British America

revolution. However, at the end of the revolution they all want to be free from Great Britain and be able to actually have their own interest in mind when decisions are made about their country. The Whigs are obviously the largest group inside of America, however not everyone agrees with the ideas and thinking that the Whigs have behind the American Revolution which can cause some problems inside of the…

As a child we were taught about Christopher Columbus sailing the ocean and finding the Americas. Pocahontas meeting the white man for the first time, going on to marrying and so forth. Slavery was a horrid thing and Abraham Lincoln passed a bill freeing them. Of course there was much more that was taught but I haven’t taken any other history classes since and my opinion had not changed much. Having this class has opened my eyes to a lot of other amazing and yet tragic information. Having read…

raised revenue for England and increased the sugar that was being imported from the West Indies. The colonists protested and eventually the dues were lowered calming them down. Stamp Act The Stamp Act was created to raise money to fund the new British military. The act required…

grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence is: "For imposing taxes on us without consent." This quote shows how the Declaration of Independence was affecting everyone because everyone pays taxes. Colonists were mad about taxes because British Parliament had decided to increase taxes not their colonial government. In the Declaration of Independence it discusses trade being cut off as well. Cutting off trade greatly influenced their economy. Economic downfall affected everyone in…

money, along with the spreading of nationalism to rally their people’s beliefs. Some of the other settler colonies in the British Empire include:…

France in the early 1750s trying to expand into the Ohio River Valley, which caused conflict with British colonies. With this conflict arising more it made the British declare was in 1756 against France. From then on France and Britain were rivals that both seeked for world trade, naval power, and of course have ownership of land in North America. At the beginning in North America the British and the…

The American colonist rebelled against the British to gain identity as a republican society. Among the colonies raised an issue on who will rule the home font. During the revolutionary war, there was a rebellion against the trade restriction that Britain was imposing on America. Therefore Americans were influenced on Patrick Henry by wanting freedom from the king that was Patrick Henry’s purpose for his speech. The British colonist decided to stay loyal to the king because they thought there…

Germany in return for Morocco. However, Britain backed France and Germany only received a small strip of French territory in Africa. With all the land in Africa divided, the British and Dutch occupying most of Asia, the British Empire controlling most of the Pacific and North America and Spanish and Portuguese settlements in South America, the most efficient way to extend their empire for nations such as Germany was to take it from other European powers. European states turned on each other to…

Britain fought in a series of wars concerning the European balance of power. These wars include the war of Spanish Succession, the war of Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years’ war. These wars had a significant effect on both Europe and North America. The war of Spanish Succession was fought over who should rule the Spanish empire after the death of King Charles II. King Charles II had no children, and several relatives had equal claim to the throne. On his deathbed, King Charles II left…

Europe across the Atlantic Ocean, not only affecting the New World, but also the identity and demography that expanded to Australia. The imperialist movements of Great Britain can often be more easily explained by people who live America and live on the grounds of British Imperialism, but it is through the imperialism of other European nations such as Spain, the Dutch, Portuguese, and other world powers in history that led to the expansion of land, the formation of new regions and nation states.…