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CHAPTER I WESTERN WORLD MOVEMENT (1500-1600) By Wilbur Cortez Abbott |
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PRE-COLONIAL ENGLAND |
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ENGLAND IN THE COLONIAL FIELD (1578-1598) |
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THE COMPANY ERA (1599-1608) |
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ENGLISH COLONIAL BEGINNINGS (1606-1619) |
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ENGLISH RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES (1540-1557) |
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THE CHURCH AND ELIZABETH (1557-1602) |
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KING JAMES AND THE PURITANS (1602-1625) |
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INFLUENCE OF SANDYS (1602-1619) |
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THE PILGRIMS IN HOLLAND (1607-1616) |
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PLANS OF PURITAN EMIGRATION (1617-1620) |
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THE PILGRIM SETTLEMENT (1620) |
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OTHER SETTLEMENTS PRECEDING MASSACHUSETTS (1608-1627) |
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COUNCIL FOR NEW ENGLAND (1620-1628) |
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THE MASSACHUSETTS CHARACTER (1620) |
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EDUCATION |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER II THE GEOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND (1630-1689), By John Gould Curtis |
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GEOGRAPHY DEFINED |
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GEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION |
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COASTLINE |
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EROSION HISTORY |
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GLACIATION |
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LANDSCAPE |
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CLIMATE |
31 |
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ALLUREMENTS TO COLONISTS |
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HANDICAPPED AGRICULTURE |
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THE COMMERCIAL TREND |
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FISHING AND WHALING |
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SHIPBUILDING |
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CORDAGE AND SAILCLOTH |
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IRON |
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FOREST PRODUCTS |
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MINERAL RESOURCES |
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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES |
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TRADE |
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SUMMARY |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER III SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS OF THE FOUND- ERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, By G. Andrews Moriarty |
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ENGLISH SOCIAL CLASSES (1620-1650) |
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ARISTOCRACY AND DEMOCRACY (1500-1630) |
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SOCIAL CLASSES AMONG EMIGRANTS (1620-1650) |
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GENERAL CHARACTER OF EMIGRATION (1620-1650) |
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PARENT TOWNS AND sectionS (1620-1650) |
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SOURCES OF COLONIAL TOWNS (1628-1650) |
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PLYMOUTH TOWNS (1620-1650) |
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SLACKENING OF EMIGRATION (1042-1689) |
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OTHER RACE ELEMENTS (1650-1689) |
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NUMBERS OF EMIGRANTS (1628-1642) |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER IV PLYMOUTH PLANTATION (1617-1660) By- Theodore E. Busfield . |
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PRELIMINARIES (1617-1620) |
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THE AGREEMENT (1620) |
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THE VOYAGE AND THE COMPACT (1620) |
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THE LANDING (Dec. 21, 1620) |
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FOUNDATIONS (1620-1621) |
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THE INDIANS (1621-1623) |
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TROUBLESOME FELLOW COUNTRYMEN (1622-1624) |
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THE TURN OF THE TIDE (1625-1630) |
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THE PILGRIM CHURCH (1620) |
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THE PLYMOUTH GOVERNMENT (1620-1040) |
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NEIGHBORS OF PLYMOUTH (1620-1643) |
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ECONOMICS AND LIFE |
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THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENT |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER V THE MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER AND THE BAY COLONY (1628-1660) By John Dickinson |
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ORIGINS |
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THE ENGLISH TRADING COMPANIES (1553-1648) |
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MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER IN ENGLAND (1629) |
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THE DORCHESTER ADVENTURE (1623-1627) |
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THE MASSACHUSSETS COMPANY (1628-1629) |
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THE CHARTER IN MASSACHUSSETS (1629-1630) |
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ORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT (1630) |
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EARLY LEGISLATION (1630) |
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CONTROVERSY OVER SUFFRAGE (1631-1660) |
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CONTROVERSY OVER DEPUTIES (1630-1634) |
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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT (1634-1660) |
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THE NEGATIVE VOICE (1630-1660) |
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THE ARISTOCRATIC CONSTITUTION (1634-1660) |
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POWER OF THE CLERGY (1630-1664) |
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THE COLONIAL JUDICIARY (1630-1664) |
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BODY OF LIBERTIES (1632-1641) |
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GENERAL LAWS OF 1649 |
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MAGISTERIAL POWER (1644) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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TOWN SUFFRAGE (1630-1647) |
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RULE BY CHURCH MEMBERS (1630-1648) |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER VI THE WILDERNESS AND THE INDIAN, By Charles C. Willoughby |
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FIRST ACQUAINTANCE (1605-1665) |
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INDIAN TRIBES (1620-1675) |
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INDIAN SOCIETY (1620-1675) |
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TRIBES AND CHIEFS (1620-1675) |
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VILLAGES (1630) |
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FORTS (1620-1675) |
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HABITATIONS (1620-1675) |
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INTERIORS (1620-1675) |
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INDIAN PHYSICAL APPEARANCE (1524-1601) |
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INDIAN APPAREL (1630-1075) |
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IMPLEMENTS AND ORNAMENTS (1620-1675) |
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BEADS AND WAMPUM (1620-1675) |
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GARDENS AND FIELDS (1620-1675) |
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AGRICULTURE (1620-1675) |
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FOOD IN GENERAL (1620-1675) |
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HUNTING, TRAPPING; AND FISHING (1620-1675) |
151 |
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WEAPONS (1620-1675) |
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CANOES (1620-1675) |
153 |
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UTENSILS (1620-1675) |
