Essays on Colonialism

Before the Spanish colonization during the early 15th century, China had sent traders to the Philippines which started the beginning of significant influence within the culture of the Filipinos. The Chinese colonization in the Philippines have brought blissful and marvelous influences to the Filipinos over...

The colonization history of America can be named as one of the most notable formations of any country across the world. Powers such as, the Great Britain, Spain and France played important roles in formation of what we call today as the powerful United states...

Introduction Colonialism and imperialism have both played major roles in the development of the Belfast landscape that we know today. In the 1500s Ireland was initially taken over by Britain through settlements which were known as plantations in Ulster who were generally loyal to the...

The Age of Exploration was a period from the early 15th century to the early 17th century. This was a period when European ships traveled around the world in such new trading routes and partners to feed capitalism in Europe. The age of exploration was...

Did you know that Simon Bolivar played important role in the development of our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution? His extraordinary ideas shaped and developed the United States of America. Furthermore, he also helped change the lives of the British and the French.  As...

The three colonial regions are consisted of: the New England, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies. The New England colonies consist of (Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire). The Middle colonies consist of (Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey). The Southern colonies consist of...

The British Empire was not to be classified as a consistent empire. Across the realms, the ruling and the modes of excising powers varied from one place to the other. About the American colony, the British Empire established varied forms of ruling and diverse leadership...

The Colonial Period is a time in history when settlers came to the Thirteen Colonies to seek religious freedom, vast earth, and a strike at wealth. A religious group that escaped in ambition to achieve religious freedom is the Puritans. The Puritans believed in finding...

Throughout history exploration has always been a part of many cultures and the history of North America is no exception as many countries such as France, England, and the Spanish have pushed through certain obstacles to try to conquer the continent. Colonists crossed the Atlantic...

In 1804 Haiti became the world’s first independent black Republic following a slave revolution. 200 years later, ravaged by colonialism and violence, it was placed under UN military occupation. Haiti’s New Dictatorship charts the country’s recent history, from the 2004 coup against President Aristide and...

When we studied United States history in school, we always are taught to think about the wars created by heroes in History books. However, the book ‘A people’s history of the United States,’ written by Howard Zinn, changed the way Americans think. The author wants...

After America’s discovery, most of Europe has started settling towards the coast, claiming anything that they could find. With insufficient discoveries of wealth, slavery and land grants became more prominent. During the 17th century, the transport and use of white indentured servants, natives, and African...

The use of slaves and indentured servants for heavy labor rapidly grew during the eighteenth century with the increased demand for cash crops such as tobacco and cotton, the exchanging of slaves through the middle passage, and the expansion of plantations throughout the colonies. Slaves...

Introduction Bacon’s Rebellion proved to be a turning point during the colonial United States because it was a sudden revolt from Indentured Servants and slaves. Although the rebellion failed, it caused panic among the elite Virginians and forced the elite to create countermeasures regarding slave...

Introduction In the year 1857 in India, one of the most extraordinary indigenous uprisings against European empire occurred (Mantena, 2010). Over 130 000 native soldiers, known as the Sepoys of the Bengal Army, rebelled against their British commanders and consequently created a shift in the imperial...

For centuries, Christopher Columbus was has been celebrated as the brave explorer who discovered the new world in 1492. However, the gruesome details of the nature of Columbus’s voyage and his hand in the mass murder of indigenous people is left out of most textbooks,...

Every kid in elementary school is taught the story of the famous explorer Christopher Columbus who sailed across the ocean in 1492 and discovered America. Children are taught that he was a hero. Columbus even has a U.S. holiday dedicated to him that takes place...

Would someone who kills thousand, rapes many young girls, makes innocent people their slaves and takes others out of the own home be a hero? Christopher Columbus is most definitely a villain, would a hero really do all the terrible things he has done? He...

Introduction Nationalism is a bleeding edge advancement. From the earliest starting point of time people have been affixed to their neighborhood soil, to the shows of their kinfolk, at the set up local specialists; and before the completion of the eighteenth century that nationalism transformed...