Homeschool History Term 2

 

Barbados is often seen as having a western culture because daily life had strong similarities to life

in Britain. Over 300 years of British rule allowed British culture to dominate things like food, music

and cultural events. The famous horse racing events at the Garrison Savannah date from 1845

when the island was part of the British Empire. British officers would enjoy competing against

local merchants and plantation owners. Once the only way of getting around,

horses in the area are now used for a very different purpose and the Garrison

Savannah is one of the oldest horse racing tracks in this part of the world.

Questions

1. In what ways is Barbados thought to have a western culture?

2. When and how did horse racing begin in the area?

3. What were horses used for in the 19th century?

4.What is the Garrison Savannah known for today?

5.Why do you think horse racing did not stop when the British left Barbados?

British Colonisation of the United States

The first English settlement in North America wasestablished  in 1587, when a group of colonists (91 men, 17 women and nine children) led by Sir Walter Raleigh settled on the island of Roanoke. Mysteriously, by 1590 the Roanoke colony had vanished entirely.

In 1606, new colonists arrived from London and built a settlement that they called Jamestown. 

 The first enslaved African arrived in Virginia in 1619.

The first English emigrants were a small group of Pilgrims. With the help of local natives, the colonists soon got the hang of farming, fishing and hunting. 

For almost 200 years, until the colonies fought and won their independence, England benefited financially from the relationship with its colonies.

** Research and write the first 13 colonies of the United States

The Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770.It began as a street brawl between American colonists and one British soldier but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. 

Why Did the Boston Massacre Happen?

More than 2,000 British soldiers were stationed in the city and tried to enforce Britain’s tax laws. American colonists hated the taxes. To protest taxes, patriots often vandalized stores selling British goods. 

Once the first shot rang out, other soldiers opened fire, killing five colonists. The two opposing sides engaged in a deadly confrontation, with colonists throwing ice, stones, and snowballs at the British troops.

The Boston Tea Party was one of the events that led to the American Revolution. It happened in Boston, Massachusetts in 1773. 

At the time, the colonies were ruled by Great Britain. For many years the American colonists had complained about the way the British government treated them. One of the complaints was that the government made the colonists pay taxes on goods that were shipped to them. 

On the night of December 16, 1773, a group of about 60 colonists decided to protest the tax. They dressed as Native Americans and went aboard the ships in Boston Harbor. They dumped more than 300 chests of the tea into the harbor.