Monday, November 21, 2011
Policies, Agreements, Court Rulings. Etc.. : Chapter 8
Throughout the road to Independence of the America's the Albany Plan of Union mentioned by Benjamin Franklin (to bring colonies together and create a system for collecting taxes) failed because colonies did not want to be united under a single colonial legislature. However, the Sugar Act and Currency Act of 1764 passed by Great Britain were made to pay the British 7 years war (British left in debt because of the war) and consisted to tax all molasses(sugar) and forbid the colonies to use paper money. Later on, another act was passed the Stamp Act in which was a law that every published document has to have a stamp. The Stamp Act affected all social classes. In contrast, the stamp act was token out because too many riots and boycotts (rebellions) were happening at the Americas and instead for the Stamp act helping the British it made it more difficult for George 3. The Declaratory Act replaced the Stamp Act by stating that Parliament can passed any act with in the colonies, basically just informing the colonies who has the power. Afterward the Townsend Act (Charles Townsend) was passed that taxed all British imports and let the British search anywhere desire for smuggled goods. The Colonies had enough and Massachusetts decided to send a letter (Massachusetts Circular Letter) to colonies informing to begin boycotts the Townsend acts. When the rebellious Bostonians dumped the tea in form of a resistance; the British wanted their money ( from outcome of the Boston tea party) and passed the Intolerable (Coercive) Act closing down all ports causing for the America's not obtain any trading goods until the tea was pay for. Afterward, the Declaration of Independence a document sent to Great Britain declaring freedom from them which lead to war and in war a Franco-American Alliance was form uniting France and the colonist in one side against Britain by Benjamin Franklin. Finally the Treaty Of Paris 1783 after the war concluded the independence of the America's creating the United States.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
People: Chapter 8
The Sons of Liberty were rebellious activist against the British in which the Continental Congress did not mind. Meaning that the congress was made of representative from the colonies where they shared their ideas of freedom. During the 1770s George 3 was the king of Great Britain and control of the colonies. The Second Continental Congress meeting decided to create a Continental Army against Britain in which George Washington was chosen to lead. A rebellious pamphlet from Thomas Paine "Common Sense" made the colonies rethink of Great Britain's empowerment. Soon afterward, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence stating the liberty of the America's.
Events: Chapter 8
The road to independence was awaken when the Boston Massacre happen which was really a snow ball fight started by local Bostonians towards royal British soldiers causing 5 Bostonian deaths. Individuals in the colonies raged when they heard about the Boston Massacre and became more rebellious and threw out all the tea imported by British causing the Boston Tea Party. All these rebellions started after the French-Indian War (British against the French). Off course King George's War happen before the 7 years war which was just a mini war for the empowerment of the French when reconstructing cities the French-Indian-War outbreaked. The Chesapeake Affair was a time when Leopard went to the Virginia Coast and was looking for British abondance. The Battle of Yorktown happened in New York city during the Civil War. The XYZ Affair later was established by John Adams building a navy.
Concepts Chapter 8
Throughout the plantations in Virginia, or the 13 colonies which represented money making lands of the British Empire a new religious plan began. The Great Awakening, in which revived the religious beliefs in the individuals through out the colonies created the words of hell and heaven that made colonist believe to do well or you might go to to hell a evil dark place. Furthermore, believing priest made them seem like celebrities even though they were uneducated; expressing their political views of how priest view the world. However, Washington's Farewell Address of 1796 made the colonies question why he left presidency with a letter towards the citizens warning them about permanent alliances between the U.S. and other countries.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Final: The Impacting Changes in the 13 Colonies
The 13 colonies( located in the East coast of the U.S today) were once overruled by England, meaning that England had colonized the land during in which colonizers only had in mind The System of Empire of England. With in the, colonies established after colonization, a sudden change impacted on the colonies beginning a new world for the colonist. Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the Emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion, economics, politics, and social structure illustrate this Americanization of transplanted Europeans.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. The Magna Carta influenced "that the English Church shall be free" creating for example Maryland to have religious freedom. Several individuals decided to move to Maryland just to practice their religions and it brought more colonist to Maryland. Religion in the colonies changed the diversity of colonist migrating, decreasing some and increasing others. Slaves could not practice any religion in the colonies because they were not to have those right and many more. Religion in the colonies caused for some individuals to be racist against the Native Americans and Slaves because the English church believed that Natives did not have any souls, making them worth nothing. Religion made several colonist to believe in a hell or a Heaven telling them if they do not attend church then they are going to hell. Religion in the 13 colonies changed the perspectives of how people should view the world, the leaders of the colonies and how they should be judge according to church officials even though, some people ignored religion and stuck to working.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew the mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. After the French-Indian War the British were left with a huge debt to pay for the cost of the war. Great Britain, decided to pass the Stamp Act in March 22, 1765 " For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, ...a stamp is required" using the taxes of the Stamp Act to pay for the money borrowed from Great Britain. Most colonist and people living in the colonies angered because they hardly had enough money for their-selves and now they had to pay extra money for a stamp.Furthermore, this change brought the colonies rebellious views and the separation of England and the colonies to divide in 2 sides, leading towards confusion about England's care for the colonies.The Bostonians disliked Great Britain and did not buy any of their goods; leading to several protest and even wars against Britain for the independence of the colonies.
