Essentials of United States history . worthy of thename. In many places the colonists of South Carolina couldnot live on the plantations because of the unhealthfullnessof the country. Therefore they generally left overseers 1 The first charter for New York City was granted in 1689 by ThomasDongan, English governor of the colony. This was superseded by theMontgomerie Charter in 1731. The rights which Dongan gave to Albanyin a charter granted a year or two before that to New York are incorpo-rated in the present city charter of Albany. 70 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY to rule their great c
Essentials of United States history . worthy of thename. In many places the colonists of South Carolina couldnot live on the plantations because of the unhealthfullnessof the country. Therefore they generally left overseers 1 The first charter for New York City was granted in 1689 by ThomasDongan, English governor of the colony. This was superseded by theMontgomerie Charter in 1731. The rights which Dongan gave to Albanyin a charter granted a year or two before that to New York are incorpo-rated in the present city charter of Albany. 70 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY to rule their great country estates and made their homes inCharleston, where the breezes blow fresh from the sea. InVirginia the planters, prefering country to city life, livedmore generally on their plantations. Williamsburg, the capi-tal of the colony, was but a small village. 77. Travel. — Roads outside of the towns were poor inall the colonies. At first they were usually bridle paths with-out bridges and were often impassable in bad weather. Later. A Massachusetts Tavern. Built in 1095 they were widened to cart roads, but history does not recordbridges broad enough to admit a wagon until 1669. In theSouth sloops and boats were used almost entirely as meansof transportation. It was said to be easier to go to London than to travel fromBoston to Virginia bv land. Therefore there was little com- LIFE IN THE COLONIES 71 munication between the colonies. It naturally followed that,as they knew little of one another, there was no close bond ofsympathy between them. In the South a visitor was alwayswelcome, for it was he who brought the news. RobertBeverley writes that in Virginia a traveler needed no otherrecommendation than that of being a human creature. Evena poor planter was glad to give up his one bed to makeroom for a weary traveler. South Carolina was noted forits hospitality. A traveler there had little need of house was open to all respectable strangers, and tavernkeeping was a v
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