Essay On The American Colonies

The colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut made up the New England colonies. Most of the Europeans in the New England colonies were there to escape the religious persecution they faced in England. They practiced a lot of different things in these colonies compared to the middle and southern and colonies of colonial america.

Though the American colonists had not achieved a true, uniform sense of identity or unity by 1776, on the eve of Revolution, the progress towards unity and the inchoate idea of an “American” between 1750 and 1776 is inevitable in both existence and significance. Previous to the French and Indian War, America as a whole had been, more or less, loyal mercantile-based, and subservient to the British crown as British colonists in the New World; however, the Americans' sense of unity kindled and proliferated with the increased tax burdens and coercive Parliamentary decisions, while even until 1776,

The New World was divided into three parts known as the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies. These colonies were established for many reasons to benefit the settlers who were coming from countries around the world. Most of their motives were similar, but others were very different. Specifically, the New England Colonies and the Southern were similar and different in many aspects concerning their religion, politics, and economics.

a. The British people are referred to as “our British brethren.” They and the colonists share a “common kindred”. But they, like King George, “have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.” Thus, the British people must be held, like the rest of the world is help, as “enemies in war, in peace, friends.” The king and Parliament bear the brunt of the colonist “wrath.” It is the king who is charged with all their grievances. His history is one “of repeated injuries and usurpations.”

This decade portrays the exploration of the Europeans to the American colonies which allowed England, France, Holland, Spain, and British to colonize with other lands and obtain power by expanding their territory. Nevertheless, England rose as the country with the dominant colonial power. Throughout this decade, the demand for silver and other valued items influenced trade globally by commercializing and strengthening European trade. In addition, the desire for power and control enriched the economy of the Europeans. The rise of European colonization also shaped cultural globalization since traders established various ethnic societies in foreign regions. European explorers were to stop at nothing in order to achieve success in expanding their

The people of the New England and Chesapeake colonies, although came from the same people, turned into very different cultures. For example, in New England, Puritanism was favored while in the Chesapeake region Christianity was practiced. Often times, religion would dictate a certain peoples way of life. Although both religions were strict, both had different ideas. Also, there were disagreements that occurred between the people within a colony. Many other ways of life were established in each of these areas independent of each other.

For a better part of the eighteenth century, the American colonists expressed vexation and disapproval of the "coercive " acts, which the British Government perpetrated on the colony through series of legislative acts by the British Parliament. Prior to the acts that the colonists in America termed as atrocious and oppressive, they were willing to cooperate and reaffirm loyalty to the King of England. Some of the legislations and declarations that colonists participated in was the sustenance of British soldiers in the colony, payment of import tariffs and other forms of taxes to support the British central government. These are but a few, the reasons as to why colonists objected to the mode of British rule in America. Another concern was the "Rights violations" by the English government regarding economic progress and representation. Because of these grievances, British colonists in America stepped up agitation through violation of the "tyrannical" Acts and petitions through the Continental Congress. The essay explores the grievances that Colonists in America held against the British government, in riposte to "My Dear America Cousin" letter.

During late 18th century America, there was much debate regarding the topic of the where the American colonies should stand: with Britain, or separate from them. The British crown, along with parliament, continuously imposed taxes upon the colonies and with each tax imposed the colonists grew increasingly angrier. Some might say that the British government behaved as a tyrant towards their American subjects. Opposing, there still was the debate that the British were justified for the taxes they imposed and their “tyrant’ behavior since they had supported the colonies in the French-Indian War and for many other reasons. While the British did have a good argument regarding their justification of their taxes and behavior the colonies were the

Throughout the pass of time, human history has seen different forms of governments, from the tribal leader, to the Roman Republic, to the absolutist monarchies of Europe. Yet, few of them had centered their main ideals in freedom and sovereignty. Actually, sovereignty is a fairly recent term, grasped among Europeans when they finally decided to stop intervening so much in each other’s affairs. For many centuries, monarchies, especially those with an absolute ruler, had been the top choice for European governments, and, as it should have been expected, they had brought the same governing style to the American colonies. Thus, it was not a surprise to observe European governments where an absolute leader had control over everything and everyone,

The development of the American colonies had six different factors contributing to it. They were the Enlightenment, European population explosion, Glorious Revolution, Great Awakening, mercantilism, and Religious tolerance.

In 46 Pages author Scott Liell is able to poignantly illustrate the colonies metamorphosis from a dependent arm of the English Empire to an independent country, the catalyst for which was Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Liell is able to not only articulate the turning point of the American consensus towards independence, but he also very intelligibly depicts the sentiments of all facets of colonial dogma and the torrential effect that Common Sense had in loosening the cement that held those beliefs. Using fantastic examples of the opinions of Tories, Whigs, and those ambivalent towards independence, Liell efficiently and

No event in American history was as inevitable as the American Revolution. Revolutionaries like Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine, suggested that colonial independence from sovereign England was fated. Ellis discusses how the founding members of the revolutionary generation secured their legacies through battle and later though legislation. Ellis reminds the reader our forefathers were not certain of revolutionary success. Had the British won the war, these forefathers might as easily have been hung for treason as celebrated for victory. A fortunate combination of luck, intellect, and perseverance served to shape the foundation of the United States. No other colony at that time in history had ever successfully won its independence to form a

In the colonial era of the United States, early leaders strayed as far away from monarchical government as possible in efforts to emphasize their independence from Great Britain. America’s foundation lies on a tolerant government that does not control religion, culture or language. For this reason,

On the other side of the story, Crèvecoeur gives the definition of an American – one who is treated equal and is paid fair, has opportunities to prosper in exchange for hard work, and can become a free man, invested with land (Crèvecoeur, 47-48). This primary source, written in 1770, proves that six years prior to the Declaration of Independence, the notion of American was already implanted in the minds of colonists. As a result, besides the geographic dimension, a more powerful social element has contributed to splitting the Crown from its colonies.

Our times seem to have been thrown into chaos, because some Americans, in a rebellious and defiant matter, have deemed that the rule of the King of England (and of these colonies) is insufficient and “tyrannical”. However imperfect the King’s rule may be, as he is a human man and not a God, the course of action these Separatists would have us take is imprudent and unwise, and is a revolt against the law and order of this land, and the safety of its inhabitants.