From 1700 to 1900‚ the world was expanding. Many countries took on a expansionism type known as imperialism. Countries such as England used the British East India Company to conquer parts of Asia. America used imperialism to spread their rule westward‚ known as Manifest Destiny. They both used this tactic as migration. During these encounters‚ many factors stayed the same‚ but also differed in some ways. In the 19th century‚ the Americas were finally free of British control‚ and decided to spread
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Chapter 2: Europeans and the New World‚ 1492 – 1600 When humans entered the Iberian Peninsula almost 32000 years ago‚ the first civilization of Spain was formed. Since then‚ the country has traveled from an era of prehistoric Iberia to the Middle Ages to a rise as an empire and a member of the European Union . The main reason why Spain grew so much in power during the fifteenth century is because of a series of events that took place around that time. The first in such a series of events
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Why Did The Spanish Armada’s Plan To Overthrow Protestant England In 1588 Fail? It was believed the Spanish Armada were a formidable force and could not be beaten; their weapons and tactics were far superior to any other countries. However‚ the inevitable happened‚ they were beaten and in this enquiry I will talk about the reasons and factors to why the Spanish Armada ended up getting beat trying to overthrow protestant England in 1588. The conflict between England and Spain had been going
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• Generally‚ how did their colonies fare between 1600 and 1750? England Where? • Virginia • Massachusetts Bay • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • New York • Maine • Delaware • New Hampshire • Maryland • Rhode Island • New Jersey • North & South Carolina • Georgia For what purpose? • Separation from the Church of England • Religious freedom • Opportunities to trade American natural resources to other countries • Wealth • Colonization • A new land of new economic opportunities Who? • Explorers
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US History Assigned DBQ In the 1600s‚ Great Britain’s North American colonies were mostly white‚ English‚ and Protestant. However‚ in the 1700s this changed. Great Britain’s colonies had become remarkably more diverse. The New World was home to many people who sought religious freedom; therefore new forces of race‚ ethnicity‚ and religion affected that society. Protestantism became the main religion in England after they won the religious struggle. To escape religious persecution‚ the
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In 1812 the young nation of the United States decided to dive into a fierce conflict with a powerful European nation again. Shortly after obtaining their independence from Britain‚ the overzealous young nation assuming an easy victory were unprepared for what laid ahead of them. The United States was recovering from an economic cutback which sparked a political backlash. Because of this meager time and the conspiring events happening across the ocean‚ citizens became precarious. Shortly after the
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Colonies got away from England because they had come for many reasons. Their goal is the freedom of religion or whether economic opportunity was the need to target a certain amount of independence from the king. They had all intents and purposes related to some 3‚000 miles away. They had not only willing to owe commitment to the king‚ but also they wanted to pay their fair share of taxes. The result was the spirit of democracy does not exist in the England (Democracy in the colonies‚ n.d). The American
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Looking back at Revolutionary War‚ you might question how America successfully defeated the British considering the British army was the best trained and equipped‚ and possibly the most professional army in the world. In contrast‚ America was in a state of disorganization when it came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically
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The patriots defeated the British in Princeton‚ Bennington‚ Saratoga‚ Oriskany‚ Ft. Stanwix‚ Concord‚ Valley Forge‚ Trenton‚ and Yorktown. The Winter at Valley Forge was a lose for the patriots‚ over 2‚000 men died that winter‚ and many gave up and went back home to their families. These victories have caused loses in large numbers and bigger hopes and dreams of our Patriotic forces. There were some patriot loses: Philadelphia‚ Brandywine‚ Germantown‚ New York City‚ and Ft. Ticonderoga. The victory
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living in what was to become the United States of America‚ representative government was essential to their freedom. Where the limits of freedom meet the rules of law has been debated for centuries. Governments have proven to infringe upon the rights of citizens time and time again. History has also revealed that too much freedom left unchecked in the hands of citizens can also lead to anarchy and injustice. When the settlers first came to the Americas‚ they took the dangerous journey across the Atlantic
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