Former British colonies

They ended up living as a sustained colony depending on each…

available in the colonies was uncommon in Great Britain and other areas of Europe, which led to adaptation problems with many of the people. The colonists did not have the equipment that people in Europe did, which led to new techniques and unique utensils. Throughout the different colonies, the food was usually unique to that area, because of the differences of economical and environmental factors that inhibited certain types of food from being available or grown in that colony. Unlike the…

Europeans, including French, Dutch, and British, came to the New World for their own reach such as a settlement. They had to adapt to new environments, learn about Native Americans, and develop new institutions. The Southern Colonies was the first region that these Europeans, especially British settlers, came to the New World for seeking riches, resources, and trading opportunities. And these purposes brought them to settle in new lands. The Southern Colonies consisted of Virginia, Maryland,…

of many European countries for a long time. Colonialism is a powerful country in another weak country to build its colonies. This country controls and imposes power and influence on his colony. All the resources and people of the colonized country will belong to the colonial country. Britain was an significant model that use colonialism to maintain their dominance in the world. British controlled India and the America is a good example during the colonial period. Shakespeare is living in that…

Shortly afterwards the wealthy Greek colony Apollonia was founded nearby (Casson, 1926:322; Ceka, 2005:66; Galaty, 2002:119; Hammond, 1992:31; Lafe, 2003:75; McIlvaine, 2012:58; Srejovic, 1998:22; Stallo, 2007; Stipčević, 1977:38; Tsetskhladze, 2008:lxv; Wilkes, 1992:110). According to historians there are conflicting dates in regards to colonization at Apollonia, either 600 BCE or 588 BCE. Part of this confusion might come from the colony which was originally named after its founder…

Life in the colonies was full of hardships, and the writings of those who had spent time in the colonies such John Smith, Christopher Saur, Patrick Talifer, and William Penn helped showed this. One major aspect of life in the colonies involved attempting to keep the peace between the different colonists as establishing new settlements often began with intragroup conflict. Another key element of the life of colonists was working hard to make do with what they had, as it was difficult to get…

As he formulates maps, marks land points, discovers the safe harbors, and finds the ‘savages’ habitations, he illustrates how it is not a work for everyone to discover and plant a colony. He explains that in order to do so one must have good judgement, courage, honesty, constancy, and diligence. John Smith goes on to say how who can please God any more than one who builds the foundation for his descendants by God’s blessing. He also…

Imagine never seeing the sun, sky, or nature. In the novel Tunnels by co-authors Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, a boy named Will Burrows stumbles upon an underground Victorian era city, named the Colony. Will finds the underground city while looking for his father who recently went missing. After being captured by the civilians of the underground city (also known as colonists), he discovers that his dad, also known as Mr. Burrows was captured by the colonists and was banished deeper into…

The American Revolution was revolutionary for many reasons. Some of the reasons were , because of the battles, the taxes, the protests, and the rebellion of the patriots. Because of the American Revolution, the thirteen colonies were able to change socially, politically and economically. This was one of the major causes that started the war. Major events throughout the American Revolution were the reasons why this war was revolutionary. Events such as The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party…

on the Revolutionary War Even thought they took place about eleven years apart the French and Indian War had a large effect and set up one of the main reasons for the revolution. The French and Indian War largely impacted the future as it gave the Colonies a fighting force full of veterans and other experienced soldiers ready to fight for what they believe in. The French and Indian War gave the colonist knowledge of guerilla warfare tactics that were commonly employed by the Native…