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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in the British Colonies When the Americas were founded many European nations were trying to establish colonies. There were many failures but eventually they succeeded. Rich Europeans such as the British had no idea how to work the land‚ so they needed someone to do it for them. Although the British essentially were iffy about slavery‚ they slowly began getting rid of indentured servants‚ installing slavery‚ and then making slavery the major labor force system. In 1606 British merchants
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deserved. The English believed that the best way to go about this was to colonize the New World. Subsequently‚ many colonies began to develop‚ and of these colonies‚ Massachusetts and Virginia were the most well-known. The early settlements of the Massachusetts and Virginia were both established by similar groups of people at the same time; however‚ their contrasting beginnings as a colony‚ views on religion‚ and means of economic stability created two different politics and economic systems. The settlements
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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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Background and Emergence of Democracy in the British North American Colonies Beginning in the early 1600’s‚ North America experienced a flood of emigrants from England who were searching for religious freedom‚ an escape from political oppression‚ and economic opportunity. Their emigration from England was not forced upon them by the government‚ but offered by private groups whose chief motive was profit. The emergence of Democracy in colonial America can be attributed to the coming about of
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1. I agreed‚ this contrasts the Monroe Doctrine which supported the idea of avoiding affairs with European nations and preexisting colonies. However‚ the U.S. did get involved with Cuba and Spain‚ and colonial relationship dating before the Doctrine. Also‚ prior to U.S. involvement‚ the nation had practiced isolationism. In contrast‚ the U.S. declared war on Spain and assisted Cuba. 2. The U.S. was interested in Cuba for several reasons. Firstly‚ it is geographically close and provides exports like
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The Spanish‚ French‚ and English had multiple motives for exploring and settling in America. All three nations started their explorations with the desire to find a direct route to the Indies‚ for trade with the Indies would bring wealth. Explorers and settlers from the three countries also shared the motives of bringing the nation’s religion to the inhabitants overseas‚ to claim land for their countries and monarchs‚ and the desire to increase in wealth from precious metals‚ trade‚ or exported goods
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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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When both the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) entered into war with each other‚ neither side was thoroughly prepared for battle. Both the North and the South had issues gathering enough resources and raising funds to support their war efforts (Goldberg‚ ed. 7‚ The American Journey‚ 405). However‚ the Union did have an advantage over the Confederacy. The North had a large population‚ strong political and military leadership‚ and plentiful resources; while the South struggled to piece together
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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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