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. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
In each colony in 1750 were to be found two sets of governing organizations, – the local and the general. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
In some of the middle colonies the towns and counties were both active and had a relation with each other which was the forerunner of the present system of local government in the Western States. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
More emphasis was thus thrown upon the local governments than in England. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Everywhere among the English-speaking race criminal justice was rude, and punishments were barbarous; but the tendency was to do away with special privileges and legal exemptions. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
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. Albert Bushnell Hart Read Quote
