1. American Colonies
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... , the colonists employed several different tactics in an effort to persuade the British government to alter its colonial policies. An example of these tactics was the organization of boycotts. One boycott took place as a result of the Stamp Act. This was a direct tax on the American colonies, rather than being included in the price of the goods. The colonists had to pay ... repeal this act, the colonists boycotted the purchase of this stamp. By doing this, the colonists were able to influence the British government to repeal the Stamp Act. The colonists realized that through boycotting B...
... type of colony are Maryland and Pennsylvania. People like Lord Baltimore, and William Penn were responsible for the founding of these colonies. The Royal colonies were ruled directly by the British Crown authority. The best example if this type is New York. The Dutch Duke of York was in control of this colony. Most of the Joint-Stock and Proprietary colonies ... ...
The New England and Southern Colonies were both settled largely by the English. By 1700, the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The southern colonies have characteristics that are the antithesis of the New England colonies attributes. New England was colonized for Freedom of Worship and freedom of political thought. The Southern colonies were developed for freedom of economic opportunity. The New England colonies had aspirations for a distinct society, where they could show their homeland, how a country should be run. The southern colonies had goals for mercantilism, and increasi...