History of the Thirteen Colonies

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    Washington. This was one of the huge conflicts that United States had to face after American Revolution. George Washington and many more people from federal government thought that the Whiskey Rebellion was the single most significant event in the history of the United States in the 1790s. This event caused many problems and issues for the people and government of the United States, because of the disagreement they had about the tax on whiskey. After the Revolutionary war, the United States…

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    conflict makes us wonder, who started the fighting? Did the natives do something to the puritans or did the puritans do something to the natives? The fighting eventually stopped, and that is what shaped our nations religious beliefs today. In the colonies Puritans believed that God had formed a unique agreement with them. They believed…

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    American Imperialism

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    How far was the American empire similar to the British one? The United States of America in many ways aimed to distance themselves from their former colonial masters. The American Enlightenment had set forth the notion that the American colonists should form an entirely new nation built on the ideals of liberty, the rights of man, republicanism, and so forth. But America exhibited symptoms of imperialism - both hard imperialism and soft imperialism - in their growth and expansion west. Whilst…

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    as many colonies possible. That is the main reason why the English headed to America. The Thirteen Colonies were the first English settlements in America. The colonies were made to be business ventures. They also had another benefit, which was that they provided an outlet for England’s surplus population. The colonies also provided more religious freedom than England had at that time, but the main purpose for the Thirteen Colonies was to make money. The lives lived in the thirteen colonies…

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    The American Colonies started showing signs of strain in the early 1700’s. Until then, England was mainly focused on civil conflicts and an ongoing war with France. This allowed the American colonies to carry out their trade with little help or interference. As a result, the colonists developed a sense of independence. When England started taking actions that suggested that the colonists did not have the same right as British citizens, the American Colonists began to question the authority of…

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    colonization of North America by establishing colonies in New England and in the South. These two regions were very different from one-another and thus provided the colonists with very different challenges. Due to environmental factors such as soil quality and the need for cheap labor, the New England colonies and the Southern colonies were forced to find different economic solutions that would allow them to flourish and survive. The Southern colonies were fortunate to have settled on rich farm…

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    The Revolutionary War is the most important event in American history. You might ask why it is the most important event. It is because without this war there would be no United States of America at all. This war was between the colonist and Britain. The war made the colonist free from Britain. The colonies made up the United States. This war was mainly fought along the east coast of present day United States. This war lead up to the signing of the Declaration of Independance. The Declaration of…

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    1. Elizabeth I ruled the monarch in England and during her reign was constrained in her ability to increase taxes compared to the rulers of Spain and France. This was due to the fact that Elizabeth I was not as financially independent and was forced to beg parliament for the increase of taxes. However the English parliament demanded a concession in specific restrictions on Elizabeth I and her right to monopolies. England’s parliament had full control of taxation and this was something that the…

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    Monument of Umbrella Revolution is an architecture to remind the event Umbrella Revolution held in year2014. The overall look of the architecture is a shape of an umbrella. The main structure of Monument of Umbrella Revolution is made up of a hollowed semi ball and a supporting column, which form an umbrella shape. The column is the combination of Atlantid and Caryatid, which is a column with four faces. There is also carving of stories and repeated windows on the semi ball. Also, there are…

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    many points on why the colonies would be better off declaring independence from Great Britain. Paine also talked in an abundance of times of why the colonies would have to break away from Great Britain sooner or later . One point that Thomas Paine discussed is that he thought it would be a great idea to divide the colonies into six, eight, or ten districts so the colonies can separate themselves from Great Britain . Another point that Paine talked about was how the colonies would be better off…

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