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Volume 4 of History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft. A major US History Series in six volumes. “The Author’s Last Revision” 1891 by D. Appleton and Company.

Bancroft as US Secretary of the Navy established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. His comprehensive study of the origins and development of the United States caused him to be referred to as the “Father of American history.”

CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN FIVE EPOCHSIII. AMERICA TAKES UP ARMS FOR SELF-DEFENSE AND ARRIVES AT INDEPENDENCECHAPTER I. AMERICA SUSTAINS THE TOWN OF BOSTON. May 1774CHAPTER II. PREPARATIONS FOR A GENERAL CONGRESS. June–August, 1774CHAPTER III. MASSACHUSETTS DEFEATS THE ATTEMPT OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT TO CHANGE ITS CHARTER. May–August, 1774CHAPTER IV. THE FIRST AMERICAN CONGRESS. September–October, 1774CHAPTER V. HOW GREAT BRITAIN BEGAN CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION, AND HOW VIRGINIA NULLIFIED THE QUEBEC ACT. October–November, 1774CHAPTER VI. THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. October, 1774–January 20, 1775.CHAPTER VII. THE KING DECLARES MASSACHUSETTS IN REBELLION January–February, 1775CHAPTER VIII. THE SPIRIT OF NEW ENGLAND. February–March, 1775CHAPTER IX. THE KING AWAITS NEWS OF SUCCESS. March–May, 1775CHAPTER X. TO LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, AND BACK TO BOSTON. April 19, 1775CHAPTER XI. EFFECTS OF THE DAY OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD. THE GENERAL RISING. April–June1775CHAPTER XII. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION EMANATES FROM THE PEOPLE. May–July, 1775CHAPTER XIII. MASSACHUSETTS ASKS FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. May–June 17, 1775CHAPTER XIV. BUNKER HILL. June 16–17, 1775CHAPTER XV. THE ARMY ROUND BOSTON. June 17–August, 1775CHAPTER XVI. AMERICA AWAITS THE KING’S DECISION. July–October, 1775CHAPTER XVII. FINAL ANSWER OF THE KING TO AMERICA. August–December, 1775CHAPTER XVIII. FINAL ANSWER OF PARLIAMENT TO AMERICA. October–December, 1775CHAPTER XIX. ANNEXATION OF CANADA. August–December, 1775CHAPTER XX. ADVANCING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE. Last Months of 1775–March, 1776CHAPTER XXI. ACTS OF INDEPENDENCE. February–April, 1776CHAPTER XXII. BRITAIN SEEKS FOREIGN AID. 1775–1776CHAPTER XXIII. AMERICA SEEKS FOREIGN AID. 1775–1776CHAPTER XXIV. THE BRITISH RECOVER CANADA. NORTH CAROLINA DECLARES FOR INDEPENDENCE. January–July, 1776CHAPTER XXV. HOW SOUTH CAROLINA ADVANCED TO INDEPENDENCE. February–July, 1776CHAPTER XXVI. VIRGINIA PROCLAIMS THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND PROPOSES INDEPENDENCE. May–June, 1776CHAPTER XXVII. THE PEOPLE OF EVERY AMERICAN COLONY DEMAND INDEPENDENCE. June–July, 1776CHAPTER XXVIII. THE RESOLUTION AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. From the first to the Fourth of July, 1776

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Volume one of History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft. A major US History series in six volumes. “Author’s Last Revision” 1888 by D. Appleton and Company.

Bancroft as US Secretary of the Navy established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. His comprehensive study of the origins and development of the United States caused him to be referred to as the “Father of American history.”

Narrated by Joseph Tabler

From the Author’s Preface:

… greater precision has been sought for; the fitter word that offered itself accepted; and, without the surrender of the right of history to pronounce its opinion, care has been taken never unduly to forestall the judgment of the reader, but to leave events as they sweep onward to speak their own condemnation or praise.

From the Author’s Introduction:

It is the object of the present work to explain how the change in the conditions of our land has been brought about; and, as the fortunes of a nation are not under the control of blind destiny, to follow the steps by which a favoring Providence, calling our institutions into being, has conducted the country to its present happiness and glory. 1834.

