CONTENTS VOLUME FIRST. BOOK I. HISTORICAL SKETCH , INTRODUCTORY TO THE WHOLE. CHAPTER I. PAGE Discovery and Settlement of ,.....1 CHAPTER II. Slow Progress of the Settlements and Countries which Great Britain acquired by the Conquest of and Quebec . Extraordinary Sufferings endured by the early Settlers. Prosperity of the England and . Cha¬ racter of the Inhabitants. Favourable condition in which England placed her Colonies, ensured their Prosperity, 10 CHAPTER III. Causes of Discontent in . Restrictions on Trade. Prohibition of the Illicit Trade with Spanish . Licentiousness of the Guarda Costas. Failure of Remit¬ tances for Manufactures in consequence. Peace of 1763. Measures which led to the Stamp Act. Complaints of the Colonists. Their extraordinary Proceedings. Resist the Tea Act, and throw overboard the Cargoes of the Com¬ pany's Ships. Repeal of the Stamp Act. Conduct of the Ministry,................18