Just like setting up the government, the colonists had a hard time setting up an economy. Because of being so important of the success colonies, the economy needed to be perfect in order for failure not to be put in place. Also, the hectic situation of moving to a new country caused mass confusion amongst the colonists. This mass confusion caused the British Empire to take over the economic system of the colonies. During the eighteenth century, the British controlled nearly all of the colonial economies.
He argued that social development studies showed changes in their social behaviors and their interactions once in their new environment. Thus, he concluded that the new society was uniquely America. He has a very valid argument, but I believe he could have maintained the strength of his argument while also including the fact that the American people coming from British roots, the Puritans, the Royalist elites, the North Midlanders of England and the North British and Irish were still unique as a sub-culture melded together by the choice for religious and economic freedom. The pursuit to own land and accumulate wealth, and not be under the rule of the crown was first and foremost in the early colonists minds. Fisher rests his entire point of view based on the roots of the four British folkways that separated the settlers in America.
Another reason for migration was the idea of primogeniture, which allowed the eldest son to inherit the wealth; leaving others desperate and in hopes of finding riches overseas. Also, many fled to America to escape peonage or prison. These social concerns in England ended up populating the colonies because people believed they would find a better life in America. The second major way that England shaped the colonies were the English politics. At some points, colonists seemingly were allowed plenty of freedom, while other times they were under strict English rule.
Britain colonized North America basically because they had a limited amount of land and natural resources, North America presented a great opportunity to expand their land holdings and create a source for raw materials. Britain still considered the colonists to be British citizens and therefore were expected to abide by
1. Although Benjamin Franklin’s Plan for the Union was designed for protection and not power, it did have some aspects to it that were more politically and economically motivated. It suggested that a general assembly was to be formed, providing a general and uniform government in the colonies for the first time. This council would not only make military plans and preparations, but also make laws and “levy…general duties, imposts or taxes” on the colonies. This was most likely why the British government did not support the plan, as it would have given the colonists even more power to self govern, and would have allowed the Colonies to have more power of taxation during a time where Britain was beginning to levy more taxes on them.
New England was involved in the Pequot War while the settlers of Chesapeake had conflicts with the Powhatan Confederacy. One of the main differences was the people that lived in the colonies. The Chesapeake and New England attracted different types of settlers and, by 1700, the populations differed enormously. In New England, the settlers were white and most of the population included Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics. This was due to the reputation the New England colonies had as a place of religious freedom.
Altogether, British Economic policy was a perfect mix of both salutary neglect and enforced protocol to spur a large amount of growth in British North America, doing so not only through just the Navigation Acts and Salutary neglect, but also the order in which they introduced new laws and regulations. The Navigation Acts were a series of laws published from 1651 to 1733 which mostly prohibited trading between the British colonies and other nations, such as the Dutch, French, and Spanish. The most early of these were not awfully harmful, and promoted independence of outside goods within the colonies. For example, the Navigation Act of 1663 required goods made in British America to be shipped through England before being sold elsewhere, something which benefited both economies. The Molasses Act of 1733, however, was much more impactive to the colonists, putting a duty of precisely “the Sum of Nine pence ... for every Gallon thereof ” (Sugar and Molasses Act of 1733) on imported sugar from the West Indies.
Designating English as the official language of the United States Limited Topic: Should English be the only language of the United State? Proposed Claim: Yes, I do think that English should be the primary language in the United States, but having other tongues in America will benefit our economy and expand our global trade. As far as just knowing one language will only limit our expansion on global trade and not be as successful in our business. The United States was at one point created by many different cultures and their languages, and yes there will always be many different cultures in America, but the English language is the only one that we should all know and learn. One of the most successful businesses in the world for example is Nike and McDonald’s which have open new horizons to our trade center.
The Impacts of Imperialism in India- DBQ Prior to imperialism in India, nothing had been built or improved upon. Once the British took over, however, there were many improvements made to the country. Imperialism is a policy of extending rule over a nations foreign countries. In this case, Britain was the colonizer and India was the colonized. Britain’s need for raw materials and markets to sell in which their goods is what motivated the imperialism of India.
UK and Germany both experienced successes and failures at different times with their economic development. The initiator of the industrial revolution, UK did not continue to reap its benefits to as great a degree as other developing nations. UK was among the first to establish a constitutional system which supported the right to private property. Combined with its foray into the banking as well as the public & private credit system, UK was able to be the leader in the first industrial revolution. However, it was surprising to see UK focus more on growing its empire and foreign investments instead of investing in domestic initiatives.