Colony College Essays Samples For Students

Question 1: Explain the circumstances under which the United States was created.

Before what is now the United States of America, the lands were inhabited by indigenous people who are known as the Red Indians (Zinn, Howard, 54). Then European colonists invaded the land. The British, being the colonists, imposed impossible taxes to the thirteen colonies. These colonies rejected the British rule. Consequently, in April 1775, there arose an armed conflict between the thirteen colonies and the British. On the 4th of July 1176 (Historical Statistics, 31), the Declaration of Independence, which was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, was ...

Introduction

The period between 1756 and 1763 in America comprised of a New World Conflict which was part of the long struggle between France and Britain, which had started nearly a century earlier in 1689. The seven-year war began after France expanded into the Ohio River, which was at the middle of British and French territory. Boosted by the funding of William Pitt, the future Prime Minister, the British turned the war into their favor with major victories at the French stronghold, Quebec, Fort Frontenac and Louisburg.in 1763, the British further obtained the territories of Florida from Spain and Canada from France. ...

- What was the Dutch West India Company and why and when did it send people to New Netherland?

The Dutch West India Company (WIC) constituted Dutch merchants engaged in trade with other countries or regions outside Europe. The charter expanded through its establishment of trading posts in other countries as well as colonization of territories and other trade monopolies. Dutch merchants traded various goods and commodities such as food and spices, and alcohol and tobacco among others, and also largely participated in slave trade. During the early and mid-1600s, WIC established a post for fur trade in New ...

The laws of femme covert were formulated in order for the women in the society whom had been married, had to ne submissive to their husbands. This means that the control of their lives were under their husbands. In the law, the women who were unmarried is claimed to have every right to own a piece of land. This law was formulated during the colonial era. The women’s role in the society was perceived to be oppressive especially during the colonial period they were regarded as homemakers and nothing else. The Revolution War that occurred in the 18th century ...

Andre Jackson was the seventh president of the United States of America. Following his biography, he was orphaned at a tender age of fifteen and had his life to live without the care of parents. According to Remini, Jackson could not have existed if not for the Native Americans, but his life was connected to the Indians. It is evident that he fought alongside the Indians and on other cases he fought them (Remini 14). He was the key negotiator of the Indian lands and contributed in advising negotiators how to get the land from the Indians. Jackson had two ...

In order to examine the colony’s influence on the third Reich the author contextualizes it within the scope of racism and violence of other colonial regimes in Africa. Likewise, the article explores how German South West Africa colonial policies such as the acquisition of Lebensraum, treating colonized as inhuman and legally institutionalizing racism were used by the Nazis. The article examines how genocidal style, annihilation war and the use of concentration camps were altered across time and adopted. The article also explores how Hermann Goring and Eugen Fischer, among others served as human conduits in order to facilitate ...

There is no question that, as the American colonies grew, a number of hardships were faced and subsequently overcome by its European settlers and later colonialists. Three men, John Smith, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, are often discussed in the context of the new land they encountered, the new government and its guiding principles they either formed or attempted to form, and the new culture that developed from the efforts they applied. All three men, in their own respective manner, were revolutionary in their approach to facing these challenges and displayed unique skills in the art of literary persuasion.

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During the 17th century, around 1630, the puritans settled in New England. However, their main purpose was not to promote religion or religious freedom; rather they wanted to achieve freedom from the church and public officials in England. They believed the church and public officials prevented them from pursuing their religious beliefs as God intended them to. This essay focuses on the life of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams who were deeply religious individuals during the 17th century. Although they led separate lives, the two are linked together because of their religious beliefs that led to them being banished ...

Most of the American colonies have people from different cultural backgrounds since the earliest historical eras. This multiculturalism was one of the main causes of conflicts and tensions in the American societies and still persisted disguised as racial discrimination which up to the late 20th century was allowed by some laws like the law of segregation. These conflicts and tensions thrived due to the fact that different people held different perspectives towards the same action or event. As a result, the conflict in ideas led to great tensions and at times turned bloody making a lot of people to lose their ...

