6. What advantages did the colonies have in the war for independence? What advantages did Britain have? The Revolutionary War was one of the most important events in history for America and Britain. The war‚ in a way‚ helped America become its own nation and declare independence from Britain. At the time of the Revolutionary War‚ the English were in control of the Americans. Both sides had crucial advantages over each other that decided the outcome of the war. Let’s start with colonists; one of
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powers today started out colonizing in America. The entire race to colonize in the new world started with Christopher Columbus’s desire to find a shorter route to India. Since then‚ Spain and Britain seized the opportunity to colonize in the new world for their countries gain or to simply start over. The English and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact
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similarities and differences among the Colonies in North America? The New England‚ southern‚ and middle colonies were all extremely different. For example‚ slavery was extremely more prominent in some places than others. Some colonies’ religion was more diverse‚ nevertheless everyone’s life was centered around religion. How would you feel if your life was practically controlled by your religion? Some of the reasons settlers established colonies in North America were because people wanted a place to
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North vs. South The North and South had many differences and very little similarities. They each focused on industry‚ agriculture‚ slavery and tariffs. Even though they both strived to manufacture and evolve their land in the revolution‚ they both had many different views. The North often debated with the South about slavery‚ which created a lot of their rivalries. This event helped them start on their own to soon develop their land into a greater industry. In the North‚ their industry
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The New England colonies and the Southern colonies are slightly similar in some aspects‚ but drastically different in most. For example the new england colonies were strictly puritan and they did not tolerate any other religion but the southern colonies were not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. The economy of New England was powered mostly the manufacturing in factories‚ whereas the Southern colonies’ economies were more agriculturally
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Bacon’s Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony in North America‚ led by 29-year-old planter Nathaniel Bacon. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part; a similar uprising in Maryland occurred later that year In 1673‚ Nathaniel Bacon‚ a distant relative of Governor Berkeley‚ emigrated from England under murky circumstances and set up a small plantation on the James River. He rose rapidly in public esteem and was appointed to
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two major events in United States history were the Seven Years War and the american revolution. The Seven Years War and the american revolution resulted in political‚ social‚ and/or economic changes. The Seven Years War which was also known as the French and Indian War started in 1756 and ended in 1763. It was mainly France and England who were fighting over the colonies (colonial territory including the United States and Canada). The 7 years war resulted in political‚ social and economic changes
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The British Empire after the War There was no more than four great empires. The empires were Germany‚‚ Ottoman and Russia. In 1918 the British empire was the beginning of the end. The expectations of the British colonial subject have been raised during the war‚ the empire and the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth had helped to fund. India for example paid 146 million pounds toward the war effect. Importing raw materials from the colonies helped the allied victory.The self-governing
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Identify and explain three factors (there are many) that helped the American colonies defeat the British in the Revolutionary War. Colonial forces were clearly outmatched by the British in sheer numbers‚ training‚ experience and equipment. Despite the clear advantage held by British forces‚ the American colonies managed to defeat them by making allies‚ using new innovative combat techniques‚ and by possessing the homefield advantage. A combination of all of these advantageous attributes allowed
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The North & South Colonies The North & South Colonies Russell Byron-Kelly® October 6th‚ 2011 In the 1700’s The South and the North colonies were similar but also different. The South colonies were Agricultural because of all the crops they planted. The North was Commercial because they were right next to the ocean and could send ships to England and other countries. The south helped with the Cash Crop and the North help move the cash crop across the ocean. In this essay I’ll be talking about
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