Politics in America

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30 June 2008

Politics in America

At the start of the 17th century , England was successful enough in colonizing areas in the United States . This is partly due to the bloom of English proto-nationalism and national assertiveness because of the threat posed by a possible Spanish invasion , as well as a degree of militarism by the Protestants and the adoration of Queen Elizabeth Despite all of this , the English government made no official attempt to create a colonial empire instead they

are motivated by commercial enterprise , over population of the main land , and the increasing desire for the freedom of religion , rather than really founding the said colonies

The first successful English colony was Jamestown which was established in 1607 near a small river close to Chesapeake Bay . The colonization was a venture financed and coordinated by the London Virginia Company , a stock company whose primary aim is to look for gold . The initial years of the colony has been difficult times , with high death rates because of disease and starvation , as well as wars with local Indians and with very little gold . The people from the colony barely survived , turning to tobacco as their primary cash crop ADDIN EN .CITE K12 Resources2K12 Resources ,Colonial America2008June 302007http /falcon .jmu .edu ramseyil /colonial .htm (K12 Resources . By the end of 17th century , the export economy was based on tobacco , as richer settlers came into the area to take large portions of land and build their own plantations . The British brought in an estimated 50 ,000 convicts to these colonies . In 1620 , the Plymouth colony was established . New England was originally inhabited by the Puritans , which later on established the Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1630 . On the other hand , the middle colonies which today are the states of New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania and Delaware all have diverse populations . English settlements were also attempted to be established south of Virginia including the Province of Carolina . The last of the thirteen colonies established was the Georgia colony founded around 1733 . Some of these colonies served as penal settlements from 1620s

Because of growing distrust and dissatisfaction from the British government , the thirteen colonies sought for freedom from the British rule . The thirteen colonies revolted raising a rebellion against the British rule in 1775 , and proclaiming their independence the following year ADDIN EN .CITE Kidport Reference Library200733 312Kidport Reference Library ,The American Revolution2008June 302007http /www .kidport .com /RefLIB /UsaHistory /AmericanRevolution /AmerRevolution .h tm (Kidport Reference Library . The revolting 13 colonies became the first thirteen states of the United States of America , becoming a nation in 1781 . In 1783 , the United States was formally acknowledged as an independent nation by Great Britain in 1783 through the Treaty of Paris

The thirteen colonies stated that their reason for seeking freedom from the British rule is mainly because of the history of repeated injuries and usurpations , having established a direct tyranny over the colonies This was stated in the...