Black British

it is today. A nation that was part of the British Empire, it was only expected of Canada to be involved with whatever Britain was involved in. It was only expected of Canada to have almost every treaty or agreement with another country, approved by a Britain official. It was only expected of Canada to follow the laws and conduct that Britain had laid out for them. However, a man who carefully encouraged the country to gain independence from the British reign was named William Lyon Mackenzie…

few voted which caused a small group of oligarchs to control the colonies politics “out of a population of 350,000 blacks, 81,000 colored, and 13,000 whites, only 1,903 names were on the voting register, and only 1,457 persons had exercised the right to vote” (Smith). While religion is the opiate of the masses it is also important to stress the religious differences between the blacks of Jamaica and the whites, because the negro…

Revolution The American Revolution started in 1765 and ended in 1783 after the French and Indian War. The reason why the American Revolution occurred was because the colonists were tired of the British monarchy and aristocracy. The colonists had the right to revolutionize against the British. During this time the British Crown had no idea how the colonists lived and the rules he was suppressing on them seemed unjust to the colonists. At first he sent men to settle the land and govern it but…

government in London wanted to make British rule effective and systematic, and to raise funds for war and it’s empire. Little did they know the war would be from it’s own people. Due to the widely accepted theory of “virtual representation”- the…

Many individuals had invested big sums of money in stocks in the hopes that they would come back with more money.(Canada in the 20s and 30s, N/A, 4). On Black Tuesday, when the crash occurred everyone who had bought on margin was under a lot of debt and many industries were bankrupt.(Canada in the 20s and 30s, N/A, 1). People were in panic and despair.The prices of raw materials had decreased and recession…

think of had to do with men that were leading. So where did the women take place in this era? In this era, the woman that took care of children, washed clothes, and did everything they could for their masters. These women were known as black slaves. Not only black slaves, but women in general in this era were known as “Child bearers.” The women of this era were not only known as child bearers, but they were also known as servants, sex-mates, companions, and teachers their children. Eventually,…

time for the British Empire in South Africa. The triumph of the Boer War was economically destructive and politically devastating for the British Empire. The Boer War which was expected to be quick and easy for British with their army of 500,000 men surprisingly took over two and a half years to defeat the Boer armed forces of no more than, approximately 45,000. This had been by far the most expensive war that Britain had dealt with, in human as well as financial terms as the British death toll…

excellent examples of uprisings in history that challenged traditional ways and succeeded. The American Revolution, fought between 1765 and 1783, was a political upheaval the thirteen colonies undertook to reject British colonial rule. When the French and Indian War ended in 1763, the British King George III ruled over a country swimming in debt. In…

Compare and analyze the display / presentation of the British Empire in both pictures The painting “The Secret of England’s Greatness” by Thomas Jones Barker from 1861 and the cartoon from July 1, 1997 both deal with the British Empire. However, in what way do they distinguish in representing it? The different perspectives shall be compared in the following. In the painting from Thomas Jones Barker one can see six persons in a badly lit room. Two of them are in the foreground. On the left…

Commentary on article “British Society in India under the East India Company” by P.J. Marshall There is a person behind any research and analysis, which means that author’s personal background is significant. According to recommendation letter to pro-vice chancellor on Bristol university’s website, I found out that Professor Peter James Marshall was born in Calcutta and his family is British-Indian on both sides, which defines him as mixed race . There might be an assumption that his family…