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possiblebutittookbothnand neyandcausedaseriesofhorribleborderh bothsidesrderedtheireneighbours,hthehelpofthe indiantribes. aslongasthestuartshadruledenglandtherehadbeen nodangerofhfrahestuartshebourbons itettoestablishanautoofgovent andtobreakthepoent.butin1689the lastofthestuartshaddisappearedfroritishsoilanddutch ,thegreateneoflouisxivsueededhifrobr> thattion,untilthetreatyofparisof1763,frand englandfoughtforthepossessionofindiaandnortharica. duringtheseheenglishnavies invariablybeatthefrenherlonies,france loststofherpossessions,andhe eharitihadfallenintobritishhands andthegreatplain,la salle,rquetteandasreofotherstofrance. onlyaverysllpartofthisvastdoined. froassachusettsih,sasect ofpuritaandhereforehad foundnohappiherinangliglandorcalvinist hollandhadlaheyear1620,tothecarolinasand virginiathetobacraisingprovinceshhadbeenfounded entirelyforthesakeofprofit,stretchedathinlineof sparselypopulatedterritory.butthenhis ne theirbrethrenofthetheruntry.inthehey hadleaedindependendselfreliaheyhe sonsofhardyaiourous peopledidnoteri lonistshatedtherestraintandthelackofbreathingspace adetheirlivesintheolduntrysoveryunhappy. theyanttobetheiroasters.thistherulingclasses ofenglanddidnotseeouand.thegoventannoyed thelonistsandthelonists,edtobebothered inthisent. badfeelingcausedrebadfeeling.itisnotnecessary torepeathereiailight havebeenavoidedifthebritishkinghadbeeelligent thangeeiiiorlessgiventodroe thanhisnister,lordnorth.thebritishlonists, ents settlethediffis.froeingloyalsubjects, theytuedrebels,selvestothepunishnt ofdeathan soldiers,geehiredtodohisfightingafterthepleasant custofthatday,onicessoldwhole regintstothehighestbidder. theerilonies lastedsevenyears.duringstofthatti,thefinalsuess oftherebelsseedverydoubtful.agreatnuerof thepeople,especiallyiies,hadreinedloyaltotheir king.theyprose,andwouldhave beenosueforpeace.butthegreatfigureofon stoodguardoverthecauseofthelonists. ablyassistedbyahandfulofbraven,heusedhissteadfast butbadlyequippedarestoheforcesoftheking. tiandagainedunavoidable,hisstrategy tuedthetideofbattle.oftenhisnwereillfed.during theertheylackedshoesandatsandolive ihydugouts.buttheirtrustintheirgreatleader eauckitoutuntilthefinalhourofvictory. butreiingthanthecaaignsofon orthediplotiinfranklinwhowas ineuropegettingneyfrohefreand theaterdaankers,hourredearlyin therevolution.therepresentativesofthedifferentlonies hadgatheredinphiladelphiatodison iortaost ofthebigtoheseaastillinthehandsofthe british.reinfortsfronglandhe shipload.onlynherighteousness oftheircauseheuragetotake thentousdeonthsofjuneandjulyof theyear1776. injune,riotion tothealhat``theseunitedlonies are,andhtoughttobe,freeandindepeates,that theyareabsolvedfrollallegiahebritish,and thatallpolitiebetaeof greatbritainisandoughttobe,totallydissolved. thetionsofssachusetts. ithesendandonjulyfourth, itionofindependence, asjefferson,aseriousandexceedingly entand destiobeohestfausofoutaripresidents. reachedeurope,andwasfollowed bythefinalvictoryofthelonistsandtheadoptionof thefausnstitutionoftheyear1787thefirstofallten nstitutionsitcausedgreatihedynasticsystebr> ofthehighlytralisedstateshhadbeendeveloped afterthegreatreligioushesevehturyhad reachedtheheightofitspohepalaceof thekinghadgroousproportioies oftheroyalrealerebeingsurroundedbyrapidlygrowing as.theinhabitantsofthosesluwereshowing signsofrestlessheyehelpless.butthe highereoo id politiditionsunderheylived.thesuessof thearianythingswere possiblepossibleonlyashortti before. agtothepoet,theshothebattle oflexingtonhe ofanexaggeration.theeseandthejapahe russiansnottospeakoftheaustralians,been redisveredbycaptainok,theykilledforhis trouble,neverheardofitatall.butitrossthe atlanti.itlahepowderhouseofeuropean disandinfracausedanexplosionhrocked theeifrradtodridandburiedthe representativeso ...