British colonies

Throughout the New World many British colonies were established for various reasons. A few of those reasons being for religious freedom, farming, and gold. The way that certain colonies would succeed and develop depended on geographical factors. Eventually some colonies would flourish through farming, seaport trade, or industry. In the New England colonies such as Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, their economy succeeded through shipbuilding and trading. The soil up north

(money) problem was to exploit the resources of the “New World” by setting up colonies and territories that could send cheap raw material back to their respected countries to be refined into finished products that in return could be taken to market. The readings from this semester mainly focused on the evaluation of the British colonies, this is where my focus will steer you. From the birth of the British settlements, the colonies have under gone several different economic policies changes. They first

Through the eyes of Great Britain, the colonies served as an area of nearly limitless raw materials that were unavailable in Europe and as an area that could serve as a market for English goods and textiles. Although the American colonies conducted a large amount of their trade with the British Empire, they soon began to realize that they could obtain the goods that they desired for less if they decided to trade with other countries. The colonies were known to import large quantities of goods from

Whether or not the colonization of the British colonies was organized, is debated by many historians to this day. When the British arrived, they did not plan on colonizing the land. This alone shows that their plans were not very well thought-out. In addition, they claimed the land without any legal grounds, showing utter disrespect for those already living on it. Finally, they did not prepare themselves for the completely different climate and resources they would face. These reasons, among others

Differences Between the British and Their Colonies in America Shawn M. Meyer Ohio Christian University October 28, 2017 Causes of the Differences Between the British and Their Colonies in America The colonies of North America were ready to rebel from King George III in the mid -1770s. There was a sense of “Americanness” amongst the colonists that created a feeling of separation between the British Colonies of North America and the citizens of the Kingdom living in the British Isles. Several factors

The economy of the colonies was also impacted. Britain's attempts to raise revenue after the war caused tension among the colonies. With the end of salutary neglect, a stricter enforcement of mercantilism and new policies soon replaced it. Facing the enormous debt of the war, the British realized, “not only [was the] revenue impaired, but the commerce of the colonies diverted from its natural course” (Doc F). In order to resolve this issue, they decided to impose taxes on the colonists through various

The british were very unfair and very unattractive to the american colonies mostly because of power and money the american colonies just wanted independence and self ruling for their own colony that's why we had the american revolution. In the 1760s, shortly after the conclusion of the french and indian war, the british parliament passed a series of laws and taxes on the american colonies.They created unfair laws and taxes on the british.The colonist disagreed with great britain on the fairness

As the British colonies in the Americas were growing and expanding, Britain attempted to keep the colonies under their control using several different techniques. However these techniques backfired and ultimately failed, causing the new British colonies to fight for their own independence from Great Britain. The main methods Britain used in order to maintain and increase control over the colonies were taxation, mercantilism, and the growing power of parliament. Britain imposed numerous taxes on

History 2.1 What Lead to the Fractured Relationship Between the British and the American Colonies Prior to the Boston Massacre? Following Britain’s success in the Seven Years War and the signing of a Peace with France in 1763 Britain gained control of all territory east of the Mississippi in North America. From all of this there was a cost; the war left Britain with large military expenses debts and additional expenses of an enlarged empire. At an attempt to solve this problem, the politicians

colonized the Americas were the Spanish, British, Dutch, and French. The British colonies attracted far more immigrants than the others because the British colonies were allowed freedom of religion as compared to the strictly Catholic French, the Spanish poor relations with the native population, and the Dutch colony quickly eroded because of poor government. The Dutch colony found in present day New York failed and was easily conquered by the British in 1664 because the living and economic