A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . d from the Duke of Orleans a charter for a project whichwas to enrich France. A com-pany was formed which obtainedgrants of the colonial posses-sions of the kingdom and controlof the foreign trade. Inexhaust-ible mines were to be openedin Louisiana, and all connectedAvith the company were to beenriched. All classes vied inthe purchase of shares, whichrose to sixty times the originalprice. In 1720 the bubble burst,the mines were shown to be imaginary, and heavy lossesfell upon the credulous people of France. For years
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . d from the Duke of Orleans a charter for a project whichwas to enrich France. A com-pany was formed which obtainedgrants of the colonial posses-sions of the kingdom and controlof the foreign trade. Inexhaust-ible mines were to be openedin Louisiana, and all connectedAvith the company were to beenriched. All classes vied inthe purchase of shares, whichrose to sixty times the originalprice. In 1720 the bubble burst,the mines were shown to be imaginary, and heavy lossesfell upon the credulous people of France. For years after-ward the development of the colony was checked. Progress of Louisiana.—At this time Louisiana had sev-eral thousand inhabitants. Rice was the principal crop,tobacco and indigo were grown, and slave labor was em-ployed. Grain for food was brought down the river fromthe growing settlements in the north. An Indian war arose from an attempt of the French atFort Rosalie to seize the principal town of the Natchez In-dians. The latter rose and massacred the whites at the. Costumes of French Settleks. CUSTOMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE COLONIES. 131 settlement (1729). Shortly afterward a force from NewOrleans attacked the Natchez, killed many of them, anddispersed the rest, utterly breaking up the tribe.* 9. CUSTOMS AND CONDITIONS OF THECOLONIES. NEW ENGLAND. Religious Strictness.—The conditions of society differedconsiderably in the different colonies, both on account ofdifference in climate and in the original opinions and cus-toms of the colonists. In New England religious observ-ances were rigidly strict. In the early days the peoplewere called to church on Sunday morning by the beatingof a drum. In other cases the sound of a horn or bell re-minded them of a duty which could not be neglected with-out punishment. Going to Church.—The church, in exposed villages, wassurrounded with a stockade and served as a fort, the menwalking to church with their guns on their shoulders, an
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