Introduction:

The process of harvesting honey is usually a dangerous and risky one. It involves displacing bees, which are honey making insects for some time to get enough space for the harvester to collect the honey. When the harvester is done, the bees return to their hives. Sometimes, this process involves, a lot of challenges like being stung by bees causing the infliction of sharp pain.

Such like scenario was witnessed one afternoon after students identified a hive with a swarm of bees in a nearby tree. Due to their mediocrity, they had to inform two brave men who according to them were courageous enough ...

During the early 1940s, most colonized countries were involved in struggles to end the colonization. These struggles differed from one country to another, in India, for example, Mohandas Gandhi was at the forefront of the fight to gain self-rule. The struggle to gain independence in India had begun earlier dating to the Indian Mutiny of 1857. In 1916, the struggle for independence was under the leadership of Mohandas Gandhi. He was a western trained lawyer, spiritual Hindu theologian and a philosopher. His ideologies were for the people to embrace non-violence in their struggle for independence. He held wide notions of faith ...

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The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.
- Walt Whitman
The United States is more than just a geographical or political entity. It is a dream of a society that upholds individual liberty. It stands for equality, justice, and freedom, and above all the United States represent a promise that if a person puts in hard work in a virtuous way, he ...

The present world has been developed as a result of a large number of past events and occurrences. All through the past two hundred years, the world has seen a number of wars, disturbances, moments that have created the so called present world. The initial phase for the upbringings saw both a constructive and destructive phase. Thousands of people were killed in all parts of the world while many countries were conquered by the powerful nations. In the same period, some of the countries emerged as the major powers of the world. The most powerful nation that emerged out during that phase that ...

Labor developments of women in the U.S. from colonial times to 1900
In colonial America, women earn their living as tailors or keep boarding houses. In the early 19th Century, women occupations have the limitation of factory and domestic work. Professional women can only work as teachers and writers. The traditional families had many children this prevents women them from pursuing professional careers. Professional organization in the colonial era does not enroll women. In 1800s, most women worked as secretaries, bookkeepers, machine operators, and inspectors.
Historically, women have fewer career opportunities and legal rights than men do ( ...

Introduction

The processes of colonization and decolonization play a significant role in the social processes, in the society. The social aspects in colonization and decolonization shows portray more of social aspects than political aspects. The governance of people is effected after the people themselves have changed. The process of decolonization goes hand in hand with the process colonization. The processes of the colonization and decolonization involve understanding the social issues. The experiences of the people in the society helps to explain the processes of colonization and decolonization in the society.
The process of colonization involves various steps. Colonization involves denial ...

Introduction

This paper discusses the differences that have shaped the economies of northern, middle and southern English colonies. The major factors that account for the differences between northern, middle and southern English colonies are those things that have helped shape the economies of the colonies. They are those factors that have helped shape their lifestyles. The financial position of each colony was determined by what these colonies produced. Their differences in politics, religion, economics and social values make them distinct from each other .

Northern Colony

Religious aspect:
The history of northern colony shapes when the Puritans founded the northern colony. Northern ...

Neocolonialism is a major them in Emma Larkin’s travel chronicles in Burma. Larkin’s observations reveal similarities between the current military control and the former imperial control. The first similarity is that just like the British colonialists, the military have a virtual monopoly of power. The opposition has been suppressed by all means including criminalization of parties and protracted imprisonment of the leaders such as Aung San Syu Kyi. Secondly, there are gross human rights violations because there are no institutions to check the government. The military regime has been ruthless in suppressing and eliminating perceived enemies of the state. ...

Introduction:

Pennsylvania was among the thirteen English colonies. It is currently a state in the United States of America. The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg and it borders Maryland, Ohio, New York, Delaware and West Virginia. When the European settlers came to this land in the 17th century, they found that around 15000 Indians occupied it. The Indians who lived in this colony were from three Indian tribes including Delaware, Shawnee and Susquehanna. The English, Swedes and Dutch struggled and fought to occupy this land. The English won the fight and took control over Pennsylvania. The trading posts of the Dutch ...

