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.

In appearance the labor system of all the colonies was the same.

England and France were rivals, not only on the continent, but in the West Indies, in India, and in Europe.

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.

The participation of the people in their own government was the more significant, because the colonies actually had what England only seemed to have, - three departments of government.

In 1763 the English were the most powerful nation in the world.

As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss.