The reason the British tightened its control over the colonies is because after years of governing themselves they became used to it and were ignoring parliament’s laws because they have started governing themselves. The parliament saw an opportunity to help pay of national debts using the colonies and created 6 main Acts from 1763-1773 they were called Proclamation of 1763 which banned settlement into western lands‚ next there was the Sugar Act of 1764 which put tried to put a stop on smuggling
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Parliament virtually represented the British colonies in America from across the mid-Atlantic ocean. In 1760 George III became king of England at the young age of twenty-two and elected George Grenville to be his prime minister. The circumstances of the Seven Years War resulted in a large debt that needed to be taken care of. American colonies were scarcely affected by the wake of the war; they did not send men or supplies to aid the British in victory against France. To the American’s‚ Britain was
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The colonies that the British started in America‚ was for their own gain‚ it was to help create a supply of resources for them to receive as a return for helping them start anew. This was how it started‚ but what Britain did not realize was this was going to be the start of a new culture being brought forward to join forces as one. The British attempted to hold strict laws against the colonies so they continued gaining the most benefits. These British colonies in America were able to create a personal
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“Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America.” I agree with this statement because geography did play an important role in the making of the British colonies. In all areas‚ the geography influenced the way people lived‚ what they ate‚ the types of homes they lived in‚ the jobs they held and the farming conditions for the better‚ and in some areas‚ for the worse. The New England colonies‚ consisting of Maine‚ New Hampshire Massachusetts‚ Connecticut
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Themes Identity Peopling Work‚ exchange‚ and technology Politics and power Environment and geography America in the world Ideas‚ beliefs‚ and culture Units Unit 1 – 1491-1607 Unit 2 – 1607-1754 Unit 3 – 1754 – 1800 Unit 4 – 1800 – 1848 Unit 5 – 1844 – 1877 Unit 6 – 1865 – 1898 Unit 7 – 1890 – Unit 8 – Unit 9 – Is History True? Notes Responses History is a complex process that combines historical facts and a historian’s interpretation to those facts The Uses of
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Freedom in the British American Colonies Although the original thirteen colonies of America had to face the same issue of religious toleration in early settlement‚ three major regions‚ such as the colonies in New England‚ middle region‚ and south responded in different ways. Prior to the year 1700‚ the original thirteen colonies displayed great contrast of religious toleration in the three major regions; the reluctantly tolerant New England colonies‚ the far more lenient middle colonies‚ and the southern
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EUA / Jonny Gallego (EBH Member) COLUMBUS: The context for colonization. Columbus was “The Discoverer” of America. (Obviously‚ there were people living there before his arrival‚ but for Europeans‚ he was the Discoverer) In addition‚ Columbus was not the first one who explored America‚ there were previous explorations before: Explorers from Siberia‚ Indonesia‚ Japan… were in America before Columbus‚ so without the help of these previous explorations‚ Columbus wouldn’t have been in America. ELEMENTS
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Background and Emergence of Democracy in the British North American Colonies Beginning in the early 1600’s‚ North America experienced a flood of emigrants from England who were searching for religious freedom‚ an escape from political oppression‚ and economic opportunity. Their emigration from England was not forced upon them by the government‚ but offered by private groups whose chief motive was profit. The emergence of Democracy in colonial America can be attributed to the coming about
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Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern colonies’ geography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil
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those reasons are for religious freedom‚ overpopulation in places like England‚ and for people hopeful to find gold and become wealthy. Religious freedom existed in the New England colonies prior to 1750. The New World was thought to be a religious haven but not all colonies allowed certain religious freedom. Some colonies had complete religious freedom such as Pennsylvania. Others had limited religious freedom such as Massachusetts. In 1682‚ William Penn founded his holy experiment in Pennsylvania
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