The history of the British dominions in North America from the first discovery of that vast continent by Sebastian Cabot in 1497 to its present glorious establishment as confirmed by the late treaty of peace in 1763.

Date:
1773
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Credit: The history of the British dominions in North America from the first discovery of that vast continent by Sebastian Cabot in 1497 to its present glorious establishment as confirmed by the late treaty of peace in 1763. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    abbreviation or corruption of Arcadia, in the Morea of Greece: but untill ithe year 1749 it could not be called a:colony, becaufe it was only an im-- potent Britifh garrifon in an ill-regulated French fettlement. The French had early fettlements in Nova Scotia; and in 1613 Captain: Argol from Virginia vifited Port Royal and Saint Croix, from whence he: brought away two French veffels. .M. Biencourt was then governor of: Port Royal: Argo] broke up fome French fettlements. in Sagadahock andi E’Acadie, called part of New France, or Terra Canadentiss. Afterward: the country north of Saint Lawrence River retained this name only;. and’ this expedition.of Argol’s made way for the patent granted to Sir Wil-- - liam Alexander, who admitted fome aflociates in 1623, and they fent over- a fhip with fome fettlers; but they all returned to England the fame year,, and the French proceeded in their fettlements.. . King Charles.I. in 1625, upon: his marriage with the Princefs. Hen rietta~Maria of France, relinquifhed Nova Scotia to the French; fince which there have been. many revolutions in the property and dominion: of it. ; 1.. In 2627 and'1628; Sir David Kirk and‘his affociates, upon a‘pri~- vate adventure, but commiflioned by the crown of England, conquered the’ French. fettlements in Canada-and:Nova-Scotia; after which patents were: obtained, whereby the: lands called Canada, north. of the River of Saint: Lawrence, were granted to Sir David Kirk; and all the land called Nova: 9. Sir William fold the property to M. Claude dé laToure @’Aunay, ai French: proteftant;. and. England ceded it to Franee’by treaty in*1632.. 3. Oliver’ Cromwell ‘fent Colonel’ Sedgwick-to reduce itin 1694; and it: was confirmed to England by treaty in 165'5; ‘but: M. St. Eftienne, fon: and heir of Claudede'la Toure made out his claim, and had’the property furrendered ‘to him, Afterward he fold that property to Sir Thomas: Temple, who was governor,.and‘in poffeffion of the property until 1662,, when it was-delivered upto the French; who built.a ftockaded fort at Port: Royal, and another. at Saint John’s River. 4, The French of L’Acadie being tronblefome neighbours, Colonel’ Phipps invaded them from New England in 1690, and reduced the inha-- bitants to the fubjeGtion of England: but by the treaty of Ryfwick in’ 1697 it was receded to France. i &F 5 _ Major
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