The colonists were looking for a new life when they came to America. They were escaping religious persecution, looking for adventure, and eager to expand their opportunities. They didn’t realize the dangers of illness or fierceness of the Native Americans whose land they were stealing. They also did not realize the amount of pressure they would suffer under the crown, although they had already faced it back home. Many people were still persecuted for various reasons in America. War would eventually change their entire lives again and these colonies would go on to become the United States of America.
When the colonists decided to travel to the New World, they were looking for the New World to better their lives. They came to gain knowledge of …show more content…
They were put into a slave system on the plantations without being able to communicate with the slave owners or each other. The slaves had many different languages amongst themselves and were only able to speak to others with the same background; subsequently, they made up the language of “Gullah” to be able to communicate with one another. They were treated as a single culture, even though they came from different African backgrounds. Furthermore, the African slaves stayed attached throughout their lives despite everything they had to go …show more content…
This led to a lot of problems; consequently, the “Townshend Act” followed the Stamp Act because the British government didn’t want any more-high profile protests of taxes. The Townshend Act was designed to tax them indirectly. England was taxing on lead, tea, molasses, glass and paper. There was also the “Tea Act,” which taxed tea up to five times or more, and helped lead to the Boston Tea Party. The soldiers did a lot for England because they were ordered to do so by England’s king. During the “Quartering Act”, colonists were required to feed the soldiers, even though they could not feed themselves. Colonists also had to house the soldiers, and if they refused, the soldiers would throw them out of their homes. In the French and Indian War, British soldiers were sent to help defeat the French, putting England into tremendous debt. Afterward, they were sent to control the smugglers, because of the burning of ships and
When the colonists decided to travel to the New World, they were looking for the New World to better their lives. They came to gain knowledge of …show more content…
They were put into a slave system on the plantations without being able to communicate with the slave owners or each other. The slaves had many different languages amongst themselves and were only able to speak to others with the same background; subsequently, they made up the language of “Gullah” to be able to communicate with one another. They were treated as a single culture, even though they came from different African backgrounds. Furthermore, the African slaves stayed attached throughout their lives despite everything they had to go …show more content…
This led to a lot of problems; consequently, the “Townshend Act” followed the Stamp Act because the British government didn’t want any more-high profile protests of taxes. The Townshend Act was designed to tax them indirectly. England was taxing on lead, tea, molasses, glass and paper. There was also the “Tea Act,” which taxed tea up to five times or more, and helped lead to the Boston Tea Party. The soldiers did a lot for England because they were ordered to do so by England’s king. During the “Quartering Act”, colonists were required to feed the soldiers, even though they could not feed themselves. Colonists also had to house the soldiers, and if they refused, the soldiers would throw them out of their homes. In the French and Indian War, British soldiers were sent to help defeat the French, putting England into tremendous debt. Afterward, they were sent to control the smugglers, because of the burning of ships and