This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...the title of king. England retained her conquests, Gibraltar, Minorca, and the French colonies, St. Christopher's, Newfoundland, Hudson's Bay, and Acadie, now called Nova Scotia. France likewise agreed to destroy the harbour and raze the fortifications of Dunkirk; and, under the name of the Asiento contract, England ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...the title of king. England retained her conquests, Gibraltar, Minorca, and the French colonies, St. Christopher's, Newfoundland, Hudson's Bay, and Acadie, now called Nova Scotia. France likewise agreed to destroy the harbour and raze the fortifications of Dunkirk; and, under the name of the Asiento contract, England acquired the odious right of supplying Spanish America with negro slaves. France had previously obtained from Spain the large tract upon the Mississippi river, lying between Mexico and the Floridas, ceded in compensation of the sacrifices made by Lewis XIV. to secure the Spanish crown to Philip. The name of Louisiana was now given to this province, which France immediately proceeded to colonize. The emperor, dissatisfied with the small portion, of what he deemed his birthright, allotted to him by this treaty, refused to concur in it, and continued the war one year longer. But unassisted by his former allies he was unable to cope with the united power of France and Spain. He was obliged to recall his troops from Catalonia; and even with these reinforcements Prince Eugene still found himself too weak to make head against the French generals in the Netherlands. In 1714, therefore, Charles, by a separate treaty with France and Spain, concluded at Rastadt, agreed to the terms he had rejected at Utrecht. Portugal had, like the emperor, declined to accept the peace of Portugal Utrecht, and she alone now 1707--1715. remained at war with France and Spain. Hostilities were carried on by these powers yet another year; but they produced no result of any consequence, and, in 1715, a peace was concluded. King John acknowledged Philip, who on his part renounced all pretensions to the long disputed settlement upon the river La Plata, as did France to the territ...
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