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    well-stablished, the thirteen colonies were settled, when Christopher Columbus discovered America or even after the declaration of independence. But the question here is what the reality is? Who is right? U.S history for me start even before this events, for me start when Native Americans migrated, to know a days is United States. Although the truth reality here is the United States History does not begin in 1607 when the English founded the first colony called “Jamestown” in the colony of…

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    America its freedom. In early America there were 13 original colonies separated into; the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern colonies. The New England Colonies were Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The Middle Colonies were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Finally, the Southern Colonies were Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Each of these colonies were run by the British king, King George III,…

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    The American Revolution was one of the most historic events in American history. It was the war that gained the original Thirteen Colonies their independence. The conflict emerged from growing tensions between Great Britain’s 13 North American Colonies and the British government both in the colonies and in Britain. The thirteen Colonies revolted as a result of detrimental taxation without proper representation. Economic strains and poor relationships with governing officials lead the early…

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    Cash Cropping

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    and, cash cropping provided the basis for the establishment of the English colonies. These two motives are both distinctly American, exemplified by how the ideas of liberty and capitalism are so deeply rooted in American life today. However, American society, even in pre-revolutionary times, became so rich and diverse that the English and the English had begun to overlook the original intent for their formation. The colonies found their own purposes separate from those designated by England…

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    The thirteen British colonies developed a unique American society by 1763 as a result of numerous socioeconomic and political factors. From sculpting an economy that worked for the colonies’ individual interests, crafting a government that reflected the radical ideal of self-governance, and eventually building a religiously free environment, the thirteen colonies were products of their environment, generation, and geographic circumstances. The thirteen colonies’ ability to develop a unique…

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    allowed the colonies to the break off from the British and gain control of their own government. The American Revolution was a direct consequence of the taxation without representation after the French and and Indian War, the increased sense of unity among the colonists, and the ideology of equal treatment of the colonies in terms of self governing. The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was the main event that led to the the American Revolution. Although in this war the British and the…

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    freeing the colonies from British administration. Started from the year 1765 through 1775, he had produced a string of speeches and disputes with the British Parliament in which he won, slowly edging out Britain. Their significance to the colonies continuously decreases due to Patrick Henry’s force, courage, and fearlessness. Despite Henry's opposition to some of the government's ideas, he successfully influenced people to oppose Britain as a whole and fight for the liberty of the colonies and…

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    the merchants to smuggle and control trade. The colonies were left alone for a long period of time by the British. This treatment of salutary neglect toward the colonies allowed the colonies to take things into their own hands and to take control of things. During this time, the colonies set up their own government. This lead them to have a self government and the control of their own religion. This was both good and bad, the colonies had a self government, but the British did not like…

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    that these things could expand their economic control over these areas. Through Mercantilism, England’s economy flourished while the colonies’ economy deteriorated, eventually leading to the colonies revolting. This essay will define Mercantilism and how it worked, explain how the colonies fit into the policy and how England defended the policy. While the colonies made use for new materials, England’s wealthy citizens wondered when they would see returns from the investments made into the…

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    Asia. In Newfoundland Cabot established Great Britain’s first colony abroad, nonetheless due to a lack of supplies the colony…

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