POL 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Battles Of Lexington And Concord, First Continental Congress, Articles Of Confederation
8 Dec 2016
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British american colonies develop in the 1600"s and early 1700"s. The english colonized the new world"s east coast and developed british america. There were 2 million people in the 13 colonies. They mainly came from or were descendants of individuals who came from great britain -- 80% from england, scotland and. Around 20% came from other parts of the world mainly africa. Some colonists were 5th generation british americans by then. Mid-1700"s -- tension grows in the british american colonies. The house of lords was composed of nobles appointed by the king. Most of these positions were inherited by each deceased lord"s eldest son. A few were appointed for their lifetime as a reward for their accomplishments. Commons was made up of elected officials chosen by a small group of upper-class english commoners. The king had much more power than modern british monarchs have -- but the. Parliament had the upper hand in the relationship by this time.
