Quotes by Colonies As many as two out of every three Europeans who came to the colonies were debtors on arrival: they paid for their passage by becoming indentured servants. Jill Lepore colonies who three two The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative. Albert Bushnell Hart colonies little feel royal 'Hispanic' is a reference to Hispania, the name by which Spain was known in the Roman period, and there has always been strong ambivalence toward Spain in its former colonies. Ilan Stavans colonies name always strong In 1775, no fewer than nine colonies had established churches, ranging from Congregational establishments in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts to Episcopal churches in the southern states from Maryland on down. M. Stanton Evans colonies than down new The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords. Christopher Gadsden colonies rights matter house