- What role did religion play in the European settlement of the Americas? How did religion influence French, English, and Spanish attempts at setting up colonies, and what similarities or differences existed? Finally, which English colonies were the most inspired by religion and why?
Religion was definitely an important part in the settlement of the Americas. The Spanish enforced the Catholic religion in the Southern continent and to this day, there is a considerable presence of this religion. On their part, the English brought Protestantism and Puritanism to their Northern American colonies while the French did the same with ...

Imperialism can be defined as a global system of domination. During colonization, the European powers divided among themselves the third world countries to be their colonies for the main purpose of trade, slave trade, and raw materials among other major reasons. Britain was the most powerful European country and its dominion was magnified by the extent of their colonies. The picture in this context involves some of the British officers displaying part of thee hundreds of ivory and bronze taken from the royal palace after they invaded the city of Benin and brought down the city to their advantage.
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Introduction

In the past decade, Arctic tourism has increased dramatically raising serious concerns over the possibility of negative impact on the Arctic environment. The tourist footfall has increased from around 1 million in the 1990s to more than 1.5 million in 2007, and it is expected this will keep on increasing in coming future. This increase has not been matched with the appropriate practices of management and infrastructural development in the Arctic. Adoption and application of the relevant sustainable tourism programmes and policies is required urgently (United Nation Environment Programme). Alan Grenier, a tourism expert of the Arctic Circle stated that ...

The British Empire operated three different types of colonies during the height of their occupation of the United States. These were royal colonies; proprietor colonies and company colonies also known as a corporate colony or a charter colony (Fishkin 6).
Charter colonies were grown because of the need for free enterprise. They were established by individuals or groups of settlers who received charters from the King (Fishkin 12). They then created chartered companies to pool likeminded investors and shareholders for purposes of exploration, colonization and trade. Most chartered companies were formed in the 16th century by European investors (Fishkin 17). ...

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This paper discusses the historical topics of Bacon’s rebellion in Chesapeake and the practice of witchcraft in New England. Both these events were caused by social, economic or religious factors that affected the colonial America. In the middle of 17th century, around 80 New England colonies were indicted with the practice of witchcraft. New England colonists were known to have strong conservative convictions, witches and demons and other supernatural instances were common in daily life. Whereas, Bacon’s Rebellion was led by Nathaniel Bacon in 1676 was a popular revolt in the colonial state of Virginia. This ...

Originally the colonists came to American to get away from religious oppression. Seeking a life of their own they believed they could live more freely here, with a representative in the government in Britain. Essentially it would be like having Britain watch over them without experiencing the suffocation of Britain’s rule. While Americans still saw themselves as English, England saw the American colonies as a mere economic opportunity and refused them many of their requests. To the English, the American colonists were not as good as they were. This arrangement did not work and eventually a dispute broke out between Britain and ...

The colonization of North America began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus and his Spanish expedition sailed west in such for a new trade route to Far East. As such, the first European power was Spain. Spain colonized the largest areas of North America and Caribbean and extended its colonial territories to the Southern part of South America. Some of the Spanish cities that were founded at the time of colonization were Santo Domingo in 1496, Puerto Rico in 1508, Panama in 1519 and Veracruz or Mexico 1496.
In North America, the Spanish missions were Christian missions and they had ...

The arrival of colonial masters in America marked a tremendous change in the cultural, social economic and political orientation in the country. One of the social cultural practices that the colonial masters came with was the introduction of Christianity to the American land. As the European settlers continued to stream into America in the early 15th and 16th century, locals were gradually converted into Christians. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth I instituted radical reforms and doctrines in the Church of England, a move that placed many Puritans on a collision course and made them to migrate to the new America for asylum ...

