Essays on Colonialism

Have you ever wondered how a mere soldier can become the dictator of Peru? Or even wondered what it takes to have a country named after you? Well Simon Bolivar wondered this and was able to accomplish these feats, as well as many more. Simon…

Many people are quick to hypothesize the initial colonization of America, but few are able to justify as to who, when, where, how, and why the Americas were colonized. The Solutrean hypothesis justifies the migration of humans from central Asia to America because of the…

Afro-Portuguese Ivories are artifacts that are well known and admired throughout history. Ivories are known to be derived from the west coasts of Africa. These works of art are the first known African art pieces to be brought back to Europe through African-Portuguese trading. The…

The colonizers witnessed a change in their sense of identity and unification as Americans on the brink of the Change. Before the French and Indian Wars, the settlers found British people settled somewhere else. After the French and Indian Wars, Britain became more dominant on…

The Battle of Baltimore contend an important role within the War of 1812 and acted as a turning purpose within the war to convey the Americans the superiority within the war. It showed that the Americans service weren’t to be messed with and will hold…

The occasions happening during the French and Indian war is regularly disregarded. Individuals tend to over look the occasions occurred during the French and Indian war, the French and Indian war was a significant power that pushed the pilgrims to separate themselves from the English’s…

Throughout the beginning of the semester, we have centered our class around a few key terms that we have found to be important. These terms that we have discussed thus far and will be discussing in great detail are Diaspora. Most importantly, we have discussed…

Introduction Freemasonry is one of Europe’s oldest institutions, although the exact date of its foundation is not known. Historians claim that freemasonry possibly comes from the stonemasons, the oldest documents that refers to the masons date back to the 1390s. Freemasonry is a pseudo religious/social…

In studying Simon Bolivar, significantly, he changed history due to his important role in freeing South America from Spanish dominance. This was able to occur by him becoming involved in the resistance movement, which led him into playing a key role in the fight for…

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Britain, Spanish, and French sought and obtained colonies in the “New World.” Britain experienced several failed attempts at settlement in the New World before planting its first colony in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. About two decades later, a Puritan…