British America

challenges did the British government face in North America after 1763? How did republican ideology inform the colonists' view of their relationship to Britain? After 1763, British government began to face new challenges in North America; the challenges could be split into two categories: finance and control. British’s immense empire began to face threat from its traditional enemies like France and Spain, whom also wanted lands in North America. Other than its European enemies, British began to…

mid-17th century through the mid-18th century, British North America consisted of a number of today’s U.S. states; some of which were New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Hampshire, Maryland, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina. During these two time frames, there were some principle events that occurred. Following those events contributed to the diversity of the different ethnic groups that lived in British North America. Some of those ethnic groups were the…

Beyond its remarkable economic success, it is difficult to generalize about the economic history of British America, mainly because of the extraordinary diversity of the experience. As early as 1650, distinct regional patterns were firmly established in British America, and it seems more accurate to speak of several regional economies rather than a single entity. Still, the regions shared some characteristics, and the regional differences were patterned, not random. One important shared…

was like, ‘Oh we get it dudes! We feel your pain. Don’t worry we are virtually representing you.’” The Stamp Act was eventually repealed. The King, only slightly annoyed, passed the Tea Act, stating that the East India Tea company could now sell to America. The colonists didn’t know the specifics for this bill, but seemed okay with it. That was until the ever so paranoid Thomas Jefferson thought “we need to show strength against the Tea Act, or the King is totally going to crush us all” (James).…

First off the English who fled to America wanted religious freedom, but there were some who saw an opportunity to become wealthy. They found a new way to become rich, raising and selling crops. The New England colonies had less open land than the Southern. The Southern colonies had more…

Jamestown, Virginia was the first colony to be founded. All the known British colonies especially those which were located in the South American region were put into two major regions, Chesapeake colonies, which held the famous Maryland as well as Virginia. There were also the southern colonies which included Georgia and the North and South Carolina. Setting up of camp in Maryland was due to the need of seeking a safe haven for the English Catholics who were the subject of unending persecution…

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…

and how it all began. Also will talk about how and why did the institutionalization of slavery begin in British North America, also will discussed What changed during the late 1600s and 1700s to facilitate the institutionalization of slavery and What led to the infamous Stone Rebellion in 1739. Slavery in North America has all started when the first African slaves were brought to North America colony of Virginia in 1619. An entire history of slave trade to the new world, shipping 12.5 million…

The New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled by people of English origin, but developed into completely different societies. They did not have the same intentions for their settlement in the New World. The colonies had religious, political, economic and social differences. New England sought religious freedom, however, in the Chesapeake region when the people first settled all they wanted to do was look for gold and other valuables to take back to Europe. New England sent…

While North America was settled in the majority by Englishmen of the same nationality, by the time of the 1700s, the New England and Chesapeake regions developed adversely from one another. England sent over numerous groups to these two regions. From the start, New England and the Chesapeake had different values and identities. These differences originated from the reasons that they decided to come to the New World in the first place, and where on the coast they were. This affected the colonies…