History of the Thirteen Colonies

With the colonies so far away, who can tell what news is real, and what is fake. Well rest assured you can trust the Colonial Times and our team of reporters that we send to America to bring back accurate news, and significant stories. Today we take a look at colonial farm life and the essence of there emerging government. Farm life in the colonies, not unlike our own, requires toil and exertion from sunrise to sunset. Each day, colonial crops like tobacco and corn must be tended to…

people a voice in government affairs and rights to demonstrate beliefs. Laws also gave very few the right to vote. Democracy was the prime reason in developing “the new world” and the colonies strived to be as democratic as possible, but, many laws hindered developing the nation as we know today. The colonies were rapidly developing and people flocked to this new nation for the freedoms they could not find in their home country. Before the first settlers arrived in the new land they signed…

Revolution took place between 1765 and 1738 and was a period of great tension between two opposing ideologies. During this time, American colonists rejected the British Monarchy and established the United States of America. Of course, not everyone in the colonies supported the great revolt and as we initially saw with George R. T. Hewes, many focused solely on their business and class status. Nevertheless, something inside George R. T. Hewes’ heart ticked, and, as documented by author Alfred F.…

The Revolutionary War had a huge impact on families in the late 1700’s. Not only did the war affect those in it and their immediate families but it also affected even those who took no part in the war. If you lived in the colonies there was no escaping the tragedy of war. One family that was greatly affected by the war was Benjamin’s family. Benjamin was a single father of many children, all who were affected by the Revolutionary War. Benjamin, himself voted against the war because he had…

The primary purpose of The Great Awakening was to revive religion in the American colonies, but primarily in New England. Another, was social reform, the obsession with acquiring wealth and obtaining as much profit as possible was priority in the American colonies, and caused religion to become secondary. A group of charismatic evangelical protestant minsters came together and traveled across the American colonies preaching to churches and…

During the antebellum period, differences in geography, climate, manufacturing activity, population density and some other variables resulted in various banking systems. According to those differences, the banking systems can be discussed by three regions: New England, Middle Atlantic, and South and West. The most highlighted characteristics of New England’s banks was their small size. Banks in New England were relatively small because small banks paid lower taxes per dollar of circulating…

In 1778, the British tried to regain their colonies in the mainland South. it was because Chesapeake and the Carolinas were very profitable to the empire and were strategically important since they were close to the British sugar islands in the West Indies. Therefore, General Henry Clinton dispatched forces to the Caribbean and Florida. The British also laid out plans for an offensive drive into the Carolinas and Virginia. The British could have done many things differently in order to win the…

In what way was the American Revolution an ideaological struggle? The American Revolution an ideological struggle for independence from Britain. Hardships food shortages, family member fighting or dead. The British were not easy to defeat. They had money and well equip soldier. As well as strong economic supply of ammo, food, with everything they needed in order to eliminate the rebellion colonist. On the other hand, the colonist did not have the military power experience, financial, and…

The American Revolution was the war between the American colonists and the British government. The British government had been causing the American colonists many problems with their rules. As the British kept pushing and pushing the American colonists didn’t believe that this was right and had to do something. Some of the long term causes of the American Revolution were the multiple acts that the British passed only to the colonists. Those included the Stamp Act, Molasses Act, Sugar Act, the…

Both colonies practiced exporting agricultural products to England and would eventually build the wealth and improve their standard of living. Prior to the 1620’s growing crops was difficult for the colonist because early settlements did not have the knowledge and tools needed to grow them successfully. Barbadian settlers tried to grow crops such as tobacco, cotton, ginger, and indigo, but were unsuccessful. Over time, they learned which crops would grow successfully in their region. After much…