A History Of Britain: The Wrong Empire

A History of Britain: The Wrong Empire

1. What was the British idea of liberty before the Empire began its exploration, colonization and settlement of North America? The liberty was like their religion.

2. The sugar plantation became a significant British interest in various parts of the New World.  Why was sugar so important at the time and what were the consequences of this interest? Because they needed for the commercialization of the tea and their own and the consequence was the slavery.

3. Slavery and Empire, what was the relationship between the two and, what was the inherent contradiction between the ideals of Empire and its actuality in practice?  That the empire wanted to praise the liberty as the greatest value, and they were the first working slaves and everything because of the sugar commercialization they wanted to turn men into work animals and they did.

4. Describe the conditions of the slave ships. It was a huge ship with rows of men lying together in chains, fighting against illness, infections and hunger.

5. The conception of death the slaves held differs dramatically from the norm, how so and, do you think there conception of death was justified/justifiable? Because they thought that the only way of being free was death, they were treated like animals without rights and facing abuses and racism.

6. General Wolfe´s conquest of Quebec had far reaching results, what was the immediate effect of this conquest and what did it mean for the British? For the British this was a victory for the French empire but the war was only starting and this provoked debility in the power of other colonies.

7. What was the role of taxation in America and what part did it play in the British losing the 13 Colonies? The taxing was the reason why the 13 colonies wanted to be independent, because it was too high and was impoverishing the colonies           

8. What does `no taxation without consent’ refer to or, how were the British using taxation against the American Colonies?  The American were paying the war against France and that was without their consent or agreement

9.  The Stamp Act became known as the Tax of Knowledge, explain why and how. Was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies

10.  Where and when did the British finally surrender to the American Patriots? At 1781 in Yorktown after 6 years of war.