He points out, for example, how the colonists adapted the militia institution over time.
The authors show how the advance of the colonist economy led to a withdrawal of indigenous groups into peripheral areas in the region.
Despite the challenges, and the competitive, critical atmosphere in which they found themselves, some young colonists became thoroughly integrated.
However, more importantly, colonists eventually gained title to the land.
Figure 4 suggests three different groups of colonists.
For their part, the colonists saw no need to pay for additional protection.
However distant their land holdings, colonists were enjoined to plant their residences at this physical and cultural nucleus.
The bulk of the pamphlet sets out a model for small hold agriculture which would be the activity of the inward directed colonists.
