1776 brought trials and tribulations to the Colonies. ... The southern states, in general, were against independence. ... Britain had thousands more soldiers than the colonies, and they were better equipped and prepared than the colonist volunteer soldiers. ... The southern states simply wanted to preserve a way of life. ... Wilson of Pennsylvania had to decide whether or not the colonies would become independent from Britain. ...
Looking back at the Revolution, we saw the 13 American colonies revolted against their British rulers in 1775. ... In 1783 Great Britain signed a formal treaty recognizing the independence of the colonies. ... The other section was the South--11 Southern states that had seceded (withdrawn) from the Union and formed an independent government called the Confederate States of America. ... A Northern victory would mean ultimate freedom for slaves; a Southern victory would insure the protection of slavery in all Confederate states. ... Both wars were waged in the name of unity, the American...
Though the Southern economy boomed because of cotton, it did not modernize, largely because the South became too dependent on cotton. Many Southerners felt that if slavery were to be abolished in the United States, the Southern culture would disappear with it, because Southern culture by 1860 was completely immersed in a slave society. ... "In the year 1765, that portion of the British Empire embracing Great Britain undertook to make laws for the Government of that portion composed of the thirteen American Colonies. ... The colonies at that time feared a strong Feder...
Although women didn't hold office or vote, they played an active role in the South colonies. ... There were many other strong-minded women living in colonies. ... Women in colonies spent most of their time indoors, with little light, heat and comfort. ... There was a huge difference developed between Northern and Southern states in XVII century. ... Southern colonists didn't form communities unlike their northern counterparts. ...
Either way the Southern people were forced to pay more because of the efforts of Northern businessmen. ... The Southern States were losing political power. Just as the original thirteen colonies fought for their independence almost 100 years earlier, the Southern States felt a growing need for freedom from the central Federal authority in Washington D.C. ... Some Southern States wanted to break away from the United States of America and govern themselves. ... Yet slavery had been a part of the Southern way of life for well over 200 years. ...
From the beginning of the colonies independence form Britain there was an obvious difference between the North and South. ... The controversy over slavery only continues until it amounted to such a dilemma that southern states began to succeed. ...
The colonies needed to settle the issue of voting and representation. The southern states wanted their slaves to be counted towards their total population because this would give them greater representation in Congress. ... The King was responsible for maintaining and protecting slavery as an institution in the colonies. Naturally, objection and possible secession from the southern states forced the removal of that paragraph. ...
Indian colonies had been settled in western lands for years, and Jackson wished for said land to be his. ... He was from the South and knew southern economics but he also had to keep the rest of the countries needs in the mind. ... The Northern and Southern politics would be clashing through the Civil war, almost tearing America apart permanently. ...
First of all, the conflict was partially economic because the colonies were full of natural resources and King George was interested in the money that he could get from them. The King and Parliament, in an effort to gain more money from the colonies, oppressed the colonists with heavy taxes. Because King George III wanted more income from the colonies, he was determined to get it and keep the colonists under control as well. ... Many of the people in the colonies considered themselves American, not English and felt that it was necessary to separate from Britain, no matter what the cost. ... ...
Imagine sitting on the rooftop, with the moon beaming above you. You shift your eyes from one side to the other, searching for unsuspecting victims. Your eagerness drives you to sit impatiently, but you know you cannot budge from your spot. Even the slightest footstep could give away your positio...
The Native Americans and Africans Slaves are two prominent groups seen in the Colonial Era with great influence, difficult challenges, and cultures that shaped the colonies into how we see them today. ... The Southwest peoples including the Hohokam, Mogollan, and Anasazi, originated out of New Mexico and Southern Arizona used Mesoamerican crops and farming techniques. ...
