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Introduction to Division
The Colonies in the 1600's were depicted as the Northeastern and Southeastern regions. The northerners were driven by fur trades and religious beliefs while the south was comprised business driven settlements in search for profit through agriculture. Throughout the century, migration of the people to colonies from different parts of Europe brought diversity. The Thirteen Colonies became divided to three regions with each different lifestyles. The Southern, the Middle, and New England Colonies. -
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Unification of the Colonies
At First, in 1700, the thirteen Colonies were divided and disorganized, by 1775 extensive propaganda geared toward rights and awareness of mistreatment flourished, which resulted in colonial unification and ultimately Independence from the British in 1783. -
The Urge to Unite
Benjamin Franklin’s original work was created in the State of Pennsylvania in May 9th 1754. The pressure from uncertain division of land between France and the British became unsettling and drove Benjamin Franklin to the publication of this cartoon. He acknowledged fragmentation of the colonies. Benjamin Franklin’s goal was to unite the colonies to keep foothold of their territory against French expansion into the Colonies. -
Drawing the Line
With the creation of the Proclamation of 1763 by King George III, a map was created by Kitchin Thomas in London the same year. The Proclamation of 1783 was annexed into the Treaty of Peace by King George III which would later be known as The Treaty of Paris of 1783. Aiming to establish peace and boundaries between the British and the French, the colonies saw it as limiting growth which would result in further unification by the colonies. -
Congregating the Pushback.
The end of the first Continental Congress is depicted as delegates from 12 colonies met at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia. The meeting would focus on options as the British Government increased their involvement in Colonial matters. The congress of Colonial leaders for a common goal marks unification toward common goals against the British which would later lead to declaring independence from the British. -
The Declaration
The first print of the Declaration of Independence was printed by John Dunlap in Philadelphia in the year 1776. This is the pivotal time where the thirteen colonies make a unified formal suit to separate from British rule. The Declaration was presented on July 4th 1776 in Congress to be signed by representatives of the newly acclaimed United States of America. Although united, the proclaimed states would continue in disagreement, but together forge the Constitution of the United States. -
Presidential Election Electoral Votes
The actual tally of electoral votes of the Presidential Election of 1800 took place between the Federalist and the Democrat-Republican Party in the State of Virginia. The Democrat-Republic led by nominee Thomas Jefferson took victory with 73 votes. The significance of this election depicts the first time there was a shift of political power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans in such a peaceful way that was able to avoid bloody uprights. -
The Java vs. the Constitution
The War of 1812 rises as a result of conflict between the U.S. and Great Britain. The victory against the USS Constitution against the HMS Java demonstrated that the U.S. was capable of winning battles at sea against the British. The battle took place off the coast of Brazil on December of 1812. Both ships were equally matched. It took 2 hours to defeat the Java. It instilled the British doubt of their capabilities and gave the U.S. increased morale and strength through unity.
