The book History of the Colonization of the United States was written by author Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 Here you can read free online of History of the Colonization of the United States book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of the Colonization of the United States a good or bad book?
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An agree- ment was at once formed at Cambridge in England, between men of fortune and education, that they would themselves embark for America, if, before the last of September, the whole government should be legally transferred to them and the other freemen of the com- pany, who should inhabit the plantation. '^ I shall call that my country," said the younger Winthrop to his father, " where I may most glorify God, and enjoy the presence of my dearest fi-iends. Therefore herein 1 submit myself ...to God's will and yours, and dedicate y Google 172 . EMIGRATION WITH JOAN WINTHROP. [tSBO: myself to God and the company, with the whole mt* deavors, both of body and mind;'' and without dday» after the contract had been executed, it was fully and with general consent declared, that the government tnd the patent should be transferred beyond the Atlantic, and settled in New England. This vote effectually changed a commercial partner- ship into an independent provincial government Bat it conferred no new franchises or power on the emi- grants, unless they were already members of the com- pany : it gave to Massachusetts a present government ; but the corporation, though it was to meet in New Eng- land, retained the chartered right of admitting freemen according to its pleasure.
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