British Regency

Background: The origins of the Canadian currency come from all across the globe. Like many nations before it the history of their monetary system starts with its native peoples. The Native Canadians traded with each other using precious metals, pelts, and crafted supplies ( beads and pottery) for hundreds of years, but all of that changed after the French explorers were introduced. In the mid 1600’s (when the french officially declared Canada as a provenance called “New France”) is when this…

The film Human Bondage gave a disturbing analysis of the history of human trafficking. The roots of this dehumanizing practice can be traced back to ancient times. Early civilizations like the Greeks and Romans would take prisoners of war and use them as slaves. This was seen as a common practice, as humans were commodified and their trade was integrated into the economies of these early societies. Though taking prisoners of war was a fairly common practice, slavery took many different forms in…

At that time, the American colonies the struggling due to the arbitrariness of the British colonial power, like that of the rest of the colonies stretching in all continents of the world. One day that year colonizers decided to raise taxes on the product (tea) who brings the other colony to Colonial America, and this decision was the beginning of a popular boycott of the products followed by «revolution» violent led by activist Samuel Adams and a group of rebels who attacked three ships laden…

There are three levels of government; Federal, Provincial, and Municipal government. At the Federal level, Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada, and Canada's formal head of state. The House of Commons makes Canada's laws. The prime minister is the head of government in Canada. The Senate reviews laws that are proposed by the House of Commons. At the Provincial level, the Lieutenant Governor represents the Queen. At the Municipal level, Residents of the municipality elect the mayor and council…

purposes during the revolutionary war. Some examples are a market, a school, and a stable. It also provided a Baptist meeting house and a Confederate arsenal. The Magazine was more than just a storehouse for gunpowder and weapons. One night in 1775, British soldiers broke into the magazine and stole most of the gunpowder lying inside. This started the revolutionary war. Due to the lack of gunpowder combined with the lack of an American army started the friendship between France and America.…

that battle, the Canadian Corps successfully captured a strategic hill overlooking a large plot of land over France (Newman 117). This battle was unique as it implemented many solutions in an effort to overcome the power of trenches, and that both British and French troops had both tried to take the ridge with little success (Foot, “Battle of Vimy Ridge”). Once the Canadian Corps was tasked to take this ridge, they came up with new ways to get troops across a region that was already heavily…

Thoughtout history many nations have fallen victim to imperialism by European nations. These nations were either taken through diplomatic means or through the use of a military. One of these nations was Haiti, a little country in the caribbean on the island of Hispaniola. The nation was colonized by the French, a leading superpower at the time. From the unfair treatment of its people and exploitation of its resources, this little nation fought back against this superpower and gained its…

Governor Dinwiddle. In 1754 George made a surprise attack upon the French and this helped to spark the war. The war taught George a lot of important stuff about the military. In 1775 George Washington was ordered to command the army to besiege the British…

115). The significance of the Battle of Saratoga was being the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It secured French alliance for America to outlast the war against the British with monetary and military support. Without the help of the French, America was outmanned and weaker. Through French support, the British surrendered on October 17, 1777. After America won the Battle of Saratoga, France saw a great future for America. (Goldfield, pg. 120-122). The America people fought long and…

The American colonist rebelled against the British to gain identity as a republican society. Among the colonies raised an issue on who will rule the home font. During the revolutionary war, there was a rebellion against the trade restriction that Britain was imposing on America. Therefore Americans were influenced on Patrick Henry by wanting freedom from the king that was Patrick Henry’s purpose for his speech. The British colonist decided to stay loyal to the king because they thought there…