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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 14
Chapter 14:
The colonies on the Chesapeake Bay.
FOR more than eight years, the people of Vir-
Chap. XIV.} 1652 to 1660 ginia had governed themselves; and their government had been conducted with wise moderation.
Tranquillity and a rapid increase of population promosed the extension of its borders; and colonial life was sweetened by the enjoyment of equal franchises.
No trace of established privilege appeared in its code or its government; in its forms and in its legislation, Virginia was a representative democracy; so jealous of a landed aristocracy, that it insisted on universality of suffrage; so hostile to the influence of commercial wealth, that it would not tolerate the mercenary ministers of the law; so considerate for religious freedom, that each parish was left to take care of itself.
Every officer was, directly or indirectly, chosen by the people.
The power of the people naturally grew out of the character of the early settlers, who were, most of them, adventure
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 15