This conflict led to the French and Indian war between the English and French. As a result, France allied with the Indians by helping the Natives to fight against the Iroquois tribe and starting a fur trade using beavers. Even though, it had its bad and good effects on them. At the same time, England was alone. Even though Benjamin Franklin tried to unite the colonies, it did not work.
Why did the U.S win the Revolutionary War? Elaine For one thing, conquering the colonies was an almost impossible task. There were a lot of reasons on why America won the Revolutionary War, but I am going to just name three reasons. Washington’s wisdom and strategy, the intervention of France, Spain and the Netherlands in the conflict made a crucial difference in the Revolution’s outcome, and the most important reason was the breadth of popular support for the Revolution. America is a very strong and determined country, which help them win the Revolutionary War.
Discuss the political, economic and social circumstances behind Spain’s overseas enterprises. What were the consequences of these enterprises for the indigenous populations of the New World? “The sun never sets upon the Spanish empire, for it dominates, not just Europe, but stretches around the world.” This was said of the Spanish empire which debatably by the end of the 16th century had amassed for her one of the largest empires in the world. It is my firm belief that political, economic and social circumstances were of great relevance in the gradual emergence of this vast empire. Spain for a time in the centuries leading up to 1492 had suffered under the rule of the Moors, so with the fall of their grip and hold of Granada and the marriage
The Revolutionary War was a colonial fight for independence from Britain. In 1775 the battle of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of a brutal six year war for independence. Both the Americans and the British had advantages and disadvantages, which could be put into the categories of: economics, leadership and support, and experience. Economics was a major advantage to the power of Britain but sometimes hindered the American’s chances of winning this War. The British government had a vast empire across the world, it was once said that, “the sun never sets on this British Empire”.
This was made effortless with the aid of the introduction of Smallpox which caused devastation across the native population. In comparison to the other European Empires, Spain were able to establish a powerful government over their vast conquered territories with the creation of a powerful network of Viceroyalty, which controlled different regions. Spain was also vital in the development of trade between Europe and the America’s, earning them the title of the richest country in Europe by the end of the 16th century. When compared to other European Empires, Spain were notable the most successful in the colonisation of territories overseas, however, many factors halted their progress, which creates the argument that’s their efforts only had a certain extent of success. The early 1500’s saw the Laws of the Indies introduced in order to help Christianise the indigenous natives, a motivational tactic behind Spain’s fight for colonial expansion.
American’s had little disease at this time because isolation did not allow for contact with the other people to contract their diseases and they did not have domestic animals. The lack of trade and domestic animals made the Americans not as infectious as the Europeans, which eventually ended in their downfall. Next, strategy played a very important role in the conquest over the empires of America. The Aztecs, Mayans, and even the Incans had no formal written language. Europe, however, had the printing press and books.
It may have been a vague set of rules and ideas giving the States a lot of power but it allowed the colonies to win and recover from the war quickly. The Policy for a collective foreign policy allowed America to unify and work as a strong enough power to play a part in foreign politics. However this article of confederation did little to unify the states internal policy. Very early on in Americas new independence it came under attack from Britain economically. Britain had a far superior Navy and industrial sector.
To what extent was Philip II an absolute monarch One could argue that Philip II was an absolute monarch as he was the King, not only that but the most powerful King in Europe as he had control of parts in South America such as Mexico and also parts in Italy, Sicilia and the Netherlands and for a short time England. As a King it meant he had the ‘divine right’, which meant that he had the right to rule from God and were accountable only to God. As a King he had the power to create war and peace, which he did against Italy in 1556. Furthermore he was in charge of an immense military power. The Spanish Armada in 1588 alone had the size of 160 ships and he was able to push back the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent, ending their threat in the Mediterranean in 1585.
Restrictions on what colonist manufactured angered the merchants because they were not allowed to produce certain items in the colonies, just as they were prohibited from distributing paper currency, and the ability of having any legislation passed in the assemblies nullified. These laws made smuggling an honest profession and more common, and encouraged the idea of independence because colonists believed trade could be regulated by the states instead of a central government. The back-to- back laws of the Sugar Act (1764), Quartering Act (1765), and The Stamp Tax (1765) worked to exacerbate the colonists. The Sugar act raised tax revenue on foreign sugar, specifically from the
In the Caribbean Sea, the island of Saint Eustace was under Dutch control during the American Revolution and actually supplied the United States with large amounts of weapons, and could possibly be one of the deciding factors in the war. As these examples show, the Dutch have been very influential in US history. The Dutch started landing in the New World much like the other European countries – they were trying to find a route across the Atlantic Ocean to India for trade. As such, the first Dutch to land were not looking for new settlements, but the abundance of game and resources was a surprising find. That