New England Patriots

did not mind being ruled by King George. The colonists began to realize that they were being mistreated. “ Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute the new government.” King George did not feel the same. European Americans fought for political liberation by petitioning and readdressing in the most fair way. Jefferson thought that king George III in the Declaration of Independence was too…

This came as a surprise to the colonists, which began a major debate that eventually lead to the Revolutionary War. It explains how many of the colonists were converted from citizens who were proud members of the British Empire, to people who took up arms against that same empire. The Parliament was given many reasons on why they were able to legally tax the colonists even though the colonists were not able to elect any of the members of the Parliament themselves. The British believed in…

Cameron Davidson Professor Brenda Barner Intro to Contemporary Literature 15 Oct. 2015 Poem Analysis Most poems are about a certain theme. From love poems to pieces relating to times of the past, poetry can vary differently from other forms of literature. Poems are usually shorter and don't always give us as the readers a chance to grasp what is coming at us. How one evaluates poetry can differ greatly between others, as does one's understanding of a poetic piece. We as humans may have…

Soccer, a sport watch by nearly three and a half billion people every four years, broadcasted in 204 different countries. Soccer is more than just a sport; it brings peace between many countries, it is also been known to have end a Civil War in Ivory Coast. Aside from the World Cup, soccer still attracts millions of views each day in European and South American countries. However, in the recent years’ soccer has been on the rise. Achieving and accomplishing in recent World Cups, viewers in…

As a result of Britain’s ever-growing debt the Parliament in acted additional acts on top of the Sugar Act. These new acts included the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, and the Townshend Act each of these acts the colonist responded uniquely. With some acts there was protest such as harassing officials and in some there was complete boycotting of goods. In contrast some acts such, as the Declaratory Act was not protested at all. An additional law that was forced upon the colonist was proposed…

closing the African slave trade until 1808.17 The Constitution caused much debate among American politicians. Congress allowed individual states to determine the fate of this new federalist system and Americans divided into two camps, Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Anti-Federalists championed state’s rights and feared that the new federal system would eventually abolish slavery.18 It is incomprehensible that the “liberty” they were fighting for was the right to own other human…

Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry were very important rebels in the 1770’s, otherwise known as the “Age of Reason.” Both Paine and Henry noticed a problem with the rule of Britain over America. When times started to get tough, the decided to write speeches based on America and its rights for freedom, and liberty. Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis” and Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech bota reveal the tyranny and wickedness of the British government, and how America should rise up…

In the American colonies, times were hard. England was placing taxes on the colonies on tea,stamps, sugar and any everyday items. The reason was that the parliament needed to pay for the French and Indian war. But there was one problem. The colonies had no voice in the British Parliament. These taxes were unfair to the colonies. Two British acts that were unfair were the high taxes without colonists representation in the British parliament. The colonies started to boycott and rebelling…

The Seven Year’s war or better known as the French and Indian war, that lasted from 1754 to 1762, left Britain with a huge debt to pay. A Prime minister by the name of George Grenville had a revenue program that would make colonist pay taxes. In that revenue program, the Stamp Act of 1765 was created. The Stamp Act extracted revenue from the colonies by requiring that paper used for official documents such as, newspapers, court documents, and even playing cards, were to be taxed. The Stamp Act…

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is set in England in the 1940’s. During this time World War II was occurring, and the air raids in London. During this time period England had been at war and was suffering due to all the lives lost so far in the war. Germany in 1940 and 1941 would blitz England without warning, Blitz is a German word meaning ‘lightning war.’ Not only were air raids happening but they were dealing with problems within their country. They were dealing with rationing, and…