In the year 1965, the process of radical change began when Parliament approved the Stamp Act (Richard & Gaston, 2014). The Act required that all legal documents, commercial contracts, pamphlets, licenses, playing cards, and dice to bear a stamp tax. That stamp increased revenue collected from thousands of each day’s businesses in every of the colony. Individuals charged with violation of that act would be tried in courts without a jury (Libcom.org, 2011).
Americans viewed it as a violation of the colonist’s rights as British citizens. Americans resorted to direct actions after an assembly of nine delegates from the nine ...

The major colonial institution talked of by Amsden (21) is the American and the greater European countries. Colonialism got praises from various quotas for having brought civilization to the native countries; however, colonialism in actual sense impeded development in many ways.
Industrial revolution resulted to the widened gap between rich people and the poor ones. This happened because the money got from the industry was repatriated to the mother country leaving the colonies with nothing. The colonialism lead to the emergence of various rebels such as Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1954 and Vietnams in the ...

Institutor

A review of various cultural aspects in the postcolonial age projects cultural conflict between elements instituted by the colonialist and traditions of the respective colony. From a distance, one can observe that the colonialist instigated cultural conflict. As observed by a number of critics, the colonialist instituted their own culture and forced the colony to accept the same (Blue, Bunton and Croizer 213). The administrative system of the colonialist, for example, became part of the practices exhibited by the former colonies. Interestingly, not all the colonized assimilated the culture of the colonialist. As evident through cultural conflicts in the postcolonial era, ...

- The Union of South Africa came into existence on 31st May 1910
- It was a unification of four distinct British colonies: Natal Colony, Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal Colony
- The Union of South Africa is the present-day Republic of South Africa
- Unlike the federations of Australia and Canada, the Union of South Africa existed as a unitary state
- The Union was established to reconcile the Boers and the English settlers
- The Native Land Act was enacted in 1913, it took away the right of Africans to own land ...

In 1595, Sir Walter Raleigh made an appearance as first British since he required claims of the mythical city of El Dorado in British Guiana. The city was within the river system called Orinoco that is now found in (Venezuela British Guiana, & British Empire Exhibition, 57).
- Dutch was the first who completed a practical company by creating 3 colonies entitled Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara. However, there were weakened colonies among the three that were challenged by French pirates and privateers.
- During the American Rebellion, the connection between the two states started declining since the British was ...

The British Empire had power and influence that stretched around the world. The Empire was a powerful institution that dominates the world for more than two centuries. The British Empire has lasted for a long period in African countries. Most countries in Africa got their independence in mid 1900s while America got its independence from Britain in 1800s. The British Empire has managed to retain territories around the British Isles. The British Empire ensured migration of people from the Isles. The Second World War has seen the change of demographics due to the migration of former British colonies. This empire has ...

Response to Notes on the British Empire

One interesting point among the notes is the introduction of the term colonial and the later context supplied. It is true that most Americans recognize colonial as a part of our nation’s history. Typically it is associated with a specific time period: the early years of our country. However, by providing a global context for the term, it shifts the audience from a cultural mindset to a global frame of mind.
Further, it is interesting to read the supplied definition of colonialism because the actual definition is not tied to a specific timeframe, as it typically is when Americans consider the term. Instead, ...

In the ancient society young people were taught agriculture as profession and trade. This meant the methods of corn cultivation, were passed on to future generations. Crop was also used by ancient people to trade for other products like skins, animals and woodwork. The ancient American society had a strong economy that was based on trade, having corn and other crops for trading meant people could buy other important products which they needed. This helped in the development on ancient civilization on the basis of maize agriculture.
http://www.campsilos.org/mod3/students/c_history.shtml, this is another good source for studying the history of corn that ...

