was deeply in debt and trying to govern a far flung empire. Britain believed the colonists should help pay the costs for protecting them by levying taxes. In addition‚ they defaulted on their promise of land‚ in order to stay out of any new‚ costly battles. Both of these actions and colonists reaction to them‚ plus a fear of limited freedom caused the American Revolution. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settling land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ land that they believed they
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American Colonists were Patriots because they were tired of being denied the “rights as Englishmen”. They were also tired of being taxed without representation in the British government. They said being taxed without representation is not right and they didn’t want to be treated differently because it wasn’t fair. All the American Colonists wanted was to be treated fairly and to have freedom‚ which they were getting deprived of by staying a part of England. One of the main reasons American Colonists
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The ship of the line was the last of the sailing wooden warships. A ship of the line is a ship that fit the standard of a ship deemed suitable to sail in the line of battle. It evolved during the 17th century‚ and significant advancements were made during the Anglo-Dutch wars. By 1700‚ the ship of the line reached the form it would retain until wooden sailing ships were done away with entirely in the 1830s. It was during this era that the English grew to become a great naval power through the use
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How Far Was 20th Century British Relative Economic Decline An Avoidable Failure One of the most disappointing features of the British economy since the Second World War has been its failure to match the growth performance of the other advanced industrialised countries. This relative decline started in the late nineteenth century when a number of European countries began to outstrip Britain. Britain reconstructed her economy rapidly after the Second World War‚ and in the late 1940s was still
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we know today. Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution brought a change in the way goods were manufactured. Instead of producing by hand in homes‚ owners began using machines to produce multiple quantities in less time. In the late 18th century‚ the Industrial Revolution reached the United States. Textile manufacturing‚ glass making‚ mining and agriculture industry all underwent significant changes. The spinning wheel‚ water wheel and steam engine took over the role of the artisans.
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Hong Kong was a colony of British in the past. Under a British education system‚ the English we learnt in school are supposed to be British English. But nowadays‚ more and more Hong Kong people start to use American English in their daily conversions. Some people think that using both British and American English may prove bad influences to English learning. Another group of people claim that it is good to familiar with the usage of both British and American English. Noah Webster Before we investigate
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rational‚ yet lavish‚ the disciplined‚ yet reckless‚ and the undeniably esteemed Madame Emilie du Chatelet. Her expansive interests and unquenchable desire for knowledge spread her paints far and wide upon the bare canvas of women’s influences in the 18th century. Emilie du Chatelet widely contributed to the
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The British Empire at the turn of the 19th Century was a diverse array of culture that many English subjects‚ both abroad and home in the metropole‚ consumed. Through such ways as culture and religion‚ the British were able to grow and maintain the empire by using popular culture to reinforce the idea that the “Western” individual was superior to anyone from the Orient. While many modern historians write about the atrocities the British made on the peoples of the empire‚ the British were able to
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Differences between 17th and 18th centuries Before the Revolutionary period of politics and patriotism began in the 18th century‚ the last thing on the minds of the colonists of the new world was politics. These colonists of the 17th century were more concerned with their religion‚ religious revival‚ and reasonable thought. They were far more theological. Many of the first settlers of the new world made the dangerous journey to the new world to escape religious persecution. Puritans‚ Pilgrims
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The American Revolution was one of the most important events in United States history. Britain just won the French and Indian war‚ everybody was celebrating and overjoyed. All was well until Britain started putting strict rules on the colonists. As time led on‚ colonists got angry and frustrated with Britain’s chaotic rules. They decided they wanted to break away from Britain. In the future‚ the Americans won‚ but a curious question popped into the midst of the country. Were the Americans justified
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