In some of the middle colonies the towns and counties were both active and had a relation with each other which was the forerunner of the present system of local government in the Western States. — 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
