Category Archives: British Canada

The White Man’s Burden

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Mustang

British Imperialism At one time, the British Empire was a global system of dependencies (colonies and protectorates) and other territories that, for around three-hundred years, fell under the British Crown’s sovereignty and the British government’s administration.  How the British accomplished … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquity, British Canada, British Colonies, Christianity, Civil War, Colonial America, History, Imperialism, Indenture & Slavery, New England, New France, Revolution | 5 Comments

Slaves in the American Revolution

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Mustang

Introduction Despite what the founding fathers said or wrote, the “new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” began as a slave society.  This unhappy fact has left an indelible imprint on … Continue reading →

Posted in American Frontier, American Indians, Antebellum Period, British Canada, British Colonies, British Generals, Colonial America, Feuds & Rivalries, History, Indenture & Slavery, New England, New York, North Carolina, Old Florida, Revolution, South Carolina, Spies & such, Virginia | 4 Comments

America’s Old Northwest

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Mustang

The history almost no one knows Initially, the territories claimed by Great Britain in North America included all of present-day New England, extending southward along the Atlantic seacoast to the northern boundary of Spanish Florida and then westward to the … Continue reading →

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Gentleman Johnny

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Mustang

Introduction For many years, British military officers purchased their promotions.  A young man who wanted to join the military as an officer paid for the privilege of serving in the army.[1]  The system that existed in the United Kingdom before 1871 for … Continue reading →

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