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
One of the strongest and most persistent elements in national development has been that inheritance of political traditions and usages which the new settlers brought with them. — 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 Image
In 1763 the English were the most powerful nation in the world. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
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 Image
More emphasis was thus thrown upon the local governments than in England. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
In appearance the labor system of all the colonies was the same. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
'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 Image
Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
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 Image
As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries. — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
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 Image
