The Colony

major part of American History because of the effects on the Untied States. The colonies wanted to be Independent and not to be put under the power of the British . The British were growing in power and they were able to control the Parliament on the people. The British wanted to increase the taxes on the colonies and the Britain also wanted to decrease the profit from the colonial trade, which would have the colonies to lose money. The colonist were very unhappy, so they began to revolt with…

English colonies not to be destroyed by the Indians and other European nations, unity was a concept shoveled up by many onlookers. There were multiple benefits within uniting the colonies, in which would produce a more organized set of colonies, most American colonists found unity as an exceptional concept. Creating a well formed government, alongside a strong, united fighting force, were just some of the concepts different officials seized, in order to solve how unity would thrive in the…

as many colonies possible. That is the main reason why the English headed to America. The Thirteen Colonies were the first English settlements in America. The colonies were made to be business ventures. They also had another benefit, which was that they provided an outlet for England’s surplus population. The colonies also provided more religious freedom than England had at that time, but the main purpose for the Thirteen Colonies was to make money. The lives lived in the thirteen colonies…

years leading to the American Revolution the British helped the American colonies gain land from the Native Americans. The American colonies signed an agreement with the British Government to help pay for the debts incurred by the French and Indian War. But the American colonies were taxed more with taxes like the Sugar Act and Currency Act. Which led to protests by the American colonies. Then this led to the American colonies to be taxed even more than before. In conclusion, this war could have…

established 13 colonies on the eastern coastline of North America. Settlers came to establish new lives for either religious or economic reasons. The lifestyle and economies of those settlers varied in the three colonial regions based on the climate and geography around them. In the New England colonies, it was hard to make profit from farming so the settlers traded to earn profit. Settlers in the Middle colonies relied trade, manufacturing, and farming for profit. In the Southern colonies,…

The American Revolutionary War is characterized by three phases being The New England phase, the middle colonies phase and The Southern phase which took place between 1775 and 1783. New England New England colonies consisted of 13 colonies which included Rhode Island colonies, Massachusetts, Providence Plantation and New Hampshire among others. France attempted on several occasions to colonize New England but failed. New England mainly carried out fishing and farming as the economic activities…

Compare and Contrast European Colony Development in North America With the discovery of North America, European countries realized they could benefit from the colonization and resources of this new land. Spain, France and England each had their own reasons why they wanted to colonize North America, and each countries strategy to do this was different from the others. England had a big advantage when it came to the colonization of North America; even though, this advantage led to the…

many points on why the colonies would be better off declaring independence from Great Britain. Paine also talked in an abundance of times of why the colonies would have to break away from Great Britain sooner or later . One point that Thomas Paine discussed is that he thought it would be a great idea to divide the colonies into six, eight, or ten districts so the colonies can separate themselves from Great Britain . Another point that Paine talked about was how the colonies would be better off…

The Declaration of Independence was written because the colonies no longer wanted to be under the power of Great Britain and form of government. It gave a voice to their list of grievances. It is the document by which the 13 colonies proclaimed their independence from Great Britain. The purpose of the document was to announce the independence of the colonies to the world and list the reasons why the Revolution was legitimate. They had struggled for many years to resolve their differences so…

the journey to settle in America. Some of these groups did so for religious reasons. Colonists of the Plymouth Colony, for example, were Puritans who feared persecution from the Church of England. The colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, established by the Puritan leader John Winthrop, set out to establish a church that all other churches would use as a model. Ironically, many colonies that were established for religious freedom were themselves exceedingly strict and intolerant of other…