Building on English foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty ans self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. An occurrence of rebellion and liberty was the Boston Massacre( March 5, 1770) in which Bostonians from the colonies were coldly murdered by English soldiers in which the captain asked " Why don't you fire?" commanding the attack towards unarmed protesters. The protesters were protesting to the soldiers angrily telling them that they took their jobs. The soldiers got away with the murdering of the protesters. In conclusion, the protestors wanted to bee free of the solders empowerment/jobs to economically be wealthy. Furthermore, Great Britain decision to send troops to the colonies to calm down the rebellious situation only cause a new step of rebellion. However, the colonies noticed the way Great Britain treated them just using them as money collectors and decided to become independent of them by fighting against each other in a war.
In contrast, to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individuals to rise in the social ladder. From the first colonization of Columbus which mixes the social classes of Native American and Spaniards to the Headright System of Virginia (which states to give land to any colonist and the religious movement) brought more people to the colonies and created the diverse of people living in the 13 colonies. Slavery brought from Africa to the colonies caused racism and the association with the English creating new mixed races in the colonies. However, the upper class Great Britain in the colonies was in control of every decisioned and laws passed in the colonies which made colonist living in the colonies feel like they have nothing compare to England and blood thirsty for money and the idea of "economic success". In other words The social ladder in the colonies was a competition in which concluded who had more money and power over people, lowering the hopes of the lower class. However, the social and diverse classes joined forces to win the independence all wanted by every social group to be free from Great Britain and their lousy Acts.
The 13 colonies religion influenced the colonist and even Great Britain, of what to believe and what not to believe in. The Stamp Acts and all the Acts passed by Great Britain changed the believes of the colonists by getting them furious and starting rebellious actions against the British for the decreased of their economic budgets. From the beginning of the colonies establishment, the British had control over the colonies, but now that the colonies were already established; the colonies decided to be free from the British changing the new atmosphere of the 13 colonies ,obtaining their freedom ,and freshly restarting a new home for the free.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. The Magna Carta influenced "that the English Church shall be free" creating for example Maryland to have religious freedom. Several individuals decided to move to Maryland just to practice their religions and it brought more colonist to Maryland. Religion in the colonies changed the diversity of colonist migrating, decreasing some and increasing others. Slaves could not practice any religion in the colonies because they were not to have those right and many more. Religion in the colonies caused for some individuals to be racist against the Native Americans and Slaves because the English church believed that Natives did not have any souls, making them worth nothing. Religion made several colonist to believe in a hell or a Heaven telling them if they do not attend church then they are going to hell. Religion in the 13 colonies changed the perspectives of how people should view the world, the leaders of the colonies and how they should be judge according to church officials even though, some people ignored religion and stuck to working.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew the mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. After the French-Indian War the British were left with a huge debt to pay for the cost of the war. Great Britain, decided to pass the Stamp Act in March 22, 1765 " For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, ...a stamp is required" using the taxes of the Stamp Act to pay for the money borrowed from Great Britain. Most colonist and people living in the colonies angered because they hardly had enough money for their-selves and now they had to pay extra money for a stamp.Furthermore, this change brought the colonies rebellious views and the separation of England and the colonies to divide in 2 sides, leading towards confusion about England's care for the colonies.The Bostonians disliked Great Britain and did not buy any of their goods; leading to several protest and even wars against Britain for the independence of the colonies.