The foregoing words, written nearly a half-century ago, are suffered to remain, because the intervening years have justified their expression of confidence in the progress of our republic. The seed of disunion has perished; and universal freedom, reciprocal benefits, and cherished traditions bind its many states in the closes union. 1882.

Editor’s IntroductionAuthor’s PrefaceContents of the First Volume:The United States of America as ColoniesPart I.The English People Found a Nation in AmericaChapter I. Early Voyages. French Settlements in AmericaChapter II. The Spaniards in Florida and on the Pacific CoastChapter III. The Spaniards in the Mississippi ValleyChapter IV. The Spaniards Hold FloridaChapter V. The English Attempt ColonizationChapter VI. England Plants a New Nation in VirginiaChapter VII. Virginia Obtains Civil LibertyChapter VIII. Slavery. Dissolution of the London CompanyChapter IX. Restrictions on Colonial CommerceChapter X. Colonization of MarylandChapter XI. Prelates and PuritansChapter XII. The PilgrimsChapter XIII. New England’s PlantationChapter XIV. Self-Government of MassachusettsChapter XV. The Providence PlantationsChapter XVI. Colonization of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and ConnecticutChapter XVII. The Prelates and MassachusettsChapter XVIII. The United Colonies of New EnglandChapter XIX. The Place of Puritanism in HistoryPart II.The Colonies Obtain Geographical UnityChapter I. The Fall and Restoration of the StuartsChapter II. The Navigation ActsChapter III. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Charles IIChapter IV. Massachusetts and Charles IIChapter V. New England and Its Red MenChapter VI. The Overthrow of the Charter of MassachusettsChapter VII. Shaftesbury and Locke Legislate for CarolinaChapter VIII. Settlements in South CarolinaChapter IX. Maryland after the RestorationChapter X. How the Stuarts Rewarded the Loyalty of VirginiaChapter XI. The Great Rebellion in VirginiaChapter XII. New NetherlandChapter XIII. New England and New SwedenChapter XIV. New Netherland, New Jersey, and New YorkChapter XV. The People Called Quakers in the United StatesChapter XVI. PennsylvaniaChapter XVII. Despotism of James II. In the Northern ColoniesChapter XVIII. The Revolution of 1688Chapter XIX. The Result Thus Far

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Volume 2 of History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft. A major US history series in six volumes. “Author’s Last Revision” 1883 by D. Appleton and Company.

Bancroft as US Secretary of the Navy established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. His comprehensive study of the origins and development of the United States caused him to be referred to as the “Father of American history.”

From the Author’s Preface regarding the Last Revision to the series:… greater precision has been sought for; the fitter word that offered itself accepted; and, without the surrender of the right of history to pronounce its opinion, care has been taken never unduly to forestall the judgment of the reader, but to leave events as they sweep onward to speak their own condemnation or praise.

From a 2008 Review by Stephen W. Sawyer:For Bancroft, then, the historian brought the Revolution to life in the present in order that it might circulate within the country and throughout humanity. Bancroft was convinced that a poet-historian could uncover the democratic ideal that was unfolding in the American project.Dawes and Nichols argued that Bancroft was a sound historian in that he grounded his work in archival material. “George Bancroft was the first American historian who conscientiously endeavored to make no important statement without reference to an original document.”

“The author exercises powers of narration which enable the reader to watch the drama of man’s experience proceed like a splendid and inspiring pageant.” (Dawes and Nichols 280) These remarks still capture an essential element of Bancroft’s project. He saw his writing, literary or poetical as it may have been, as part of the “realization” of man’s experience with democracy. This was the Bancroft that was celebrated in the first half of the nineteenth century, pushed aside in the nationalist consensus of American historical professionalism in the 1890s, and then rediscovered in the inter-war period. He was not describing a democracy that already existed in flowery prose, but employing the poet’s pen to give life to a democratic project which he thought was in the making.

