Character Analysis: The English Settlers

America, representing freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the descendant of, for the most part, Britain, The English Settlers came to America in 1607, uncertain and scared of what was to come. In 1607, few would have predicted that by 1776 a revolution would be unfolding in what is now America. The reasons were lacking. It is not as if the colonies were in a state of decline, rather, they were relatively prosperous; they raised crops, which fetched quite the prices in Britain, and it’s not as if they had much to pay to their workers. They owned slaves who worked for free. King George III was not particularly despotic or menacing, surely not to the degree his predecessors of the previous century had been, or to the point that his subjects felt the need to escape the country. And especially not to the people of America! Oh, he had been so kind, spending his money on expeditions and buying from them, as well as loaning them land to work on, he gave a second life to criminals, an honest life, a life of hard work and prosperity. For is that not what America stands for? …show more content…
What happened to make the American settlers, most of whom thought of themselves as Loyal English subjects to the crown, want to break the bonds that tied them to their origins so vehemently? What had made them want to leave their heritage and family? What forces led the men, women, and children in the 13 different colonies to set aside their differences and unanimously declare their independence? Was it not their “Mother Country” that bought their goods and services, was it not for their “Mother Country” that the so called “Americans” were there it in the first