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The Stuart sovereigns of England steadily attempted to strengthen their power, and the resistance to that effort caused an immense growth of Parliamentary influence.

~Albert Bushnell Hart

Topics: Attempted Caused Effort England Growth Immense Influence Parliamentary Power Resistance Steadily Strengthen

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The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative.

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Topics: Colonies Direct Feel Had Little Occasion Prerogative Resent Royal

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More emphasis was thus thrown upon the local governments than in England.

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Topics: Emphasis England Governments Local More Than Thrown Thus

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Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries.

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Topics: Accustomed Became Boundaries Claiming Colony Each New Planting Settlements

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In each colony in 1750 were to be found two sets of governing organizations, - the local and the general.

~Albert Bushnell Hart

Topics: Colony Each Found General Governing Local Organizations Sets Two Were

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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.

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Topics: Actually Because Colonies Departments England Government Had More Only Own Participation People Seemed Significant Three

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Besides paid white laborers, there was everywhere a class of white servants bound without wages for a term of years, and a more miserable class of Negro slaves.

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Topics: Besides Bound Class Everywhere Miserable More Paid Servants Slaves Term Wages White Without Years

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Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves.

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Topics: Attempts Been Colonial Cut Had Made Many Off Slaves Tax

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

~Albert Bushnell Hart

Topics: Continent England Europe France India Indies Only Rivals Were West

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

~Albert Bushnell Hart

Topics: Active Both Both Sides Defeat Followed Military Preparations Sides Washington

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Historian

Born: July 1st, 1854

Died: July 16th, 1943

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