The Anglicization of North America In the late 1600’s, colonists from Britain began building a fast growing civilization in the newly discovered land of North America. The population flourished and rapidly multiplied, forcing the colonists to return back to a process called Anglicization. This process entails reverting back to the traditions that forced the colonists to leave Britain in the first place. Going back to British traditions resulted in multiple lapses in developments in the new civilizations which grew into one of the biggest conflicts and turning points in American history.…
Simmering dispute between the colonists vs. Metis, and NWC, The Metis & NWC believed they had more claim the red river area then the colonist. When the 1813 colonist crops failed, under the command of MacDonell he issued a pemmican proclamation to save the colonist from starvation. Metis & NWC relied on selling this product were banned from selling it. Metis & NWC retaliated and harassed the colonist who soon left, soon peace was made with the Metis & NWC under new command Colin Robertson, soon after the colonist returned, and Semple became in charge again, semple attack NWC for the raid by the Metis, who seized a supply of pemmican (Metis viewed it as a reasonable compensation for MacDonell’s Pemmican proclamation) War was declared by semple…
By the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, Britain was largely in debt, provoking them to balance their funds by taxing the colonists to raise revenue as well as limiting the colonists to reduce expenses. This caused an uproar in the colonies, sparking a sense of American nationalism and promoting cooperation between them. After the war, the blissful period of Salutary Neglect came to an end which angered the colonists since laws were now being more strictly enforced, and Britain became more involved in its economic and political affairs. The British thought the colonies were “more indispensable” especially if there would be a “vast increase in territory and population” (Doc F).…
The French and Indian war created a dispute between the British and the North American colonists in North America. The colonists fought against the British over the land boundaries and the Royal proclamation. The colonists and the British fought for many years desperate to Acquire land and create the economy that was the best functioning. The French and Indian War was caused because of the tensions between the English colonists and the French who both wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley. Although the French began building Forts to protect their land mass, the British demanded the French leave and they refused.…
A common theme that occurs in prosperous societies is the inclination to expand their influence. During the late 1750’s, the Americans colonies shared this inclination largely because of rapid population growth, which force them to excavate westwards in order accommodated new life. Sponsored by the Ohio Company, this relocation enraged the French because it was invading their territory, which supplied them with resources for their incredibly profitable fur trade. Furthermore, compiled with the other conflicts that they had with the British around the world and the Native Americans’ fear that they were going to lose what land they had left; this territorial dispute prompted the French and Indian War. Though a treaty ended the war, it was clear that the British had won, consequently altering the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American Colonies.…
The statement that British colonies were antagonistic towards one another and weren't able to fight against a common enemy is true. The claim describes many of the events that occurred throughout the mid-1700s. One of the main reasons that this is valid is because colonial America wasn't being involved with the British government. The people of the colonies, saw themselves as the outsiders of the empire and knew that conditions had to change. Each colony had its own job, government, and even religion.…
Conflict in the Southern Backcountry: Walnut Grove Plantation During the French and Indian war on the frontier there was best well known conflict between there was a Native Americans and British forces on frontiers of Virginia and the frontiers of states above Virginia up in to Canada. After this conflict most Americans think that the next conflict in colonies was the America war for independence. However there was conflict occurring in the backcountry of the Carolinas and Georgia. Where in 1758, a war broke out between Cherokee, Catawba and the Backcountry Settlers. However tensions between the settlers and the indigenous peoples, where not they only sources of conflict in the back country, after the Cherokee war, groups of criminal gangs…
With the help of the Iroquois Indians, France was on the winning side in conquering the colonies. But when Great Britain entered the war, the end result would turn out differently. In order to protect the colonists, Britain had to spend substantial amounts of money on their troops. Even though they won the war, this left them in great debt. The Colonists were grateful for their protection…
The movement for independence arose in the colonies as a desperate and defensive strategy to grab the reins of a young nation. The United States of America is not only improving the growth of democracy but also in its economic prosperity and the immensity of its later impact on the course of world history. Nations come into being in many ways, but this prosperous nation emerged from Thirteen little, fortunate colonies. That birth included civil strife, acts of heroism, acts of treachery, class conflict, disputes between the imperialist British Empire and the Thirteen Colonies. The ingredients of discontent seemed lacking — at least at the beginning because the colonies were not in a state of economic crisis; on the contrary, they were relatively…
Beginning in the fifteenth century, several worlds, driven by political, economic, and religious forces in Europe, Africa, the Americas, met in what would soon be known as the United States. The nature of this contact was often dictated by the colonizers (I.E. Englishmen) and often overshadowed by violence and coercion. The collision of these three diverse groups of people weaves an interesting tale in History, one without which the United States could not have been formed. In examining texts by Edward Countryman and James Axtell, we find that each group came to form the country as "complete strangers, but in America, all three groups, red, white and black, became inextricably intertwined."…
Book Review: 1 William T. Hagan, professor at the University of Oklahoma, is the author of the work “American Indians”, a non-fictional book about the history of Native Americans, and especially how religion played a vital role in their daily affairs. Hagan wrote this book to depict in graphic detail the various injustices committed against the Native Americans by the United States government, and to bring about a general awareness regarding people’s sometimes “inborn” bias against a special faith or religious faction. Hagan begins his argument by positing that although for the average American the birth of the United States of America presented grand opportunities for success, from the viewpoint of the Indians, that would only bring…
During the 16th century and the early half of the 17th century the Spanish had the majority claim on North America due to previous explorations; however, by the late 17th century three of the four major powers challenged Spain’s control and had taken hostile action to establish their power in North America. Between 1650 and 1750, a pattern emerged showing that the countries of Europe wanted to claim the Americas, all of their land and resources, as their own for their economy and for power over the other maritime powers in Europe. This period was more a period of development and establishment wherever possible to stake their claims than of pure discovery. This essay will discuss the motivation behind the Spanish’s and the English’s exploration and settlements in North America, the relations between them and Native Americans and how being in the Americas affect colonies at home.…
The Seven Years’ War was one that had two imperialist superpowers engaged in battle over territory in North America. While Britain and France were the two major countries at play, other countries became involved through alliances, causing the war to become a possibility for the first global war. Nevertheless, the war’s main focus was in North America. Native American tribes were also involved such as the Algonquins, who sided with the French in battle; the Iroquois alongside the American colonists fought for the British. As for the front in America, scholars and writers have differing opinions as to whether the Seven Years’ War transformed the colonial life, causing them to push towards a revolution and independence.…
The British empire had to increase revenue in order to recover from the enormous debt it had accumulated and it also had to gain control over a recently doubled in size Empire. The answer to these problems came in the form of a series of taxes and acts on the colonists. However with every act or a newly imposed tax without representation, the colonist began to put their own differences aside in order to unite against a common enemy in the British. Most of the colonists had come to the west with the promise of self governance and having some separation from the Empire, however due to the social and economic constrains placed on them after the war, the colonists were left with no choice but to fight for their independence by means of the American Revolution, leaving England’s attempts at greater control…
The imperialist behavior of the countries had caused a great deal of tension between the colonies and the countries. The imperialist countries battled for…