Why is America the greatest country to live in? ... Although this phrase is the exact reason for America's success, it could mean so many things to anyone. ... In 1585 Raleigh established the first British colony in North America, on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina. ... The colony triumphed and North America officially began a New Era. The early 1600s saw the beginning of a great tide of emigration from Europe to North America. ...

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The British - American war that lasted for more than two years was crucial to Canada today, in terms of becoming, remaining and having roots of a British nation. This conflict, which started much like it ended, in stalemate, it was in fact a war that once and for all declared American Independence and at the same time attempted without great results to settle disputes between British North America and the Americans. ... After the peace treaty the British policy was consistently seeking entente rather than trouble with the Americans, so in a sense the Americans had won (Bumstead J.M., A History...

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Instead of Indies, he had landed in the Americas. ... They entered the territory known as the United States through Florida and established a vast empire in North and South America. ... In 1497, the England Expedition to the New World sponsored by Henry VII and that was headed by John Cabot explored a part of North America; they reported an abundance of fish. ... Other areas along the eastern coast as far north as New World ended up being settled by traders as well as other interested in taking benefit of the natural resources that existed in America. ... Spurred by desires of great wealth, Fr...

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In America's history slavery and economics go hand in hand. ... The economic systems that dominated slavery reflected the transitions in Americas economic system. ... According to Carl Abbott, in the years following the American Revolution, slavery, which had never been so prevalent or economically important in the North as in the South, became the South's "peculiar institution." ... To please the North, slavery would be prohibited forever from Louisiana Purchase territories north of 36 30'. ... This served to further divide the North from the South. ...

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After the war, America was left without a Constituton to stand by or a government to follow. ... The undying pursuit of liberty and freedom by patriotic Americans left lasting political and emotional imprints on countries such as Europe, the Netherlands, and most of all North America. ... The American Revolution served as an inspiration to the Netherlands and their persistent struggle for freedom, as they sampled many of the same tactics American soldiers used to defeat the British army. The elements of suprise and camflauge were used both in the American Revolution and Pariots" revolt. ... ...

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In the North, a gradual abolition was placed in effect but that did not make any difference for two reasons. First, the vast majority slaves lived in the South so a few freed slaves in the North do not make much difference for the whole cause. ... The final social issue is that of Native Americans. ... They were created to indirectly stimulate the economic growth of the British Empire by controlling the trade habits of the North American colonies. ... The British government infringing on the rights and philosophies of their North American colonies caused the American Revolution. ...

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The Chinese immigrants that came to North America during and after the gold rush greatly contributed to the building if this nations economy and society. ... Ever since the Chinese immigrants arrived in North America they faced prejudice and discrimination. ...

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The American Revolution in 1776 greatly impacted people's opinions on slavery. ... Many states, primarily on the north, were abolishing slavery. ... He made it clear to Americans that slavery is wrong. ... Americans were realizing the cruelness of slavery. ... The idea of Manifest Destiny was an arising idea in America during 1776-1852. ...

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American values, such and freedom and democracy, are hardwired into every American citizen. ... This allowed for the Americans to have a relaxed view on this system. ... This allowed for each white man to have their voice on things that could hamper their ability to make money or their well being Britain was going through a tough time even controlling their own nation during the early years of the North American colonies. ... Once the French and Indian war was over, everything changed in American and these events helped shape America for the future. ... American values were left untouched unt...

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This book was one of the first works of literature that provided the north with which they thought was an accurate look at the institution of slavery. ... Many people did not even realize that the institution of slavery is wrong, because they were raised being taught that that's why African American people were put here on earth. ... If the north would force the south to put an end to all slavery, then the south would be forced to succeed, because they would have to save their economy. ... Uncle Tom's Cabin was an event that lead to the start of he American civil war, because it s...

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The North America Continent was not the main battlefield of the Seven Years' War, yet the aftermath of the war had significantly altered the situation in the British colonies on the continent. When the war was finally brought to an end, the French Colonial Empire had ceded Quebec, the former New France, to Britain; so the British Empire finally established its hegemony in North America. ... Regardless of the close ties of people and culture with Britain, the colonists started the American Revolutionary War. ... An all-out independent war spreading over the entire North American Continent ...

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The General History of Virginia and Of Plymouth Plantation are both first-hand accounts of the first two permanent British colonies in North America. ... The first, and most essential is that they are both records of British colonial expansion in North America. ... The third, and final similarity is they both encounter Native Americans. ... The colonists who lived in the Virginia colony were self-interested people who were only searching for fortune on the North American continent and turned against each other during their winter of hardship; whereas the Plymouth colony was founded by th...

