Why The Scottish Referendum Was The Right Of The People?

Initially, the concept of colonisation will be explained, including the forces that were driving the colonisation and the usual ways it was achieved. At a general level, the ideologies underpinning the colonisers’ interactions with indigenous peoples will also be described. A comparison will then be made between the experiences of colonisation for Aboriginal peoples

The process of decolonization proved to have its own struggles within those who were seeking their independence from imperialist powers. Evidently, these nationalist movements were different in many regions, but they generally shared the sentiment that “Westernization” had taken something away from them. This proved to be the case in Africa and Asia, where the colonization movement from imperialist powers was of strong presence, and that had trouble weakening during and after the Cold War. Part of this struggle was due to the forms of government that were imposed, and because many of these colonies had been in this position for such long time that they were not able to predict upcoming conflicts after their independence. However, in many cases, the problems were more complicated and often implied a combination of reaction to westernization and internal conflicts. Undoubtedly,

The approaches Britain and Spain had towards colonization were reflected in their treatment of Native Americans. Ultimately, both countries were primarily interested in the expansion of their empires, the enrichment of their economies and their own political power, and their treatment of the natives is indicative of these aims. As Spain’s only purpose for colonization was to conquer land for their empire, the

Between 1763 and 1776, tensions between the colonists and Britain built steadily. Britain’s fear that the colonies were headed towards independence led them to the institution of major reforms that severely limited the colonies economically and politically. The inevitable backlash to these policies led to even more stringent ones, which convinced the colonists that the British were actively attempting to infringe on their rights as Englishmen. However, “Until a few months before it happened, nearly all colonists denied that they desired independence..”(LEP,197). Thus, the general population of colonists were not interested in breaking from the mother country until they felt that their rights were being obstructed.(LEP).

The colonist’s means of resistance, though not uncommon, were significant. After fighting a war with England most infant countries would bend to any rule or command Britain issued. The colonists owed part of their victory to England, but they realized that they couldn’t let their gratitude affect the future of their country. With very little formal national government the country was brought

In 1776 a country soon to be named the United States of America would break away from the world power of the time.  America the country attributed with being the most prestigious and dominant. However without the help of England, America would never have reached this point. England’s tyrannical economic policies were key to the separation of England and the colonies. The Colonies rebelled against England in 1776 due to England's cheap buying  of natural resources, expensive selling of finished goods, and the heavy taxes that were enforced.

Britain’s colonialism caused many problems for natives and natural born British who lived in the colonies. The illusion of patriotism shattered as conflicts of race, class, and gender equality took light.

Britain wanted to have keep their “colonies” under their monarchy, but the colonies did not want a monarchy. Instead the colonies wanted a government system that is controlled by the people, but some agreed and some disagreed. This was the start of seceding from Britain.

Ever since the first English establishment in the Americas, the colonies were never as close to their mother country. In fact, just before the Seven Years’ War, the British neglected (Salutary Neglect) the colonies, and allowed them to run on their own as long as they followed the British mercantilist

The study of British colonialism is a rather new field with much to discuss and a lot more to debate. The recent recognition of new nation-states that were once under the control of Britain was a growing phenomenon and one that continues to play a large role in today’s global politics. Since the rather recent period of these new nations, new study’s have been done into the history of a) the peoples that inhabited the land before Britain, b) the way Britain occupied and control and land, and now c) post-Britain. This is a growing topic in the historical field because seventy-five years ago there was no thought that Britain would relieve control of India or Nigeria. That is why post-British colonialism is important to today, because it is a

Although imperialization indeed altered the political landscape of Europe it was no comparison to the radical transformation it brought to the populations that fell under colonial rule. Over time colonization successfully deteriorated the previous social, political, and economic norms these societies once had. Such dramatic shifts in lifestyle were due largely in part to a forced change in the land tenure system. European administrators sought to create colonies which were profitable and cohesive to the western economic system— capitalism. However, when colonist first arrived the land was not “legible” to the Europeans as village members didn’t independently or indefinitely own a piece of land. Instead, in many societies land was not viewed

The process of establishing devolution for Scotland began with the Scotland Act 1978, which made way for a referendum on devolution and attempted to gain more power and legislature abilities for Scotland. The rise of the SNP forced the Labour Government of James Callaghan to react. The terms of this Act stated 40% of the entire electorate had to vote “yes” for devolution and the establishment of a Scottish Assembly, this included those who did not vote which were counted as a “no” vote. The 1979 Referendum, on 1st March, saw a majority of 52% in favour of devolution, to 48% against. At first glance it appears Scotland was successful in its referendum, however only 32.9% of the electorate had joined the majority, meaning the 40% required to achieve devolution was not met. With this failure to achieve devolution, the SNP backed a Tory motion of no confidence in the Labour government which saw the 1979 election being called by just one vote. The 1979 election saw the rise of

Before the individual referendums for Scottish independence and EU independence political interest and election turnout amongst young people was statistically low and steadily decreasing. This changed for the referendums but it is doubtful however there will be a high turnout of young people in forthcoming local and national elections. Young people tend to vote on single topics, for single issue parties and in referendums more than elections. If 16 year olds could vote more needs to be done to gain young people’s interest in politics.

In October 1974 is was held another elections and the SNP representation in the Parliament raised to 11 seats. The Labour Government became weaker and started to prepare the legal situation for the incoming Referendum. The Government failed in amend a bill for Scotland and Wales Devolution, but it was introduced a separate amendment which made necessary the 40% of the eligible Scottish electorate to vote “yes” for the effective devolution of powers, that was known as the Cunningham Amendment. The 1st of March of 1979 it was held a referendum and “Yes” won but with not enough representation to reach the 40% needed to start the Scottish devolution.

In this action of unification borders are established to section off where people live; the government is also giving all the power including the ability to hurt people or put them in jail. England and wales were the first two countries’ to unite during the Tudor dynasty. In 1652 the kingdom of Scotland was officially united with England by the use of force by Oliver Cromwell; even though king James VI of Scotland became the king of both nations in 1603 this action of hostility and the union that was passed in 1701 by the English parliament stating that Scotland would loss its independence and its parliament was the final step in forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Scotland joined the United Kingdom not because they had the same king or because of the blood shed by Oliver Cromwell in the civil war. Scotland gave up its independence and parliament willingly because the county was bankrupt! Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama to secure their independence and create a trade empire to rival that of England’s East Indian trading company but instead the colonist of Darien were met with unprecedented challenges such as malarial infested swamps, fevers, and starvation. Because of this failure Scotland had no choses but to surrender to the demands of the English parliament for access to their funds to bail the country