Few characters in history are indispensable.
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In 1763 the English were the most powerful nation in the world.
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In appearance the labor system of all the colonies was the same.
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In government as well as in trade a new era came to the colonies in 1763.
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More emphasis was thus thrown upon the local governments than in England.
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In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters.
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The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative.
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Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides.
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Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries.
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Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves.
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