The revolutionary era for the American Colonies began around 1763 after the British removed the military threat of the French from North America during the French and Indian War, which resulted in substantial economic debt for the British Empire. The debt was due in large part to the British desire for victory, as stated by William Pitt, the acting Prime Minister during the war, “No matter what the cost, our goal is to win.”(Straus Notes. Fall 2008). As a result, the British Government adopted the policy that the colonies should pay an increased proportion, if not all the costs associated with keeping the North American Colonies secure from the French, Indians, and other nearby threats. As a result, Parliament and Prime Minister George Grenville passed the Proclamation of 1763, which stated that settlers were not allowed beyond the Appalachian Mountains as well as stationing ten thousand British soldiers strategically along the Appalachian Mountains.
What were the benefits and detriments of British Imperialism in India? British Rule in India spans more than 200 years. The British controlled most parts of India, and gave great benefits but also detriments to India. First of all, background information of British rule in India will be given creating a better understanding, secondly, the benefits of Britain's imperialism in India will be talked about, and lastly, Britain's negative impacts to India in 1740+, as Britain exploited India. First of all, British became interested in India in the 1600's.
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
The trading companies played a significant role in triggering the Navigation Acts, but it was the acts themselves that put trade in the hands of the British. Therefore, it can be judged that the Navigation Acts were the main reason for the growth of the British Empire. The Navigation Acts were the most important aspects which not only helped, but accelerated the growth of the British Empire. The Navigation Acts which began in 1650 had four major aims in its mercantile policy, to encourage the growth of a native merchant marine fleet including colonial ships, to protect English agriculture and manufacturers from foreign competition and to make as much bullion as possible. It started off by forbidding the import of all goods, unless they were imported in English ships.
Gaining more land was only one of the many things that made the American colonies overjoyed. After 1763, when the French and Indian War had just ended; the French, who was a threat to the American colonies and Britain was gone. The French had given up all its land claims in the major North American continent, giving everything east of the Mississippi to Britain and its colonies and everything west of the Mississippi River to Spain (Document A). While both the American colonies and Great Britain celebrated on gaining more land and winning the French and Indian War, the Native Americans on the other side of the Appalachian Mountain were deeply angered. Back in 1742; Canassatego, a chief of the Onondaga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy expresses his anger to the representatives of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, “Your People daily settle on these Lands, and spoil our Hunting.
(p. 1 European Exploration) In October 1492, Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and Dominican Republic). Columbus believed that he was in the outer islands of the Far East, and he made three more voyages in search of a path to Asia. During the last three voyages, Columbus reached the major islands of the Caribbean, which he named the West Indies. It was not until 1507, a year after Columbus's death, that cartographer Amerigo Vespucci suggested that Columbus had landed on an entirely new land that was far from Asia. (p. 2 European Exploration) Although Spain's new claims created the Spanish Empire, the extent of its lands was still unknown.
American Freedom Vs. French Upheaval As Americans we are all, obviously, very well informed and aware of how our country came to be. We know about the Pilgrims, we know about the original Thirteen Colonies, and we know that we gained our independence from England through the Revolutionary War. Because this is what Americans have been taught about “Revolutions”, when one hears of the French Revolution it is easy to assume that it was very similar to America’s Revolution. After all, they were both around the same time and they were both overthrew the monarchies that controlled them. Although they may seem similar, through deeper investigation and examination one will find that the two revolutions were quite different.
Imperialism, also called empire building, is when a country expands geographically, to earn capital, for religious reasons, because of humanitarian concern, of simply because of the Nationalism in the “mother” country, which desire to demonstrate that their country was the best and should that to the whole world. Many historians say that the economic interests were the most important driving force of Imperialism. The economy was annexed to the industrial revolution during the 19th century. This meant Europe was experimenting a change in his traditional ways of earning capital. In the 19th century the economy was based in intensive labour , manufacturing goods, machinery, specialised labour, factories, etc.
Come and Get It! Propaganda and Early American Colonization Efforts In 1518 Richard Hakluyt wrote his Discourse Concerning Western Planting to persuade Queen Elizabeth I to begin colonizing America for England’s gain. Hakluyt makes a thorough argument for the settling of the New World, and for England to have a competitive hold on her competition and be the first successful settlers in the New World. The Discourse was furthermore written to point out the positive elements of making America a major part of furthering the British Empire and to prosper financially from America’s “endless” potential. Hakluyt also pointed that the overflow of people, both in need of religious freedom and in want of more business opportunities, within England needed a place to go.
Since England owned these particular areas of the New World, these colonies were very influenced and affected by their mother country. The social faults, political chaos, and economic distress in England during the early colonial years in America played a role in shaping the English colonial experience. The societal issues that were present in England during the 17th century pushed many people to go to the Americas. The overpopulation in England was a major incentive for many to move across the Atlantic. 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.