Tudor England

1. The Chesapeake region and the New England colonies were similar because the settlers who moved to both of the regions were looking for new opportunities. When they lived in the mother country, or Great Britain they were being oppressed by the government and the aristocracy and they were unable to thrive economically or politically. They all came looking for either chances to improve economically, large amounts of land to raise crops, religious freedoms or opportunities to trade and go into merchant

Additional changes came from Britain when they left their salutary neglect policy. England was left in a deep amount of debt following the French and Indian War. In Document F, the British enforce the new systems of taxation which enraged the colonists. Their new method to achieve financial stability was imposing taxes on the colonists

colonies were split up into three different divisions. There were the New England colonies, Southern colonies, and Middle colonies. The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, etc. The Southern Colonies consisted of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The Middle colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. The New England division developed because of Puritan rules and codes were too strict. They

Politician, Patrick Henry, in his speech, “Speech to the Second Virginia Convention”, delineates his views on what action to take in regards to the conflict with Britain. Patrick’s purpose is to address the Virginia Convention to prepare for war if Britain does not meet the colonists’ demands. He adopts a passionate, dramatic, upset, and stern tone in order to persuade the Virginia convention, specifically President Randolph, to concur with his predicament. This tone can be seen through the literary

emerge in the new world among the two most talked about were the New England and Chesapeake colonies. They are polar opposites, one is all about the people and religion, and the other is about making a great profit.New England and Chesapeake evolved into two different societies, because of three main reasons: differences of economy, social structure, and the reason to settle there. The economies of the colonies varied, in New England there were strict rules on the way they conducted their agricultural

In this Speech, Patrick Henry became known because of his speeches explaining American Democracy. Henry was known to be the youngest opponent of the British rule in America. In 1775, The Americans were split up determine on the relationship they had with the Great Britain. People in the American Colonies were still trying to work the disagreements that Britain had but Henry didn't see it that way. Henry only saw that the last choice there was to go to war with Britain. One of the Rhetorical devices

King Phillip's War was a conflict that arose in Massachusetts in 1675 and lasted until 1676. It was a war that was fought between the Wampanoag and the English, and the specific reasons for it are always contested. Perceptions of this historical event have been challenged over time. The historiography of King Phillip's war not only shows us how the events changed over time. The events changed over time from being a struggle over land for expansion for the Puritains, as well as power. That, over

The colonists had many reasons to not obey the king. The reasons are, the colonists were able to govern themselves for years and now British wants control, even though they have taken care of themselves for a long time. Also the colonists weren’t equally represented. Lastly there was Salutary Neglect, which is the unofficial British Policy that enforced laws on american colonists. Additionally, the colonists were governing themselves for a while and now the british want control over them. They

The Viking assignment Map annotations: Lindisfarne, England One of the first ever recorded Viking raids in England occurred in 793, in Lindisfarne, England; it is more significant than other raids, since it was their first appearance. A group of Viking sea robbers left the holy island’s monastery destroyed and robbed; they stole their unguarded treasures of Lindisfarne's rich and beautiful sanctuaries. Since Lindisfarne was called the Holy Island, many people would have given the monastery silver

In Patricks Henry's, "Speech to Virginia Convention," he persuades colonists that "Britain's insidious smile" blinds them from their dangerous attack. Henry further explains enslavery in Great Britain with considerable suffrage. By using metaphors, repetition, and pathos he tries to gain support from the declaration of war against Great Britain. Henry metaphorically calls the British response “a snare to your feet” also implying the image of a trap which will ensnare them. He provides Biblical