The English defenders were too strong for the Spanish invading force. The English forces were badly prepared and defeated the Spanish through sheer luck. Although luck was on their side, the English were confident of victory and used good strategy to defeat the Armada. It was bad luck, bad tactics…
Abolitionists were, for a long time, unpopular in many parts of the North. The southern planters owed much money to the northern bankers. If the Union collapsed, these debts would not be repaid. Additionally, New England textile mills were supplied with cotton raised by the slaves. The Northern Abolitionist Movement.…
The American colonists were justified in breaking away from the British because there was taxation without representation, they had no freedom, and the British government violated their individual British rights. The colonists were in every right, aspect and mind not only justified but also it was about time that they…
The environmental minister, Ricardo Salles, tweeted on Wednesday that the fires were caused by dry weather, wind, and heat. But CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said the fires are “definitely human-induced,” and can’t be attributed to natural causes like lightning strikes. He added that even during dry seasons, the Amazon –…
In order to make their mercantilist economy succeed, Britain needed to import raw materials from its colonies. The American colonies were allowed to manufacture their own goods if they chose to. The Navigation Acts were a series of laws that allowed the colonies to sell their raw materials wherever they…
During the Colonial Era (1492-1763), colonists were justified in waging war against Great Britain; due to the inequitable Stamp Act, the insufferable British oppression, and the perceived tyranny of King George III, the king of Great Britain, however, the colonists were unjustified in some of their actions. Were the colonists…
Frontier – definition of frontier by The Free Dictionary. The Spanish, French, and English all set up their colonies in the region and internal fights between these European powers to gain sovereignty over the new found land were also common at that time. So, who were the first Europeans to…
During the Colonial Era (1492-1763), colonists were justified in waging war against Great Britain; due to the inequitable Stamp Act, the insufferable British oppression, and the perceived tyranny of King George III, the king of Great Britain, however, the colonists were unjustified in some of their actions. The American colonists…
The American colonists were justified in breaking away from the British because there was taxation without representation, they had no freedom, and the British government violated their individual British rights. Were the actions of the colonists justified? Although England has many reasons as to why the colonies were unjustified in…
The Founding Fathers were justified in rebelling against the Britain because the government was not protecting the rights of the citizens, taxing the colonists, and forced them to house British soldiers. In 1756 Britain put the first tax on the colonists. All of these are reasons why the founding fathers…