Aside from the Revolutionary War, where Americans fought against the British troops for independence, the American Civil War is the only other war in which freedom forms the basis. Consequently, from the differing cultures between the Native Americans and Europeans to the slavery of the black race after the formation of the United States, historians record an evolution of the understanding of freedom among the people. For instance, during the Declaration of Independence, freedom found a revolved around the emancipation of white Americans from the forces of Great Britain. However, slavery remained legal in the newly formed United States of ...

Mercantilism was referred to as the guiding doctrine, which, was behind the attempts of regimes of the early modern Atlantic world that would organize their economic existence. Mercantilism’s aim was to structure the state nation’s financial foundation. Nationalism held the promise of improving political stability and creating a better life for all; this was a substantial improvement over the chaos experienced in the earlier era. Mercantilist policies, therefore, were meant to become the economic means to a greater social and political end.
Similar to other economic belief systems such as capitalism and socialism, mercantilism had a few faithful, and many ...

REPEALING THE OUTDATED AND INADEQUATE POLICY

Hong Kong Basic Law: Repealing the Outdated and Inadequate Policy
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China is considered nowadays as one of Asia’s major financial capitals after Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Many international agencies, institutions and business firms based in the country, allowing the economy and development of the country flourish to what is now seen today. However, since the country was returned to China by the British Empire in 1997, political movements started to develop within Hong Kong due to the desire of many Hong Kong Nationals to ...

Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ is a unique treatise in the history of the United States. Published in the year 1776, ‘Common Sense’ gives an account of the colonial situation of America under the British rule. In the book, Paine discusses about the reasons for American independence from the British, and differentiates the American society from the government. He describes the society as a constructive that consists of people. He states the very purpose of the government as protecting its citizens from all frailties . The assessment of the government depends on its accomplishment of goals. Paine expects the American colonies to ...

The American Revolution is one of the most significant historical feats in the whole world. Nonetheless, it was characterized with mixed implications as it divided the colonists in North America as much as it united them. Majority ultimately opted for independence from Britain in 1776, while a fewer percentage of the white settler population decided to remain loyal to the King and the Parliament. It is in the light of the above that this essay seeks to adduce the reasons as to why this population segment rejected the American Revolution and overly, why the revolutionaries were right to declare independence.

The Loyalists’ reasons

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Honey Bee Collapse Disorder

Honey bees play a significant role in human consumption as well as in ecology. They are primarily known for producing honey which is widely used in our foods. They also serve a major role in ecology as pollinators. Their ability to produce honey is one of primary reasons why we humans culture them. There are a number of ways to extract honey from the hive. The first step before any extraction is to remove the bees from their combs. After that, the most easiest and fastest would be to use an extractor. It achieves this by using centripetal force wherein inside a barrel, ...

In the twentieth-first-century direct colonialism has ended and but the legacy of the colonial ideology still lives on in the identity of both the ex-colonized and the ex-colonialist. Colonialism in simplest terms is the forced invasion of a sovereign land by another. The colonial ideology rests on the principle of economic and political domination and helps create a system of social, cultural and racial hierarchy. The main motive behind the colonization of a country and the subjugation of its people is economic but the colonizers justify this aggression in the name of bringing civilization and religion to uncivilized savages. The major feature ...

Introduction

In the history of Belgium, Leopold was the second king who is best remembered for his role in exploiting the Free State of Congo. He was born in Brussels and in 1865, he rose to the throne after succeeding his father. He went on to rule for 44 years, longer than any other Belgian monarch. During his time, Leopold was the sole owner and the founder of the Congo Free State. He privately undertook this project. Helped by Henry Morton Stanley (explorer), he successfully laid a claim to Congo. In a Berlin Conference held in 1884, European colonial nations recognized his ...

A successful revolt of the British thirteen colonies in North America was an extremely important historical event leading to the establishment of an entirely new country, the United States of America, across the Atlantic Ocean. The victory of Britain in in the Seven Years' War of 1756-1763 turned the British Empire into a dominant power in the North American continent. As a result of the war, Britain reclaimed its position as the ruler of the thirteen colonies along the Atlantic coast up to Georgia in the south, as well as seized control over the French Canadian territories in the north. Nonetheless, ...

