Category: American Colonies

How did African slavery come to replace indentured servitude as the primary form of labor in the colonial world, particularly in the South? According to Chapter 2, Indentured Servants were individuals of any race and gender working in the fields and homes of more affluent Englishmen for a set period of time in exchange for…

The success of England and Frances colonies in the New World and their interactions with Native Americans reflected each countrys motives for colonization. Both colonial powers strived to profit from trading New World commodities and spread their brand of Christianity. England and France shared similar goals for colonization but had different motivations. The New England…

The New World does not begin with the arrival of the Europeans; it was new to the Europeans but had been a homeland to many other residents. Residents of the Americas were no more a single group than Europeans or Africans. They spoke hundreds of different languages and lived in numerous societies. North and South…

England had an unstable economy; because of a population explosion, there was not enough land, food, or shelter for many. Employment was difficult to find, wages fell greatly, and many became homeless. Englands government established corporate charters to settle people in the new colonies in America. England was governed by a monarchy that held undivided…

1. During the age of exploration, many countries set out with the hopes of discovery. This was simply due to the search for monetary gain through learning new trade routes, gold, silver, or new crops. Spain became of one the leading countries in exportation and certainly had one of the greatest impacts. The competition over…

Under British rule, America underwent many changes which not only impacted its economy but also brought on a shift in culture and politics. Before the 1660s, the policies adopted by the British in ruling their American colonies were influenced by the politics of England. Englands domestic politics was characterized by instability in the 17th and…

In his controversial pamphlet, The True Interest of America, Irish clergyman Charles Inglis forewarned death and despair if the American colonies separated from Great Britainno matter the victor. If Mother England squashed the colonists, Inglis feared to receive terms from her in the haughty tone of a conqueror. If she lost to the ragtag rebels,…

This whole debate over Taxation and Representation had become an important discussion topic for the colonists of British and the Parliament during the years 1763 to 1775. There had been an enormous difference in the perspectives of Great Britain and the American colonies. It has also been concluded that somehow the colonies did not represent…

John Dickenson, letter from a farmer in Pennsylvania (1767) John Dickinson who wrote Letters from a Farmer lived from 1732-1808. He was also known as a moderate before signing The Declaration of Independence in 1776. John Dickenson was opposed to breaking away from England and believed in the rights of Englishmen. He viewed the attempts…

The road to the confederation of Canada was not just one event; it was a battle between many ups and downs to get Canada to where it is right now. It consisted of many different conferences and negotiations. The union of the British North American colonies such as New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island,…