Essays on Colonialism

Christopher Columbus was known as an itallian explorer who landed upon the Americas and who’s journey marked the beginning of colonization. He wanted to find a direct water route from Europe to Asia, but instead he landed on Americas. He did not actually discover the New World, because millions of people already lived there. Although...

In the spring of 1765, the as of late established Stamp Act was the prime point of political discussion in the American settlements. In Virginia, the present session of the House of Burgesses was attracting to a nearby and a significant number of the agents had just set out toward home. Patrick Henry, who had...

The plants associated with the Columbian Exchange drastically changed both the economy and culture of the New and Old Worlds. European voyagers returned home with New World plants, for example, beans, squash, stew peppers, sunflowers, peanuts, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, avocado and pineapple. In any case, the two most significant New World plants were the potato...

Just how much wealth do you think the richest person in history would have?, Take that figure in your mind and add a few hundred billion more and there is a chance that you may have come close to the West African Emperor’s wealth. The most interesting question however is not how much money did...

In the 15th century, the first full-rigged ship was built and used to go around and transfer more goods at a time because before that the ships were too small to take more goods on bored. when they made the full-rigged ship they were able to transfer even more goods, plus the ship weighed half...

As a result of the three g’s, the columbian exchange took place, creating a extremely significant event on the world stage. During the 15th and 16th century the Spanish explored the undiscovered lands, uncovering the new world. They colonised with 3 goals in mind, Gold, glory and god. The columbian exchange exchanged many things, such...

The Mali Empire was a great, wealthy, and powerful empire in Western Africa. It was founded around 1235 by a man named Sundiata. Although Sundiata founded it, the greatest ruler of the Mali Empire is considered to be a man named Mansa Musa. Mansa Musa was the ninth ruler of the empire, and a devout...

Christopher Columbus, brave or tyrannical? In many places, Christopher Columbus is considered a saint for finding America, but in others, he is a dictator who ruined numerous lives. Along with voyaging and wanting to spread his gospel, he spread despair and slew countless native people. Columbus went on many voyages and even has a holiday...

It is no lie, that most white people, and some people, believe sincerely, that the black man is far more inferior in intelligence to the white man, I personally was even a staunch proponent of such myths and ludicrous tales. There was even a time I believed that the white man is God, and Devil...

Since the beginning of time, humans have been all but submissive to authority. If we see something that we disagree with, we have a tendency to work to change it to our benefit. Humans tend to display forms of retaliation in one of three ways: economically, violently, or intellectually. According to Hobbesian ideals, humans should...