British National Formulary

As presented in John A. Hobson’s Imperialism, A Study, 19th-century Britons fervidly deluded themselves into believing that the purpose of British imperialism was to teach foreign territories the “truth” of free, representative self-government. This sort of republican government, as Britain’s status quo, was comforting for those European citizens raised with its limits and freedoms. As far as these citizens knew, this form of government was simply the best and most just of its sort. So, these…

During the 1880’s harsh European imperialism took place in Africa. Africa was divided up for other European nations and in the end only two African countries remained free. European countries fought for rule in Africa to the brink of war. But, what was the driving force behind this European imperialism? Based on evidence provided by Docs A-F, Technology, political and economic causes were all factors in the Europeans imperializing. Africa, but in the end the main reason for imperialism in…

did not like this at all because they knew the British were only there to baby them and to the Colonists who were independant people this was a stab in the back. Many of the Colonists had gotten the idea that the British were their to watch them because of how common it was becoming for people to smuggle goods without the British’s watchful eye making sure that everyone got a fair profit and abided to the rules. Although it sounded like the British had good intentions to “protect” the colonists…

Massachusetts circular letter. The British government had ordered the Massachusetts representative assembly to revoke the letter or to dissolve the assembly. The governor had to dissolve the assembly since they voted not to revoke it. This refers to the courts of admiralty that were used to “harass [the colonists]” that were established by the British government. This refers to the Quartering Acts that were passed by the British that allowed standing armies of British troops without the consent…

In 1763, the French and Indian War came to an end. The war started with the intention of obtaining American land; however, it resulted in the defeat of the French and their Native American allies. Initially Americans gained a sense of freedom and pride; however, the war took a huge toll on the financial status of Britain. This led to the the formation of income-based laws, battle for power over the Americas, and the wars in order for Americans to sustain their freedom. Britain argues that they…

the unthinkable perhaps the time had come to throw off British rule and declare their independence. The new trouble began over tea. Calendars enjoy drinking tea most of it came from the East India Company. The company sold its tea to American tea merchants. In turn, these tea Merchants sold the tea to the colonists. In the 1770s, the British East India Company was in financial trouble. Over 15 million pounds of its tea set unsold in British warehouse. In 1773, Parliament tried to help the…

control of for the time being in the story. This story is said to parallel the British colonizing the new world. I think this theory is correct because it has characters like Prospero who would represent the British colonizers and Calbin, who would represent the natives of the island. The story contains to many parallels to not be a critique. The first reason I believe that Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a parallel to British colonialization is because Prospero and Calbin are perfect example of…

The neo-colonial period in Latin America begins around 1860 with the end of the caudillo rule and ends with the great depression in the United States in the 1930s. The term neo-colonial is defined as the dominance of strong nations over weak nations, not by direct political control, but by economic and cultural influence. (1) The characteristics of a neo-colonial are a centralized authoritarian government in the form of dictatorships or oligarchic rule, economic development relying on export…

This sentence highlights the question of whether the benefits of imperialism and colonialism justified the negatives that concurrently appeared after the discovery of the Indies. Although the New World provided Europe with conveniences and luxuries, in addition to improvements in a variety of fields of knowledge and technologies, Raynal debated whether these benefits were worth the cost at which they came and criticized the enterprises that arose after the discovery of the New World. Mentioning…

loyalty to Britain was in 1764. During the 1764 the British needed to raise funds and they began to place a tariffs, also began taxes on the American Colonists. The colonists were getting furious with Britain and this led to the Revolution. When Britain need money they came at the colonists and they revolted by setting in a war. Most colonists in 1776 abandon their loyalty to Britain by the Intolerable act. During the Intolerable act, the British’ Parliament had a term that the American…