Billy

In The History of the Dividing Line the New England Puritans are placed above the Virginians for their industry, but blamed for their fanatical religion. The North Carolinians are placed below the Virginians for their religious indifference and the idleness of their men, yet admired for their fertility and freedom. Indian males are lazier and female Indians dirtier than North Carolinians, but the Indian religion is better than Carolinian indifference and Indian wives more innocent and faithful than white. Therefore, each group is ultimately ...