. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. thedying hero. The French, was the , said he, I die contented. The French retreated into Quebec, carry-ing with them their brave commander, whowas also wounded unto death. When toldthat he had only a few hours to live, he said,So much the better. I shall not live to General Wolfe,see the surrender of Quebec. Five days later the city sur-rendered, and, in the following year, thewhole French army at Montreal were madeprisoners of war. In 1763, a treaty was signed at gave up to England all her posses-s
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. thedying hero. The French, was the , said he, I die contented. The French retreated into Quebec, carry-ing with them their brave commander, whowas also wounded unto death. When toldthat he had only a few hours to live, he said,So much the better. I shall not live to General Wolfe,see the surrender of Quebec. Five days later the city sur-rendered, and, in the following year, thewhole French army at Montreal were madeprisoners of war. In 1763, a treaty was signed at gave up to England all her posses-sions east of the Mississippi, except two fish-ing stations near Newfoundland, and cededto Spain her lands west of the yielded Florida, and Louisiana eastof that river, to England. This ended all claims of theFrench to our territory. 3. LIFE IN THE COLONIES BEFORE THE REVOLUTION. When people move from one place to another, they carrywith them their old customs, habits, and beliefs, and this wastrue of the colonies in America. The State and Church were. Marquis de Mont-calm. 120 HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON.—The colonists retained their old customs and beliefs and ex-pected all to conform to them. In most colonies only church memberscould vote. The laws -were severe, and cruel punishments -were inflicted. united ill England, and it was generally Ijelieved that the Stateought to govern, even in little things, almost every act of itscitizens. In religious matters, but little difference of opinion was al-lowed in most of the colonies, and the Sunday laws were verystrict, while quite generally only church members were per-mitted to vote. Laws in regard to religious observances and morals \veresevere in nearly all the colonies. Drunkenness was punishedby the pillory or the stocks; by branding the hand; byflogging; by boring the tongue, and by many such punish-ments. Some crimes were punished by making the criminalwear on his breast a letter showino; the crime.
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