C132 Survey of United States History
Griselda Brower
Task 1
A. Motives for English Imperialism
Empires seek various prompts to help them expand their rule to other countries and territories. Amongst these motives include, economic gain, exploratory, political, religious and ethnocentric motives.
Due to the large importation of American crops, England’s population doubled in size. With all the new people migrating to England, people started to compete for food, clothing and housing. This led to inflation of England. The increase number of people looking for works caused a decreased in wages. When landowners raised rents and seizing land, people were forced to leave their homes. Residents were forced to share smallholdings with
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In 1533, Henry VIII became obsessed with Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII asked the pope to annul his almost 20 year marriage to Catherine de Aragon. When the pope refused, Henry VIII founded his own church. He named is Church of England and he proclaim himself to be the head of the new founded church. People started to move to America where they wanted freedom of religion (Khle, 2009).
In the mid-sixteen century, John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake raided a fleet of Spanish treasure that was sailing from the Caribbean. Their actions helped influence a war in 1558, where it assisted I n the defeat of a huge Spanish force. After the defeat of the Spanish force, English leader start to consider planting colonies in the Western Hemisphere. They argued that this would be a better way to gain better access to trade good and helped prevent their enemies from dominating in America. Eventually, the Western Hemisphere was controlled by the European Countries. European government took no time in controlling plants, food, landscaping and clothing. After the European government obtained almost all of the political power over 50,000 people fled to America, in hopes of better opportunities (Khle, 2009).
C. Major Ideas and Events that Led to the American Revolution
The American Revolutionary war
The American Revolutionary War started in 1977. It began because of an open conflict between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. The
The American Revolution was fought from 1775-1783, the war happened because of the tension that was building between Great Britain and their thirteen colonies. From 1607 to 1763, Britain gave the thirteen colonies benign and salutary neglect. Even though the colonists lived under the Mercantilist doctrine, they were still allowed to prosper while under Great Britain’s authority. The French and Indian war changed their relationship.Great Britain going to war with France caused them to accumulate a lot of debt. They thought heavily taxing the colonists would help them pay off their debt. The colonists were unaware of the taxing until Great Britain started taxing them on tea, which they drank daily. This caused their taxing plan to backfire. Great Britain 's relationship with the colonies developed into an armed conflict that caused the colonists to declare their independence in 1776. “The first shots heard around the world” of the Revolutionary War were supposedly heard at Lexington and Concord. France entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists, the French were persuaded by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin in 1778. France helped the Continental Army to get the British to surrender at Yorktown in 1781 causing the Americans to win their independence; the fighting didn’t officially end until 1783. Revolutionary War was started and fought over economic, social, and political issues.
The American Revolutionary war began in-part because of economic struggles England faced after securing safety for it’s colonies during the Seven Years War. England needed to increase their taxation on the colonists after the war to pay off its war debts. Prior to these taxes, the colonies were wholly content while under the wing of the British Empire. Not only because the protection the British provided, but also because of their deep reverence for the Motherland. Colonists were angered by with Parliament due to their lack of acknowledgement towards colonists rights and opinions. Colonists stood together in a defiant motion towards liberation from England’s tyrannous acts of lawless duplicity. Before British government was able to fully
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United States, was the prosperous military revolt against Great Britain of Thirteen American Colonies which joined together as the United States of America in July 1776. Originally constrained to fighting in those colonies, after 1778 it additionally became a world war between Britain and France, Netherlands, Spain, and Mysore.
1. The political motivations for English imperialism were made on country that is craving to succeed in power, to increase their land, to have an armed force, to achieve respect by captivating colonies, and increase pride and security countrywide. The Pilgrims left England to North America because they were seeking freedom from religious oppression from King James I. Even though most of them died during the cross over, the few that made it settle very quickly with the help of the Native Americans. These groups of people were very religious and wanted to keep their faith alive. Their leaders in England did not tolerate it so they decide to leave England to a place where can freely express their religion. (U.S History, 2008-2016)
The revolutionary war brought independence and liberty between other states. The war started in April 19, 1775 through September 3,1773. It was between the 13 American Colonies against the British empire.To bring freedom and independence in between their economy.There were many treaties and battles that brought liberty to the Americans such as the Decleration of Independence,the battle of saragota, and the Franco-American Alliance.
