How did Britain attempt to restructure its colonial empire from 1688 to 1763? Were the years of the early eighteenth century a period of “salutary neglect?” Britain attempted to restructure its colonial empire from 1688 to 1763. One of various attempts was constructing a more coherent administration. In 1696‚ a professional Board of Trade replaced the old Lords of Trade and Parliament created overseas vice-admiralty courts. This would help England control who its colonies traded with and the vice-admiralty
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Charles II and James II created and implemented uniform laws in order to control their colonies. In order to enforce these legal codes‚ many aristocrats were given office and supervision over the colonies which allowed for maximum efficiency. Evidently‚ this is seen in the case of the Dominion of New England‚ where Edmund Andros was appointed to govern the royal province. By creating the Dominion‚ James II hoped to obtain a more centralized government within the colony. Overall‚ the long era of
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Many students feel they know about the American War for Independence‚ but few understand how complex the arguments were and how long the war lasted. In your studies this week‚ what impressed you about the formation of the American nation? Was there anything presented in the material that you had not thought about before? What do you think about the way that Keene showed both the Patriot and Loyalist experiences during the period? After completing our reading for this week assignment‚ I learned a
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From the very beginning of British-Colonial history‚ the Colonies disregarded British rule. This did not upset the British at first‚ because the policy of salutary neglect was in place. During the rule of Oliver Cromwell‚ Navigation Acts were created but not enforced. However‚ during the reign of King George III‚ salutary neglect was ended and new policies were produced by Parliament because of the debt they obtained during the Seven Years War. These policies included the Sugar Act‚ Quartering Act
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world: Bulgaria‚ Ottoman Empire‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ Belgium‚ Great Britain‚ Japan‚ Romania‚ China‚ and the United States. The nations were categorized as either Central Powers or Allies--the Central Powers included Bulgaria‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Germany‚ while the Allies involved the other stated regions above. The war was caused by numerous underlying reasons: the fight for more land and security over each other‚ propaganda directed toward opponents‚ thus resulting
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Honors Us 1 Short Answer Responses 1. Committees of Observation and Safety were significant in the years just before the Revolutionary War. Explain what they were and why they were so significant. These Committees were designed to monitor the activities of the Colonists to ensure that they did not buy or use British goods during the boycotting when the coercive acts were put in to play. They proved valuable when the British tried to shutdown Colonist government systems and put the rule to the job
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The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. When Abraham Lincoln won election in 1860 as the first Republican president on a platform pledging to keep slavery out of the territories‚ seven slave states in the deep South seceded and formed a new nation‚ the Confederate States of America. The incoming Lincoln administration and most of the
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Benedict Arnold by:Andrew Merrifield Revolutionary War Biography 5th Grade Literacy May 11‚2017 Why did Benedict Arnold go from patriot to traitor? Why did he go on the british side? Benedict Arnold was a general in the British army. Find out about his early life‚ adult life and contribution to the Revolutionary War which make him a hero of the British army.
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most significant women heros that the Revolutionary War saw. The Revolutionary War was one of the most hard fought battles for America’s independence from the Britain. From the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord on April 19‚ 1775 to the battle at Yorktown in 1781‚ the Patriots had a purpose and was willing to give it their all. Although women were not allowed to fight in the war‚ they were allowed to follow their husbands in the battles that they were involved in and made sure to assist
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What Caused World War 1? During World War 1‚ there were many things that caused it. Imperialism is a structure where a powerful nation takes over or controls over someone‚ something‚ or a place and utilizes one or many colonies. During World War 1‚ Britain was one of the world’s most powerful nation that anyone could ever imagine. Britain took over in the late 1800’s over; Canada‚ India‚ Ceylon‚ Burma‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Hong Kong and other Pacific and Caribbean Islands‚ South Africa‚ Rhodesia
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