A history of the American nation . ndency to union and harmony. For these differences weretSrcondition ^^ importance not simply while the nation was in its infancy (1765-90) or in the days when it wasfirst trying its youthful strength. All through our history, sec-tional and local peculiarities have had their influence. Theimportant fact is this: becauseof these differences, when thecolonies separated from GreatBritain, they could not yieldup all rights of local govern-ment to a central government,inasmuch as each colony orState felt its own the other hand, the colonieswere in
A history of the American nation . ndency to union and harmony. For these differences weretSrcondition ^^ importance not simply while the nation was in its infancy (1765-90) or in the days when it wasfirst trying its youthful strength. All through our history, sec-tional and local peculiarities have had their influence. Theimportant fact is this: becauseof these differences, when thecolonies separated from GreatBritain, they could not yieldup all rights of local govern-ment to a central government,inasmuch as each colony orState felt its own the other hand, the colonieswere inspired by the same po-litical purpose; the ruling spiritin all was a spirit of progress;they cherished like ideals; theyhad a common cause, whichcould be realized only throughunion and co-operation. Thusit was that the United Statescame to be—having one Gov-ernment which represents the common interests of all andcarries out the purposes of all, and, on the other hand, beingmade up of States or commonwealths, where the people can. f^^tTyji^^cC^z^m^ 1 Samuel Adams, often called the Man of the Town Meeting and theFather of the Revolution, is the best example of an energetic politician andstatesman of the late colonial period. The original of this picture, paintedby Copley, hung for a time in Faneuil Hall, Boston, but is now in the ArtMuseum. 114 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATION Three groups. regulate their own local concerns and manage their own affairsas they choose. While it is true that each of the colonies had its own pecu-liar life and character, we can easily distinguish three groups ofcolonies: the Southern, middle, and New Englandgroups. All of the colonies south of Pennsylvaniahad many characteristics in common. The similarity was duein part, to the fact that they were founded on slavery,^ in part tothe fact that natural conditions favored the plan-coioLerfounded t^^tio^^- ^hcrc wcrc slavcs in all the colonies;on slavery. but in the South slavcry directly shaped the indus
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