1600-1775 Colonial Authority

In the 17th century, the Native Americans had been living peacefully in their own little world, until suddenly, the British come upon this land. Little did the British know, tribes of natives already lived there. The countenance of the Native Americans did not go over very well. There was tension between the English and the Native Americans. For example, they fought over the land of the “New World”. As expected, the Natives were fearful and angry when foreigners showed up and proposed new religious beliefs. The British and the Native Americans’ relationship changed due to those coming over for religious freedom and economic prosperity.

During the time period of 1600 to 1776, the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed massively. The relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed greatly because of three main reasons: the relationships that the colonies and Great Britain were built on, the struggles that the colonists faced because of their relationships with Great Britain, and the anger that the colonists expressed because of the ridiculous taxes that they had to pay. Once the colonists realized that they were suffering under British rule, most of the colonists became eager to be independent from Great Britain. The colonists’ Second Continental Congress believed that the acts and taxes created by the British Parliament were unconstitutional, unjust, and unfair towards the colonists and because of that belief, the Declaration signers forever changed our country.

These statements suggest that the English didn't come to the Americas simply to plunder gold and riches from the native Indians. As stated in A People and a Nation, "Unlike the Spanish, other European nations did not immediately start to colonize the coasts their sailors had explored. They were interested in exploiting the natural wealth of the region, not in conquering territories."# However, the English did, at times, exploit the Indians for their profit. Actually, they came to America for a number of reasons, but mainly to escape religious persecution and seek a new start in the world. People whom were mere peasants in England, and possessed no land, would soon become owners of many acres of their very own property.

Whether by land or by sea, eighteenth century colonial travel was arduous, expensive, and many times dangerous. Because of this, few people traveled very far from their homes. Transportation has changed dramatically since the late 1700’s. It was during this time that Colonial America was budding as a new country. This was before airplanes, which appeared in the very early stages of the 1900’s. Cars showed up about the same time, so rewind about 200 plus years and we’re back in colonial America. It wasn’t civilized like it is today. The dirt roads were bumpy, grimy, and when the rains came, they were mud baths. So how did people during this time get around? Often, they didn’t. Not many people could afford the cost of travel back then. Daily American Colonial Life was extremely harsh for the first settlers and colonists. They were faced with a new country, unknown territory and no friends, relatives or neighbors to help them “In those days, it was fairly expensive to travel. Because of this, generally only government officials, merchants, and planters took the risk (Constitution Facts).” Women were supposed to stay home and look after the children while the husband went off to do business. America was still a budding country, so there were not as many cities as there are now and they were more spread out. If the man wanted to travel, it would require several hours, or even several days to ride on horseback. Often the husband wouldn’t return for a couple of days, and when he

One of the weaknesses of this book was the way in which a strong opinion of the author frequently came to the surface. The impression given when reading was one of bias in that the Spanish were wrong to come in and refine everything. This was reflected in the fact that periodically within the book, when the Spanish conquistadors did something to the Indians, it was pointed out how inhumane it was. Yet, when the Indians retaliated in some way, it was quickly pointed out how justified they were. The mentioned advantages that the Indians gained through the Spaniards were infrequent and underdeveloped.

Organized colonial resistance began between the years 1763-1776. The policies of Britain toward their American colonies over this time period escalated tension between the two, and finally led to the rejection of Royal power by the colonies. The British policies caused this outcome because they threatened the colonists’ republican values. These were ideals adapted from the early classical Greek and Roman republics, as well as from laws established by the British. These core beliefs centered strongly on God-given inalienable rights, liberty of the people, and the belief that all should take part in the government. The combination of harsh British policies regarding taxation, settlement and everyday

No matter where people come from, they are never exactly the same. They bring different ideas and qualities with them wherever they go- which is what happened in the colonies. At the beginning, there was Englishmen in the majority with the Native Americans and the Spaniards. By 1775, there were people from Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and Africa. This created a sense of diversity within the colonies and led them to explore new ideas and inventions. The change in colonial life between 1675 and 1775 was largely due to the growing and developing population- there was a newly found thriving economy, they established governments, and new cultures formed and meshed together. The year 1775 was a turning point in colonial life and would change everything.

