British America

official corruption and government actions that were politically incorrect. The apprentice, John Peter Zenger, started printing hundreds of papers with the misleading information. Several colonists began to question weather the information in the papers were true or false. As colonists questioned the papers, they started to question their daily lives and different ideas while they lived in British North America. The following events created changes in the ideas and daily lives of the people in British North America: the crown, the Glorious Revolution, natural rights, introduction to slavery, and mercantilism to capitalism. Tensions were high…

Britain and later he elected people to help him, but the entire British government was not bright at all. King George III had to figure out how to keep peace between the Native Americans, and the settlers. He told the Native Americans to stay west of the line he “drew” down the Appalachian Mountains, and the settlers to stay to the east. Unfortunately, the settlers had already been crossing and going to the other side. Everything the British did was costly. Furthermore, they had to add more…

Bailyn, Bernard. The Peopling of British North America: An Introduction. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Thesis: In his preface, Bailyn describes his texts as a "preliminary effort to open up the questions and identify major themes of a very large area of history which we still only vaguely understand (xii). In chapter one he goes onto define the actual idea behind the title: " It brings together the major aspects of life in the American colonies- social structure and settlement patterns,…

The strength of the British empire in North America was due in large part to the religious toleration and freedom established there. This liberation from persecution in many colonies was the deciding factor for many immigrants as they wanted to escape from the Anglican church in England. Also, mercantilism in the British American colonies helped to create economic diversity and success by creating a higher demand for colonial products. In addition, with the labor of black slaves rather than…

The British crafted an empire by using force, imposing authority, royal influence, and enhancing economic growth in North America for the purpose of expanding their empire. Britain was involved in many wars, set forth many regulations, influenced colonization, and developed commerce which all contributed to the British control of North America. England often used brutal force and intimidation tactics to defend their positions in North America. King Phillips war was a great example of this…

So, how exactly did the British lose the American Revolution? After all, the British army with soldiers who had fought in five different continents, who had controlled the civilians in Jamaica and Indians, was the best equipped, the best trained and had the most professional people at that time. Why not the 13 colonies of North America? At a glance the primary reasons why the British lost America is that first America had home field advantage. Second, the British had a long distance from their…

How did the British settler colonies in North America differ from the colonies established in Central and South America? The British settlers wanted to escape the old European society. The Central and South American colonists added many of their old costumes from their homeland into their new society that the British sought to leave behind. Also, geographically the British settlers had an advantage; they had much more land, the climate in their regent made it easier for them to…

During the 1850's and early 1860's many changes affected the colonies of British North America. There are four main reasons why the colonies of British North America started to seriously consider about confederation: political deadlock, intercolonial railway, threats from America, and tax. First, because Canada west and Canada east had the same number of seats in the Legislative Assembly, there were frequent number of political disagreement which caused political deadlock. In addition, as the…

The social, cultural, and political differences between the four major regions of British colonial North America on the eve of the American Revolution occurred thanks to the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment unearthed new ideas which were used as a new set of guidelines to help people live their lives. The Enlightenment helped birth more interests in education as well as a more in depth understanding of the government and politics. Almanacs were created and they became a large part of the social…

How America Won Her Independence From the British Empire Today when one thinks of the American Revolution, it is almost ingrained in the American psyche to think of the Fourth of July, and with out fail every summer on that date the Revolution story is told. However the story of Americas Revolution did not begin in the sweltering summer heat of Philadelphia in 1776, instead the winter of 1773 in the frigid waters of Boston Harbor. That December night American protested the Tea Act passed…