xvm CONTENTS. CHAPTER IV . pAGE 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 and People of England . Conciliatory Plan of Earl Chatham . Mr Burke 's Motion in Parliament. Inde¬ pendence of the United States, &c........27 CHAPTER V. Condition of the United States at the Peace of 1783. Wash¬ ington. Constitution and Laws. Resources. Character¬ istics of the People, &c............35 Notes to Book 1...............58 BOOK II. VIEW OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES AND NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH . CHAPTER I. General View of . Configuration. Physical Aspect , &c............... 73 CHAPTER II. Forests. Principal Trees, &c...........79 CHAPTER III. Wild Animals. Birds. Reptiles. Insects. Fishes, &c. . 92 CHAPTER IV . Theory of the Climate of ,......122 Note to Book II..............j40