A history of the American nation . ve government, thecoming in of the principles of self-government, is a momentous fact in ourhistory, even if the right was given by a few men in an English corporationto a few men in the wilds of Virginia. ^ These words are from the briefe declaration written somewhat later 34 iiisToin- or riiK amkrican nation and |)ii\ ilexes r lluir oHkc with a /csl and an apliliidc lliatiui;jjuriinlfd (o l\\v i\v\v\o\)\uvulof a sell rillin^i; democracy in \\\c New World. I^ul now, llu)ii;,di till Vir;j;inia |)(oi)l( wvvc ^dvcn iitW rights, and llu colony \vas sccniinrv cMs
A history of the American nation . ve government, thecoming in of the principles of self-government, is a momentous fact in ourhistory, even if the right was given by a few men in an English corporationto a few men in the wilds of Virginia. ^ These words are from the briefe declaration written somewhat later 34 iiisToin- or riiK amkrican nation and |)ii\ ilexes r lluir oHkc with a /csl and an apliliidc lliatiui;jjuriinlfd (o l\\v i\v\v\o\)\uvulof a sell rillin^i; democracy in \\\c New World. I^ul now, llu)ii;,di till Vir;j;inia |)(oi)l( wvvc ^dvcn iitW rights, and llu colony \vas sccniinrv cMslcmc ot (liecolony losrs lis i liiiilJT. ^ - - before (lie savages were healen, and enemies of(lie (\)mi)an\ in I,n,L:;land i)oinled (o (he ;j;real massacrelo slu)w llial the colony was ill-managed and the whole. An Indian Talisaued ViLLAtac tiling a failure. V\w (om]>any was lorn by factions andLondon rest)Uiuled with their hahhliiii; and debates. ThenuHliniijs of the membcMs \\imc> nuire like cock i>its, it wassaid, than ordtMb- business nuHiin,t;s, and King James grinvdail\- more impatient with the libiMaliniiuled men like Sandys,who liked hini no better than he did tiuMU. ihe \iri;inia ct>urts,^ inlerislini; aciounts ot this lirsl Assi-iultly will he fouiul in I>amroflsllisl(M-y of (lir United St;\ltS. \o\. i, p. i i i i lo; (\H>kos \iii,Mnia. ch;\|>. \)f( says: ln>in (ho tuoimMit of Vcanllr\s arrival dalrs the real lifeof \irjj;inia . When at a latiT clay the colonists feared that they \vi>uld losetheir new found rights, (he NiiKinia \ssenil)ly asked the kinjjj (o send overcommissioners \o han^ (hem ratlui than estai)lish llu> old tyranny. Tlu- ineitini; of the ineinhiMs of a corpiuation was called a court. THK SOUTIIKKN COLONIKS 1007 1700 lif, ?wh
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