hardship and suffering. With thousands from nations spanning the globe‚ America has become a mosaic of people‚ culture‚ and hope. The Regulations and Laws In 1862‚ the first measure restricting immigration enacted by Congress was a law forbidding American vessels to transport Chinese immigrants to the U.S. 20 years later in 1882‚ Congress upped the constraint‚ passing the Chinese Exclusion Act restricting all Chinese immigrants entry into the U.S. At about the same time‚ acts passed by Congress in
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in the British Colonies When the Americas were founded many European nations were trying to establish colonies. There were many failures but eventually they succeeded. Rich Europeans such as the British had no idea how to work the land‚ so they needed someone to do it for them. Although the British essentially were iffy about slavery‚ they slowly began getting rid of indentured servants‚ installing slavery‚ and then making slavery the major labor force system. In 1606 British merchants
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PENGUIN BOOKS AMERICAN COLONIES Alan Taylor’s previous books include William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic‚ which won the 1996 Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for history. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Davis. American Colonies is the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States‚ edited by Eric Foner‚ award-winning author o f Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution and the DeWitt Clinton
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(there are many) that helped the American colonies defeat the British in the Revolutionary War. Colonial forces were clearly outmatched by the British in sheer numbers‚ training‚ experience and equipment. Despite the clear advantage held by British forces‚ the American colonies managed to defeat them by making allies‚ using new innovative combat techniques‚ and by possessing the homefield advantage. A combination of all of these advantageous attributes allowed the American forces to overcome their superior
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Scratch of a Pen 1763 and the Transformation of North America” Colin G. Galloway Wei Tzu (Kaylin) Wang March 21‚ 2013 TTH- 12:30PM- 2:30PM Professor Mosby American History could not have written itself without the importance of our founding fathers. The transformation of North America in 1763 was an important year in American History because it was an ending of a long warfare in Europe and America. In the book called “The Scratch of a Pen 1763 and the transformation of North America”‚ written
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The North & South Colonies The North & South Colonies Russell Byron-Kelly® October 6th‚ 2011 In the 1700’s The South and the North colonies were similar but also different. The South colonies were Agricultural because of all the crops they planted. The North was Commercial because they were right next to the ocean and could send ships to England and other countries. The south helped with the Cash Crop and the North help move the cash crop across the ocean. In this essay I’ll be talking about
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The American Colonies. Erik Martinez U.S. History‚ 2nd semester‚ 3rd block Coach Chatham March 12‚ 2013 Since the discovery of the “New World” many European super powers looked to colonize and expand their riches and trading powers throughout this new found continent. The British took great advantage of this with controlling everything on the east of the Appalachian Mountains and sea routes across the Atlantic. Upon their arrival the British had to encounter with many endeavors from the
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years regarding the relationship between Britain and the North American colonies. A large scale war‚ taxes‚ and revolts all played a part in the hostilities between the two nations. Economics‚ however‚ may have been the spark that started the fire between the two nations‚ and might perhaps be the most significant cause of the future conflicts between the North American colonies and Great Britain. The French and Indian war was fought from 1754-1761 primarily between the French with Indian allies and
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Do you know how and for what reasons the first 13 colonies of North America were found? Many of us today don’t know why these colonies were established‚ but we should because it’s an extremely important event in history. Many of the first settlers in the North America came from England‚ they came for reasons such as these: wanted land to plant on‚ religious freedom‚ wanted to become rich or famous‚ needed a new beginning‚ wanted to escape paying debts and others. The first successful settlement was
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Although both religious and economic concerns had influences on the settling of British North America‚ the statement that “economic concerns had more to do with [it] than did religious concerns” is valid. The British government was more concerned with staying in the lead with other countries throughout Europe in the economic race rather than trying to find religious havens for people who were not with the majority when it came to religion. Likewise‚ the people in England cared more about money
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