British National Formulary

The creation of the Atlantic world also called the Atlantic circuit made it possible to trade large amounts of pretty much anything you could think of from one continent to another. This vast trade system opened the possibility to trade slaves, foods ex sugar, manufactured goods, and tobacco. I chose those things to talk about based on common denominator. That being Slave trade. Because of the slave trade I believe these other things were made possible. Now according to the Atlantic system the…

between the labors involved in slavery and the labors involved to escape it. In the words of Brooks, Mirror of Slavery was “completely in favor of a repetition of scenes which evokes the fundamental repressiveness of the nation, its overarching lack of national progress” (89). Brown had not only an extremely good eye to look upon the injustices of “a country whose most honoured writings declare that all men have a right to liberty,” but he was also able to efficiently highlight such things in…

this time, the British were indirectly controlling the Igbo community. King Ahebi had left the Igbo community to help the British. However, the Igbo allowed her to return because she was an insider. She was considered an insider because she grew up in the Igbo community and her family still lived there. She was secretly working to help the British completely take over the community. She was able to help the British because she knew English, and she wanted to be in control. The British Empire…

Social Supports and Networks In communities with low economic status, such as Rock Bay, resources are required (Stamler & Yiu, 2015). Some resources that would benefit Rock Bay are low-income housing, health clinics and improving food access. Rock Bay has been stereotyped as an undesirable neighborhood. This does not promote social inclusion that residents need to thrive and participate in the community (Stamler & Yiu, 2015). Rock Bay has some services and organizations that are combating this…

the political revolutionary, Thomas Paine, to realize that it was time for drastic change in the British colonies (106). Shortly before Paine’s arrival, the Sons of Liberty, a rebellious group of colonists, threw 343 barrells of tea into the Boston Harbor (Tindall and Shi 128). The actions of the defiant colonists may have seemed radical at first, but the numerous taxes and restrictions that the British government had given unto them caused many Americans, including Paine, to believe that The…

governing of India, the Indian National Congress was formed from an educated middle-class group, in 1885. In 1909, the Morley-Minto reforms were introduced whereby it allowed each province to have its own governor and permitted citizens to attend councils. Following this, 1919 saw to the heightening of nationalism. This was ensued from the lasting discontent with the Morley-Minto reforms, mainly from the well educated of society. Despite the introduction of the reforms British sovereignty over…

The Boston Tea Party is the most important turning point in American history because it marked the first of a series of subsequent events—from British colonies to independent states and from independent states to a united nation -- that led to the formation of the United States of America. First and foremost, The Boston Tea Party led to the Revolutionary War and consequently to the Civil War, which in turn, ended the institution of slavery and redefined the political and social configuration of…

How did the British people see their empire at the end of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century? They saw the Empire evolving and even some devolving. For the people living in the British empire, during the turn of the century, Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee was a time of pride and yet a time of growing insecurity about the fate of the nation, because of the concerns with status as an economic power, a strong anti-imperial sentiment was growing, and the resistance in Ireland.…

Britain 's rule over India is often referred to as the Raj, where roughly about 20,000 or so British officials and troopers ruled over 300 million Indian people. The British almost had complete cooperation from the local Indian princes and Indian troops, making it extremely easy to control the country. Their control over India was solidified even more by the fact that India was not a unified country. The British made treaties with the independent states in India, which created a deeper divide in…

The British had two redoubts that needed to be captured; these were the targets of the American and French guns. While the bombardment continued, the American and French Armies continued to dig parallel lines that would become closer and closer to the British lines. On October 10th, realizing the dire situation he was in, Cornwallis began to sink more than a dozen of his ships in the harbor to prevent their capture. He also received word from New York City that the British fleet would depart…