The American Revolution war has just started in 1775 at Lexington Concord, as it has open/started conflict between the united North American thirteen colonies and the Great Britain. By the Treaty of Paris it has ended the war in 1783 at Lexington Concord, the colonies had won their independence and they have taken some supplies after they had won the war. The American Revolution had lasted from April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783, a little over 8 years, and it has been the longest war in that time, and they have got independence for the colonies and some
The Revolutionary War started on April 19, 1775 at Lexington and Concord. America was very much unprepared with no central government or army. The congress stepped up as the government and began to organize an army. The Revolutionary War did not end until September 3, 1783 with the signing of the final peace treaty between America and Great Britain. The victory in the Revolution War led to the birth of a new independent nation.
In the past few centuries, multiple countries largely involved in imperialising had been in Western Europe. They had imperialism in places such as Asia, Africa, and America. When a country imperialized, they extend their rule into a foreign country. Imperializing a country allows trade with the country that is taking the rule and also their allies. With this in mind, it is clear that there is a worldwide economy coming together through the trade of goods and services.
The American Revolution War was a political battle that took place between 1775 and 1783. During which the 13 colonies neglected the britishes aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain and founded the United States of America. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War in alliance with France
Imperialism is defined in the dictionary as being a " The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations" (p 681 American Heritage college Dictionary). Usually people associate imperialism as being the domination of a small country by a larger, more powerful country, usually to the advantage of the larger country. At the beginning of the nineteenth century most of the countries in Europe were involved in imperialism. Each country had it's own motives for wanting to gain an empire and some of the reason were Economic, Political, Religious and Exploitation.
In England, imperialism was the main catalyst that brought about change and the clashing of cultures, which can also have disadvantages. Ethnic people haven't always been treated the same because they are different and have the ability to create change within the nation. Therefore, multiculturalism has shaped England through culture, language and industry. Ethnic diversity is a fundamental part of why England is the way that it is today. In the case of Africans in England, they brought about change through music, literature, and art. This has a significant impact on their popular culture today. However, Africans in Britain to this day still encounter some disadvantages as they have been seen as an inferior race for such a long lapse of time.
On April 19, 1775 The American Revolution War, was fought between Great Britain and the original thirteen British Colonies in North American. This war ended on September 3, 1783. Some events that caused this war took place in these time periods, 1764 to 1768 Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Virginian Resolution, Declaratory Act, and Townshend Revenue Act. 1770 to 1775 Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Battle of Bunker Hill, in 1776 to 1783 theses events took place, Battles of long Island and white Plains, Battle of Princeton New Jersey, France recognizes US independence, and the ending of the war. These main dates and events led to the American Revolutionary war because it harmed
Throughout the late nineteenth century, the British sought to extend their sphere of influence over surrounding countries. The British Empire used two methods in the aiding of their expansion, imperialism and hegemony. The text defines imperialism as the extension of one country’s sphere of influence over other countries or regions with the use of force, whereas hegemony is the alternative to direct rule, with the use of influence and leadership. The British were motivated to expand their empire through political status, religious concerns, as well as economic growth.
needed on the European home front. Imperialism provided a way in which unemployed laborers could obtain jobs and/or riches. Not all motives for imperialism were greedy and self-motivating however. The earnest desire of some to help civilize and Christianize natives was the utmost reason for imperialism.
There wasn’t one event in particular that led to the American Revolution, instead there was a culmination of decades of political power struggles between the American colonists and Britain that would eventually lead to the American Revolution. Several examples of this was in the difference in theories of representation. It was this tug-of-war of authority and power that would aid in the ever growing tension between the colonies and Britain (Norton, 2015).