Editor’s IntroductionAuthor’s PrefaceCONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUMEHISTORY OF THE COLONIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PART IIICOLONIZATION OF THE WEST AND OF GEORGIACHAPTER I. THE SOUTHERN STATES AFTER THE REVOLUTIONCHAPTER II. THE MIDDLE STATES AFTER THE REVOLUTIONCHAPTER III. NEW ENGLAND AFTER THE REVOLUTIONCHAPTER IV. PARLIAMENT AND THE COLONIESCHAPTER V. THE RED MEN EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPICHAPTER VI. THE LANGUAGES AND MANNERS OF THE RED MENCHAPTER VII. POLITY AND RELIGION OF THE RED MENCHAPTER VIII. THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF THE RED MENCHAPTER IX. PROGRESS OF FRANCE IN NORTH AMERICACHAPTER X. FRANCE AND THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPICHAPTER XI. THE RIVALRY OF FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN IN AMERICACHAPTER XII. THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSIONCHAPTER XIII. OF THE BOUNDARIES OF BRITISH, FRENCH, AND SPANISH COLONIESCHAPTER XIV. PROGRESS OF LOUISIANACHAPTER XV. COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE HOUSE OF HANOVERCHAPTER XVI. THE BRITISH SLAVE-TRADE. COLONIZATION OF GEORGIACHAPTER XVII. WAR BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN, 1739-1748

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN FIVE EPOCHSI. BRITAIN OVERTHROWS THE EUROPEAN COLONIAL SYSTEMCHAPTER I. AMERICA CLAIMS LEGISLATIVE INDEPENDENCE OF ENGLAND. HENRY PELHAM’S ADMINISTRATION, 1748CHAPTER II. THE ROYAL GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK APPEALS TO THE PARAMOUNT POWER OF BRITAIN. HENRY PELHAM’S ADMINISTRATION, 1748-1749CHAPTER III. THE EXPLORATION OF OHIO. PELHAM’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUEDCHAPTER IV. AMERICA REFUSES TO BE RULED BY ARBITRARY INSTRUCTIONS. PELHAM’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED, 1751-1753CHAPTER V. FRANKLIN PLANS UNION FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. PELHAM’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED, 1758-1754CHAPTER VI. THE OLD THIRTEEN COLONIES. NEWCASTLE’S ADMINISTRATIONCHAPTER VII. THE MINISTERS ARE ADVISED TO TAX AMERICA BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT NEWCASTLE’S ADMINISTRATION, 1754-1755CHAPTER VIII. ENGLAND AND FRANCE CONTEND FOR THE OHIO VALLEY AND FOR ACADIA. NEWCASTLE’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED, 1755CHAPTER IX. GREAT BRITAIN UNITES AMERICA UNDER MILITARY RULE. NEWCASTLE’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED, 1755-1756CHAPTER X. THE ARISTOCRACY WITHOUT THE PEOPLE CANNOT GOVERN ENGLAND. NEWCASTLE’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED, 1756-1757CHAPTER XI. THE WHIG ARISTOCRACY CANNOT CONQUER CANADA. ANARCHY IN THE ADMINISTRATION, 1757CHAPTER XII. THE NEW PROTESTANT POWERS AGAINST THE CATHOLIC POWERS OF THE MIDDLE AGE. WILLIAM PITT’S MINISTRYCHAPTER XIII. CONQUEST OF THE VALLEY OF THE WEST. PITT’S MINISTRY, 1757-1758CHAPTER XIV. THE CONQUEST OF CANADA. PITT’S MINISTRY CONTINUED, 1759CHAPTER XV. INVASION OF THE VALLEY OF THE TENNESSEE. PITT’S MINISTRY, 1759-1760CHAPTER XVI. POSSESSION TAKEN OF THE COUNTRY ON THE LAKES. PITT’S MINISTRY, 1760CHAPTER XVII. THE KING AND THE ARISTOCRACY AGAINST THE GREAT COMMONER. GEORGE III DRIVES OUT PITT, 1760-1761CHAPTER XVIII. THE ACTS OF TRADE PROVOKE REVOLUTION. THE REMODELING OF THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS, 1761-1762CHAPTER XIX. THE KING DRIVES OUT THE NEWCASTLE WHIGS. THE DAWN OF THE NEW REPUBLIC, 1762-1768

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Volume 3 of History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft. A major US History Series in six volumes. “Author’s Last Revision” 1883 by D. Appleton and Company.

Bancroft as US Secretary of the Navy established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. His comprehensive study of the origins and development of the United States caused him to be referred to as the “Father of American history.”

CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN FIVE EPOCHSII. BRITAIN ESTRANGES AMERICACHAPTER I. ENGLAND AS IT WAS IN 1768CHAPTER II. ENGLAND AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. IRELANDCHAPTER III. CHARLES TOWNSHEND PLEDGES THE MINISTRY OF BUTE TO TAX AMERICA BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, AND RESIGNSCHAPTER IV. PONTIAC’S WAR. TRIUMVIRATE MINISTRYCHAPTER V. THE MINUTE FOR AN AMERICAN STAMP-TAX. MINISTRY OF GRENVILLECHAPTER VI. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACTS OF NAVIGATION. GRENVILLE’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUEDCHAPTER VII. HOW AMERICA RECEIVED THE PLAN OF A STAMP-TAX. GRENVILLE’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUEDCHAPTER VIII. THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN PASSES THE AMERICAN STAMP-TAX. GRENVILLE’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUEDCHAPTER IX. THE DAY-STAR OF THE AMERICAN UNIONCHAPTER X. THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE KING AND THE DUKE OF BEDFORDCHAPTER XI. AMERICA REPELS THE STAMP-TAX. ADMINISTRATION OF ROCKINGHAMCHAPTER XII. THE STAMP ACT LEADS AMERICA TO UNION. ADMINISTRATION OF ROCKHIMHAMCHAPTER XIII. HAS PARLIAMENT THE RIGHT TO TAX AMERICA? ADMINISTRATION OF ROCKINGHAMCHAPTER XIV. WILLIAM PITT INTERVENES. ROCKINGHAM’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUESCHAPTER XV. PARLIAMENT AFFIRMS ITS RIGHT TO TAX AMERICA. ROCKINGHAM’S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUEDCHAPTER XVI. THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT. ADMNISTRATION OF ROCKINGHAMCHAPTER XVII. THE CHARTER OF MASSACHUSETTS IN PERIL. THE FALL OF THE ROCKINGHAM WHIGS. THE EARL OF CHATHAMCHAPTER XVIII. CHARLES TOWNSHEND USURPS THE LEAD IN GOVERNMENT. ADMINSTRATION OF CHATHAMCHAPTER XIX. PARLIAMENT WILL HAVE AN AMERICAN ARMY AND AN AMERICAN REVENUE. ADMINISTRATION OF GRAFTONCHAPTER XX. COALITION OF THE KING AND THE ARISTOCRACYCHAPTER XXI. MASSACHUSETTS CONSULTS HER SISTER COLONIES. ADMINISTRATION OF GRAFTON. HILLSBOROUGH SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIESCHAPTER XXII. WILL MASSACHUSETTS RESCIND? ADMINISTRATION OF GRAFTON. HILLSBOROUGH SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIESCHAPTER XXIII. UNION OF BEDFORD AND THE KING. THE REGULATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HILLSBOROUGH SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIESCHAPTER XXIV. THE TOWNS OF MASSACHUSETTS MEET IN CONVENTION. A COMMONWEALTH IN LOUISIANA. HILLSBOROUGH SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIESCHAPTER XXV. THE KING AND PARLIAMENT AGAINST THE TOWN OF BOSTON. HILLSBOROUGH SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIESCHAPTER XXVI. VIRGINIA COMES TO THE AID OF MASSACHUSETTS. GRAFTON’S ADMINISTRATION. HILLSBOROUGH COLONIAL MINISTERCHAPTER XXVII. GROWTH OF REPUBLICANISM IN LOUISIANA, KENTUCKY, AND MASSACHUSETTS. LORD NORTH FORMS AN ADMINISTRATIONCHAPTER XXVIII. THE BOSTON “MASSACRE.” LORD NORTH’S ADMINISTRATIONCHAPTER XXIX. THE KING VIOLATES THE CHARTER OF MASSACHUSETTSCHAPTER XXX. THE ORIGIN OF TENNESSEECHAPTER XXXI. GREAT BRITAIN CENTRES IN ITSELF POWER OVER ITS COLONIES. HILLSBOROUGH’S RETIREMENTCHAPTER XXXII. THE TOWNS OF MASSACHUSETTS HOLD CORRESPONDENCECHAPTER XXXIII VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATES UNIONCHAPTER XXXIV. THE BOSTON TEA-PARTYCHAPTER XXXV. THE KING IN COUNCIL INSULTS MASSACHUSETTS AND ITS AGENTCHAPTER XXXVI. THE CRISIS

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