CHAPTER IV
THE TRADING COLONIES

16. _Character of these Colonies_ 34
17. _New England and the Slave-Trade_ 34
18. _Restrictions in New Hampshire_ 36
19. _Restrictions in Massachusetts_ 37
20. _Restrictions in Rhode Island_ 40
21. _Restrictions in Connecticut_ 43
22. _General Character of these Restrictions_ 44


CHAPTER V
THE PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION, 1774-1787

23. _The Situation in 1774_ 45
24. _The Condition of the Slave-Trade_ 46
25. _The Slave-Trade and the "Association"_ 47
26. _The Action of the Colonies_ 48
27. _The Action of the Continental Congress_ 49
28. _Reception of the Slave-Trade Resolution_ 51
29. _Results of the Resolution_ 52
30. _The Slave-Trade and Public Opinion after the War_ 53
31. _The Action of the Confederation_ 56


CHAPTER VI
THE FEDERAL CONVENTION, 1787