Elementi essenziali della storia degli Stati Uniti . s a est. 93. Il francese e inglese colonie.-Così vediamo twonations fermamente stabilito in America, a nord del Messico, whichwas territorio spagnolo. Nella loro religione, nel loro metodo oflife, e nelle loro opinioni al governo, possedevano fewpoints in comune. L'inglese si era venuto in America tomake case permanenti. Essi hanno portato le loro famiglie, theybuilt case sostanziale, essi hanno eliminato la terra per cultivationand dipendeva da se stessi per la sussistenza. In altri 86 ESSENTIALS DELLA STORIA DEGLI STATI UNITI mano i Francesi erano per la maggior parte dei cacciatori, commercianti,

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Essentials of United States history . s on the east. 93. The French and English Colonies.—Thus we see twonations firmly established in America, north of Mexico, whichwas Spanish territory. In their religion, in their method oflife, and in their views upon government, they possessed fewpoints in common. The English had come to America tomake permanent homes. They brought their families, theybuilt substantial houses, they cleared the land for cultivationand depended upon themselves for subsistence. On the other 86 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY hand the French were mostly hunters, traders, soldiers, andadventurers. Very little land was under cultivation, and thepeople relied to a large extent upon the French king for theirsuppHes. Though the English were under the control of king or lord-proprietor, they had in every colony some share in the govern-ment, and in New England they were almost independent.Moreover, they looked to the future, and were thoughtful, sober, and self-reliant. The French were ruled by the gover-. French Traders Greeting Indians. nor, the soldier, and the priest. They knew nothing of self-government and did not desire to know. They thought onlyof the present moment, were light-hearted, picturesque indress and hving, and dependent. However, the Englishcolonists were not united either in religion or in government;they were jealous of each others liberties and prosperities;they had no army for mutual defense, and no central power.New France, on the contrary, was a great military camp andevery man capable of carrying arms was ready at all times to THE FRENCH COLONIES 87 rally to the defense of the colony. Its settlers acknowledgedonly one authority, that of the king of France as representedb}^ the governor. They were all of one religious faith. 94. The Indians and the French. — In no way did theFrench and the English differ so much as in their attitudetowards the Indians. The natives saw the forests fall, theirhunting grounds disappear, and t

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