The French and Indian War also known as the Seven Years War was a major conflict between the French‚ with the support of the Indians‚ and the colonists who later received aid from Great Britain. The war’s effects range from the ideological relations between the colonies and Britain‚ which gradually changed from thinking of the British as a helpful source of protection to hatred towards them‚ to the political and economic changes imposed by Great Britain. The relationship between Americans and British
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individuals who did not agree with the religious and political ways of life in England. Before the 1700s the British North American colonies consisted mostly of Europeans in search of a place where they could find religious freedom. The first colony formed in Massachusetts in 1608 is an example of this idea of religious freedom. Plymouth‚ Massachusetts was a colony formed by English Separatists‚ who were also known as Puritans‚ in an attempt to live without religious discrimination New colonies were formed
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Essay 2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar causes as the American Revolution. They were similar
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North American cultures to the expansion to the west. North America was such an important land to many in Europe countries because it was unexplored and new. The first settlement in America was in Jamestown‚ Virginia also known as the Chesapeake colony. But they weren’t the only ones to come to America there was also the New England colonies that came to for different reasons than the Chesapeake colonies. One of the reason was for religious purposes‚ the Chesapeake colonies came for economic reasons
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To what extent did Russia make social‚ economic and political progress in the period 1855-1906? Until the Industrial Revolution in Russia between the years 1890-1903‚ Russia was an extremely backwards country economically and socially. It was autocratic and very under-developed. Although there was no significant progress until the Industrial Revolution‚ after the Crimean War when Alexander II came to power in 1855 as the new Tsar‚ he brought in his own social‚ economic and political reforms which
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The Political‚ Economic and Social Aspects the Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ also known as Age of Reason‚ was a cultural movement that spread through England‚ France‚ Germany‚ and other parts of Europe. The Enlightenment mainly focused on mathematics‚ science‚ art‚ philosophy‚ politics and literature in the 1700s. This movement took away the fear of the world and the medieval views that were placed upon the people for so many years‚ and it also opened their eyes to new ideas and reason. Old
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and hostility between two of the largest ethnic groups‚ French and English Canadians. Both groups have attempted to gain the upper hand in battles over politics‚ language‚ religion‚ and culture. It is unfortunate that this bitter battle between Canadians is still taking place today. It is worth noting that the French make up 24% of Canada’s population‚ about 6.5 million‚ 6.2 million are living in Quebec. The three main historical events that have pushed relationships between French and English
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they wanted independence‚ political freedom‚ and economic opportunity. The Spanish came as conquerors; the resulting political system was entirely autocratic and solely devoted to the furthering of the motherland. Spain gave its colonies little self-rule. Instead‚ Spanish rulers dictated all the policies of its New World territories. The English and Spanish both wanted to explore and find new territories too politically and economically control. The Spanish colonies developed economically by
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Chen(Rain) Prof. Stafford HIS 130 02-28-2013 The Introduction of Slavery in the American Colonies When the history back to in 1607‚ English settlers established Jamestown as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Tobacco became the chief crop of the colony‚ due to the efforts of John Rolfe in 1611. Once it became clear that tobacco was going to drive the Jamestown colony‚ more labor was needed. The British settlers needed to find a labor force to work on its plantations
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language soon became French (Madagascar). Growth of nationalism was fueled by dissatisfaction under French rule. Madagascar after world war two became an overseas territory within the French Union. The people of Madagascar were required to fulfill unpaid labor to the French plantations. This work created high revenues for colonial administration. On top of this the people were picked to fight for France in both World Wars. A lot of aspects of French rule were not equal between the French and the Malagasy
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