The growth of constitutional government, as we now understand it, was promoted by the establishment of two different sets of machinery for making laws and carrying on government.

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

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

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

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

Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized.

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