British poems

Sculpture and Architecture have represented cultures for thousands of years, all the way back to the paleolithic era, and are still used in today’s culture. Sculpture and Architecture are used in so many different ways, for example to honor leaders, as religious symbols, decoration, and artistic expression just to name a few. They are also landmarks that help us remember the past and works of art that we can admire in the present. Today I will be exploring the similarities and differences…

were the colonists who were fighting against the British. The Loyalists, also known as Tories, were colonists who supported Great Britain and their efforts to control America. The Loyalists thought the Patriots were committing treason. The colonists set up an American military, but the Continental army was better trained and more reliable. George Washington, the General, had a hard time keeping his troops together and fighting battles with the British. In the colonies, the Congress…

Who has the right to shape a culture’s identity? Should people of a certain culture decide for themselves what they are, or do the opinions’ of outsiders determine this? Throughout history, a bit of both has occurred. Ethnography is when someone outside of a culture writes about that culture. Occasionally, someone from within a culture that has had an ethnography written about them will disagree and write an autoethnography in response, stating what they see their own culture as. The…

Captain John Smith and Governor William Bradford may have had similar problems to face on there journey to the ‘New World’ but there are many things that set them apart. Captain John Smith and William Bradford both came from England to the “New World’ for there own reasons. Captain John Smith leading the Jamestown colony came to ‘New World’ searching for wealth. William Bradford leading the Plymouth Plantation had come only to the ‘New World’ looking for religious freedom. Even though the…

to force weaker countries to give access to their markets to more powerful states. The result of this rule was the rise of an informal economic control. Free trade imperialism was practiced by many colonial states, but was mainly associated with British policies, especially in Latin America and Asia. As economic expansion became increasingly linked with empire, critics of imperialism, including Karl Marx, focused on the economic conclusion and motivations of imperialism. Little Englanders The…

Over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (1689-1815), Britain and France were engaged in what many historians refer to as the ‘second hundred years’ wars.’ Although actually a series of wars and conflicts, the period was characterized by military engagement and political competition. Beyond the politics and military, though, one could argue that these conflicts also involved clashes of ideologies, religions, societies, and cultures. The defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in…

Being very much into History, I studied the men Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the U.S., as he played a major role in the drafting of the Declarations of Independence. Another important fact about Jefferson was the fact that he was elected as governor of Virginia during the American Revolution. After the Revolution, he was appointed as minister of France. He also served as the country’s very first Secretary of State, its…

The main political causes of the English Civil Wars were due to Charles I ignoring the parliament. Charles I continuous acts of ignoring the Parliamentarian rules were the cause of most of the troubles of the English Civil Wars. After Charles was out of money after his spending and on the Scottish Rebellion he asked Parliament. The Parliament which was angered by Charles I decisions refused to lend money to the King after opposing the idea of an invasion of Scotland. This opposition of whether…

Magna Carta was known as the “Great Charter”, a document that King John, son of Henry II, was forced to sign in 1215. It is an 800 year old document that incorporated ideas of controlling the King’s abuse of power. The document remains part of the law in all Australian jurisdictions, as it began as a foundation of the English constitution. The Magna Carta was drawn up on June 15th 1215 at Runnymede, near the River Thames in Surrey. The document’s intention was a peace treaty between King John…

Britain had over them. The British taxed the Americans without giving them any representation in Parliament and all of the taxes went to Britain and not America, the country they were trying to build up themselves. During this time white Americans hated the British and also hated anyone that wasn’t of their race. In the biography, I want to learn more of Crispus Attuck’s life shortly before the event, during the event, and what caused him to lead an attack against the British. Crispus Attucks…