154 |
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GAMES (1620-1675) |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER VI JOHN WINTHROP, COMMONWEALTH BUILDER (1588- 1649) By Albert Bushnell Hart |
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THE WINTHROP HERITAGE |
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THE ENGLISHMAN (1600-1628) |
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THE PURITAN |
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WINTHROP'S JOURNAL (1630-1649) |
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PRIVATE LIFE IN MASSACHUSSETS (1630-1649) |
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THE CHARTER (1628-1684) 1630- |
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THE FREEMAN QUESTION (1630-1649) |
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THE SUFFRAGE (1631-1649) |
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MAGISTRACY AND GOVERNOR (1630-1636) |
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THE GENERAL COURT |
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POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES (1630-1649) |
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SUFFRAGE QUESTION REVIEWED (1645) |
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THE ANTINOMIANS (1633-1637) |
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TOLERATION AND INTOLERANCE (1631-1640) |
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GOVERNMENT BY ECCLESIASTICS (1630-1649) |
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SOCIAL CONTROL BY THE COLONY (1630-1049) |
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DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY |
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SERVICE OF JOHN WINTHROP, (1630-1649) |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER VIII SISTER NEW ENGLAND SETTLEMENTS (1620-1660) By Abner L. Braley |
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POLITICAL DIVISIONS TO 1689 |
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THE GORGES GRANT (1620-1625) |
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LEVETT'S GRANT IN MAINE (1632-1639) |
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LACONIA, LYGONIA AND OTHER GRANTS (1629-1636) |
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GORGES IN MAINE (1635-1649) |
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MAINE IN RELATION TO MASSACHUSSETS (1652-1659) |
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MASSACHUSSETS IN CONTROL IN MAINE (1653-1658) |
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FOUNDATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (1621-1640) |
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THE MASON COLONY (1631-1040) |
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ANNEXATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO MASSACHUSETTS (1636- 1644) |
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ROGER WILLIAM IN THE NARRAGANSETT COUNTRY (1631-1644) |
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GORTON EPISODE (1640-1652) |
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CHARTER DIFFICULTIES OF RHODE ISLAND |
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THE HEGIRA TO CONNECTICUT (1632-1639) |
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EARLIEST CONNECTICUT (1631-1636) |
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CONNECTICUT IN RELATION TO MASSACHUSETTS |
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NEW HAVEN COLONY (1637-1664) |
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COLONIAL BOUNDARIES IN 1660 |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER IX NEW ENGLAND CONFEDERATION , By Constance McLaughlin Green |
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PRELIMINARIES (1637-1642) |
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION (1643) |
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MACHINERY OF THE CONFEDERATION |
230 |
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RELATIONS WITH THE INDIANS (1643-1653) |
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EXTERNAL RELATIONS |
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SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS BETTERMENT |
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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
237 |
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IMPOST CONTROVERSY (1646-1650) |
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INTERPRETATION OF THE ARTICLES (1045-1658) |
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NULLIFICATION CONTROVERSY (1653-1654) |
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CONCLUSION OF DUTCH AFFAIRS (1653-1664) |
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INDIAN WARS (1654-1658) |
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CIVILIZING THE INDIANS (1643-1664) |
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QUAKER CONTROVERSY (1660-1667) |
249 |
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BOUNDARY QUESTIONS (1657-1667) |
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THE REVISED CONSTITUTION (1665-1672) |
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REVIVAL OF ACTIVITY (1673-1691) |
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END OF CONFEDERATION |
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THE SERVICES OF THE CONFEDERATION (1643-1686) |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER X SOCIAL LIFE (1630-1689) , By James Ford |
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POPULATION |
260 |
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STANDARDS OF LIVING |
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ECONOMIC BASIS OF SOCIAL LIFE |
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LABOR PROBLEMS |
266 |
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SLAVERY |
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WAGES |
270 |
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LUXURY AND FASHION |
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RELIGION AND CULTURE |
273 |
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STRONG DRINK |
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT |
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MARRIAGE |
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MARRIAGE LAWS |
278 |
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PROTECTION OF WOMEN |
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MORALS |
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CHILD LIFE |
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EDUCATION |
284 |
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THE POOR |
285 |
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SETTLEMENT RIGHTS |
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OUTSTANDING VALUES |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER XI WOMEN OF MASSACHUSETTS (1620-1689) , By Harriet Sylvester Tapley |
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HOUSING |
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DRESS |
294 |
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FAMILY LIFE |
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FAMILY TROUBLES |
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FAMILY AFFECTION |
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COURTSHIP AND WEDDED LIFE |
301 |
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MARRIAGE |
303 |
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CHILDREN AND CHILD LIFE |
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SCHOOLS |
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CHILD RELIGION |
307 |
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CHILD OFFENSES |
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STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE CHURCH |
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ANNE HUTCHINSON |
310 |
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DEBORAH MOODY |
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PUNISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT WOMEN |
312 |
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WOMEN IN CHURCH |
313 |
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QUAKER WOMEN |
313 |
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THE SCARLET LETTER |
315 |
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EDUCATED WOMEN |
316 |
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WOMEN WORKERS |
317 |
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LITERARY WOMEN |
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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CHAPTER XII HARVARD COLLEGE (1636-1660) , By Arthur O. Norton |
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ENGLISH ORIGINS OF NEW ENGLAND SCHOOLS |
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JOHN HARVARD'S PARENTS |
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JOHN HARVARD'S SCHOOL LIFE |
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