Montesquieu's views and studies of governments led to him to believe that government corruption was probable if a system of government didn't include balance of powers. He conceived the idea of separating government authority into the three major branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
<span>to record the experiences of the first European settlers</span>
These were called the Palmer raids and were a part of the red scare. He did it because they were accused of being communists and anarchists, or were just too much left and liberal. This was out of fear that they might get enough people and start their own revolution in the country.
Colonial Vulnerability can be seen in the images of
~ wild savages attacking helpless colonists
~ colonists suffering from awful diseases and starvation
~ inhospitable places