. The new eclectic history of the United States . 8. Conflicting Grants.—Manysettlements were formed alongthe coast of Maine, and somany conflicting grants weremade by the king that no law-yer could reconcile them. The noble rivers and safe harborshad attracted attention, as promising wealth through attempts were made at farming, because it was not certainwho owned the land, and the nearness of the French threatenedmuch fighting. Moreover, furs could be taken from the forestand fish from the sea without leave asked of any company. Soit happened that the English settlers were littl
. The new eclectic history of the United States . 8. Conflicting Grants.—Manysettlements were formed alongthe coast of Maine, and somany conflicting grants weremade by the king that no law-yer could reconcile them. The noble rivers and safe harborshad attracted attention, as promising wealth through attempts were made at farming, because it was not certainwho owned the land, and the nearness of the French threatenedmuch fighting. Moreover, furs could be taken from the forestand fish from the sea without leave asked of any company. Soit happened that the English settlers were little more thanscattered companies of adventurers. The first court everduly organized on the soil of Maine was held at Saco, in1636, by William Gorges, nephew of the owner. The landbetween the St. Croix and the St. Lawrence had been given byJames I. to a Scotchman, and it was called ^Yo^a Scotia. Butthe French already held this region, the southern part of whichthey called Acadia,* and it did not become a British possessionuntil a much later NOTES. 5 7 Questions.—How did Englishmen differ in matters of religion ? Whydid some Puritans become Pilgrims ? Describe the voyage of the May-flower. How were the first years spent at Plymouth? How were thehomes of white men first established in New Hampshire? In Maine? Map Exercise.—Point out, on Map No. III., Cape Cod. Dover. The boundaries of Gorges and Masons patent(§87). Saco. Casco Bay. The Penobscot. The Kennebec. The orig-inal boundaries of Nova Scotia (§88). Point for Essay. —Imaginary journal of Mary Chilton, the young girlwho first landed at Plymouth. NOTES. 1. THE PURITANS.—The term Puritan was first applied by way of deris-ion, in 1564, to a large body of non-conformists in England who were not sat-isfied with the changes in church affairs brought about by Henry VIII. Theywere loyal to the throne, and always had at heart the best interests of theProtestants. But they were rigid Calvinists, a
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