John of England

The Early Colonial Life is important in our U.S. history because of where we, as American citizens, stand now. The Colonial Life was the start of America’s establishment. Though many attempts were made to overcome this huge obstacle of starting life in America, it didn’t stop the settlers. Despite the fact that it wasn’t easy for these first settlers to establish the now 50 states that make up America; their determination got them to where we stand now. Easy wouldn’t be in the vocabulary of the…

Wiltshire, England. The 5000-year-old Stonehenge rests as a testament, beginning construction around 2550 B.C.E to 1600 B.C.E, Neolithic age to Bronze age. Most controversies border around what the actual purpose of Stonehenge was. The only thing archaeologist seem…

Thomas Paine, a former worker in the Custom Services of England, published a book in 1776 entitled Common Sense (Henretta 171). Within the text, Paine heavily criticized the rulings of the British by finding flaws within their mixed governmental system (Henretta 172). Throughout the whole book, the most influential argument that Paine made, for the history of America, was the idea of American Independence (Henretta 172). Common Sense encouraged the Patriots to gain independence from British rule…

As a result, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. It stated all men are created equal and it told about why the colonist were against King George, why America was becoming a free country and told England there was going to be a war. This then called on the colonial militias to defeat Britain. More specifically they called on the great leader, George Washington. He was able to lead the militias through this battle. While fighting, the colonist called…

in New England, where the economy was heavily dependent on trade with Britain. Moreover, the British economy was not strongly affected by the embargo ("Napoleonic Wars and the United States)...” The failed embargo act lead to what would be known as Jay’s Treaty which was an attempt by George Washington to come to peace with Great Britain. American's knew of the many disadvantages of Jay's Treaty, Washington knew of their disapproval, but he passed it anyway causing conflict and strife (John…

When King Edward IV died suddenly in 1483, his twelve-year-old son Edward V was set to be the next King of England. His coronation for was originally set for May 4, 1483, but it was postponed to June 22, 1483 by Edward V’s uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (“Richard III”; Stolze). When Edward IV died, his brother Richard became the protector of Edward’s sons…

John Adams, when discussing the methods in which the Continental Army should improve, remarked that “...America lacked the kind of British aristocracy that encouraged military careers in the manner of the Howe brothers.” (193) This long British tradition…

could have influenced Glyndŵr of his future destiny because predictions were not taken lightly in Welsh culture. To the English, Glyndŵr was viewed as a sorcerer because of the disastrous weather during the rebellion that forced troops to return to England. The soldiers believed that he possessed the ability to conjure storms and high winds in order to intimidate his enemies. Glyndŵr was aware of these accusations, and became quite the trickster by often using them to his advantage. While away,…

Rufus king was born in Scarborough Massachusetts on March 24, 1755. He is the son of Isabella Bragdon and Richard King. His father was very strong in his opinions and was prosperous famer-merchant and a loyalist. Due to him being a loyalist the King family had to endure much torment from many patriots. This humiliation and pain instilled a “lifelong passion for law and order and for a society controlled by rational men”. Rufus went to local schools and that gave him the necessary credentials to…

If convicting pirates in England was complicated, trying them in the American colonies prior to 1700 was downright befuddling. Technically, all of the piracy trials in colonies during the seventeenth century were of questionable legality since under the 1536 Henry VIII act, only a commissioned oyer and terminar court in England could hear cases of piracy. Contradictorily, the proprietary charter for the Massachusetts Bay Colony…