William Truman March 5th 2014 Timeline Part I Major Event/Epoch in American History Time Period/Date(s) Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History 1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. 1421-1521 1492-1504 1541- 1937 Aztec Indians: They were located in central Mexico and they spoke Nahuati language. In 1520-1521 Small pox hit‚ between 10% and 5o% of population was affected. The government was a system of
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restricted their freedom and the violence and control they were subjected to on the part of the British soldiers. The Americans were justified for claiming Independence because of “Taxation without representation”. After the Treaty of Paris of 1763‚ Britain was in huge debt. Because the war fought on American soil and British soldiers protected the American colonist‚ Britain felt it was right to tax the colonists. On March 22‚ 1765‚ the Stamp Act was created‚ which was a tax on paper good. The
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b. Crowd of poor/working class Bostonians protesting British soldiers abusive treatment of an apprentice c. British troops killed 5‚ wounded 6 d. One of many events that led to bad relationship with England/American colonists 2. 1763 England tightened control over its colonies‚ igniting rebellion e. Colonists were shocked‚ believed English were trying to take away the colonists independence/prosperity 3. Many different types of people were attracted to the resistance
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took place. Pre-industrial society was very static and often cruel—child labour‚ dirty living conditions‚ and long working hours were just as prevalent before the Industrial Revolution. American Revolution The American revolutionary era began in 1763‚ after a series of victories by British forces at the conclusion of the French and Indian War ended the French military threat to British North American colonies. Adopting the policy that the colonies should pay an increased proportion of the costs
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Emilie Costa September 10‚ 2012 Period 3 In an effort to pay off war debt and maintain control and authority over the colonies‚ Britain established the Declaratory‚ Tea and Intolerable Acts‚ which resulted in unity among the colonies to fight for their freedom. Before the Declaratory Act‚ the people of the colonies were angered with the establishment of the Stamp Act. A statement was sent to Britain’s Parliament from the colonies stating there should be “No taxation without
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English from a nation language to a global language During the course of a few centuries‚ English has developed from being a nation language spoken only by people in the British Isles to being an international language spoken by nearly 2 billion people. In this article I’m going to write about the factors that played a role in making English a global language. The English language is today known as one of the most powerful languages in the world. The fact that English today is one of the most
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American Government from British Colonies to Revolution While the colonists were treated by Great Britain as minor children or as subjects to be governed‚ the very new sets of colonies were making their own establishments in the realms of self-government. Colonial self-government ranged on a grand scale from things such as town meetings and councils‚ to public assemblies and courts. From these assemblies‚ great leaders and political minds hosted thoughts and brought together a sort of regulation
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The Turning Point in The Revolutionary War The Revolutionary war took place in 1775 to 1783. This was a war between the British and the Americans. The colonists were fighting for their freedom‚ they wanted to become their own. Wrote the Declaration of independence to gain their. But they needed to Fight for it. During The Revolutionary war‚ most of it was one sided towards the Britishes favor‚ they were winning all of these small battles against the colonists such as the Boston campaign and
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Bibliography: Butler‚ Jon. Becoming America: The Revolution before 1776. Cambridge: Harvard University Press‚ 2001. Middlekauff‚ Robert. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution‚ 1763-1789 (Oxford History of the United States). New York: Oxford University Press‚ USA‚ 2007. Raphael‚ Ray. A People ’s History of the American Revolution: How Common People Shaped the Fight for
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sent troops to Concord to stop the colonists who were loading arms. The next day‚ on April 19‚ 1775‚ the first shots were fired in Lexington‚ starting the war. The battles resulted in a British retreat to Boston Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in 1776; helped American public recognize the need to separate from the crown Lexington and Concord the first battle of the Revolutionary War in April 1775; twenty thousand musket-bearing "Minute Men" swarmed around Boston‚ thehre to coop up the outnumbered
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