Building on English foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty ans self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. An occurrence of rebellion and liberty was the Boston Massacre( March 5, 1770) in which Bostonians from the colonies were coldly murdered by English soldiers in which the captain asked " Why don't you fire?" commanding the attack towards unarmed protesters. The protesters were protesting to the soldiers angrily telling them that they took their jobs. The soldiers got away with the murdering of the protesters. In conclusion, the protestors wanted to bee free of the solders empowerment/jobs to economically be wealthy. Furthermore, Great Britain decision to send troops to the colonies to calm down the rebellious situation only cause a new step of rebellion. However, the colonies noticed the way Great Britain treated them just using them as money collectors and decided to become independent of them by fighting against each other in a war.
In contrast, to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individuals to rise in the social ladder. From the first colonization of Columbus which mixes the social classes of Native American and Spaniards to the Headright System of Virginia (which states to give land to any colonist and the religious movement) brought more people to the colonies and created the diverse of people living in the 13 colonies. Slavery brought from Africa to the colonies caused racism and the association with the English creating new mixed races in the colonies. However, the upper class Great Britain in the colonies was in control of every decisioned and laws passed in the colonies which made colonist living in the colonies feel like they have nothing compare to England and blood thirsty for money and the idea of "economic success". In other words The social ladder in the colonies was a competition in which concluded who had more money and power over people, lowering the hopes of the lower class. However, the social and diverse classes joined forces to win the independence all wanted by every social group to be free from Great Britain and their lousy Acts.
The 13 colonies religion influenced the colonist and even Great Britain, of what to believe and what not to believe in. The Stamp Acts and all the Acts passed by Great Britain changed the believes of the colonists by getting them furious and starting rebellious actions against the British for the decreased of their economic budgets. From the beginning of the colonies establishment, the British had control over the colonies, but now that the colonies were already established; the colonies decided to be free from the British changing the new atmosphere of the 13 colonies ,obtaining their freedom ,and freshly restarting a new home for the free.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Core Essay
The 13 colonies( located in the East coast of the U.S now) were once overruled by England, meaning that England had colonized the land; killing several of Native Americans which shaped the colonies future. Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the Emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion, economics, politics, and social structure illustrate this Americanization of transplanted Europeans.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. The Magna Carta influenced "that the English Church shall be free" creating for example Maryland to have religious freedom. Several individuals decided to move to Maryland just to practice their religions and it brought more colonist to Maryland. However,when King Henry of England decided to remarry, the priest rejected the remarriage causing for King Henry to start a new religion, the Anglicans, and separating the power of religion and the rulers of England. Religion in the colonies changed the diversity of colonist migrating, decreasing some and increasing others. Slaves could not practice any religion in the colonies because they were not to have those right and many more. Religion in the colonies caused for some individuals to be racist against the Native Americans and Slaves because the English church believed that Natives did not have any souls, making them worth nothing. Religion made several colonist to believe in a hell or a Heaven telling them if they do not attend church then they are going to hell. Religion in the 13 colonies changed the perspectives of how people should view the world, the leaders of the colonies and how they should be judge according to church officials even though, some people ignored religion and stuck to working.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew the mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. After the French-Indian War the British were left with a huge debt to pay for the cost of the war. Great Britain, decided to pass the Stamp Act in March 22, 1765 " For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, ...a stamp is required" using the taxes of the Stamp Act to pay for the money borrowed from Great Britain. Most colonist and people living in the colonies angered because they hardly had enough money for their-selves and now they had to pay extra for a stamp. Furthermore, more Acts started to pass in the colonies causing for colonist fight the soldiers for their rights and rebelling against Great Britain for all the acts passed for taxes. The colonist or Bostonians disliked Great Britain and did not buy any of their goods; leading to several protest and even wars against Britain for the independence of the colonies.
Building on English foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty ans self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. The Boston Massacre in which Bostonians from the colonies were coldly murdered by English soldiers in which the captain asked " Why don't you fire?" commanding the attack towards unarmed protesters. The protesters were protesting to the soldiers telling them did they took their jobs. The soldiers got away with the murdering of the protesters. The new Acts passed by Britain created a revolution against the right of the colonies.Furthermore, Great Britain decided to sent more troops to the colonies to calm down the situation. However, the colonies noticed the way Great Britain treated them just using them to collect money and decided to become independent of them by fighting against each other in a war.
