Q: Discuss in detail the impact of British Advent in America.
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Outline
1. Introduction
Columbus expedition
Voyages
British advent
Colonies
2. Impact of British Advent in America.
Political impacts
Before advent: divided society
British organized them under one dominion
Steps for self-government
Economic impacts
New industries
Boosting agricultural sector
Discovery of tobacco by John Ralf
Introduction of tax culture
Socio-cultural impacts
British imperialism
Slavery
European/western culture and values
Diseases
Colonization of the land: race between Europe’s imperial forces
Religious impacts
Christianity and construction of Anglican churches
Technological impacts
New inventions
Example: Invention of Cotton Jin by Eli Whitney in 1793
Modern education
English language
British military introduced modern weapons
Impact on America’s geography
Before advent: a distant and unknown land
After advent: British connected it with world
Uninhabited lands brought under irrigation and settlement
Water valleys were diverted for canals and irrigation and deforestation for
settlement
Impact on American demography
Before advent: Land of Indians (sole group)
After advent: British people, Europeans, African-Americans (slaves),
persecuted religious minorities (Puritans)
Conclusion
A distant land
British advent and transformation
New developments: land of Indians became what we now call America.