The declaration of Independence was put in place on July 4th‚ 1776. The declaration came more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. It made the thirteen American colonies at war with Great Britain independent states and no longer under the British monarchial rule. Thomas Jefferson was chosen by John Adams to write the original draft of the declaration in which congress would finalize it. The declaration explained why the American colonies voted on July 2nd to declare
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History 2700-02 Derek Smith 2/4/07 1776‚ Book Review It was a good year for a revolution‚ 1776. But it didn’t start off quite as well as the colonists would have liked. When George Washington agreed to take command of the American forces in 1775‚ he probably didn’t realize what he was truly getting himself into. Washington took command of an army made up of old men and young boys that had either come from their farms or the street. The army was short on weapons and gunpowder‚ lacked uniforms
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INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH HISTORY Instructor: Nguyen Duy Mong Ha‚ M.A. & M.Sc. USSH-VNU-HCMC Email: ndmongha@yahoo.de‚ ndmongha@gmail.com Mobile phone: 0919694811 Office hours: Monday afternoon‚ Block C‚ DTH Campus Content • Review of physical setting of British Civilization • The historical setting of British Civilization - Earliest times - The early middle ages - The middle middle ages - The late middle ages - The modern times 5 things you know & want to know about British history KNOW • • •
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Colonial Williamsburg represents life in colonial times with colonial buildings‚ architecture‚ and performances. The Capitol‚ built in 1705 and constructed by the contractor‚ Henry Cary‚ has helped build the new nation during the Revolutionary War era‚ now known as the United States of America. The representatives at the Capitol were at the oldest representative assembly in the world. This building was very important during colonial times and it is still relevant to citizens today‚ not just in Williamsburg
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COLONIAL PERIOD IN AMERICAN LITERATURE PAPER Writings in the Colonial period in American Literature changed many aspects of the world today. Literature included many new authors‚ themes‚ and genres. The colonial life of the 1600s had a huge impact on the literature that was produced during that time. “Their hearts are filled with grace and love‚ And from the world are borne above” William Bradford. Many of which described the lifestyle of colonists‚ how the authors were making an impact‚ and
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North America for economic and political reasons. Closely followed by Columbus’ “discovery” of the New World in 1492 were the establishments of European colonies as well as the French. The responses European settlers had to Native American tribes reflected their own cultural and economic viewpoints. The British tended to oppress Native Americans economically and culturally and denied their potential contributions to helping growing settlements in the New World. The Spanish responded harshly in terms
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1763 From the very beginning the American colonies were a revolutionary force waiting to be unleashed. Though there were many things that led up to the American Revolution many historians think that the events that took place in the year 1763 were huge turning points in the road to the revolution. The year 1763 changed the way a lot of colonists felt towards England and vise versa. There were Many things that took place in 1763 I will talk about three of them‚ The French and Indian war (also know
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Colonial Education • Schoolroom was located at the edge of town and teacher would live in it • Every child from the town would go to the same school. • Classroom was heated with a fireplace • Students used a quill pen and ink. • Students normally had slate boards which were little boards that the students could hold and wipe off • Students also had hornbooks which were wooden paddles with a paper with numbers‚ the alphabet‚ a sentence‚ or a Bible verse or prayer attached
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COLONIAL EXPANSIONS AND RIVALRIES What is it? Colonialism expansion is where countries (such as Britain‚ France‚ Germany and Russia) settle on new land. They do this to expand their territories‚ and to use their resources for to benefit their empire. Rivalries between the empires are consequential. This is because many empires are involved in conflicts when attempting to regain new land. How did it contribute to the start of World War I? Imperialism was one of the causes of World War I.
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field such as economics politic‚ society‚ culture and so on. Especially‚ after British imperialism which became a ruler of India had great effect on India. As a result‚ there are many essential changes in language and customs in India and even thought they gained independence from British rule 200 years ago‚ the influence on the British colonial era has still remained in many ways. One of the most factors that the British lunched the colonization of India was the establishment of the East India Company
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