Colonial Rule Of Independence And Independence

            The Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress expresses the thirteen American colonies desire to disjoin from Great Britain. Chapter 4 of “After the Fact,” entitled Declaring Independence, presents factual viewpoints of historians as well as thorough examinations aroused from the possible confusions of the renowned document.

One might think that all of the British colonies in the new world were all the same. This is not the case though. The colonies, although they were all British they had some similarities but mainly they had differences. The Southern, New England and Middle colonies clearly show theses similarities and differences, particularly in terms of land, labor, religion, and native relations.

Imagine everything that is said is heard in a British accent. It sounds funny now, but that's how it could have been if the colonists had never declared their independence from England. That isn't what happened though. Grievances were made, events came to pass, and the Declaration of Independence was written. Taking a look at the documents from that time, as well as treatment of other colonies by the British one can see that the colonists were completely justified in declaring their independence from England.

During the 1600-1700s, a typical colonial planter felt there were problems with equality under the the British government, while they simultaneously disregarded the views of slaves and indentured servants, and American Indians. Colonial planters felt exploited by the British government. The document, “The Propriety of Colonial Subordination, a British View, 1726”, stated how Britain strongly condemned the “English plantations in America” in their defiance to the Crown. In 1764, the British enforced the Currency Act taking colonial currency out of circulation as a way to stronger enforce mercantilism. This angered the planters because they feared an increase of taxes and that they would not be able to pay their loans without paper money. Colonists were

2. How did the colonists’ relationship with England affect the development of the colonies into an independent nation?

I think that the colonies should be separate from the british. I want the colonies to be separate from britain because I know that the colonies will grow easier. Also The government will be more fair for the colonies.

Over the past 240 year history of the United States, there have been many successful argumentative documents that have changed history. Some of those documents include the Bill of Rights, the 15th amendment, and the 13th amendment. None however, had a more successful argument than “The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America.” (US 1776). This document was so successfully argumentative that 56 members of Congress signed the document knowing that it would brand them as traitors to the crown and surely lead to death. “The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America.” (US 1776) argument for the thirteen colonies independence was successful because of the demeanour of the document and the facts stated.

In the episode of the Declaration of Independence, the Americans expressed their anger towards the British and colonial governments for abusing their executive power. But because the states cannot fight the British without some form of common government, they formed the Committee of Thirteen to draft the Articles of Confederation, which parallels nation’s first constitution. In the Articles of Confederation, the states reserve powers to themselves by favoring the idea of a weak national government to avoid resembling the British. In Milkis and Nelson’s words, this weak national legislature functions more like an “alliance” and less like a “government” (5). Although the idea of a weak legislative national government might serve as a temporary

American do not like under full control by anybody. Proof that the Americans do not like being control by others is that they separated themselves from Britain. They were sick of live under Britain.

Explain why the period of Home Rule is significant in the context of both colonial identity and self-governance:

The declaration justified the colonial separation from Great Britain in many ways. Among these, were the expression of ‘Unalienable Rights’ and the ‘List of Grievances’. Not only did Thomas Jefferson declare that men had rights, but he did so while committing high treason. The shear idea that someone would publicly criticize king Gorge, was simply unheard of, at least from a British standpoint. While the congress had no idea as to whether the Colonies would win the war for independence, they did know that this new born country needed something to bring meaning to the endeavor that they were to undertake.

Possibly one of the biggest revolutions during this time was the changes of government in the colonies. The colonies, under British rule, had lived under a Parliamentary Monarchy in which a King and legislative body known as parliament ruled equally. Parliament was in charge of legislating the British Empire while the King was in charge of enforcing laws of the Empire. Much like the United States’ government today these two bodies were acting as an Executive and legislative branch. The issue for colonists was that Parliaments being 3,000 miles away meant that they did not truly understand the dynamics of the colonies and could not possibly make sensible laws for the colonists. After the war Americans would have to figure out what type of government

By persuading other colonists to support independence, arguing about the British government’s tyranny, and proposing ideas proving King George’s irrationality, American response to Great Britain’s actions was a quest for independence, which eventually resulted in its emancipation from British rule. For instance, as stated in 6.3, “Early in 1776, a Patriot named Thomas Paine published a fiery pamphlet entitled Common Sense...attacked the argument that the colonies’ tie to Great Britain had benefited Americans…ended with a vision of an independent America as a homeland of liberty.” (HART 2011) In other words, Thomas Paine had a vision for the colonies to be independent and stay no longer under the rule of Great Britain. By publishing documents to inform others and spread the idea of independence, it is clear that the colonists not only agreed upon the knowledge that Great Britain had harmful effects to the colonies, but that they also agreed on pervading the spirit of independence and

A community builds from a group of people sharing particular characteristics such as goals, interest, attitudes. In barrios and colonias chicano/as often stay within their ethnicity, and sharing a common culture, never stepping outside the box. Therefore, the internal colonial model mocks a structured community implementing the basic roles the community shadows driven oppressive forces. The oppressive forces that chicano/as perceived powerless in the American society are due to economic barriers, cultural, social and psychological.

The British colonial system was controlled by the British Empire that developed their own policies of wealth. The system provides protection, money, endorse trading funds and provides an establishment for one to live life by law. They up rose the economy, government and political system. The system was very different throughout each colony because each viewed it their own way. England is a powerful country that empowered the world.