xviii CONTENTS.

CHAPTER IV. PAGE

The Court of France intrigues with the Colonists to bring about a separation from Great Britain. Character of the Colonists who conducted the Revolution. Remonstrances to the King:r and People of England. Conciliatory Plan of Earl Chatham. Mr Burke's Motion in Parliament. Inde- pendence ofthe United States, 8w. . . . . . . . 27

CHAPTER V.

Condition of the United States at the Peace of 1783. Wash- ington. Constitution and Laws. Resources. Character- istics of the People, 8w. . . . . . . . . . . . 35

NOTESTOBOOKI.. . . . . . . . . . . 58

BOOK II.

VIEW OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES AND NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH AMERICA.

CHAPTER I.

General View of British America. Configuration. Physical .Aspect,&'c. ..--.'..........73

CHAPTER II.

Forests. Principal Trees, 8w. . . . . . .

CHAPTER III. Wild Animals. Birds. Reptiles. Insects. Fishes, 8m. . 92

CHAPTER IV. Theory of the Climate of North America, . . . . . . 122

NOTETOBOOKII. . . . . . . . . .140