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PART I. — The Governmental History or the First Grand Division op the Continent of North America, called the First Colony of Virginia, South Virginia, or Virginia; to the Revolution of 1688 in England. Introduction. Theory and speculations of Christopher Columbus. His negotiations for patronage. His voyages. Interest of England in his speculations and adventures. Voyages of Cabot. Discovery of the Continent of North America. Title and interest of England in. Grant of Pope Alexander VI., to Ferdinand and Isabella. Title of England relinquished by Henry Vn. Early attempts to settle the country. Why called Virginia. Condition of at the decease of Elizabeth. Division and designation of by James I. Charter of James I., creating the First and Seci ond Colony. Instructions and government under this charter. Character of the charter and instructions. Expeditions and settlements under the First Colony. Second and separate charter of James I. to the First Colony, or London Company. Enlargement of the corporation. Government under it. Third and separate charter of James I, to the First Colony or London Company. Advantages of the First over the Second Colony. The government under the third charter. Developments of protestantism in England and Virginia. Ordinance and instructions of the London Company establishing a colonial government in Virginia. Organization under the Company's constitution. Compared with New England. Relations with the Indian tribes. Colonial acts establishing the local administration. Puritanism in England and Virginia. Dissolution of the London Company by the crown. Death of James I. Its effect in Virginia. Accession of Charles I. State of the kingdom. Colonial policy of Charles I. Condition of Virginia. She becomes a royal colony. Royalty of her administration ; its monarchical features ; its conservative elements. Progress of protestantism in England. Its effect upon the colonial policy of the crown. Attempt to revive the London Company. Remonstrance of Virginia. Address of the colonial assembly to the people. The civil war in England. Provisional enactments by the colonial assembly. Execution of Charles I. Its effect on the political condition of the colonies. How received in Virginia. Public enactments thereupon. Establishment of the Commonwealth in England. Virginia and the commonwealth. Arrival of commissioners of parliament in Virginia. Virginia surrenders to the commonwealth. Articles of surrender. Proclamation by the commissioners of parliament. Organization of a provisional colonial government. Virginia under the commonwealth. Controversy between the house of burgesses and the governor and council. Progress of the controversy. The burgesses triumphant. They claim supreme power in the colony. Proclamation thereof. Re-organization of the colonial state council by the burgesses. Death of
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Cromwell. Letter from the State Council of parliament to Virginia thereupon. Succession of Richard Cromwell. Acknowledged by Virginia. Abdication of Richard Cromwell. How received in Virginia. The supreme power assumed by the grand assembly of the colony. Re-organization of the colonial state council. Restoration of Charles II. How received in Virginia. Revision of colonial laws by the assembly. Virginia during the reign of Charles II. Her characteristic qualities and policy of government. Population and condition at the Restoration- Governor Berkeley's report to the Lords commissioners, 1671. Grant of Virginia to Lords Arlington and Culpeper by Charles II. Proceedings of the colonial assembly thereupon. Remonstrance and address to the king. Propositions for a new charter. How received in England. Action of the king in council upon it. Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia. Application for a new charter defeated thereby. Further negotiations. Charter granted. The new charter. Grant to Lords Arlington and Culpeper surrendered back to the crown. Proclamation of the king to the colony thereupon. Political developments of the controversy. Government under the new charter. Virginia and New England compared. The protestantism of the English Revolution. Its elements of freedom. Conclusion of Part I. Page 13.
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