Shaping of the Colonies in 1763
There have been few eras in human history possessed with more of the expectant optimism, and the grim pragmatism, than the century following first contact with the new world of North America. With an expansive landmass, the size of which more than doubled that known to citizens of any European country at the time, brimming with natural resources and lying open for exploration and settlement, many thinkers of the age shared Benjamin Franklin's fateful estimation, made in his tract America as a Land of Opportunity, which claimed "so vast is the Territory of North-America, that it will require many Ages to settle it fully." Penned and published in 1751, Franklin's treatise on the seemingly infinite riches to be reaped by the American colonies failed to fully anticipate man's overwhelming compulsion to compete for the control of land. While America's preeminent philosopher was prescient in his predictions regarding the exponential increase in population, declaring "there are suppos'd to be now upwards of One Million English Souls in North-America, (tho' 'tis thought scarce 80,000 have been brought over Sea) & #8230; our People must at least be doubled every 20 Years," the fallacy of immeasurable resources clouded his vision. The bitterly disputed French and Indian War would erupt just three years after Franklin's essay was written, proving that no matter how far flung natural borders may appear to be, frontiers must always meet their end, and when they do people will fiercely defend the soil beneath their feet.
The numerous indigenous tribes which thrived throughout North America before contact with European exploration, from the Inuit of the Canadian North to the Iroquois...
religion in the Anglo-American colonies between 1607 and 1763. By the time America was on the brink of revolution, religion had altered in American society. When the first settlers came to America, most of them were strict and pious Puritans who fled England because of their religious beliefs. One writer says of the earliest settlers in New England thought that, "a strong church was the handmaiden and bulwark of a
Education in America The seventeenth century has been called, as an age of faith, and for the colonists a preoccupation with religion, as probably right. The religious rebel of the sixteenth century was severe and shaking as its impact was felt both on the continent as well as in America. However, intelligent Americans of the seventeenth century thought and realized that education could, and may be should, be a handmaiden
French Indian war altar political, economic, ideological relations American colonies Britain? In what ways did the French-Indian War alter political, economic, ideological relations between the American colonies and Great Britain? For many years, tensions had been simmering between England and France, the dominant European powers in control of the colonial territories in the Americas. The two nations' relationship was even more complicated due to the various tribal alliances of Native Americans.
Epidemics and Smallpox in Colonial America In 1992, the Smithsonian Museum held an exhibit on the process of exchanges between the Old World and the New World that resulted from the explorations of Christopher Columbus. The exhibit, entitled Seeds of Change, focused on five catalysts or "seeds" which had the most far-reaching consequences for both Europe and the new colonies in the Americas. These catalysts were the horse, sugar, the potato, corn
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Intersection of Romance and Warfare in \'The Last of the Mohicans\': This essay would explore the complex interplay between romantic themes and the brutal realities of warfare depicted in James Fenimore Cooper\'s novel. Analyze how Cooper uses the romance between characters as a counterpoint to the violence surrounding them, and how this relationship adds depth to the narrative and impacts the reader\'s perception of historical
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706. According to Panesar (2004), Franklin was the most famous people across the world during his lifetime. Franklin was a literary author who happened to be involved in politics, having a special place in the hearts and minds of many Americans. Studies have shown that Franklin was a leading figure in the American Revolution, where, he served in the Second Continental Congress as
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