The English had many reasons for colonization, it would establish markets for their wool, access to raw materials and even their rivalry with Spain. “Discovering” new land would be the perfect opportunity for them to establish markets and to gain raw material, but there was one problem, who was going to live there. “The Chesapeake area, where the tobacco-producing colonies of Virginia for cheap labor, receive about 120,000 settlers, most of whom landed before 1660. New England attracted 21,000 emigrants, nearly all of them arriving before 1640. In the second part of the seventeenth century, the Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) attracted about 23,000 settlers. Although the arrivals to New England and the Middle Colonies
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Prior to the creation of the United States, the colonists had already experienced war, this war was the Seven Years War or the French and Indian War. The main fighting lasted between 1754 when the British attempted to dislodge forts that the French had built in Pennsylvania and would end when the French surrendered. The war was originally in the French and Indians favor but would end once the colonists and British gathered momentum. They would be victorious in battles taking back land and fort that would force the French to retreat, but they also had to deal with the indigenous who would kill colonists. One such rebellion would be the Pontiacs Rebellion, the goal of the indigenous who fought on both sides of the war were to stay separate of the two empires. “To Indians, it was clear that continued expansion of the British colonies posed a dire threat.” The Seven Years War would also showcase the power of Britain’s Navy which was a relatively new fighting force financed by the rich. (Foner, GML, 167) The Seven Years War would be a precursor to the American fight for …show more content…
At this time, there was no email, but the announcement would have to be carried across the Atlantic Ocean and when the colonists heard they were not happy. Taxes such as the Stamp Act, which required that all papers would have to have a designated stamp that meant it was approved by the British government. (Foner, GML, 176) This might seem like it was just to get some extra money due to the cost of the Seven Years War, but I believe it was used as a tactic to stifle speech. The colonist would not be able to express themselves in the way they truly wanted to, speaking out against the British government would get them in trouble so what did they do? The colonist started to do a sort of black market journalism. Spreading “radical” ideas that would lead to ideas of revolution and would ignite a fire under the colonists to fight against the oppressive regime that was the British crown. When the British sent over clothing and other items the women in the household that were not loyalists would not buy the clothing but rather make their own clothing. The American Revolution would not be the only revolution, but would lead to revolutions across the ocean, the Haitian Revolution occurred in the late 1700’s and would be led by slaves to overthrow their slave masters, the French Revolution across the Atlantic Ocean would take
Prior to the creation of the United States, the colonists had already experienced war, this war was the Seven Years War or the French and Indian War. The main fighting lasted between 1754 when the British attempted to dislodge forts that the French had built in Pennsylvania and would end when the French surrendered. The war was originally in the French and Indians favor but would end once the colonists and British gathered momentum. They would be victorious in battles taking back land and fort that would force the French to retreat, but they also had to deal with the indigenous who would kill colonists. One such rebellion would be the Pontiacs Rebellion, the goal of the indigenous who fought on both sides of the war were to stay separate of the two empires. “To Indians, it was clear that continued expansion of the British colonies posed a dire threat.” The Seven Years War would also showcase the power of Britain’s Navy which was a relatively new fighting force financed by the rich. (Foner, GML, 167) The Seven Years War would be a precursor to the American fight for …show more content…
At this time, there was no email, but the announcement would have to be carried across the Atlantic Ocean and when the colonists heard they were not happy. Taxes such as the Stamp Act, which required that all papers would have to have a designated stamp that meant it was approved by the British government. (Foner, GML, 176) This might seem like it was just to get some extra money due to the cost of the Seven Years War, but I believe it was used as a tactic to stifle speech. The colonist would not be able to express themselves in the way they truly wanted to, speaking out against the British government would get them in trouble so what did they do? The colonist started to do a sort of black market journalism. Spreading “radical” ideas that would lead to ideas of revolution and would ignite a fire under the colonists to fight against the oppressive regime that was the British crown. When the British sent over clothing and other items the women in the household that were not loyalists would not buy the clothing but rather make their own clothing. The American Revolution would not be the only revolution, but would lead to revolutions across the ocean, the Haitian Revolution occurred in the late 1700’s and would be led by slaves to overthrow their slave masters, the French Revolution across the Atlantic Ocean would take