first Borealis. noticed in the country, on the night of the 17th of December. Its appearance, according to the writers of the day, was more calculated to excite terror than later appearances of the same kind. First set 10. In 1723, a fort was built on Connecticut river, 1723. in the present town of Brattleborough, under the direction of lieutenant governor Dummer, of Massachu- tlement setts, and hence it was called Fort Dummer. Around mont. this fort was commenced the first settlement in Ver mont. in Ver new 11. About this period, a new colony was projected in England, to settle between the Savannah and Altamaha rivers. Although within the limits of the Carolina grant, it was still unoccupied by European settlers. Plan of a The patriotic deemed it important, that this region colony. should be planted by a British colony, otherwise it might be seized by the Spaniards from Florida, or the French from the Mississippi. At the same time, a spirit of philanthrophy was abroad in England, to notice the distresses of the poor, especially those shut up in prisons, and to provide for their relief. 12. Actuated by these generous motives, a number Ogleof gentlemen in England, of whom James Oglethorpe 10. 7. How was the controversy settled? 8. What emigrants settled in New Hampshire? What did they introduce? -9. What can you say of the Aurora Borealis of that day? When and where was the first settlement made in Vermont ? 11. What new colony was projected in England? Why did the patriotic in England favor the project? What benevolent spirit was abroad? 12. Who was to be the leader of the enterprise? thorpe. PT. II. was the most zealous, formed a project to settle this tract, by such of the suffering poor, as might be willing to seek, in the new world, the means of subsis P'D. II. tence. 13. To this company, the territory between the Savannah and Altamaha, now, in honor of the king, 1732. denominated Georgia, was granted; and, with its setGeorgia tlement, was completed, that of the thirteen veteran colonies, which fought the war of the revolution; and whose emblematic stars and stripes, still decorate the banner of American Independence. granted. 13. What may be said of the colony which Oglethorpe and his company settled? THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF 1733, GEORGIA BY OGLETHORPE. то THE PEACE OF PARIS, WHICH 1763. CLOSES THE FRENCH WAR. .{ CHAPTER I. Georgia and Carolina engaged in war with the Spaniards of 1. OGLETHORPE prepared for the settlement of P'T. II. Georgia, by the assistance of a corporation, consisting P'D. III. of twenty-one persons, who were called "Trustees CH. 1. for settling and establishing the Colony of Georgia." 21 He embarked in November, 1732, with one hundred and sixteen emigrants for America. trustees. 2. Large sums of money had been subscribed, which Supplies. were applied to the purchase of clothing, food, arms, how furagricultural utensils, and transportation for such indi- nished. gent persons as should be willing to cross the Atlantic, and begin a new settlement. 1. Whose assistance had Oglethorpe? At what time did he embark? With how many?-2. For what purposes was money raised? |