. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . he colonists were wisely administered, and before thedeath of her great founder, Pennsylvania was firmly established. Educationwas a matter of care from the very start in Philadelphia, although throughoutthe rest of the state it was neglected for many years. Indian troubles werescarcely known. The great blot on the scutcheon of the Quaker colony wasthe use of white slaves, for whom Philadelphia became the chief market in thenew world. Not less remarkable than the unity of time which characterized theplanting of several American s
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . he colonists were wisely administered, and before thedeath of her great founder, Pennsylvania was firmly established. Educationwas a matter of care from the very start in Philadelphia, although throughoutthe rest of the state it was neglected for many years. Indian troubles werescarcely known. The great blot on the scutcheon of the Quaker colony wasthe use of white slaves, for whom Philadelphia became the chief market in thenew world. Not less remarkable than the unity of time which characterized theplanting of several American settlements was the unity of race into whichthey all finally merged, with few and slight exceptions, so that in after yearsall of the various lines of development which have been indicated in thischapter should combine to form a more complete national life. Penn made atreaty with the Indians, and kept it; and herein lies the secret of his only all treaties had been kept, what bloodshed might not have beenavoided! CHAPTER III MA-KINQ THE NE^Ar A NEW ENGLAND WEAVER WINDING THE SPOOLS. AFTER the colonists had forced the issuewith fortune and had got more in touchwith their new surroundings, they beganto discover the fallacy of most of theirfirst notions and to adjust themselvesto the new problems as best they day when the settlement of a newworld could be regarded as an experi-ment with possible fabulous results wasover. They had come to stay, and theyunderstood that staying meant winningand winninof meant early notion that great fortunes were waiting to be picked up In the NewLand, and that gold and silver and precious stones were almost to be had for theasking, had given place to a settled convictien that intelligent labor only wouldenable the settler to retain his foothold. Aid from the mother countries could notbe depended upon, precarious as it was, nor was it to be desired. There wereobject lessons in frugality and industry taat the c
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