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 government as well as in trade a new era came to the colonies in 1763.

The old charters of Massachusetts, Virginia, and the Carolinas had given title to strips of territory extending from the Atlantic westward to the Pacific.

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

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.

Few characters in history are indispensable.

Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides.