...“Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have war, let it begin here” (John Parker). This quote describes how nothing should be started unless you have a valid reasoning or if someone means war. Brutal disagreement between 13 American colonies and Great Britain caused something called the Revolutionary war. American colonies wanted freedom and independence from Britain ultimately because, they had no say or voice in the british parliament yet had to pay horrendously towering taxes. The Americans did have advantages and disadvantages going into the Revolutionary war which may of affected the ending result. Considering America's strengths and weaknesses shows that the Revolutionary war was affected by experience, location,...
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...Great Britain, with its powerful and trained soldiers, was at war with its own colonies’ helpless and inexperienced forces; the outcome was quite unexpected. New England was tired of the British government so its independence relied on the war against the British from 1765 to 1783. Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the American and British soldiers during the American Revolution. Both sides showed clear strengths and weaknesses which resulted in the reasons for America’s win. First of all, the British had many advantages, like having many strong and well-armed troops, hired mercenaries, and many resources, but these strengths led to an important weakness; overconfidence. The strong British going against the weak colonists caused arrogance, while the angered British public did not support the war because of heavy financial costs. Most importantly, the British did not know the layout of the land as it was unfamiliar and they had few strategic locations to work with. The overconfident British, lost in foreign lands, would’ve been easy targets out in the open. All of these weak points made it easier for the American soldiers to win. Going on, the Americans had their strengths and weaknesses as well. Supplies were scarce, they lacked well-trained troops, and the British were luring away...
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...Axia College Material Appendix C The Confederation Government Part One: Table Fill in the following table with bullet points indicating the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederation government. |The Confederation Government | |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Established a republican form of government. |National government had no power to tax. | |Created Northwest Ordinance |Only allowed one vote per state regardless of the population. | |United States had established diplomatic relationships with |National government didn’t have the ability to enforce any | |foreign countries. |decisions of the Congress | |United States started borrowing money from international lenders. |There was no national court system to help. | |Continental Army won the war against Great Britain. |Amendments were only allowed in the 13 states. | |Also the United States negotiated a peace settlement with Great |Any decisions that had to do with money needed 9 out of 13 states | |Britain. ...
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...Americas to 1865. Students delve into key historical events in North American history, ranging from Spanish and English colonization to the Civil War. This course equips students with a general understanding of how important early historical events laid the foundation for future development of the United States. WEEK 1 - TOPIC 1: THE GEOGRAPHIC REVOLUTION Objectives * Describe how changes in European society led to North American colonization. * Describe North American civilization prior to European colonization. Materials * READING: Ch. 1 * WEB LINK: Ch. 1 Interactive Exercise: Gutierrez Map Assessment * CheckPoint: European Societal Changes * Assignment: North American Civilization Paper WEEK 2 - TOPIC 1: SETTLEMENT IN THE SOUTH AND NORTH Objectives * Discuss the role of religion in North American settlements. * Discuss the development of various Southern societies during the settlement period. * Compare and contrast the early Northern and Southern colonies. Materials * READING: Ch. 2 (pp. 34-57) * READING: Ch. 3 * READING: Ch. 4 (pp. 101-118) * READING: Ch. 5 * Appendix B Assessment * DQ 1 * DQ 2 * CheckPoint: Compare and Contrast Matrix * Participation WEEK 3 - TOPIC 1: ON THE ROAD TO AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE Objectives * Describe the growing rift between Great Britain and the colonies. * Explain what led to the Seven Years' War and the outcome...
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...no good outcome for the colonies from fighting and separating from England. Thomas Paine addressed these concerns by acknowledging the colonies’ capability of economic independence, explaining the ease of competing with the British Navy, highlighting the flaws in the English government, and assuring their likely beneficial relationships with foreign countries. Paine argued that the colonies would not have many issues in thriving economically without Britain. He brought to light the fact that America’s goal was commerce and the rest of Europe...
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...1 Anthony Tucker Jr. MANG 4424-M477 Professor Wilson 24 March 2013 2 Leader Profile of Ben Franklin 3 Outline Introduction Benjamin Franklin is a renowned American known for his keen business skills and leadership. Franklin was trained by his older brother James how to run the printing business. Having learned the skill he moved to Philadelphia to become his own man. Thesis Franklin’s success in business and other disciplines are of exceptional interest to the entire world because of his initiative. 1. Background Franklin always wanted to write his own stories after having learned how to read and write at an early age. He wrote compelling letters that made him popular in Boston. His brother James was jealous of the development and often scolded him. He decided to move to Philadelphia where he started his own printing business. 2. Accomplishments and Failures The printer business thrived and grew to an empire while he pursued interests in science. He made significant scientific inventions that made a great significant in the world. He had low moments in his career due to his stance on issues pertaining to justice. 3. Leadership Strengths and Weaknesses He displayed exceptional leadership traits that enabled him to achieve much in his career. He managed to lead people and motivate them to take part in some of his ventures (Northouse 21). 4. Points of View on Benjamin Franklin Franklin’s self discipline is an influential factor...
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...Great Britain, the most powerful nation in the world in the 18th century, were at war with the 13 original colonies of North America. This war lasted from 1775 to 1783, and in between that time was when the Declaration of Independence which stated the people’s natural rights and a list of complaints against the King of England. In July 4th, 1776, congress approved this document and colonists considered themselves independent from Britain. This then led to the beginning of the Revolutionary War which at the end the Americans had won over the British nation. Britain had many strengths that could have made them win the war which were that: they were the best army and navy in the world, they had the support from the Natives and the African-Americans and they had...
