Battles of Lexington and Concord

In our seemingly corrupt world, there is a disparity in money/technology between countries. The countries with more money, have better technology while the countries with less money, have worse technology. However it is a common misconception that enhanced technology guarantees success or even makes it easier to achieve. Mark Bowden’s book, Black Hawk Down, shows that technology doesn’t always guarantee success. And although supporters of technology vehemently believe that technology grants…

On July 4th, 1776, the Unites States of America officially declared their independence from Britain. The path leading up to that day was wrought with previous wars, boycotts, colonial taxes, massacre’s, and the first continental congress meetings. These specific events contributed towards the convening of 50 representatives from various colonies to declare independence. All the colonies frustrations, unalienable rights, and freedoms represented in one document. But do these rights and freedoms…

After the dismantling of the British American Empire that proceeded 50 years before the revolution, British attempted to reform the Empire, but the practice created extreme chaos. Nevertheless, various factors made the approach the source of Revolutionary movement. It is essential to note that immediately after the French and Indian War, which did not only result in severe territorial gains but also an enormous expense for the British government, the British were determined to establish as well…

The Journey of a Loyalist Widow during the American Revolution My original name is Arabella Edward, but since we moved to the Colonies everyone refers to me a “Bella”. I was born and raised in Great Britain, under the Crown, and remain loyal to them to this day. I’m 22 years old. Turned out my husband was an agent for the British crown, whose name was Thomas Edward, age 26, and insisted we move to North America in hopes for “A better, brighter future.” We began in Boston. We moved here in early…

Revolution”). On April 19, 1775, British servicemen advanced to Lexington and Concord by the British Monarchies orders. They had been sent to arrest revolutionary minutemen commanders John Hancock and Sam Adams. They were also instructed to seize American arms and gunpowder. Minutemen were being instructed by the Massachusetts Patriots and earned their name because it was said they could be ready for battle in a minute. 70 minutemen waited at Lexington for British troops to arrive. After…

We as a colony have suffered much over great amount of time. Almost every reason we have suffered has been due to the British and their fellow loyalists who walk among us. The inflict taxes on us that make it harder to live in this already arduous colony. It takes guts, strength and will to live here unlike back in the pampered villages of England. We must maintain every penny and every square foot of land to help us succeed. I know many of you may see what I’m saying as hypocrisy, but it is not…

The expansion to America across the Atlantic Ocean was a significant historical breakthrough at the time. Even though, half millennium before Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered America in 1492, Vikings where the first to set foot on the North American loam by their leader Leif Eriksson. The discovery of the new world was viewed by many world power country leaders as not only a financial opportunity but also control the flow of precious materials and trade goods coming out of the…

Instantaneously ignited by the ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World,’ the War of Independence was waged in the American determination of gaining freedom from its overpowering mother country. Several factors contributed to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Most prominently, the major contribution to the war originated from Great Britain spending a surplus of money and resources on the French and Indian War. Resultantly, taxes were enforced upon the people of the colonies in an array of different…

Battle of Quebec - British victory in 1759 over French forces in Quebec. This marked the beginning of the end of French rule and Britain became the leading power in America. 9. Pontiac's Rebellion - Indian uprising that took place in 1763 after the French…

Political Motivations Political reasons were a crucial contribution to British imperialism in America. These political ambitions were deeply rooted in nationalism and a sense of patriotism. Moreover, because the Europeans were constantly engaging in warfare, the British believed that expansion of borders would increase the might of the country and the empire. Expansion of borders could not be attained within Europe since all land had been conquered. They, therefore, required new land that was…