In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to be the foundation of the American commonwealth. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
The old charters of Massachusetts, Virginia, and the Carolinas had given title to strips of territory extending from the Atlantic westward to the Pacific. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
England and France were rivals, not only on the continent, but in the West Indies, in India, and in Europe. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
More emphasis was thus thrown upon the local governments than in England. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
'Good wine needs no bush', and if there were need to urge the reading of history it would be proof that history is too… — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with… — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined… — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
In some of the middle colonies the towns and counties were both active and had a relation with each other which was the forerunner… — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
On March 10, 1764, preliminary resolutions passed the House of Commons looking towards the Stamp Act. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share
