John of England

whilst the colonies wanted to break free from England. The British put in place different Acts trying to force the colonies to stay with them. Most of the time the colonist did not like these Acts so they would rebel causing the British to retaliate and put more Acts in place. This just made the colonist even more angry and it all became a circle of events until the start of the Revolutionary War. In 1760, even before the French and Indian war was over England was attempting to rule over the…

In the year 1763, Britain changed their mercantile policies in colonial America. They had just won a series of wars against the French and gained a vast amount of land in the new world. However, they also had a large debt from these wars. New regulations and taxes were put in place for the colonies to raise revenue from the colonies in order to pay for the debt. Some of these policies were: the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Revenue Act, and the Intolerable Acts. These policies and others…

English men and women, many of them were members of the English separatist’s church. Two months later they landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in late December they landed at Plymouth Rock where they formed the first settlement of Europeans in New England. Throughout history, some people have questioned why these towns where established in these specific places. Historians believe that this was because the colonists’ lives were nearly the same, parallel to the ones they were living in prior. The…

to your classmates. Besides, to overcome language barriers is a tough work, it may take you a long time, therefore, you need to be patient and do not learn any slang words, it may lead you in a wrong way, learning from the basics is very important (John 2015) and do not afraid to make any…

Wallace’s seal, a design consisting of unique characteristics about himself most commonly worn on his shield, says that his father’s name was Alan Wallace not Malcolm(The Famous People), but he did actually have a brother named Malcolm and another named John (The Famous People). In Blind Harry’s poem on Wallace, it is mentioned that William also had two sisters (Ross 7). His mother’s name is unknown and only speculation has it listed as Jean, Joan, or Margaret (Mackay 6). While growing up,…

Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. Roaming the local markets with his nanny, Kipling became connected with Indian culture. India was a wonderful place for Kipling until his mother sent him to live with a foster family in England so he could get a formal education. These years were hard for him because his foster mother hated him, causing her to beat and bully him often. The only time he was away from her was when he visited his family during the holidays. When he…

From 800 to 1169, we had the first Viking raids, to the raids of the Norman invasions. Viking ports were set up at Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Limerick, which became the first big towns in Ireland. Ireland was set up with tribes who were semi-independent known as the Túatha. During these invasions, many attempts were made by various factions to take control of the whole island. During this period, there was rivalry between the High Kings of Ireland, from the Northern and Southern…

The Middle Ages were, in a certain way, a time of darkness. Stories and history were primarily passed on through the ages by word of mouth. However, this changed when a man, a monk named Bede, took pieces of history and wrote books describing these historical events. Bede was able to learn through his monastery’s library and became the Middle Ages’ greatest scholar. Without him, our knowledge of this time period might have been limited and historical events lost. Around the time of Bede’s birth…

The first permanent English colony in America was established in Jamestown, where slavery would later become prevalent. After the arrival of the Puritans in America, the idea of freedom began to play a role in colonial life. During the Enlightenment Era, the concepts of liberty and human rights gained popularity in American political culture. By the Revolutionary Era, freedom and liberty had become defining factors in American identity. It is one of the greatest ironies in history that during…

best as they can, or to express authority over the people. In the mid-1700s, the British government thought the same thing. They imposed various laws, such as the Sugar Act, commonly known as the American Revenue Act, to generate revenue. New England colonists were openly opposed to this act because they were worried that the tax on foreign molasses would infringe on the northern rum industry. This act is what initiated colonial rebellion against British Parliament. Due to the lack of…