The relations between England and the British North American colonies could always be considered precarious. Prior to 1750 British essentially followed a policy of benign neglect and political autonomy in the American colonies. (Davidson p.97) The colonies were for the most part content with benign neglect policy, relishing in a “greater equality and representative government”(Davidson p.95) within the colonies. Competition among European Imperial nations began to effect British policy toward North America colonies causing rapid shifts from 1750 to 1776. During this period, the British Empire made a series of policy decision that sealed the fate of the British North American

The colonials of the Boston, Concord area were vital in the beginning of the American Revolution. Paul Revere and other members of the Whig Party were key in alerting the colonists to the impending British. The supporters of Revere and his platform made up a majority of the New England coast line, specifically New Hampshire and Massachusetts and were essential pieces in allowing Revere’s plan to prevail. From these people birthed a militia who were able to defend the land and other materials from the British and set up the foundation for our American armed forces. This society, in order to succeed, had to be able to communicate, play to their strengths, and be willing to risk everything for a shot at freedom. Using these traits, the colonists, with Revere as their leader, were able to defeat the British.

There was a problem though, the colonies in America only allowed active members of that colony’s church to vote or be a part of the government. Some of these colonies were under the Kings control and others needed his permission to make government decisions. However, the members of Separatists church found a way around the King’s rule. They sailed out with one hundred people to America and landed at Plymouth Rock, a territory that was out of King James control. This allowed them to be able to form their own government that was in no way associated with the kind.

In British North America, seventeenth century was in the period of wars, dispute domination from religion to religion, continent to continent and from people to people. Killing millions of innocent people. King Philip’s war between Indians and the New England, where Indians fought for their land against the intruders. Resulted in devastating amount of people dying from both ends and, “Indian villages were destroyed, and captives, including men, women, and children, were killed or sold into slavery […] (Foner 89).” Brutality and having the control over people especially are injustice and immorally wrongful to humanity, bringing hostility, resentment and conflicts among peoples. Indians had welcome and taught the Europeans how to cultivate

From 1607 to 1754, people’s views on governing themselves changed greatly. It began in 1607, with the settlement of Jamestown. They were a corporate colony, working for the Virginia Company, they were whole-heartedly British. The Great Awakening, the Enlightenment, and the Tradition of Neglect all introduced new ways for the American colonies to think of themselves as more independent. Although they still considered themselves part of the British Empire, by the end of this era they had discovered that they could make their own laws and constitutions that fit the way that their world worked as opposed to Great Britain.

The interaction between the British and the American Indians and the views they held about each other were differently presented in the documents, writings, or observation. American Indians were being viewed in many aspects, both good and bad, by the white settlers. They were obviously seen as inferior when compared with the British and this essay will present those different viewpoints towards American Indians and also the relationship between the settlers and the Indians. Using Dickens article 'The Noble Savage', Jamestown video, and The Generall Historie; each

What I learned was why we deprecated from England. The U.S. Decided to break away from England to have free rule from the king and church, also they didn't like the unfair taxes placed on goods which is also part of the reason for the Boston tea party. England also placed unfair taxes on tea and we revolted. Next thing I learned was about the Atlantic slave trade. It took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 16th through the 19th centuries. The vast majority of those enslaved that were transported to the new world, many of the triangular trade routes and its middle passage were west Africans from the central and Western European slave and western european slave traders with a small ority being captured directly by the slave traders in

The Native American’s land was walked upon without respect or remorse, taken, and they were forced onto reservations that were in terrible conditions against their will. The settlers moving west caused the Native Americans and settlers to compete against each other and cause major conflicts between them. I think the Indian Wars could and couldn’t have been avoided because settlers had to move since the illnesses were so bad in the east, and they thought the diseases wouldn’t be in the west, and because they needed the extra land. I also think these wars could have been avoided because the settlers didn’t have to take the Native American’s land and the settlers and Indians could have respected each other much more than they did.