British Empire

to Britain is natural patriotism, for Great Britain is his mother country; the country of arts and influential thinkers. As the population of the colonies grows over the century, Franklin dreams of a future where the thirteen colonies and the British Empire mutually benefit each other; prosperity within a relationship between the parent and the children. He expresses his devoted patriotism towards Britain by devising a Plan of Union in 1751 (Chapter X / Page 123.) In…

Even after the 9 year long war was terminated, the French and Indian War continued to negatively affect the relations between the British and its American colonies. The war began in 1754 and was caused by the French and British imperial claims to territory in North America. Native Americans, the original occupants of the area, became involved in the war hoping to defend their territory. Each tribe had to choose an enemy to support, because the Natives did not have a strong enough army to defend…

ago, North Carolina has had a turbulent history. From the beginning, there were issues with the Native Americans. As time progressed, the colony continued to have issues, not only with Native Americans, but also problems with the British. Though North Carolina was a British territory, their shared history was one of a rebellious nature against the crown. By the time of the American Revolution there had already been four major rebellions in the North Carolina. While each conflict was fought for…

With a newfound land but old British rule a bloody conflict was bound to happen, the American Revolution was the conflict that ensued from the power struggle between the colonies in America and the British government that changed the history of the world forever creating a land free from British rule which we know today as the United States of America. This political battle between Great Britain’s thirteen colonies: Delaware, Rhode Island, Virginia, Maryland, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts,…

the Treaty, this was done for the winning nations own benefits. French Prime Minister at the time Georges Clemenceau was concerned about France’s protection from future German invasions. While negotiating the terms of the Treaty, Clemenceau said to British Prime Minister at the time…

people who had lived on this land for over 60,000 years. Before the British came to colonize Australia, the Dutch colonized it and named it “New Holland”. A few days after arrival at Botany Bay the fleet moved to the more sustainable port Jackson where a settlement was established at Sydney cove on 26 January, 1788. The colony was formally proclaimed by Governor Philip on 7 February 1788 at Sydney. The main reason for a British settlement in Australia was to provide a place of…

reason. Although Alexander Hamilton and John Lauren 's said to give them weapons in exchange for their freedom and that they should do so or else Britain would do it instead. And British Governor, Lord Dunmore made a proclamation doing just that; slaves could fight with the British and in doing so would be free on British land. Between three thousand and four thousand slaves signed this proclamation and by the end of the war ten thousand slaves died or escaped. After the war some slave owners…

Racial differences have been a polarizing topic since the dawn of time. H. Rider Haggards King Solomon’s Mines was written at a time when racial divide between civilized dynasties such as the British Empire and African tribes were at their peak; and racial differences were often preyed upon by English writers. Haggard does not follow suit with his novel King Solomon’s Mines, the author takes a revolutionary approach to cultural stereotypes by depicting African characters as equals to white…

America, representing freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the descendant of, for the most part, Britain, The English Settlers came to America in 1607, uncertain and scared of what was to come. In 1607, few would have predicted that by 1776 a revolution would be unfolding in what is now America. The reasons were lacking. It is not as if the colonies were in a state of decline, rather, they were relatively prosperous; they raised crops, which fetched quite the prices in Britain, and…

During Eric Foner progressive era once slavery had been abolished in the British Empire, the former mother country represented freedom more genuinely than the United States. Howard Zinn understood the commonsense understanding of what is realistic in any political moment is always slanted against activist. Eric Foner progressives believe big government is not bad but can be used for good. Conservatives believe big government will lead to tyranny. He also said that the progressive movement was a…