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...The battle of Bunker Hill took place in Massachusetts on June 17, 1775. The British defeated the colonies at that battle. Even though the Americans won the Battle of Bunker Hill, this battle helped them and gave them much more confidence. Most of the fighting was done in the Breed’s Hill but it is still called Battle of Bunker Hill. This happened because, originally the British troops were supposed to build the fortifications on top of Bunker Hill, but they decided that it would be better to build them in Breed’s Hill that was closer to Boston. The day before the British victory, the American people discovered that the British wanted to send troops from Boston to the hills that surrounded the city. 2,200 British forces landed on the Charlestown...
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...**Remember: Create a google doc for the answer to these questions! Name it: YourName__Unit2ReadingGuide 1. Describe colonial population growth. What were the most populous colonies? Colonies’ populations were constantly growing due to lots of immigration and people having lots and lots of babies (which was the primary reason). Pop Rank: Virginia Massachusetts Pennsylvania NC Maryland 2. What were the main non-English groups that settled in the colonies? Africans (20%), Scots-Irish (7%), Pennsylvania-Dutch (6%) 3. What sorts of contributions did the Scots-Irish bring? (see “Makers” section too) They were westward pioneers, and helped make trails for people to follow. 4. What was the Paxton Boys uprising? A group...
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...NAME: Emily Manton Woodbridge High School U.S. History Homework Assignment Read Chapter 2, Section 1 (pages 40-49) and answer the following questions: 1. How did the French and Indian War harm the relationship between the North American British colonists and Britain? The French and Indian war harmed the relationship between the North American British colonists and Britain for many reasons. The British believed that the colonists did not provide enough support for the long and expensive war that Britain had fought in to protect them. However, the colonists were shocked by the weakness of British military tactics and demanded to be led by colonial officers, which the British viewed as treason. Also, since the French no...
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...Topic: What are the strengths and weaknesses of John Adams and George Washington? Many people view our Founding Fathers as brave, intelligent men and I would not dare disagree with them. The men that started our nation were brave enough to stand up to the most powerful country in the world at that time with very little resources or people to back them up. They transformed the hardships of the original colony, Jamestown, into our fifty states we have today. Although I will give them credit in saying that what the Founding Fathers did is something that no one in history has ever dared to do or ever will again, these men were still human. Historians do not like to focus on the impurities of the originators of our nation but they, three hundred years...
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...Niumi became “one of the areas of low-cost production for the expanding world economy” specializing in large-scale peanut production and exporting, and also attracting seasonal farmers from neighboring colonies (p 126). While production was increasing, the education system and medical treatment were extremely lacking in this era for Niumi residents. A sign of globalization came into play in 1951 when the government opened a health center. The end of the chapter talks about developments in other colonies and how WWII and its consequences provided the facilitator for policy change that led to decolonization and its independence in...
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...1970, pp. 434-435). Other works in the field, such as the textbook “Give Me Liberty! An American History” by Eric Foner completely disagree with the causes of the rebellion posited by Billings. Billings claims that Governor Berkeley did not become “more arbitrary and oppressive”, rather that he had “lost control over the colony’s affairs”, whereas the textbook presents Berkeley in his years before the rebellion as a tyrant (Billings, 1970, p....
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...self-sufficiency, and courage, especially its appetite for civic involvement * Opposed to hierarchical and authoritarian institutions such as aristocracy and monarchy * “RADICAL WHIGS”: British political commentators * Feared threat to liberty posed by the arbitrary power of the monarch and his ministers relative to elected representatives in parliament * Mounted attacks on use of patronage and bribes by king’s ministers * Symptoms of wider moral failure in society - “corruption” * Dukes and princes = unknown in colonies * Property ownership and political participations were relatively widespread * Murices unmolested by remote officials in London * Distance weakens authority * Mercantilism and Colonial Grievances * British authority embraced theory - MERCANTILISM * Justified their control over colonies * Mercantilists believed that wealth = power and country’s economic wealth could be measured by amount of gold or silver, a country needed to export more than it imported * London gov. looked on murican colonists as tenants * Expected to furnish products needed in mother country (tobacco, sugar, ships’ masts) to refrain from making for export certain products (woolen cloth or beaver hats) to buy imported manufactured goods from Britain * Parliament passed laws to regulate mercantilism system * NAVIGATION LAW OF 1650 - aimed...
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...Thomas Paine was born in England, on January twenty-ninth, 1737, the son of a poor Quaker, farmer and corset maker. He attended a local school for a short amount of time at a basic education level, at the age of thirteen, he was forced to withdraw in order to start working. At first he started as an apprentice for his father and worked for him for a short time, but he could not accept his job so he decide to look elsewhere. He went to sea for a short while at, lived in a variety of places, and he tried vast number of different jobs. In just a few years he served as an excise man in Lincolnshire, followed by a stint as a school teacher in London, he then again settled down in 1768 as an excise officer in Lewes in East Sussex. He also managed a small shop for a few years. He married his first wife, then she died only after a year of marriage. In 1771 he married again. The marriage only lasted about three years after he got legally separated. He had no children in either of his marriages, and the marriages never brought him any happiness. He was also active in local affairs, serving on the town council and establishing a debating club at a local tavern. He tried working also as a shopkeeper, however, in that he was a failure. In April 1774, he was discharged from his duties for having absented himself from his post without leave. He settled in Philadelphia where he started his career as a journalist. He wrote many articles, one of which was a short pamphlet, Common Sense. Thomas...
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