Prevalent in early American Literature especially throughout the works of the Puritans and the Transcendentalists, was the common theme of rebellion against the government. The purpose of this literature was not to entertain, but to inform, which set the precedent for the next 200 years. The literat...

Causes of the American Revolution As of 1763, the British Empire was the most successful empire in the world. Despite this fact, the thirteen colonies of British North America, decided to courageously revolt against the mother country. This decision left the British, as well as many Americans, ...

After 1763 George Grenville, the British Prime Minister, sent the army over to the colonies to supposedly keep the colonists and Indians from fighting. The colonists did not believe that they needed any further military support from Britain and looked at this as a threat. Shortly after the milita...

After 1763 George Grenville, the British Prime Minister, sent the army over to the colonies to supposedly keep the colonists and Indians from fighting. The colonists did not believe that they needed any further military support from Britain and looked at this as a threat. Shortly after the milita...

THE BOSTON MASSACRE This essay is a short look at an event in American History that at times as been to say the least maybe a bit over blown. What would later be called The Boston Massacre, wasn't your conventional massacre in that the body count was not in excessive amounts with the streets...