The author makes it really clear that enormous cultural, social, and economic changes were occurring in the colonies dating from the French and Indian War. ... The most interesting section of the book was the discussion of the French-Indian War or the "Seven Years War" and how it lead Great Britain to place an army on the frontier and to impose certain taxes to pay its cost. ... Even though the book is very good and simple for any general reader like me, there are a few things not covered as much, such as certain groups like slaves, Indians, and women and it really doesn't talk how the a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On the other hand, during the wars of independence in Latin America, it was very common for Iberians to intermarry with native peoples, some including Indians and Africans. ... It was the primary (if not only) religion practiced in Great Britain, so no questions were asked when colonial settlers brought Protestantism to North America, for what other religion were they to bring? ... Using the term "Hispanic- includes many other groups in Latin America who don't have any sort of connection to Spain or Portugal, namely the Indians. Indians despise the term "Hispanic-, as it connects them ...

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The effects of colonialism have been offered as a starting point for much of the analysis on African states, but the question of why African states are particularly dysfunctional needs to be examined, given the extent to which they have lagged behind other former European colonies in many aspects. ... This scenario would fall foul of many theories of the state, in which the absence of the coherent link between the population and the power structure of the state calls it into question. ... One example of ethnic cleavage which can be traced directly to colonial foundations is that of the African...

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For an African-American this question may be insulting but at the same time it is unfortunate that in fact many African-Americans are perceived this way probably because African Immigrants are brought up with different morals and values. ... Indians also known as Native-Americans were here before the whites; but the only reason they are called Indians is because Christopher Columbus thought he had found India. ... Even in real life I've heard that people in France or people in Korea, in many places all over the world, it is said that countries as a whole do not like Americans. ...

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