conflict between England and France. The French expansion brought French into conflict with the British colonies. In 1754‚ Benjamin Franklin wanted to bring the colonials together under the Albany Plan of Union to defend themselves against the French and the Indians but was unsuccessful. In 1763‚ the Americans merged with Britain and although there was tension between the Americans and Britain‚ yet they bonded because of battle experience and previous victories and not only did this create a bond between
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the North American colonies during the colonial period differed greatly‚ but were also similar in many ways. The natives were just that‚ natives; they owned land that was taken from them by European settlers who came from a land faraway. The settlers came to the natives’ land‚ and were at a disadvantage because most of their people had died from diseases or hunger whilst crossing the ocean to find a New World. The natives saw how pathetic they were and approached them in offer of trades‚ which would
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The 13 colonies were created for two main reasons‚ religion and economic gain. Religion was a very important issue to the British colonies. Nevertheless‚ it was not the main reason the British were so eager to colonize America. Their main concern was glorifying the British Empire through economic gain. The British were very concerned about making money off the colonies. The primary reason for the colonies was to earn money. The most important goal for the British of settling the Americas was to
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1629 people have been setting out to come to America. However‚ just because many people came together to live in one place doesn’t mean they lived similarly. In fact New England and the Southern Colonies lived much differently from each other. Some of these differences are economic‚ political‚ and their Social. To start with the New England and Southern Colonies economic differed greatly. New England had a very rocky climate and short growing season‚ which internally made farming nearly impossible;
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because of your skin colour‚ race‚ religion‚ culture or nationality. You may not think this is racism‚ but it is. My hope is that by the end of this speech you will try to put an end to racism when you hear it and when you see it. You see racism is a type of discrimination‚ probably one of the worst. Racism is like a revolting disease being passed down from generation to generation by vicious racists. Unfortunately‚ most of us will face racism in our lives in one form or another. What kind of world do
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reasons England won this struggle was because of the sudden downfall of the Spanish Empire‚ and England’s successful establishment of its colonies. Throughout the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries‚ Spain maintained an impressive hold on American territory. As The American Pageant describes‚ they had attained a “sprawling empire from California to Florida to Tierra del Fuego”. Perhaps contributing to their success‚ the Spanish blended their culture with the Native Americans through marriage. This would
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continents‚ like South and North America‚ were not always like they look now. There was no countries‚ no big cities‚ and no civilized life. There was only native tribes and nature. What we look now is product of what it’s called "colonization". Of course‚ none of the two pieces of the continent were colonized in the same way. First‚ I am going to explained how was the colonization in the USA‚ and then the colonization in South America. North America‚ XVII century. It all started in 1607‚ when a
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The colonies of New England and Chesapeake sprouted from a common origin and spoke the same tongue yet had little in common with each other. Despite geographic and demographic differences in the Chesapeake and New England colonies‚ the most influential factor in determining why each colony developed differently was each colony’s motives. It was through this motivational difference that distinctly divided the New World into the North and South. When immigrants fled form England due to religious
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Geography played a very important role in the making of the British colonies in North America. During early settlement‚ colonies were formed along the coast or rivers. Because colonies were completely linked and dependent on Europe at this point in time‚ the coast made it easier for two countries to transport to one another. To the west‚ the Appalachian Mountains provided a barrier between the inland Native America tribes and the settlers who were often at war with one another. The locations where
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discovered America. His exploration opened upp settlement and exploitation to North America but also caused the native population to drop due to environmental deterioration‚ subjugation‚ and disease. Another exploer from the 15th century was John Cabot‚ who was also Italian‚ was sent on a voyage across the Atlantic by King Henry VII of England‚ seeking toto find a shorter route to Asia than Columbus’s voyage and to find new lands for England. Cabot then discovered the mainland of North America‚
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