1938 British Empire Games

America, representing freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the descendant of, for the most part, Britain, The English Settlers came to America in 1607, uncertain and scared of what was to come. In 1607, few would have predicted that by 1776 a revolution would be unfolding in what is now America. The reasons were lacking. It is not as if the colonies were in a state of decline, rather, they were relatively prosperous; they raised crops, which fetched quite the prices in Britain, and…

advantages in the war? The Patriots’ disadvantages? The Revolutionary War, a legendary battle of independence fought by the Americans seeking freedom from the British empire. The Patriots had some ups and downs throughout the war and so did the British. The Patriots had many advantages and disadvantages that affected the war along with the British. It was an amazing fight for both sides. First off, the Patriots did not have many advantages in this war. One advantage may be that they were…

the colonies, even though they no longer considered themselves English. They were Americans. The Patriots were unhappy about this, so they rebelled and that is how the war started. The Patriots were fighting for the freedom of the colonies and the British were fighting for control of the colonies. In the book, My Brother Sam is Dead, the authors showed both sides of the war, but they ultimately agreed that the war was horrendous. One way the authors argued against the war is showing how…

Europeans went through the rise of the Ottoman Empire they had to find new ways to gain wealth and power. As the Ottomans Empire grew Europeans wanted to spread their culture as well. All these cause started the age of exploration of Europeans sailing out to the sea to find out new trading routes, building trading posts along there way expanding their territory, converting people into their culture , it gained back wealth and power to compete with the ottoman Empire. Also influencing the…

11. Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a “patriot ” mob and British soldiers where several colonists were killed. The sons of liberty blew the event beyond all proportion and all of the colonies were in outrage. 12. Boston Tea Party The purpose of the Boston Tea Party was to protest the British tax on tea and to fight back against British rule in the Colonies. The British closed the port and inflicted even harsher penalties on the Colonies because of the tea party…

had no representation, and were still being forced to pay these tariffs. The rivalry between Great Britain caused more tension towards this situation. Great Britain sent British troops to Boston in order to maintain order and continue to enforce the Townshend Acts. By the beginning of the year 1770, there was around 4,000 British soldiers and 15,000 colonists residing in Boston. It was on the evening of March 5th, 1770, at Boston,Massachussetts where the incident took place. Later that day,…

triumphs during Grant’s time as there seemed a constant pattern of great intentions and poor execution. However, the Alabama Claims were an example where there was a clean cut success. The Alabama had been a Confederate warship that had been built in British ports. One of many such ships, this angered the Union for Britain had claimed neutrality during the Civil War. Afterwards, the US demanded compensation for Britain’s involvement. Britain refused. Soon, issues over Canada, such as fishing…

The purpose of Jamestown was for Britian to gain it's share of oversea colonies, trade, and wealth. The British colonies were established by a profit-seeking corporation verses France and Spains monarchy approach. “In 1606, King James I chartered a joint-stock enterprise called the Virginia Company.” King James I motive was to spread Christian religion to the Indians who he believed “live in darkness and miserable ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God.” The stock holders motives…

slavery outside the US, especially Saint Domingue. With the massive expansion of the global economy to West Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean, the US provided strategic ports for intercoastal trade. However, its potential for being a massive trade empire was held back by transportation and agricultural technology along with the limited amount of land. These conditions were something the slave owners were unable to overcome even with the largely slave-based economy. Due to the dynamic…

By the 1830s, several organized efforts for social reform had emerged. They were in response to a general sentiment to liberate the individual and impose order in a newly changing world. These movements aimed at a wide range of issues such as temperance, education, prisons, women’s rights, and slavery. Drunkenness, as some would argue, was more of an issue during the mid nineteenth century rather then the twenty first. The average male during that time consumed three times as much alcohol…