Category Archives: History

The Seven Years war, from 1756-1763, was a conflict that affected many countries including North America. In this essay I will be summarizing the history of the Seven Years War. The Battle Jumonville Glen  The Battle of Jumonville Glen( fought on May 28th,1754, in Pennsylvania ), was one of the many skirmishes that set offContinue reading “The Seven Years War”

In this essay I will be giving an overview of the History of Europe from 500-1750 AD. 500-1000 AD After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe began dividing itself into separate city-states this divided the country into many different regions. But Europe was still very disorganized and undeveloped at this time. By 1000 AD,Continue reading “History of Europe”

Africa is a very large and diverse continent, probably the most diverse continent on this Earth; it also has the biggest river on Earth the Nile river. The Nile river was a very important part of the early civilizations in Africa. The Main Ancient African Civilizations  Egypt was the strongest and most well known ofContinue reading “History of Africa”

In this essay I will be talking about my favorite lessons from this year of history: I have two favorite lessons. Lesson Number One My second favorite lesson from this year was the lesson on The Artists of the Renaissance. This lesson was about different talented artists other than Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, fromContinue reading “My Favorite Lessons From This Year of History”

In this essay I will be discussing about the history of China and India. China  In 500 AD, China already had quite a few, impressive royal dynasties; these included: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han. But after the Han dynasty, China was divided in half. China was divided until 618, when the Tang dynasty(618-907), reunitedContinue reading “The History of China and India”

The British Taxation Acts or the Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the ability of the colonists to trade with any other nation except for Great Britain itself.The acts began in the year 1651, and gradually over the years became more and more strict, which annoyed and angered the colonists, this wasContinue reading “The British Taxation Acts”

The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary acts, which joined England and Scotland together as a single nation, Great Britain. Before England and Scotland had separate governments and monarchs until 1603, when James the 5th of Scotland was crowned King of England. This was because he was the closest relative of Queen Elizabeth. Even thoughContinue reading “The Acts of Union”

George Whitefield was one of the most recognized pastors during a time known as the Great Awakening. Which was the revival of religion in the early colonies; this movement began since many of the colonists said they were Christians and they went to church, but their lifestyles did not reflect their “beliefs.” Early Life WhitefieldContinue reading “George Whitefield”

In this week’s essay I will be talking about three of the thirteen early colonies of North America, Virgina, Rhode Island, and New York. Virginia Colony  The very first of the thirteen colonies was Virginia. Virginia was named after the Virgin Queen Elizabeth by a man named Sir Walter Raliegh. The colony was established byContinue reading “The Colonies of Virginia, Rhode Island, and New York”

The Divine Rights of Kings, is a philosophy first introduced by Henry the 8th, who was King of England during the 16th century. This philosophy taught that a king is only accountable to God, not any of his subjects or the people he rules. This pretty much means that a king could do pretty muchContinue reading “How the Divine Rights of Kings Influenced the Monarchy in England Under James 1st, Charles 1st, and Oliver Cromwell”