statutes" which had been passed by the Massachusetts
Bay Court under the first Charter (in a note) 239

Happiness and progress of Massachusetts during seventy
years under the second Charter 240

Debts incurred by the New England Colonies in the
Indian Wars; issue of paper money; how Massachusetts
was relieved by England, and made prosperous 240

CHAPTER VIII.

MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER COLONIES DURING THE SECOND
WAR BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE, FROM THE PEACE
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, 1748, TO THE PEACE OF PARIS, 1763. 242-279

Places taken during the war between France and England
mutually restored at the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle;
Louisburg and Cape Breton restored to France, in return
for Madras restored to England 242

Boundaries in America between France and England to
be defined by a joint Commission, which could not agree 242

Encroachments of the French on the British Colonies
from 1748 to 1756; complaints of the Colonial Governors
to England; orders to them to defend their territories;
conflicts between the Colonies, French and Indians 243

England's best if not only means of protecting the
Colonies, to prevent the French from transporting soldiers
and war material to Canada; naval preparations 244

Evasive answers and disclaimers of the French
Government, with naval and military preparations 245

Braddock's unfortunate expedition; capture of French
vessels, soldiers, &c., (in a note) 247

The King's speech to Parliament on French encroachments;
convention of Colonies at Albany, and its representatives,
a year before war was declared 247

Mr. Bancroft's imputation against the British Government,
and reply to it (in a note) 247

Mr. Bancroft represents this war as merely _European_;
refuted by himself; his noble representations of the
Protestant character of the war on the part of Great
Britain and other Powers 248

Contests chiefly between the Colonists, the French,
and the Indians, from 1648 to 1654; English soldiers
under General Braddock sent to America in 1655; campaigns
actual and devised that yea