Colonies in antiquity

government should have let the colonists have a say in their own government and the British refusal to let them is sufficient to spark a rebellion. The British were so far from America that much of the European influence did not live long in the colonies. British officials sent to govern the Americans did not have the correct mindset with which to govern a self-reliant people. British officials were used to the people of conquered territories coming to the British governor for everything from…

The british empire helped to establish the thirteen colonies in the new world, however the british did not enforce their power over the colonies.When the colonist had already begun to self-govern themselves ,britain then asserted power over the colonies by creating unjust laws and taxes.The colonist based on many factors believed that they were being mistreated in which caused them to protest.When their protest efforts did not change the way they were being treated the colonist decided to…

continent. Having been planning the true unification of the English Empire with the North American colonies since his governmental affinity with the mother country began in the 1740s, he proposed the Albany Plan of Union which would create an “intercolonial union for Indian affairs” protecting the interest of the colonist and the empire on the banks of the Ohio River to the west of the established colonies but would also be a “defense” for a government that would “transcend the governments of…

The things that connect the English colonies to their superiors, Britain, was that being ruled by the parliament and the British King. The way the king ruled and his laws were not up to par for the colonists because of his dictatorship and unjustly taxations. The simple thought of the English being ruled by an island that they could not even see and they also had very poor communication with. Between this and lack of the king being able to overlook the colonies, did not do justice for neither…

For example, the sayings, “no taxation without representation” and “rights of an Englishmen” rapidly spread throughout the colonies and appeared in practically every document that explains criticism towards British taxes. Given that, the government still completely ignored the sensible appeals of the colonists and continued to affirm their dominance. To illustrate, after the…

The Continental Congress were 13 delegates from each of the colonies came together to make an important decision for America during the Revolution. In Denver Brunsman piece, “Congress in Session,” he explains that Continental Congress is significant because this was America’s first attempt at self-governing (29).…

that when a community or country has little or no money flow, the people physically and emotionally suffer. Colonizing a new country and setting up a civil government takes time, energy, and most importantly: an immense amount of funds. With the colonies having “already been...in a post-war depression”, taking their money away through unfair taxation to Great Britain, where they would never see it, is grounds for insurrection (Massachusetts Historical Society). The famous Sugar Act of 1764 was…

William Bradford, author of “Of Plymouth Plantation” and part of the first wave of settlers to land on the new America once said, “All great and and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.” It was a great action to come to the new land and give up everything they had to escape their persecutors, which means that they will be accompanied by great difficulties. While these Puritans tried their best in their…

In the southern colonies, tobacco, rice, indigo, lumber, and trade were important parts of income and the economy. Colonies in the south like Virginia would bring in hundreds of slaves to work on plantations. Farming, lumber, fur trade, and shipbuilding were the main products of the middle colonies. Slaves were still used in the middle colonies just not as many compared to the south. The Northern colonies used mostly indentured slaves rather than regular slaves…

Growing up, most children are brought up eating meat. It is the norm to consume meat as it is taught that it has sufficient nutritional value through the potent amount of protein. No one bothers to mention the side effect of eating meat which is the cholesterol contained in it that has the possibility to lead to plaque. People disregard the negative aspect of meat, in which cholesterol leads to heart disease, and they choose to only focus on the positive: that meat gives protein. This ties in…