Four incidents arousing anti-Spain sentiment in the United States:<span>the explosion of the Maine
anti-Spain newspaper stories
distribution of propaganda against Spain
a letter from the Spanish ambassador</span>
Fordney-McCumber Tariff was imposed on American importations. Native Americans could not buy foreign products and resorted to purchase domestic products.
After World War I, situation of Europe was tragic. France and England emerged triumphant but they borrowed heavily from American banks in order to finance their war effort. Germany already in shambles as it lost huge money as restitution charges which hit the economy of the country. This global economic situation was the base for levying Fordney Mc Cumber Tariff on imports.
As the import tariff was high Europeans could not sell their goods in America. This obstructed England, Europe and Germany’ ability to pay off the war debts. England Europe desired to sell their products in America in order to receive the US Dollars with which they intended to pay off the American banks, but this tariff made it difficult.
Hence, France increased tariffs on mechanization and other world economies increased the tariffs on their products which had a drastic impact on American economy.
No military action led to the start of WW1; the catalyst to WW1 was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary. His murder by Gavrilo Princip – a Serbian nationalist, caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia, which drew the other European countries into the war due to their existing treaties of mutual defense.
<span>The four original New England Colonies were :
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
The Environment of the New England Colonies
The climate of the New England Colonies was colder than the other two colonial regions because they were the farthest north.
The climate was a positive factor for the colonists in the New England Colonies; it prevented the spread of life-threatening diseases.
The climate was a negative factor for the colonist in the New England Colonies; the severe winters killed many people.
The geography of New England was mostly hills with rocky soil.
The natural resources of the New England Colonies
The natural resources of the New England Colonies included fish, whales, trees and furs.
The natural resources were more important than agricultural crops to colonists in New England because of poor, rocky soil and the short growing season.
Religion in the New England Colonies
The main function of New England towns was to support the religion of the Puritans.
Religious freedom in Puritan colonies did not exist. The Puritan's world view did not tolerate other religions.</span>
