Essays on American Colonies

The Columbian Exchange has been known to be one of the most significant occurrences in human history. This crucial human intervention changed the world the way we know it, however this exchange mainly benefited the people of Europe and its colonies in the New World…

William Byrd of Westover, Virginia, was one of the most elite Virginians of the 18th century. William Byrd was wealthy, educated, successful, and hospitable. The journal The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover 1709-1712, edited by Louis B. Wright and Marion Tilling, is composed…

Up until the 1750’s Britain governed the American colonies with an undocumented policy know as salutary neglect. The undocumented policy of Salutary Neglect stated that the British Government would avoid strict enforcement of parliamentary laws to keep the American colonies at peace with the British….

From 1763-1776, tension between the colonies and Britain increased until at last, the colonists declared independence. After the French and Indian war ended in 1763, Britain was deeply in debt and began taxing the colonies. Gradually, the colonists became resistant to British rule. Their unrest…

How American Colonies and England Drew Closer Together in the 1700’s-1770’s During the years 1700 to 1770, the American colonies and England were drawing closer together. The main cause of this drawing together is the American colonist wishing to keep their heritage. The colonists in…