but it also differed wildly from other colonies set up by England. Before we can test the nature of the relationship between both England and Ireland‚ it would be a good idea to establish what exactly a colony is and what one means by colonialism. We will tend look at America and how it was colony and then highlight some Irish examples but also show how Irish Tudor relation were a different proposition to the New World. Colony‚ Colonial and Colonialism So what are these concepts? Frederick
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the fact that both religion and economics played a part in the colonization of America‚ the statement that "economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns" is valid. These economic concerns‚ as a cause for the colonization of British North America‚ outweighed the notable religious concerns that arose‚ and dominated colonial life during and up until the very end of the British colonial era in North America. The vast economic concerns that caused
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are many reasons why the colonies declared independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence did not come from nowhere‚ but it was made because of how Britain was treating America. Although the King of Great Britain did many unacceptable things during his reign‚ one important one was that King George III did not allow the colonies to have a lot control. He would do anything for more power and was threatened by the colonies. King George III wouldn’t allow the colonies to trade freely and Britain
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From the 1600’s up until the early 1700’s‚ the British Colonies were in a state of salutary neglect. Thereafter‚ the British executed the Navigation Acts‚ though loosely enforced‚ they were created in order to regulate trade between the Colonies and the mother country. The relationship between Britain and it’s colonies was a civil one up until it was greatly reformed with the events of the French and Indian War. The war significantly affected the economic‚ political‚ and economic relationship between
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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 that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were some of the
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Government from British Colonies to Revolution While the colonists were treated by Great Britain as minor children or as subjects to be governed‚ the very new sets of colonies were making their own establishments in the realms of self-government. Colonial self-government ranged on a grand scale from things such as town meetings and councils‚ to public assemblies and courts. From these assemblies‚ great leaders and political minds hosted thoughts and brought together a sort of regulation for what early
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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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Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social structure illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763 although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. The British‚ after
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This practice of feathering and tarring in the colonies was representative of the general discontent resonating within the colonies over the governmental overstep of Great Britain. Britain‚ after virtually disregarding the colonies for over a century‚ began to take a more involved stance in colonial politics. They justified this redefined relationship through the theory of mercantilism‚ the idea that a country’s power was hinged on exporting more than it imported and the need to pay off their incurred
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settlers trickled in from the Old World‚ it was only after many years of economic unrest that this became possible. The New World was a prosperous land for change. There‚ settlers had the freedom to pursue aspirations that were far less tangible in England. One of the most pressing issues that led to the colonization of the New World was the need for more and cheaper products beyond the Mediterranean; this was ultimately the first step in the many ways that the New World created economic prospects for those
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