History of the Thirteen Colonies

By the middle of the eighteenth century, the United States consisted of thirteen colonies ruled by British government. The northern colonies were founded by people who were religious and believed in strong work ethic whereas the southern colonies were Puritans who settled in New England to gain religious freedom from Britain while the first colonists of the southern colonies were Englishmen. The first settlers of the west were Scots-Irish people who settled in deep-soiled Pennsylvania when the…

American colonies to help pay off the debt that England had. This debt came from the Seven Years War where England fought off the French and Spanish from the land surrounding the American colonies. This Act did not please the men and women of the colonies. Another Act Parliament thrust upon the colonies was the Stamp Act. This Act required men and women to print any of their legal documents on British taxed paper. It also placed a tax on newspapers and printed matter in the colonies. The…

national independence .The American Revolution was truly the first modern revolution which occurred towards the end of 18th century when thirteen colonies in America united and ended two centuries of British monarchy and created the modern United States of America, in addition the American Revolution also enjoyed widespread support and this was the first time in history that people fought for their independence in the name of Democratic values like Liberty, Equality and Justice. The American…

that America and all things in it are special or divine. The opponents of American exceptionalism argue against the concept by pointing at assessments of other great empires that have risen and fallen and examining the parallels of their history with the history of the United States - arguing that the United States exhibits similar deficient traits. However these interpretation stem from emotional analysis blinded by patriotism, for those who agree, or chauvinism for those who are opposed. I…

and were in the colony. This exodus led to the creation of Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Roger Williams founded Rhode Island when he was exiled for speaking out against the Puritans on October 9th, 1635. The Puritans also started the larger flow of people to…

The Cause of America The 13 colonies were created as a result of the discovering the New World; in this case the area of the land we now call North America. Great Britain created the 13 colonies in order to create financial gains from this new found land. The colonies role in this investment Great Britain made in the New World was to grow crops to sell back to Britain. Britain would be known as a mother or paternal country to the Colonies throughout their existence up until independence was…

developments that help to advance society. The most common example of sectional divides shaping US history is the Civil War, which was brought about by extreme differences in opinion on not just economical levels, but social and political levels as well. All of the results of sectionalism which affected social, political, and economic development, contributed to the changes in culture and history of the United States of America from 1607 to 1861 and developed the America we know now. The…

Lost was written by Kathleen DuVal. When you think of independence freedom comes well Kathleen DuVal provides us with an amazing image of what independence is through the story Independence Lost. The story gives us background information and so much history about what went on during those times as Americans and others was fighting for independence. Kathleen DuVal tells the story through many characters that I will get into later. Independence Lost gives us hints about each individual motive to…

rollerball pen” (Ellis x). The book is about several events that occurred to and/or because of the founding brothers. It is also about how they affected and influenced things that happened. I believe the thesis statement is “No event in American history which was so improbable at the time has seemed so inevitable in retrospect as the American Revolution” (Ellis 3). This thesis statement is the first sentence in the preface of Founding Brothers. At the time, it was unexpected for…

The American Revolution, or the American Revolutionary War in 1775-1783, was the result of the conflict between thirteen American colonies and the colonial government which represented the British ruler. The reasons of the conflict because of the high taxes of British, such as Stamp Act and Tea Act, and the independence dream of American. So, in the summer 1775, the Revolution’s first major battle began by the armed uprising of colonial forces with British regiment to fight for their…