Colonies in antiquity

The colonies were justified in declaring independence because they felt they had to rebel. Another reason was the king of England treated them unfairly. The third reason was the king only cared about what's best for himself, and not for everyone. These are the 3 reasons that the colonies were justified in declaring independence. The first reason they were justified in declaring independence was that the colonists felt that they had to rebel. They felt it was the right thing to do, and that they…

The Colonial Age was a tough and adventurous stage of American history. Due to the hardships of settling in a not only uncharted area, but an area filled with dangerous hostiles that were not thrilled about the new guest in their lands many people reached out to the Lord and faith to give them solace and strength in these hard times. These were individuals who still under the influenced by the reformation in Europe were trying to make a better life for themselves. The Colonial age people also…

The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. It gave taxes to all American Colonists and required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The money they got from the taxes was used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier. Many colonist were angry and everybody started having commotions about it. “Hey! Have you heard about the new law that just passed?” Davis asked, as he was drinking coffee. “No, what does it do?”…

A long, long, long time ago, in the old year of 1587 A.D, a group of English men were viewing the vanishing colony of Roanoke. Their family, and friends were gone and so were the Indians. No one knew what happened, or what to do. Many years later, a small car was traveling south for a vacation when they saw a sign advertising the colony. In this car there was a family. Not a massive group of screaming kids and rude teenagers, but not a perfect, never-failing group of geniuses: it was a normal,…

1. INDENTURED SERVANTS: Colonists who exchanged up to seven years of work for the entry to America and a chance at a superior life there. Indentured servants were the essential wellspring of work in America (pg. 61). While in the colony, the indentured servants needed to tend to the place that is known for the estate and plant the crops. Once the contractually bound slave's agreement was fulfilled, they were to get a real estate parcel of their own and appreciate the advantages of owning the…

The beginnings of these two colonies are very similar. Both colonies had a majority of people who migrated from England. The northern and the southern colonies had similar characteristics but these colonies were very different when it comes too geographically and politics. Geographically these two colonies were on opposite sides of America so naturally, they had different climates. The northern colonies were much cooler than the south. Consequently, the life expectancy in north was much greater…

1. Q: Why was whiskey of such importance to the colonists? A: Whiskey was important to colonists because it was commonly made from corn and other grains, and during this time the harvest of grains was increasing. With the increased yield of grains, farmers were able to convert more grain into whiskey. Therefore, whiskey was an easily attainable and become a popularly bought drink in the rural areas. 2. Q: Why did President Washington see fit to send troops to suppress the rebellion? A:…

ways European Americans began to fight for political liberation when King George refused his assent to laws. The three ways European Americans fought for political liberation are petitioning; voting and colonies became independent states after The Declaration of Independence. When the 13 colonies began, colonists did not mind being ruled by King George. The colonists began to realize that they were being mistreated. “ Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the…

In the revolutionary war, the only army that they had were The Minutemen who were the people that were in pounds and then when the row coats attacked they would get their guns and fight back using the land. Before the Minutemen we were fighting the French and the British were there to protect us we did not need an army but then when the French were defeated.We wanted more Freedoms. Like Freedom of religion and freedom to do whatever you want.We founded the Minutemen so when the British attacked…

Before the American Revolution really kicked off, all the colonists from different social classes had to become angry. This soon happened as the majority of the people, including the middle class, became increasingly displeased about the mounting taxation, giving rise to the popular phrase, “no taxation without representation,” coined by Jonathan Mayhew. Mayhew was a minister in Boston, Massachusetts, who like Washington and many other notable figures, greatly opposed the Stamp Act. In a fashion…