As identity grew away from British customs, unity among the colonists was beginning to increase as well. This shows how far the colonists have progressed from when the first colony was founded in Jamestown many years before this. Knowing the dangers of traveling to the American colonies, many Englishmen still came for a fresh start. It was a great opportunity for a second chance at life. However, as the colonies progressed and became more and more successful, they began to form their own identity.
America was able to create its own governmental structure, and progress towards democracy was made. The Virginia House of Burgesses, created in 1609, was the first legislative assembly held by elected representatives in North America. It was created by the Virginia Company, to make the colonists conditions more agreeable. Other acts were also signed in other colonies that contributed to the new self-government, such as the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. Although the British believed in Mercantilism, America began trading with other countries during this period.
The reason for this huge slowness of time is what makes this American Renaissance of artistic creativity special. For the first time in History it was the opinions of the average person who could read and finally afford to buy books and magazines who controlled this explosion of artistic creativity. Before that all art was in the control of Royalty, Nobles and the rich who controlled not only art but also history. With this American Renaissance people of royalty, nobility and the rich finally lost control of art and its creativity that they had grew for years but they have never lost control of history, they still had full control over history. It took History a long time to figure out that something must have happened between the Dark Ages and the Reformation.
The Freedom of Press gave colonists the right to write and publish articles that may be considered controversial and that attack government officials. Though the Zenger case did not give complete freedom to the colonies, it gave them the courage to make bigger risks. The Great Awakening in the first decades of the 18th century caused a religious feeling among many people. The Great Awakening had an enormous impact on religion in the colonies. Colonists were confessing their guilt and sin and then wallowing in the thought of being “saved.” The Great Awakening increased religious diversity and the separation of church and state.
Founding Fathers Elizabeth Taylor September 11, 2012 Out of all of the Founding Fathers who made the country of the United States possible, I believe that Benjamin Franklin was the most active participant. Benjamin was a very bright and well liked person throughout Europe, he was able to get people to look at his point of view of things and get them to agree with his decisions. He lived in London, England for a long period of time before and during the American Revolution. Though not happy with the rebellion of the colonists, he tried to solve the issues for them as well. In 1765, when the Stamp Act was placed, he made a testimony before Parliament to help persuade the repeal of the law.
There were both short and long term reasons for the petition and why it was presented to the new King. The Puritans were not happy with Elizabeth’s middle way she created that was meant to be a mixture of regulations from both the catholic and protestant churches in order to please as many people as she could. They thought that there were more elements of the church that were in agreement with the Catholic Church rules than the protestant ones though. The Puritans wanted the church to be a lot plainer, with not a lot of colours, whereas the Catholic Church was full of colours and stain glass windows. Hence the reason that a part to the petition was that ministers should not to wear gowns.
To What Extent was the Young American Republic a Success Between 1783 – 1820? The young American republic may have been an extremely young nation but within four decades it had developed a sophisticated economy with the beginnings of an industrial revolution, it had made its self respected as a nation and its foreign policy affected that of other much older and more powerful nations and finally it had inspired countless similar revolutions around the globe as nations broke away from empires and monarchies. The young American republic was full of successes while the Colonies were still fighting the British on American soil for independence, the founding fathers a collection of the enlightened and forward thinking minds of America, wrote the articles of confederation. This promised the development of a central government with a capital city to be constructed in Washington D.C. and gave a sense of nationhood to a very diverse group of colonies. 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.
Dhruv Gupta Dr. Montgomery IB History SL Colonies of America The categories The difference between the successful and unsuccessful empires throughout history has been whether or not they have expanded and encroached on new lands. This was true when the Greeks first started colonizing areas outside their spheres of influence, and it was certainly true when the New World was discovered. A competition occurred throughout the many European nations to be colonizing the “New World”, and England through several trials and hardships finally emerged with 13 colonies on the eastern shore of North America. These thirteen colonies were split into three different segments: The New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the southern
The American Revolution (Advantages and Disadvantages) First of all, this was the war that the British thought they could’ve won. The odds were clearly against the Americans. During the past 100 years of that time, the British have won wars after wars against Spain and France and this was already in the bag for them. First up, Britain's military was the best in the world. Their soldiers were well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed.
Despite the fact that Christians could not follow these simple rules, they would result in punishment and they were demoralized as humans, treated like crap and persecuted for their belief in God. Little did Rome know that Christianity would change Rome, resulting in part of Rome's downfall and in the later years being known as the center of the Christian world. As time went on, the Christian thoughts would continue to spread. "Christian ideas were already in being, thanks to the Pax Romana, to the efficiently organized and well-policed trade routes, to the political unity of states within the empire, and to the growth of universal religions such as Stoicism and the Oriental cults." Once Christianity started to spread, it would start to impact more than just themselves.