Part I. Historical Account of the Progress of the Colonies of Modern
Europe: 1. Account of the colonies of Spain in continental America, up to
the period of their independence; 2. Spanish colonies in the West Indies.
Portuguese, Dutch, and French colonies; 3. Brief historical sketch of
British colonization. British colonies in the West Indies. North American
colonies, down to the period of their independence; 4. Account of the
present British colonies in North America, South Africa, and Australia;
Part II. Economical Effects of Colonization on the Parent State: 5. Effects
of emigration on the progress of population and wealth, and on the
relations between capital and labour, in the mother country; 6. Effects of
the exportation of capital, which takes place in the process of colonizing,
on the wealth of the mother country; 7. On colonial trade, and the colonial
system, as affecting the wealth of the mother country; 8. The same subject
continued; Part III. Progress of Wealth and Society in Colonies: 9.
Elements of prosperity in new colonies: land, capital, and labour; 10.
Methods which have been adopted of securing a supply of labour in colonies;
11. The same subject continued.