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Mikee Hudson American Studies I found the discussion on Tuesday to be very interesting, especially since I was taking the role of a slave owner. ... The concept that the black slaves in the south actually had more personal freedoms than the white working class in the north really made me think. Because the north did not have slaves filling up the working class of unskilled laborers, the white laborers in the north filled this gap. ... Now, if I were in this situation I would much rather be in the position of the white workers in the north, and have freedom over my life, but it is inter...

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Some of the first settlers in seventeenth century America were British revolutionaries escaping religious prejudices back home. ... The north was against slavery spreading into new states. ... By 1861, seven Southern States had seceded from the Union and created the Confederate States of America. ... Arguably, historians have loosely compared slavery in America to slavery in other countries. ... Slavery has been simplified to a part of our gruesome past that everyone - including African-Americans - wants to forget. ...

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So you see, America grew tired of the supremacy of Great Britain and the ruling in which America had to fight for their freedom. I believe that this is what sparked the American Revolution. Great Britain colonized most of the colonies in North America. ... This made Americans eager to challenge the British. ... America no longer stood for it. ...

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In the 1800's there were radical changes to the slave trade and North American slave holdings. ... But slavery was less profitable in the North, there economic activity centered on small farms and industries The southern plantation owners were not willing to follow in the north's footsteps because their income would decrease a considerable amount. ... The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817. ... Pennsylvania Hall was the site in 1838 of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women. ... Douglass, an eloquent ex-slave from Maryland, was the leading African American spok...

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For the one hundred and fifty years subsequent to the foundation and establishment of the English speaking colonies of North America the settlers were still quite content and largely self governed. ... During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The French settlers, however, had made alliances with the North American natives and established with them the trading of furs and foods. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the com...

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Some Americans believed Africans should not be subjugated to slavery and others believed that slavery was the preeminent method to obtaining mass wealth. ... "By the year of independence, the number of slaves in North America increased to 500,000." ... In most colonies in the North, slaves were considered to be free and were not hassled by the northerners. ... The South was obviously for slavery because it brought the southerners great prosperity and the North completely despised the idea of slaves to be used for economical enhancement. ... This led to diverse thoughts and significant dist...

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It is almost a assured fact that the English colonies in North America were created for the sole benefit of their mother country and that if there were no benefits of natural resources and expansion of an Empire or competition with rival nations then England would have withdraw their forces and interests. ... While it is known that one should indulge in the fruits of their labor, it is impossible to do so while someone else is taking them away as England did to its North American colonies ...

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Comparisons of the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and in America enable us to look in some detail at their attempts to vanquish two of the strictest regimes in Eastern Europe and in Northern America . ... Not all of the first American settlers were loyal to the British crown. ... With France removed from North America, the vast interior of the continent lay open for the Americans to colonize. ... It can be demonstrated also in the case of situation in Northern America. ... They sent British troops to "protect Americans" they said. ...

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Comparisons of the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and in America enable us to look in some detail at their attempts to vanquish two of the strictest regimes in Eastern Europe and in Northern America . ... Not all of the first American settlers were loyal to the British crown. ... With France removed from North America, the vast interior of the continent lay open for the Americans to colonize. ... It can be demonstrated also in the case of situation in Northern America. ... They sent British troops to "protect Americans" they said. ...

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The English were not the earliest colonizers of the Americas nor did the English possess an exceptionally large piece of North American territory. ... This transformation forged the American cultural memory. ... It was clear to many Americans that their rise in power was a divine appointment to spread the American miracle abroad. ... America's first foreign policies were those of self-exclusion; the Monroe Doctrine outlined a position of mutual nonintervention in the America's by Europe and the US,5 while George Washington's farewell address succinctly summarized the rational...

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North America and Canada won its independence from Britain because they were too much of a nuisance to hard to handle. Britain wanted to conquer other lands that were less civilized as the Americas, because most of them were Europeans. ... Britain started from north and south, while France started from east and west. ...

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Lucrative magistrates were also set up in other colonies, such as the American cities. ... Two primary examples of British imperialism come from opposite ends of the globe: India and America. ... America is another example of British imperialism gone awry. Great Britain dominated North America at the end of the French and Indian War in which the French and Indian allies had to surrender the entire Ohio River Valley. ... The end of the rebellion eventually led to America's independence. ...

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There were some conflicts with Indian-Americans and British. ... Americas were seen as land of easy living and fertile land. ... Native Americans were a problem too. ... Spanish in the South, in Florida had their own colonies and wanted to grow stronger and bigger, while French were also growing in the North. ... One can say that was the first sign of America becoming independence. ...

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