According to Grant, the American colonial history was strongly impacted by various events of the English political life (Grant, 2012). The development of the North American colonies depended directly on the political will of the English monarch, but it didn’t stop it from gaining diverse and sometimes very contradictory tendencies.
Individuals and families that received permission from the monarch of England were colonizing the New World. The newly formed colonies reflected the social classes of the people who settled there. West divides the colonizers into three main types: joint stock companies that were searching for the new ...

Introduction

Africa today is one the most undeveloped continents with numerous issues plaguing it. This paper shall be examining Africa’s past and history in general in an attempt to understand how it arrived in such a situation. The primary focus of this paper shall be the reasons that as explained previously led to these failures. Europeans colonized all of Africa with the exception of Liberia and Ethiopia 19th and 20th century. The numerous guiding factors behind colonization included search for raw materials and settlement for surplus population among other reasons. The Africans prior to the colonization had their established systems ...

Colonial cities were built by colonists and used for different purposes in the countries that they conquered. Most of them were used as central trading centers where the colonists performed trading activities with other countries. They had the diversity of culture because of the mixed cultures that were represented by their colonists and trade partners. Colonial cities were built by colonialists and most of them remain so to this day, with only a few adjustments. Johannesburg in South Africa is an example of a city that was built by colonialists and is at the top of the hierarchy among the most ...

Northern America had long been populated by many tribes and peoples before the Europeans settled in its eastern parts. This short paper will compare the expansion into the American West made by the American Indians, the Spaniards and finally the European-Americans via the ideology of Manifest Destiny. The strategies, motives and experiences of these groups, along with their encounters with the various actors involved, will all be explored in this paper.

Spanish Expansion into the American West

It is said that the Spanish expansion into the American West was borne out of a need for the Spaniards to find a way to move or travel to Asia. ...

Mercantilism is an economic system in which a country exploits its colonies. The country’s aim is to control natural resources and harvest the fruits of the colonies’ labors; it basically maximizes exports and minimizes imports. The successful adoption of this economic system can be attributed to Adam Smith and John Locke and those aristocrats who recognized the benefits it provided. Mercantilism differed from other economic systems like capitalism and socialism because it focused on wealth for those who had things to sell. Capitalism is an economic system that is based on means of production and distribution owned by corporations ...

History of Shaming Punishment

History of Public Shaming
Shaming as a punishment has been a practice for hundreds of years now. There have been many cases wherein the offender has been publicly shamed in order to give awareness to the public about the wrong behavior that the person has done. In fact, public shaming has been used to control the public’s behavior. During the early civilization, the concept of justice is purely to give punishment to miscreants in order to pay for the crime of offense that have committed. In that case, providing punishments on offenders would set an example for the others ...

1. Compare and contrast the British and Spanish imperial enterprises in the Americas up to the early 1700s. Please consider these nations’ goals, practices, and achievements in the New World. Useful readings would include the textbook, Gray’s documents, and the article by Hackel titled “Spaniards” on the course website.
First of all, geographically the British and Spanish colonist journeyed from the similar location of Europe. However it is important to note that each country, Spain and England, had separate languages and cultures. These influences would permeate the new colonies, instilling the results of these differences to this ...

Imperialistic practices exist and are in practice for thousands of years in this world. Imperialism, in an organized form, started during fifteen and sixteen centuries. Many European nations expanded their power and influence in African and Asian nations. These global powers have shaped the world politics since centuries. They effectively influenced politics and economy of different countries of the world. United Kingdom became the biggest empire of the world. United States of America followed the footsteps of United Kingdom but in different ways. This paper intends to discuss the imperialism of United Kingdom of England and United States of ...

