Category: American Colonies

The American Revolution against the English Colonization as well as other European colonizers has multiple perspectives despite sharing common goals. In general, the colonies were tired of impositions and control from the European masters that kept changing and were sometimes unreasonable in executing the goals of the colonialists. One notable example is Englands persistent mixing…

Colonialism and its aftermath in twentieth-century British literature constructs a genre of literary analysis that is important in interpreting its impact. Literary theorists, Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, and others respond with observations and analysis, focusing on relations between the colonizers and the colonized. In reading for colonialism and its aftermath in twentieth-century British literature, evidence…

After Americas discovery, most of Europe has started settling towards the coast, claiming anything that they could find. With insufficient discoveries of wealth, slavery and land grants became more prominent. During the 17th century, the transport and use of white indentured servants, natives, and African slaves have begun becoming consequential at that time. What makes…

During the 1600s, there were many similarities and differences between the Northern and the Southern colonies. For example, two differences that they had were the climate and growing, also their economy. A similarity was their relationship with the Native American. Throughout the struggles that the Northern and Southern colonies faced, they were able to overcome…

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,…

Throughout the eighteenth century, we saw a lot of changes happening not just in Europe but also in North American colonies. Politics, freedom of speech, racial segregation, and religion was among this movement. Politics were starting to re-develop in North America and have a more democratic quality to them if compared to Great Britain, as…