In contrast, to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individuals to rise in the social ladder. From the first colonization of Columbus which mixes the social classes of Native American and Spaniards to the Headright System of Virginia (which states to give land to any colonist and the religious movement) brought more people to the colonies and created the diverse of people living in the 13 colonies. Slavery brought from Africa to the colonies caused racism and the association with the English creating new mixed races in the colonies. However, the upper class Great Britain in the colonies was in control of every decisioned and laws passed in the colonies. The upper class would send one official to each colony to make sure things are going the way Great Britain wants. The middle class in the colonies consisted of land owners of a plantation of slaves and the lower class consisted of slaves and poor English whites with little money. The social and diverse classes joined forces to win the independence they all wanted to be free from Great Britain and their lousy Acts.
The 13 colonies religion influenced the colonist and even Great Britain, of what to believe and what not to believe in. The Stamp Acts and all the Acts passed by Great Britain changed the believes of the colonists living in the colonies, getting them furious and rebellious against the British. From the starting of the colonies the British had total control over the colonies but now that the colonies were already establish the colonies decided to be free from the British. The new ideas from the Great Awakening from church officials subjected on the idea of a free land and also mentioned new non-religions topics of the economical issues in The Americas. The empowerment, and even though the colonies were poor brought hope to The Americas and raised the belligerence of a new world not controlled by the evil Great Britain.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. The Magna Carta influenced "that the English Church shall be free" creating for example Maryland to have religious freedom. Several individuals decided to move to Maryland just to practice their religions and it brought more colonist to Maryland. However,when King Henry of England decided to remarry, the priest rejected the remarriage causing for King Henry to start a new religion, the Anglicans, and separating the power of religion and the rulers of England. Religion in the colonies changed the diversity of colonist migrating, decreasing some and increasing others. Slaves could not practice any religion in the colonies because they were not to have those right and many more. Religion in the colonies caused for some individuals to be racist against the Native Americans and Slaves because the English church believed that Natives did not have any souls, making them worth nothing. Religion made several colonist to believe in a hell or a Heaven telling them if they do not attend church then they are going to hell. Religion in the 13 colonies changed the perspectives of how people should view the world, the leaders of the colonies and how they should be judge according to church officials even though, some people ignored religion and stuck to working.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew the mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. After the French-Indian War the British were left with a huge debt to pay for the cost of the war. Great Britain, decided to pass the Stamp Act in March 22, 1765 " For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, ...a stamp is required" using the taxes of the Stamp Act to pay for the money borrowed from Great Britain. Most colonist and people living in the colonies angered because they hardly had enough money for their-selves and now they had to pay extra for a stamp. Furthermore, more Acts started to pass in the colonies causing for colonist fight the soldiers for their rights and rebelling against Great Britain for all the acts passed for taxes. The colonist or Bostonians disliked Great Britain and did not buy any of their goods; leading to several protest and even wars against Britain for the independence of the colonies.
Building on English foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty ans self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. The Boston Massacre in which Bostonians from the colonies were coldly murdered by English soldiers in which the captain asked " Why don't you fire?" commanding the attack towards unarmed protesters. The protesters were protesting to the soldiers telling them did they took their jobs. The soldiers got away with the murdering of the protesters. The new Acts passed by Britain created a revolution against the right of the colonies.Furthermore, Great Britain decided to sent more troops to the colonies to calm down the situation. However, the colonies noticed the way Great Britain treated them just using them to collect money and decided to become independent of them by fighting against each other in a war.
In contrast, to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individuals to rise in the social ladder. From the first colonization of Columbus which mixes the social classes of Native American and Spaniards to the Headright System of Virginia (which states to give land to any colonist and the religious movement) brought more people to the colonies and created the diverse of people living in the 13 colonies. Slavery brought from Africa to the colonies caused racism and the association with the English creating new mixed races in the colonies. However, the upper class Great Britain in the colonies was in control of every decisioned and laws passed in the colonies. The upper class would send one official to each colony to make sure things are going the way Great Britain wants. The middle class in the colonies consisted of land owners of a plantation of slaves and the lower class consisted of slaves and poor English whites with little money. The social and diverse classes joined forces to win the independence they all wanted to be free from Great Britain and their lousy Acts.
The 13 colonies religion influenced the colonist and even Great Britain, of what to believe and what not to believe in. The Stamp Acts and all the Acts passed by Great Britain changed the believes of the colonists living in the colonies, getting them furious and rebellious against the British. From the starting of the colonies the British had total control over the colonies but now that the colonies were already establish the colonies decided to be free from the British. The new ideas from the Great Awakening from church officials subjected on the idea of a free land and also mentioned new non-religions topics of the economical issues in The Americas. The empowerment, and even though the colonies were poor brought hope to The Americas and raised the belligerence of a new world not controlled by the evil Great Britain.
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