The Colony

Participating in the Seven Year’s War brought the colonies closer together, with a purpose in mind, “liberty”. The colonies noticed that every Act, every law imposed by the parliament had only one beneficiary, The British government, leaving the colonies in disadvantages and no representation from the parliament against these laws imposed to them. The colonies not only wanted to be identified as one, having a goal in mind, equal rights for everyone, liberty, and freedom. They wanted to be…

bring settlers to the coast of North America, and with the Virginia Company comes settlers in Jamestown. In Jamestown, Virginia, the first colony begins. Although technically the first place people came to was Roanoke, the place where America truly begins is Jamestown. Jamestown is the first place that people live in the New World and is a part of the first colony Virginia. Everyone at first believes Jamestown will be a success, but that idea soon proves to be untrue. After the first trip,…

Each piece is labeled with the name of one of the colonies. The position of each colony in the pictured snake relates to the geographical position of the colonies along the American coast, with the snakes tail pointing south and the head pointing north. The colonies, from the bottom up to the top represent: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England (New England denoted the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New…

colonists were unified to a great extent in some ways. One example of this unity would be the list of donations towards the relief of Boston from other colonies (doc 7) after the Siege of Boston by the British. The list is significant in showing unity of the colonists because it shows how all the colonies helped out one of the their fellow colonies in need. Another example of this unity would be a statement written by Richard Henry (doc 3) which was the same man who would conduct Lee’s…

threatened action is required. Confederation was essential to make Canada what it is now. Without Confederation Canada may have been controlled by the US or in a very fragile state. Confederation was was an act in the 1860’s to unite the British North Colonies as one strong independant nation. John A.Macdonald was credited to influence Confederation as he was an Father of Confederation. John A.Macdonald was a Scottish-born Canadian politician and lead to be the first Prime Minister Of Canada…

the colonies in relation to each other, the press came together and published writings to voice their resistance to the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act brought the colonists together because they felt that the British were stripping them off their rights by taxing them after being nonexistent in their political relations for so long. The purpose of the article is to show the result of the Stamp Act in the colonies and to show the comradery that arose between…

crown and Parliament, Franklin later becomes a powerful and important contributor to the American Revolution. This paper will argue that Franklin’s reason for his shift is simply because of Great Britain’s unwilling efforts to compromise with the colonies. Franklin begins his political life in 1751 as a representative to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. During his time as a representative, Franklin works to give Pennsylvania concrete streets and oil-burning street lights. Like many other…

In the beginning of what would soon become the United States of America, there were little colonies settled in by various European countries, one of them being Britain. The British colonies were proud of their home country. This soon changed when King George III and the British Parliament started taxing the colonies without their permission. Ships were sent to control the colonies, but this enraged them even more. Soon the Boston Tea Party happened, and the “Intolerable Acts” were created. With…

for so long. Patrick speaks with respect, in the beginning, stating his opinion of the severity of the current situation. He then breaks down into details, which are backed up with details explaining his main argument. There is no reason why the colonies should be with Britain, so they must fight. Patrick states in his…

The American Revolution, fought from 1775 until 1783, was a turning point in American history which gave us our independence from Great Britain. Was this conflict beneficial to the American Colonies, or would it have been better to remain loyal to the crown? We will attempt to provide a number of logical illustrations both for and against revolution allowing for the reader to make an informed opinion. One of the primary causes and foremost reason for the American Revolution was the unfair or…