of the Seven Years’ War began a tumultuous period in American history. With the victory Great Britain obtained supremacy and world dominance‚ however their greatest prize (Colonial America) was becoming rebellious. Therefore‚ the British recognized the need for more controlling polices and forced taxation to pay for a massive war debt. Many believed that the American colonies were equally obligated in assisting with the recovery of funds lost in the Seven Years’ War. Thus‚ a shift in British ideology
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Although both religious and economic concerns had influences on the settling of British North America‚ the statement that “economic concerns had more to do with [it] than did religious concerns” is valid. The British government was more concerned with staying in the lead with other countries throughout Europe in the economic race rather than trying to find religious havens for people who were not with the majority when it came to religion. Likewise‚ the people in England cared more about money
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and France have had existing rivalries as they have fought wars against one another throughout history. During the 1700’s‚ these nations were growing their colonies in the New World and trying to become self-sufficient. The French and Indian war was a territorial dispute between the two world powers. The French and their Native American allies fought the British colonists for seven years over control in North America. Their expanding colonies eventually met at the Ohio River Valley and their existing
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The French and Indian war‚ also referred to as the Seven Years war‚ was the very beginning of a hostile relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. The outcome of the war left Britain with a numerous amount of dilemmas to deal with. The French and Indian war was simply a continuation of a series of wars that had involved the French and British in North America. Many events led up to this astounding war. Whether it was English colonists yearning to take over northern French territory
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The British North American colonies or the 13 original colonies‚ had freedom but not like you would think. The extent to which religious freedom existed in the British North American colonies prior to 1700’s‚ was different from region to region. The colonies in New England‚ Middle‚ and south region treated freedoms differently. In the New England colonies extent to religious freedoms was not great‚ Middle Colonies had good toleration to religion‚ and The Southern Colonies had a bit of tolerance to
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The Seven years’ war in America was the place of many changes giving‚ most importantly‚ the leading stick to the British for the claiming of colonies. The 1760s would see the implementation of many policies exercising a pressure on the colonies. Meanwhile‚ the emergence of frustrations and issues toward the management of the colonies led to the American Revolution. After the Seven years’ war‚ the colonists were mostly upset and worried about the new policies implemented by the Britain. The Britain
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Compare and contrast Spanish and British colonization efforts in North America prior to 1763. Prior to 1763‚ both Spanish and British colonization efforts expanded into various regions of North America. In less than a century‚ from 1625 to 1700‚ the movements of peoples and goods from Europe to North America transformed the continent. Native Americans either resisted or accommodated the newcomers depending on the region of the colony. Though the English colonies were by far the most populous
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of colonization in the Americas. The British‚ French‚ and Spanish had sought after these new found lands for many different reasons. The intentions of the British and Spanish were similar in that most of their colonists were interested in economic benefits such as agricultural colonies that would yield cash crops for business. There were other intentions of claiming strategic lands in the name of their homelands. However‚ the French Huguenots were different from the British and Spanish colonists in
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The French and Indian War was inevitable. England and France both came to the New World with a very high desire to expand on their empires. England was mostly around the coast‚ while France settled near the mouth of the Mississippi River. They saw value in the New World. They sent troops across the Atlantic ocean. In addition‚ most of the Indians helped France. The Iroquois were the ones that fought with England. Because the English were fighting the French and the Indians‚ they called it The French
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In North America during the 1730-1775 was a time were each immigration culture started to progress. The Africans and Europeans were the main ones who were venturing out. Every slave that came to North America had to been appeared to have chains on them and were treated very badly. The slaves started to take control on the population of how many there may have been. The African immigrants were taken to increase faster in the British colonies. The North and South colonies were way different by many
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