“Battle Cry of Freedom”. The Civil war Era, James McPherson. Oxford University Press. NewYork, 1988 James McPherson James McPherson tackles problems in his one-volume history of the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom. The reasons are evident: the war that separated the country in the mid nineteenth century still drives a wedge between some; the war, its causes, and effects were abundant and difficult and affected nearly every part of American society; and it seems that the bloodier, more complex the event, the more words we use to describe, and justify its events and effects.
The shots fired at Lexington and Concord on 19th April 1775 marked the dawn of a revolution in the colonies of America. When 700 armed British troops marched to Lexington and Concord to destroy hidden colonist munitions a skirmish broke out resulting in 384 dead. This unplanned a battle was caused by many things, including: a growing sense of American identity, the introduction to several new Taxes and Acts, the Boston Tea Party, and the Boston Massacre. It also affected many people’s lives in the long term, as it resulted in: the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, and the writing of the Constitution, and a new system of government being formed. A colonial American was not necessarily British, many Europeans immigrated America for a fresh start.
As a result of Pontiac’s rebellion, England had established the Proclamation of 1763. Before the proclamation, colonists wanted to expand past the Appalachian Mountains and into Indian Territory. In Cantassatego speech to the Pennsylvania representatives, he expresses his concern of colonists expanding into their land and disrupting Indian life. He says “Your People daily settle on these Lands, and spoil our hunting” (DOC B). After Pontiac’s Rebellion, Reverend Thomas Barnard had created his sermon in 1763 to be about his feelings towards England gaining full control over the colonies.
The Shaping of Chesapeake Colony -Bacons Rebellion In the year 1676, Chesapeake colony was forever changed by the most influential and courageous uprising known as the “Bacon’s Rebellion.” The rebellion was led by a wealthy and ambitious leader called Nathaniel Bacon (ref: Give me liberty). There were multiple factors that led to Bacon’s rebellion. Firstly, it was the constant conflicts between the colonist and the Native Indians. The Colonist’s constant attempt to invade the Native American’s land caused tension between the two groups. At the same time, economic difficulties were rising in the colonies.
Explain how the colonies shifted from the notion of being included in the British Empire to the idea that being in it was a threat to their freedom. In the middle part of the 1760s, the British government was still trying to get over the effects of the Seven Years War. Although the war had resulted in a victory for the English, dominating the eastern half of North America, it had cost a lot of money, much of it spent on military campaigns in North America. It had been determined that conflicts between the colonists and the Indians (assisted by the remaining French settlers in the region), required the continuous guarding by British troops in North America. (1) By the end of 1763, the total yearly expense was so great
This negligence exacerbated the tension among settlers and induced future social conflicts. In 1783, the Revolution War ended in American colonies resulting union defeated the British armies. The cause of the Revolution War was the stressful pressure and the stern controls which enraged American colonists. Interpreting in detail, it was the taxation act and the violation of the
Many short-term and long-term consequences resulted with this pairing. The long term affects include the many wars and regions that began around 1760; while the short term affects are the cultural changes of the British around 1770. All of the long-term affects were due to the countless amounts of war and violence. The British relied on the Indian troops, also called sepoys. When the Indians and the British had a war
The islands of the pacific and Indian oceans remained with European influences but more forms of imperialism were appearing, this was where countries expanded their influence through military forces or even diplomacy. China was under the Manchus and they remained the world’s greatest single power and economy. Asia’s country was vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, droughts, and tidal waves. All of these people suffered from poor living conditions. Eventually people developed new arts, culture and economic enterprises.
In November 1972, it bought the Wounded knew protest to a successful conclusion, and also “ marked a historic watershed in the relations of American Indians and the Western European peoples.” “ In demanded Independence for the Oglala Nation, the people at Wounded Knee sought a return to the days of pre-discovery, when the tribes of this land had political independence and sovereignty, they sought the recognition by the nations of the world of their rightful status as nations in the community of nations.” With the civil right movements, it wouldn't help them but only make them lose their land and American Indians were not even really that known and had the importance, they were only associated with the whites. The
Challenges American Indians Face Then and Now XXXXXXXXXXXX Northwestern State University Abstract Challenges have troubled American Indians throughout history a great deal. The land that they lived and occupied was a way of self-sufficient survival. The Americans and British used their clout by controlling trade, taking control of their lands and destroying their people. Assimilation was forced upon the American Indians to deprive them of their native language and culture. This paper will discuss the challenges that the American Indian Culture may face today: living conditions, families, education and employment, and health care.