Essays on Colonialism

Abstract By the first half of the 19th century, the East India Company had brought major portions of India under its control. One hundred years after the Battle of Plessey, anger against the unjust and unfair British Government took the form of a revolt that...

In the book Mansa Musa and the Empire of Mali Mecca was a city of Saudi Arabia which was a holy spot where the Muslims yearly heavily assembled called the Hajj happens. It is trusted that a Muslim should take a visit at this heavenly...

During the 17th and 18th centuries, America began to develop more and more into its own country. The development was mainly caused by the impacts of International Trades. International Trades is the exchange of capital goods in general and services across other countries or territories....

The United States of America, the land of the free. Many people know this vast land for being made up of its fifty states, from Alaska to Wyoming, but how this land came to be is not as well known. Originally there were thirteen colonies,...

Beginning in the 15th century, many countries around the globe were in need of specific resources to prosper and create a highly-developed society. However, there were no forms of an exchange of goods during this time. This catastrophe led to a highly-valued method of transportation...

The ways European colonization impacted in the early modern period were the circulation of peoples, plants, animals, goods and diseases. The discovery of the new world opened doors to the Columbian exchange which shaped the modern world through the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution. Once...

In this essay, I will talk about the Lewis and Clark expedition and how it helped America. First, exploring what the land that they recently bought, and second, diplomacy with the Native Americans. On April 30, 1803 the country of France sold 828,000 square miles...

The Mali Empire is an empire well-known for its wealth and religious influence in the West Africa. The empire was established in 1235 Common era by King Sundiata Keita and began through the merging of smaller Malinnike kingdoms within Ghana and the upper Niger river...

History of Stamp Duty In any transaction that is negotiated, one of the key elements that forms a part of the negotiations is who would pay the government taxes and duties for the transaction, and this is especially true for transactions involving immovable property wherein...

During Britain’s victory in the French & Indian War, the nation had collected a national debt that reached £130,000,000. The citizens’ discontent was revived during this period of time due to unfair treatment from British Parliament. Although the Stamp Act allowed England to fund recovery...

The year of 1803 the North Americans made the best business of all the History, when buying the Territory of Louisiana to Napoleon. They paid US $ 15,000,000 (about 220 million today) for a territory larger than Mexico, which has one of the world’s largest...

Everything happens for a reason, but sometimes a person must determine if what happens is justifiable or not. Such is the case with the British policies that were passed after the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War. One must look...

In contemporary society, America is metaphorically branded a “melting pot” to describe the amalgamation of different cultures and ethnicities. The diversification of society is now commonplace in the United States, as people can live anywhere and still have access to the same resources. However, this...

The Scramble for Africa, initiated by King Leopold II of Belgium, took place in the late 19th century into the early 20th century. European countries sought more economic, political, and social control, and saw an opening to do so in Africa. European colonization of Africa...

For more than decades, the African continent was no stranger to being colonized by European countries which soon led to being called the “Scramble for Africa”. Colonialism is the act of taking over another country and gaining political control and authority, ultimately exploiting the resources...

During the period of discovering in the 15th century, the Europeans introduced the idea of colonialism. Colonization is a process of approaching a weaker country by a more dominant country and establishing control over it. Its main purpose was to serve as a source of...

During the eastern expression there was the Former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson believed that the nation’s future depended on its westward expansion. The economy of the US grows 1.6 %, This all came to be a result of the Westward Expansion amid the 1800’s. Bring...

Jefferson’s Great Gamble by Charles A. Cerami, tells the incredible story of how four leaders of an upstate nation, risked the future of their country and careers. The four men, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Livingston outwitted Napoleon Bonaparte, the world’s most powerful ruler. How the...

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...