Essays on Colonialism

The Three Political Divisions of Colonial America The Middle Colonies, the Southern Colonies, and New England are the three political divisions of Colonial America. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island made up New England, while the Middle Colonies were made up of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Maryland,...

The interaction between English settlers and other natives The interaction between English settlers and other natives who had settled there is one of many North American events that define American history. As a result, it is ultimately a reflection and recollection of various interactions between English immigrants and some people who...

On January 5, 1455: Pope Nicholas V issues Romanus Pontifex decree On January 5, 1455, Pope Nicholas V issued a Romanus Pontifex decree allowing Alfonso V of Portugal to enslave non-believers, pagans, and Saracens indefinitely. The declaration advocated enslaving non-Christians from the New World and other regions of Africa, including native...

The United States witnessed significant mass immigration at the beginning of the 19th century. This took place in the colonial period, which spans the years 1880 to 1920. The immigration to the United States occurred for a variety of causes. The main driver, though, was the desire for the economic opportunity...

The Main Tenet of the American Revolution The colonists' demands, which were spelled out in the declaration of freedom, served as the main tenet of the American Revolution. The bill of rights and proclamation of independence in depth described the conflicts that existed between the colonists and the British. While the...

The African continent is known to have abundant natural riches in many areas. Since the Iron Age, people from outside the continent have been attempting to establish economic ties with different regimes. Resources were transported to the north to be exchanged for goods from outside the region through northern empires...

The tenacious fight of the African people against colonialism in the eighteenth century is where pan-Africanism got its start. Pan-Africanism did not emerge as a powerful political force until the twentieth century, led by African-Americans who resided outside of the continent. In 1990, Henry Sylvester Williams organized a conference in Westminster...

The Process of Progress and Development The process of progress and development started during the era of colonialism. The struggle continues today in the area of sports, particularly football, which has revolutionized the sports industry. Since the 1980s, the football has dominated the athletics landscape. During this period, Western Europe pushed...

American Revolution and its Causes American scholar Jack Greene is an expert on both Colonial American history and the history of the Atlantic. He describes the American Revolution, its national origins, as well as the circumstances surrounding it. He claimed that the ambiguous accommodations made by Americans and Britons, which resulted...

Africans and Their Struggle for Liberation Africans have encountered many difficulties throughout history, including colonization, discrimination, and even oligarchic governments. As a result, a number of organizations were created to aid in the liberation of people from colonial and authoritarian governments or to oppose them. This struggle for independence frequently encouraged...

In the colonial discourse of tribal cannibalism and barbarism shown in Juan Jose Saer's work The Witness, Said's paradigm of Orientalism carries a lot of weight. The framework seeks to call into doubt the truth of the post-Enlightenment European narrative of cannibalism and savagery as expressed in many discourses (religious,...

During the colonial era, there were many church-state relations models in different sections of the United States that attempted to separate religion from political office authority. The Anabaptists, Pietists, and Puritans were among them. This essay compares and contrasts each of these models. The essay also explores the importance of...