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Amount Of Time Indentured Servants
1,760 wordsDuring the 17 th and 18 th centuries, countless numbers of immigrants, mostly from Europe, sold themselves into bondage in exchange for passage to America. When in America they were called indentured servants, and would work for the person who brought them over for a predetermined amount of time, in order to pay for their passage. The amount of time a servant was bound for was stated in the contract that they all had to sign, and was usually from four to seven years, depending on the age, sex, a...
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Continental Congress Native Americans
1,113 words... colony was begun by a group of Puritans under the leadership of John Winthrop. The Puritans, also called the Pilgrims, established a colony on the Massachusetts Bay. They shipped lumber, built and outfitted ships, and carried on a good amount of foreign trade. There were eleven other British colonies: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey. The British also had other colonies besides the th...
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Lawrence River American Colonies
1,022 wordsThe fall of Quebec was a turning point in Canadian history, changing it from a French colony to a British colony. Had this battle gone the other way, English might be the second language, not French. The battle of Quebec was one of many battles during the Seven Year War. They called it the Maritime War. It was officially declared in May 1756. Britain and Prussia were on one side and France, Spain, and Austria on the other. The war moved across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe because the French an...
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Articles Of Confederation French And Indian War
879 wordsDuring the Revolutionary period, the United States and Britain had many conflicts. Between 1763 - 1776, there were issues among these two countries. Between 1780 - 1789, there were issues about the federal government and the states under the Articles of Confederation. Two of these issues happened to be the foreign affairs between Britain and the United States, and the economy of the federal government. Subsequently following the French and Indian War, which happened to be where the British fough...
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Taxation Without Representation Civil Liberties
696 wordsThe American Revolution was a momentous event that changed the face of the whole world. Though the Revolutionary War lasted only a few short years, the American Revolution was a process that started long before the first shots of war were fired. The rebellion was permeated with the legacy of colonial political ideals, aggravated by parliamentary taxation, escalated by the restriction of American civil liberties and ignited by British military measures. England had a hard time controlling its Ame...
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Sons Of Liberty Church Of England
1,623 wordsColonists went from considering themselves British subjects to identifying themselves as Americans by the impact of social and cultural maturation of the American colonies. A unique American culture gradually took shape, especially within the dimensions of government, religion, and economics imposed by both the colonists and the mother country. These cultural spheres helped impel the American colonists in the direction of eventual independence and help point the colonists toward a greater sense ...
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Stamp Act British Parliament
383 wordsThe Stamp Act was an important act introduced by the British prime minister George Grenville and it was passed in March 1765 by the British Parliament. It's purpose was to raise money for the British army stationed in the American colonies. The Stamp Act required tax stamps for public documents such as, newspapers, legal documents, customs documents, licenses, playing cards, deeds, and almanacs. Since Britain was left with a large national debt from the Seven Years' War, the British government f...
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King George Iii Stamp Act
451 wordsKing George III (known as the king who lost America), was born in 1738. King George III's father, the Prince of Wales died when he was young. When George III was 22, in 1760, his grandfather, George II, died. On September 8 th, 1761 he married Princess Charlotte Sophia from Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Germany and on September 22 nd, 1761, George III became the King of England. George himself was of partial German ancestry. George and Charlotte had 15 children, one of whom, George IV would be the ne...
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The Expansion Of English In North America
951 wordsLanguage is important part of life in any country. When the United States of America was founded there were as many as 20 languages spoken on its territory. Besides, many documents were also printed in various languages. This was not comfortable for people that lived in the country. After that period, English started to dominate in the North America duet to several reasons. North America is the continent, which is populated by immigrants from Europe. Large groups of people were moving to North A...
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East India Company Declaration Of Independence
1,195 wordsDeclaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was the most important milestone in the history of American society as well as in the history of entire mankind. The most significant document of the future United States was the political proclamation of independence of 13 North American colonies from the British crown. Having been adopted on July, 4, 1776, it could be divided into three parts: a statement of principle concerning the rights of man and the legitimacy of revolution, a li...
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18th Century American Domestic Architecture
2,608 words18 th Century American Domestic Architecture Architecture is the art or practice of designing and building Structures. American architecture varies significantly from architecture of the ancient world. American architecture began around the seventeenth century. Settlers from different European countries brought with them, during the North American colonization, the different techniques and forms from their homelands. Domestic architecture is produced for the social unit: the individual, family, ...
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Boston Tea Party East India Company
1,525 wordsBoston Harbor, a teapot tonight. The Mohawks come (The Coming of the Revolution). On Thursday, December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place. This act was one of the causes for the start of the Revolutionary War. The Boston Tea Party came about because the Patriots of the Colonies would not stand for the unjust taxations brought upon them by the British. The Patriots decided to take action. The American Revolution was brought upon by many unjust taxations handed upon the colonists by the Br...
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