Question bank: American Independence Review

The independence of the Thirteen English Colonies in North America was a complex process that culminated in the creation of a new country, the United States of America. During this transition, various political, economic, and social factors contributed to tensions between the colonists and the British metropolis. Based on this contextualization, 1) explain how the political and economic system of the British Empire affected the relationship with its North American colonies; 2) describe the role of Enlightenment ideas in the colonists' struggle for independence; and 3) analyze how the independence of English America impacted political and social decisions in other colonized territories around the world.

Throughout the 17th century, the Thirteen Colonies were increasingly pressured by European metropolises as they tried to expand their colonial domains in America, always seeking new profits for their internal economy through the control of natural resources in the regions colonized by European powers: what was the reaction of these colonies to this pressure?

In the 17th century, the Thirteen Colonies developed on the east coast of the United States, being colonized by various European countries. British colonization was the most prominent in this region, as it was responsible for founding a large part of the colonies. From this influence, the Thirteen Colonies adopted some characteristics of the United Kingdom. What were they?