▁belonged . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁exact ing ▁and ▁severe ▁routine ▁of ▁the ▁Round ▁Hill ▁School , ▁B anc ro ft ▁contributed ▁frequently ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Review ▁and ▁to ▁Wal sh ' s ▁American ▁Qu arter ly ; ▁he ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁He eren ' s ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁An cient ▁Greece . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁he ▁published ▁an ▁or ation ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁advoc ated ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁and ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁on ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁people . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁without ▁his ▁knowledge , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁legisl ature , ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁seat , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁decl ined ▁a ▁nom ination , ▁though ▁certain ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁elected , ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁appeared ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁which ▁would ▁appear ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁dec ades ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 8 7 4 ) ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁reputation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁of ▁his ▁history . ▁The ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁move , ▁he ▁also ▁draft ed ▁an ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Men ' s ▁Democratic ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Family ▁His ▁first ▁wife ▁was ▁Sarah ▁D w