• Part A1: The English government had major political motivations for imperialism. England’s main goal was supreme authority, watching Spain made England want to have a hand in the shaping of America. Therefore, explorers set off to find different trade routes, foreign goods, and to stop others from taking over the new land. This was important because whoever controlled the trade routes was considered the most wealthy and powerful nation. Richard Hakluyt pushed for English colonization and published writings on the subject; leading to the belief that the prosperity would increase the influence of political power and achieve more national security. The queen eventually authorized a group to colonize North America. (Norton, 2015) …show more content…
A lot of people lost jobs and homes due to increased taxes. The new world created a mindset of a new way of life and starting over which led to the belief the sacrifices to head to America were worth it. (Norton, 2015) The Europeans believed that there was only one religion, and If one refused to conform, they faced slavery or execution. people had strong religious beliefs they were not willing to give up and fled to America where new religions were formed.
• For Part C
There were many causes of the American Revolution. Many were centered around intellectual, political, and economic views resulting in the colonists wanting independence from Great Britain. Many colonies felt there was inequality between the colonies in America and Great Britain. While those in Great Britain had better access to goods and resources, the colonies in America had to give goods sent to them. However, the colonies had to deal with declaratory acts, the intolerable acts, sugar act, the proclamation and taxation (Norton, 2015). Britain changed its policies …show more content…
The Slavery of African Americans was weakened by revolutionary ideas and the Declaration of Independence led to the freedom of many slaves. However, southern states defended slavery and was considered in the Constitution via the three-fifths compromise (Norton, 2015). Socially, African Americans were not considered equal. Even Afterwards, it was hard for African Americans to find jobs for fair wages and they still did not have many rights. Some states allowed, African American men to own land but could not vote. Other states allowed, African American men to work but they could not hold a political position. (Norton,