Describe The Relationship Between The Colonies And Great Britain

Chapter 2: The Thirteen Colonies and the British Empire. 1607-1754 The first permanent English colony was Jamestown; poor and landless people wanted to leave England and make a life in the Americas. However, Jamestown barely survived the first five years but it did lead to settlement of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay. Both of these colonies were settled by English Protestants who faced religious persecution in Europe, a factor that drew many to the colonies.

The extent to which the conflict between Great Britain and her North American colonies was economic in origin rather than rooted in political and social controversies and differences. For example, the imposement on trade and taxation on imports and exports.

When comparing and contrasting the Chesapeake and New England colonies you find that there are many differences and a few similarities. These differences and similarities revolve around the colonies geography, economic characteristics, religious characteristics, and why they were founded. These differences developed in the colonies based off where they are, how they were ran, and how wealthy they were. The development of these colonies also affected the American Indians in a few different ways. Let start by comparing major difference of the geography between Chesapeake and New England colonies. New England colonies had cold weather and poor dry soil which made for a short growing season. This made it harder to grow food so most families just had a small farm for personal gain, there weren’t plantations. The New England colonies also had natural harbors and a lot of the land was covered in forests. In contrast to the New England colonies the Chesapeake colonies has hot humid weather, with long growing seasons, and excellent soil that was great for plantation and along with rivers that flowed throughout the colonies. Now let’s take a look at the differences in the economical characteristics between the colonies. In New England because of their geographical conditions they couldn’t grow crops in large plantation to make profits so they had to rely on other means to make income. Since the land was covered in forests they use the timber to expand the shipbuilding industries. They

Many colonists believed that America had thrived under British rule and that they were economically dependent on England. Paine writes, “a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat” (Paine 83). This shows that although the colonist have flourished under England, in the future, as long as America stays apart of England it will never be able to reach its full potential. England was not only

The conflict between Great Britain and the North American colonies was mainly caused by economic controversies rather than political and social. The several acts which Great Britain imposed over the colonies originated discontent because they were obliged to pay taxes, as well the introduction of the theory of mercantilism. The end of the French and Indian War in 1763, the British government decided to pay its war debts with the wealth from the colonies. As a result, Great Britain introduced mercantilism to aim the mother country’s economy. This British policy inflicted a shortage in the colonies exports and commercial trade.

     I know it is hard to believe we (the colonists) would be on the verge of a revolution against our own homeland. My father has explained to me the reasons we deserve independence from God, the King, and the British people. There are many things going on in the colonies to lead us to our current thoughts. The British people have imposed many Acts upon us colonists.

Tensions were rising between the colonists and Great Britain. The colonists were rioting and boycotting about Britain’s treatment, but they never considered why the British did these actions. The colonist didn’t think about how they were struggling with rising debts from the French and Indian War, how they needed to protect the land they wanted, and how the colonists created their own money, which was useless to Great Britain. The British needed to do these actions in order to save their country, even if the colonies thought this was unfair treatment. (Kathryn)

In the New World, various resources, climates, and considerable amounts of land allowed numerous opportunities for settlers. Those who once yearned to climb the social ladder or gain the freedoms bestowed from land ownership flocked toward the newfound settlements. Colonization proved to be a grueling task; however, success was found after adapting to the new environment and facing many hardships. Two colonies established early in the seventeenth century included Virginia and New England. Both Virginia and New England were forerunning settlements that differed in the following senses: political, social, and economical.

Life in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia exemplified what life was like in most of the colonies in America. Prior to the Revolution, the colonists were beginning to exert more independence from the Britain. Williamsburg was primed for revolution with its political views, its armory, its weaponry, and its interesting citizens.

The English colonies had different political structure, population size, and reasons for colonizing in the New World. Although the colonists were all British descent, their societies were completely dissimilar. Some ultimately left power in the hands of the church while others became royal colonies where the governor holds control. Northern colonies had a population that was not as spread out as the other colonies in the New World. And finally, those who ventured over from the Old World were either persecuted or wanted to expand Britain’s empire. These differences eventually lead to the development of distinct societies.

Before the American Revolution, there are several British Colonies in the Americas. Not all of them participated in the revolution. There were 13 clones which ended up rebelling. These were Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Mary land,North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island. The colonists wanted to be free from the England. They started to fight the soldiers of the English army in 1775. The Americans started a war with England. We call it the Revolutionary War. The American Revolution was on April 19, 1775 and is called the “shot heard around the world” It was named that because the hand draw action of the battles of Lexington and concord an the siege of Boston

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.

Relationships between the colonists and the British Empire dwindled more after the seven years war in ended in 1763. The taxes of certain cargo and acts developed more occurrent with both the British citizens in England and the colonists in America. The colonists grew towards the idea of independence during the time period of 1763 to 1783, due to the British taxes and tariffs placed upon the colonists and the political influence from both legislatures on the people.

In Europe, population grew quickly and land value, prosperity, and trade increased with it. Also the rise of nationalism made the nation more powerful, unified, and imposed new taxes. Beginning with Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America in 1492, colonists settled in America for different reasons. Some came for profits; others came for religious freedom (and for escaping religious persecution). It was England, France, Spain and the Netherlands who, in the sixteenth century, launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Each colony more or less differed or resembled in their first interaction with the Natives (such as the more peaceful contact of the French, the more hostile one of the Spaniards, and the peaceful-turned-hostile

Gaining independence in Britain would allow civilization to thrive and become free from being prisoned to a king’s rule. People should take matters into their own hands in a calm manner and decide on how Britain should handle independence and power. Not all agree to these ideas and believe the king should rule, some people can’t live a life without a leader. Giving up independence means a great loss of freedom so I strongly believe independent is the smarter decision and in the end will show the best results.