Цитаты из книги автора John Fiske The American Revolution

1764, Francis Bernard,

the American colonies and the British government were

The Lords of Trade insisted that the governor should be paid a fixed salary;

Trade, and losing nothing in the manner in which they were told, went far to create in England an opinion that America was a lawless country, and sorely in need of a strong government.

This method was, no doubt, inconvenient for the governors; but the colonists rightly valued it as one of the safeguards of popular liberty, and to their persistent refusal the Crown was obliged to give way.

From time to time

destitute of striking incidents.

the victory of Wolfe