A Fight for Freedom (The Colonialization of Kenya) In the nineteenth century, Kenya was taken over by the British government using the process known as colonialization, which is defined as one nation gaining control of the other. When Europe took over, there were fewer good than bad consequences. Although becoming acquainted with those of Britain came in useful to those with multiple enemies who wanted an advantage over the other civilians, there were many disadvantages that came along as well. For example, land was taken away from farmers which only made the Kenyans even more angry and bitter against the British. There were three main ways that colonialism affected Kenya, including socialism, religious and political.
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.
Revolutionary Protestant Changes During the Times of Martin Luther Imagine experiencing the constant feeling of being taken advantage of by a more powerful force. Imagine what it has felt like to not have a say or movement in the areas surrounding you. Everyday life in the majority of Europe became submerged in these feelings because of the Roman Catholic Church which during the 1500s had an over extensive amount of power. The Roman Catholic Church had not only immense religious authority because it remained as the main religion of Europe, but in addition had a vast political influence in Europe. Its political power mainly came from the excessive expanse of wealth and economic success.
Americans grew to believe that the many taxes were levied for the enhancement of British capital at the expense of American welfare. Britain was keeping the Americans in a position of economic youth by denying them economic freedom. Such economic control dates back to before the French and Indian War in a period referred to as “salutary neglect.” This term was adapted because, although Britain did regulate trade and colonial government affairs, the British for the most part stayed out of the Americans’ way. What makes this description of salutary neglect disputable is the British policy of mercantilism, which was enforced in this time. Mercantilism allowed for the belief that wealth was power and that a country’s power could therefore be measured in gold and silver—placing wealth at the forefront of their minds.
England during the seventeenth had got more countries under their control than their European counterpart especially France, which them to be regarded as Great Britain especially after their unification with Scotland. Great Britain was in America with the claim to protect them from the French, before turning her to one of their colonies. Great Britain has been with colonial wars with France for a long period of time, they see the French as potential rival in the colonial market, especially in control of America. The two countries engaged in a sever years’ War (1756-63), with the victor y of Great Britain but it caused them lots of money, the British government considered the American colonies should contribute to the reduction of that debt, t
Until the nineteenth century, no American would have dreamed of castigating liquor, because it was a traditional custom that was engrained in their social habits for centuries. Established elites employed drink, especially through the use of liquor in elections, as a basic element of maintaining social control and preserving the existing social order. An attack on liquor would therefore be an assault on the fundamental structure and values of society. The Puritans did condemn intemperance but in drinking their ideal was moderation, not abstinence. This idea of moderation was interpreted very liberally in colonial America, even the use of hard liquor was considered drinking in moderation.
Also, African Americans and the indigenous Indians, with religious traditions of their own, added further variety to the Middle Colony region. Moreover, early New England’s religious character was shaped primarily by English Puritans unlike the religious character of the South which was mostly shaped by English Anglicans. But no two-word phrase can capture the essence of those who set the mold for Middle Colony religious culture. As previously mentioned, the Middle Colonies were the most ethnically and religiously diverse of the thirteen original colonies because of the influence of their Polish, English, Dutch, French and German origins. This
The Victorian period, up until the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, was therefore a time of religious confusion, but also, as we will see, of great charity, as well as of birth of new beliefs. What role did religion play in the lives of citizens of this period and their society? The Victorian era was marked by the immense influence of the Church of England in religion, of course, but also in politics- being linked to the government meant it had its hand in certain social decisions, such as the oppression of dissenters. This naturally caused friction amongst people of other faith, especially the Catholics who had previously been stripped of many of their civil rights, which were only returned to them in 1827 by Parliament. They had a long wait until 1840 to see the tax-supported status of the Anglican Church be removed, making them equal once again.
At some points, colonists seemingly were allowed plenty of freedom, while other times they were under strict English rule. This was all dependent on the rule of England. For example, when Charles II took the throne, he focused on control in the colonies but the reign of William and Mary marked the beginning of a half-century of neglect in the colonies. The inconsistent freedom the colonists were given frustrated them and ultimately contributed to the American
In many ways I agree that government under Edward VI was effective because when Henry VIII died in 1546, Edward was only nine years old when he became king, therefore was led by a Lord Protector however due to the economic problems that Edward’s reign inherited many strategies taken by government were not effective. In terms of Edward VI’s style and leadership as the king of England it has to be considered that he inherited the throne from a young age therefore individuals such as Somerset had the advantage of influencing important decisions. Firstly religious change was a significant part of Edward’s Reign as the majority of his government was Protestant which resulted in rapid religious change with the help of his parliament. For example laws were passed to make churches more plain as the catholic churches were rich in decorations and colour. Now under Edward, stained glass windows and pictures were removed from churches and furniture became very basic and plain including the services which the common people could now understand was being said in English.