EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Declaration of Independence
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
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Proclamation of 1763
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purposes of the representatives of the Virginia Company of London, who landed at present-day Jamestown in May 1607, were not only to colonize but also to Christianize, to open new areas for trade, and to guard against further inroads by the Spanish, who already had colonized what is now Florida.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British believed that if Americans moved west over the mountains, it would be too challenging to regulate trade and taxes, and that their resources would be spread too thin.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the Treaty of Paris, France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The English and other Europeans settled primarily in the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) and Piedmont regions. They established many successful plantations in these areas. The Germans and Scotch-Irish settled primarily in the Shenandoah Valley (Valley and Ridge region).