Roanoke Colony

In 1786, Daniel Shays, a former captain in the Continental Army started a full-scale rebellion-----made up of New England farmers in Massachusetts. Shay’s Rebellion erupted when the government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes instead of issuing paper money to pay off its debts. Daniel Shay’s Rebellion was ineffective in its goal to help lower taxes for farmers but led to Governor James Bowdoin to lose the following election. His revolt also showed Americans that the United States of…

raise money, the colonies had grown even more angry. The Stamp Act for example, required colonists only in North America, to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac. This made many colonists angry since only North America had gotten taxed, and not any other colonies Britain had power over got taxed. Secondly, the Sugar Act, was a trade in law enacted by parliament in 1764 in an attempt to reduce smuggling in the british colonies…

Have you ever wondered about the Boston Massacre. what led up to the Boston Massacre. in 1765 people and Boston had been heading protests against British taxes. Also British soldiers had to live with the colonists. The colonists didn't like the acts that the British were doing. like the Stamp Act and how they were taxed on every piece of printed paper they used. Another act the British did is the Townshend Act.The Townshend Act was when there was a series of Acts named after Charles…

16 New England and Chesapeake Region's Distinct Societies DBQ The first colonies established by England were founded near the Chesapeake region, and soon enough others began to form in New England. Despite them both being settled mainly by English people, by 1700 their colonies progressed into two distinct societies for a variety of reasons. Even to this day there are a few distinct differences between these areas, but where did they begin? These differences in development are a result from…

Thomas Jefferson’s rhetoric is effective. His thesis is expressing that all people have the right to split up and be free, if they feel as though their God given rights are being infringed upon. Jefferson’s thesis, in the Declaration of Independence, states that we the people have the right to be independent. I am persuaded by the thesis, because as a human being my rights are important to me; they symbolize the equality that I withhold in comparison to everyone else. In my opinion, Jefferson…

During the American Revolution, brave soldiers signed up to fight or die for their right to have freedom from the tyrannical grip that England had on America. General George Washington, leader of the Continental Army, led the nation to victory. However, he did not just have help from his army of valiant soldiers. General Washington also had the assistance of completely normal citizens who were appointed to gather information from the British that would be critical to aiding the general. Some of…

What are the reasons for the construction of the Panama Canal? The United States predicted the forthcoming disputes with Spain and were ready to go to war. They began by sending the USS Oregon from California to Cuba. This trip would take them more than 60 days and they had to stop at South America an abundance of times for coal. Before they even reached their destination, the war had already been declared and begun. From there forward, the United States government knew that it was important and…

England. The author believes that no justification is more inaccurate than the thought that America needs Great Britain by its side to remain powerful. Moreover, Thomas Paine believes that England only looks out for itself and not for its American colonies. For example, the author states, “Even brutes do not devour their young nor savages make war upon their families…” (2). In this case, Paine refers to America as the young and England as the brutes. He indicates that America’s “parent” country…

from, France served the greatest role. They themselves had a harboring hatred for the British dating back to the Seven Years War and it showed when they were willing to send thousands of weapons and even some of their best military officers to the colonies. That too, the French were risking all their assets when they formed a shell corporation, The Roderigue Hortalez Company, to secretly allow trade with the colonists. France played by far the most physical role in the American Revolution, but…

develop a plan to push the French out of the valley. Thus, in 1755, the British attacked Fort Duquesne. They were defeated and soon after this loss, the British declared war. This conflict had profound impact on British relations with the American colonies. Both the British and the colonists were impacted by the war due to land acquisitions that occurred. The British gained control of all land east of the Mississippi River and Florida while Spain gained the Louisiana Territory and New Orleans.…