CHAP. XI.

_A peace, and its happy effects respecting America._

_Boundaries of East and West Florida._

_The southern provinces left secure._

_Encouragement given to reduced officers and soldiers._

_Georgia begins to flourish._

_A plan adopted for encouraging emigrations to Carolina._

_A number of Palatines seduced into England._

_Sent into Carolina._

_And settled at Londonderry._

_Some emigrate from Britain, and multitudes from Ireland._

_And from the northern colonies, resort to Carolina._

_Regulations for securing the provinces against Indians._

_John Stuart made superintendant for Indian affairs._

_Decrease of Indians, and the causes of it._

_Present state of Indian nations in the southern district._

_Mr. Stuart's first speech to the Indians, at Mobile._

_A description of Charlestown._

_The number of its inhabitants._

_A general view of the manners, &c. of the people._

_And of their way of living._

_The arts and sciences only of late encouraged._

_The militia and internal strength of the province._

_Of its societies formed for mutual support and relief._

_Of its merchants and trade._

_Of its planters and agriculture._

_An interruption of the harmony between Britain and her colonies, and

the causes of it._

_The new regulations made in the trade of the colonies give great

offence._

_A vote passed for charging stamp-duties on the Americans._

_Upon which the people of New England discover their disaffection to

government._

_An opportunity given the colonies to offer a compensation for the

stamp-duty._

_The stamp-act passes in parliament._

_Violent measures taken to prevent its execution._

_The assembly of Carolina study ways and means of eluding the act._

_Their resolutions respecting the obedience due to the British

parliament._

_The people become more violent in opposition to government._

_The merchants and manufacturers in England join in petitioning for

relief._

_The stamp-act repealed._

_Which proves fatal to the jurisdiction of the British parliament in

America._

_And gives occasion of triumph to the colonies._

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