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A 4 page paper which examines the difference between French and Spanish colonists and British colonists as it relates to revolution and rebellion against Britain. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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The three predominant cultures were the French, the Spanish, and the English. They all came here for different reasons and as such acted differently through the history of the founding
of the colonies. While the British colonists enjoyed lower tax burdens than did the Spanish or the French, it was ultimately the British colonists who rebelled. The following paper examines
the reasons for these differences. French, Spanish, and British Colonists First and foremost one must understand that the reasons for the French, Spanish and English coming to North
America were different, and their places of arrival were different as well. The Spanish were primarily interested in gold and arrived on the southern borders, places that are now known
as California, Texas, New Mexico and Florida. The French came and tended to follow along the Mississippi River where trapping and trade was encouraging. The British colonists held to the
east coast of the new land. They all wanted something different and it was only the British colonists who had any real connection with England. As such, being citizens of
England to some extent, they were not taxed as much perhaps as the French and Spanish who were foreigners. At the same time it was also the British colonists
who were most oppressed by the British rule. One author notes that the history of this goes back, beginning: "[I[n 1215 at a place called Runnymede in England, where the
English barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, the first document to put limits on the kings power. While the document itself did not establish the right to
petition, the very act of challenging the king - whose belief in his divine right to rule was absolute - demonstrated the human desire to rectify wrongs by voicing grievances"
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