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trampling any obstacle that got in their way. The first English to become a presence in the west were pirates, or more accurately privateers. These individuals and their seafaring crews were not interested in establishing colonies nor trading with the Indians, they instead wanted to raid and plunder the Spanish, who were sailing back to Europe with the gold that so highly revered. Therefore, the original motive of the English was in fact gold; however, they found a simpler way to acquire it…

India gained Independence from the British colony like the United States, but at a much later date. In addition, India also has a constitution like the United States; however, the Indian constitution provides a parliamentary form of government. The legislative and executive branches are composed together in a Parliament called a Sansad. Furthermore, the Sansad consists of two houses that include the Council of States as the upper house and People’s Assembly as the lower house. The Congress Party…

This tax was enforced in order to aid in debt relief from the French and Indian war and affected all colonists, not just merchants. The tax touched all lives from the most influential people in the colonies such as lawyers, printers and ministers to the average colonists. With so many people being subjected to this tax, many…

The American Revolution The American Revolution started in 1765 and ended in 1783 after the French and Indian War. The reason why the American Revolution occurred was because the colonists were tired of the British monarchy and aristocracy. The colonists had the right to revolutionize against the British. During this time the British Crown had no idea how the colonists lived and the rules he was suppressing on them seemed unjust to the colonists. At first he sent men to settle the land and…

higher caste, as his father was a prime minister. Not only was Gandhi’s family rich, Gandhi also received an extraordinary education at a prestigious law school in London. Shortly after graduating, Mohandas moved to South Africa to work for a wealthy Indian company but soon later would work for the poor people. Despite all the advantages that Gandhi grew up with such as wealth and education, Mohandas…

French, but the Indians still fought back and so did the Spanish on the western border. The long term effects were the expansion of America, now being able to grow in population, economics, strength, and unity. All the long term effects that were positive gave that nation the extra push to become the great nation it is…

Concord between the minutemen and militia. The road to the American Revolution was paved by the French and Indian War, all the acts passed by England, the events in Boston, and the Battles in Lexington and Concord. In the course of twenty-five years, the American colonists went from loving the British to loathing the British. While many events led up to the American Revolution, the French and Indian War started the road leading up to the…

Their goal was for everyone to be able to read the Bible on their own. This emphasis on education certainly benefits us today. Harvard College, one of the Ivy League Universities, was created by the Puritans and was the first college in America. It was named after John Harvard, a puritan from Boston. Quartering Act The Quartering Act of 1765 was passed by the British parliament requiring colonial governments…

The Declaration of Independence marked the end of the road to the revolution, and marked the beginning of the revolutionary movement in the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence is a document written by a founding father of the “United States of America”, Thomas Jefferson, and declared on July 4, 1776. This documented can be broken down into three pieces, in section one it has simple statements with a specific purpose, the second section included a list of grievances, and the…

Called French and Indian War in America, Seven Years’ War French v.s. British The French were outnumbered, even with their Indian allies, with the exception of the Iroquois who refused to ally with France and negotiated a treaty with the English government instead. British General Edward Braddock leads 2,500 men against Fort Duquesne, where the French and Indians ambush and kill them. In 1758, Braddock is avenged by William Pitts in a retake of Fort Duquesne. Britain planned expedition to…