Middle Colonies

considered the Mother Country of the colonies since economic growth, expansion to America, and better communication between the English and colonists was expected. English colonies were divided in five distinct economies and traded with many European countries, mostly England. Sugar, cotton, and rum came from the colonies to Europe, while salt, spices, and wine from Europe to the colonies. However, Britain changed her policies, imposing high taxes on the colonies and limiting trade with the…

BREAK FREE FROM ENGLAND! The colonies should break free from England because they are ruining our lives and infringing upon our rights and freedoms. They are taxing us with no voice in parliament and smacking stamps on to our goods. England is taking away our rights, starting with [first act] and now with [recent act]. The military is becoming involved in our lives, from the massacre of 1770 to the housing of soldiers in nearby buildings. Thus, the 13 colonies should unite to break free from…

clearly defined regions of the United States. While both the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies had deep-seated aversion for the natives, they differed in their religious homogeneity and economic policies. The New England colonies were strictly Puritan whereas the Chesapeake colonies followed no universal religion; also, while the New England colonies relied on fishing, shipbuilding, and farming, the Chesapeake colonies relied on their strong tobacco based economy. Although both…

land and colonies were translated into a country's success. However, with the advent of mercantilism—the economic theory that trade engenders wealth and is stimulated by the accretion of productive balances, which a government should encourage—, England started imposing its mercantilist policies upon the thirteen colonies. This was done by the imposition of various acts and policies. However, these policies were not received well and had generally negative consequences, in each of the colonies’…

During 1650 to 1750, the English and Spanish tried to gain control of North America for many different reasons. Both had very different governments that tried to colonize the continent. Spain’s government was ruled by an autocratic leader, in other words, someone who uses fear to threaten and control their people for power. On the other hand, the English governed themselves along the guidelines of the English law and were loyal to their king. They had much more freedom than the Spanish, and…

He was going to France to encourage them to send aid to help the hungry and untrained militia. This article challenges the myth that the Americans fought the war and won by themselves without any outside help. This is what is commonly taught to middle school students across the nation. That the farmer boys rose up and defeated a world power at that time. This all leads into the article, Allied with France: the enemy of our enemy, which shows the underlying fights in this war. England was caught…

the colonies turning the once loyal British subjects into disorderly revolutionaries. The large British Empire ruled over a vast number of colonies making it difficult for the British government to enforce laws in every single one. In the 150 years before its colonies in North America, the British had maintained the unofficial policy of salutary neglect in which the British government turned a blind eye letting the colonies essentially run themselves. This policy of disregarding the colonies led…

Restrictions were placed on the colonies trade to secure that exporting would be more frequent than importing. The materials that were transported to England were then made into goods that were sold all over Europe. This income transformed…

the thirteen original colonies and Great Britain. The thirteen original colonies were tired of being under the British crown and decided to revolt against Great Britain. The colonies wanted to be independent, while Great Britain wanted the colonies to stay loyal to the crown. This dispute then lead to a war that caused the thirteen British colonies to become the United States of America. Taxes that Britain tried to enforce on the colonies, is the main reason why the colonies wanted independence.…

The American Revolution grew out of contempt for British policies regarding their American colonies. In this shared contempt as the eve of revolution drew near the colonists developed a sense of identity and unity. Edmund Burke wrote, in his notes to Parliament, questions as to whether small unrepresented towns in Britain could be compared to the vast, and ever expanding American colonies. In his work he argued that any comparison between the two were stark and that they should be allowed to…