Johanna Smith’s letter to her father, from the colony of Virginia in 1660, represents a key primary source of historical value. Its exemplary evidence poignantly records the conditions, and plight of white indentured servants in the period. Johanna is afraid, doubting whether her father had even received her letters. This essay focuses the discussion on the working and labor-class conditions, particularly concerning the plight of whites under the auspices of indentured servitude. Johanna (1661) writes “The plantation grows good tobacco for England. I also tend to the small house garden, the kitchen, and the house. My labors are many” ( ...

This essay explores how the United States which began as 13 separate colonies formed a distinctive nation of its own. It traces the early evolution of the people of America and the path to American independence from the colonial power.
1. Early Americans: Historians and archaeologists speculate that the early Americans crossed over a broad land bridge (Beringia) during the last Ice Age. As the glaciers melted, the land bridge was submerged, leaving them trapped on this side of the Bering Sea. Those people of Central America i.e., Maya, Aztec & Incas, became centers of innovation and cultural diffusion. They all ...

During the late 16th century and early into the 17th century, European nations colonized the newly identified Americas. In particular, England sent out groups to the eastern coast in North America. Notably, the two regions were the New England and the Chesapeake areas. Certainly, from the beginning, both regions had unique and separate identities.
New England was at the north of Chesapeake and comprised of Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Chesapeake region of the colonies included Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the New Jerseys. About 104 settlers who settled along the James River initiated the Chesapeake region ...

Mayflower Compact

Mayflower Compact
“In the Name of God, Amen We whose names appear are the loyal subjects of the Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God and the defender of our faith. We have undertaken this course for the Glory of God to advance the Christian Faith, as well as honor King James and our nation. The voyage to plant the First Colony in Northern Virginia is a solemn representation of God’s presence as we combine ourselves in a Civil Body Politic to preserve the aforementioned order. We also strive to enact frames such as ordinances, Constitution, equal ...

Essay Questions

1). The English had a desire of colony in the North America as they wanted to search silver and gold there. However, in 1585, approximately hundred English men arrived in the Roanoke Island, which is near North Carolina (Ayres, Gould, Oshinsky, and Sodarlund). Further, in 1587, majority settlers arrived in Roanoke. However, leader of the English people named John White went back to England in order to buy the supplies. However, in this settlement the Native American did not provide any support. They did not maintained friendly relations with The English coming over to these places, did not provided them ...

When reading “Drawing the Color Line” I found it interesting that historians thought the first blacks in Virginia were thought of as servants and not slaves. The article stated that they were more “like the white indentured servants brought from Europe” so in reality they were slaves and not “servants.” It remains more evident when you read that they were treated differently than white servants and viewed differently too. The settlers couldn’t readily make the Indians work even though they had firepower at their disposal; they were outnumbered and it wouldn’t solve their labor issues. It was ...

The emergence of early colonial America onto the stage of Western civilization, dramatized many political, social, and religious events. Perhaps the greatest and most surprising story, surrounds the United States’ first official education system. It grew from turbulent beginnings. This paper explains how the United States government stepped into the pages of history, to create the first federally mandated public school system. One source states that the U.S. public education system can trace “its development from its roots in Puritan and Congregationalist religious schools in the 1600s” (“A History of Public Education in the United States”). As the newly ...

The United States of America was colonized by the Great Britain. Declaration Act of 1766 by the British parliament to repealed the Stamp Act and made a law on taxation in Great Britain applicable to the American colony. Prior to this act, the sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 was operational in the American colony. The Sugar Act (1764) aimed at the modification of the Sugar and Molasses Act of 1733 that was about to expire. The previous Act required that a tax of six pence per gallon imported sugar and molasses be paid. Corruption was high ...

Seven Years War: Seven Years War is the long struggle between the countries of Great Britain and France to gain control and supremacy over North America. The significance of the war is that it involved several countries that fought over the land, in the sea and all over the land. The result was that France lost all of its possessions to Britain, and marked the commencement of British epoch outside Europe.
Proclamation of 1763: King George III introduced the Proclamation of 1763 on October 7, 1763. The Proclamation was issued to announce the acquisition of the French territory ...