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Called French and Indian War in America, Seven Years’ War French v.s. British The French were outnumbered, even with their Indian allies, with the exception of the Iroquois who refused to ally with France and negotiated a treaty with the English government instead. British General Edward Braddock leads 2,500 men against Fort Duquesne, where the French and Indians ambush and kill them. In 1758, Braddock is avenged by William Pitts in a retake of Fort Duquesne. Britain planned expedition to…

War. The war would rage on and the British would be overwhelmed. Just when it looked like they were done for, a turning point would happen. In late 1759, the British claimed a victory on the Plains of Abraham inevitably sealing a victory. Around a year later the French officially surrendered. This ended all conflict and significantly increased the British Empire. After the conclusion of the war, the British were in tremendous debt. In addition, the British had such a big empire that they…

As discoveries concerning the New World by nations of the Old World including, but not limited to, European states, progressed, innovations were made concerning the utilization of natural resources found in the New World (the Americas) to continue to promote and benefit the “mother” countries back in Europe. Furthermore, certain practices were used in the Americas, such as the slave trade, to obtain the greatest amount of benefits. However, these practices were not necessarily considered to be…

In March of 1765, British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The American colonists had not been paying their taxes for quite a while, so Parliament decided to begin taxing them on every piece of printed paper they bought. This included all licenses, newspapers, legal and ship documents, even tobacco and playing cards. The revenue from the collected taxes was used to keep peace between the Native Americans and the colonists. However, the new taxes made the colonists very upset, they did not…

Bellamy , was an English pirate who operated in the early 18th century. Samuel was born February 23, 1689 in Hittisleigh , United Kingdom and died April 26, 1717 in Wellfleet , MA. He was the captain of Whydah , one of the most formidable pirate ships of the age. In August 1716 , Hornigold gave Bellamy command of the Mary Anne , a captured sloop. Samuel remained with his mentor for a short time before striking out on his own when hornigold crew deposed him for refusing to take English…

Historical Questions: (93)Question: The primary factors for the slave trade was inspired by the awareness of local tribes of the external institutions of slavery that Europeans were operating in Sub-Saharan Africa throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. In this economic environment, tribal leaders and local slaves traders kidnapped an sold prisoners of war to Europeans as a way to trade for European luxury items and goods. The factors of European institutions of slavery, localized tribal trade…

on imported slaves, because the planters believed they would be more passive and likely to accept their status as slaves. 2) Iron Act of 1750 was a British Law, that was intended to encourage the American manufacture of more pig iron and iron bars by the American colonists to be sent to England, tax free. This would be a double victory for English mercantilism. Money would not leave the country to pay for imported iron and the…

In the year 1776’ the population within the American colonies were feeling disgruntled towards the British Empire and talks of breaking free from the empire’s control has spread through the colonies. Still, even with this discomfort floating around the colonies momentum to gain their independence was stuck in a pit of quiet talks. It wasn’t until Thomas Paine a radical writer ahead of his time wrote “Common Sense.” Which opened the doorway to the American Revolution as it brought that quiet…

the purpose of this essay to prove the monumental significance of military aviation in the First World War, but rather to investigate the importance of the role that it played. For the purposes of precision and brevity, we will focus mainly on the British –and to an extent, German- involvement in aviation during the First World War. Although other nations that were involved, such as France, USA and Austria-Hungary, contributed significant achievements to the field of military aviation in WWI,…

Not the Colonist’s Cup of Tea There was a lot of tension between the England and the English colonies in North America during the 1700s. England saw the colonists as second-class citizens. The King and Parliament thought that they knew best for the colonists and made laws that England benefited from but the colonists suffered for. One of the unjust laws that the colonists had very little tolerance for was the tax on tea. The Boston Tea Party was the colonists respond to this tax. There were…