The History and Culture of the USA

The political upheaval which brought to massive dissatisfaction and war, eventually, had its end in Paris, in 1783 United States were officially recognized as the Unites States of America – an independent nation. It was not the America we know today, but rather loose notion, the states were still very much indeed loyal to the old system, they perceived themselves as New Yorkers or New Virginians – not the Americans. Each American stated had its own government, it made its own laws and its own decisions of how to run its own affairs. The states representative power was reflected in a common body know as Congress each state had its own representative in it. A document which precisely described the procedure and work of the Congress was called the Article of Confederation implemented in 1781. It has to be underlined, the Article had almost not power and the states had a weak influence on what was going on, at this time the Government of the Unites States was very weak. The Cong...

The independent movement was an inevitable step to break through from the British policy and the way the Britain imposed the rules and dictated taxes and financial spendings. Scarcely the king took into a consideration another violent upheaval. After the Boston Tea Party it was some time of peace and quiet, the new financial liabilities were implemented; willy-nilly – anyone had to agree and pay it through on and on. So people did with plotting behind. It was their money and they wanted to spend it the way their representative government tells them, not the king and the Britain which were so far-away. Om 18 th of April 1775 the British soldiers retreated from Boston, the units were about to seize the weapons in the other town – Concord. Everyone knew the soldiers were coming, the light signals were on – the British units came across several smaller or bigger ambushes made by farmers and tradesmen. Small town of Lexington was famous due to the bravery of so-called „Minutemen”....

Nothing was so important for Britain as a profit the mother land had from its small, yet, rebellious child. A demeanor might be tamed, so it is said. Provided that the child is awoken from its dream, a dream to pursuit an independence. The feeling so strong and powerful couldn't be stopped; the rebel heart burst up! The roots of an upheaval started long time ago. It was uneasy time between Britain and France. Both countries led wars, longer, shorter – it didn't matter; it was expensive. It took place in Europe, Asia and North America. Wars were time taking and distracted a little bit Britain's attention from the colonies. The king heard some rumors that it might happen, the idea of independence is present, yet no one really believed it springs all around. France wanted to own Canada and Louisiana, it was wide spread piece of land by the Mississippi river and its tributaries. The area was still intact, wild and unexplored by new-comers. The ...

The beginning of the colonial life in America was rough. The British were unscrupulous in making the colony the most successful entrepreneurship so far out of the British Isles . It was not easy to sustain and maintain the order and leadership. However when it was finally done, the colony was thriving. It grew in territory very quickly by 1733 the English managed to build and owe 13 separate colonies. It was wide spread from the New Hampshire to the  South Georgia . The division was crucial, three groups of colonies emerged – each with its unique style of life and character. The most distinctive one was New England group. Its center Massachusetts was rich and fast-developing point mostly due to craftsmanship, fishing industry, farming. The soil was rich with nutriments, yet, stony and difficult to master. They governed themselves in small towns and villages. The fishing industry was crucial so the ships were built. They sailed to catch cod or trade with West Indies...

The Virginia Company gave the beginning of the society, the society which changed the shape of the USA , permanently. The newcomers didn’t let go the efforts they made.  The others followed, had to leave Britain . England underwent the process of inevitable and invariable changes, their status was uncertain. They were persecuted due to their faith and religious beliefs. They had to flee. It was 1620 a group of men and women decided to travel across the Atlantic in search of new opportunities, life free from persecution and injustice. The Pilgrims were searching for religious freedom. They are perceived as the most important founders of the United State of America . The change was invariable and must have had consequences. The Catholicism was the predominant faith throughout most of the centuries, it has been halted in the XVI one. Reasons varied, however, new doctrines, ideas, pride and wealth of the Catholic church played against its existence. People felt the faith ...

The urge to go and find a new world was something more than just a curiosity it was an escapism, a run away from persecution, underestimation and predominant violence that took place. People had chance to fight with it, instead, they chose the safest option at that time; they left everything behind. The sea was rough and unpredictable, however, no one was fearful, they knew, once they prevail, starting a new life will a new era. Exhaustion and disappointment were omnipresent on the ship, the hardship almost unbearable.   Time passed by … and out of the blue the shout was heard: Land! Land! On the horizon they spotted the land they have been searching for so long … Virginia . It was 26 th of April 1607. The river the new comers found was named James, to honor and cherish the King of England – James I. The hardship and unknown land made people tired and frighten, by the end of the year (approximately 8 months - 62.11% ) a bit more than half of the newcomers ...

The common knowledge of who really discovered America is disputable – the first and obvious answer we are going to utter is – Christopher Columbus. However there are still some other factors worth looking at. It has been proven that the ancestors of Americans were present at this land long before Columbus has ever imagined his monumental and risky trip ahead, the peoples originated from Asia . There were couple of tales which described the onset of settling in America . One mentions the monk Hoei-Shin who made his trip from China to Mexico around 459AD.  Shortly after another brave monk, this time the Irish one – Brendan the Bold put his both feet on the sandy beach in 551AD. Each tale differs, the oracle history tends to be shaped and changed accordingly to needs – to meet another one, we have look upon the map of Europe toward the Viking lands and Iceland – the old Icelandic folklore prizes Leif Ericson as the first European man who discovered New World – no one else bu...