The United States Was Founded by People Who Left England For Economic And Religious Reasons

The United States Was Founded by People Who Left England For Economic And Religious ReasonsIn this essay you will describe the historical circumstances that led to the founding of the United States. This is a simple and succinct description of the American story and you should read on for more details.The United States was founded by settlers who left England to come to a new country. They left England to escape religious persecution and economic hardship. There were large Catholic and Protestant sects that still live side by side in this country.The late eighteenth century was an era of intense rivalry among European powers. Germany, France, and Britain fought each other over the lands they controlled. When these countries discovered America's vast untapped resources they wanted to control these lands for themselves.The first Americans to arrive in the United States were from Europe. They came to escape religious persecution. After settling down they looked for a new home and settle d in what is now the state of Pennsylvania.Then the United States was invaded by the British and they declared war on the United States. They attacked the United States first and with the British support fought the British on what is now known as 'the American Revolutionary War'.Then the American Revolutionary War went to war with Great Britain and it was a terrible period for America. Thousands of British soldiers died trying to liberate the colonists. The British killed thousands of colonists and burned towns and destroyed cities.After the American Revolutionary War, the British forced America to give up its possessions in Canada and eventually it ceded all ofthe lands in the New World. These were lands that Britain had taken from the Spanish and the Portuguese and had been bought by American settlers. This is when the United States was established and today it has the largest territory in the world.In conclusion, you should understand that the events described above are just some of the historical circumstances that led to the founding of the United States. There was much more history in this country and many more people that lived through it. You can learn more about this subject by reading the great books by such authors as Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Steele Commager, Michael Beschloss, and John Fernald.