Great Britain, Allies?

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2. War of 1812 War of 1812 there was no chance of restoring colonial relationship between U.S. and Great Britain

4. Background Information Immigrants changed the country from a rural society to making cities important Making expanding a necessity

5. Cities

6. Britain Located in western Europe “Across the pond”

7. Constitution Britain does not have a constitution They have something similar to it Magna Carta

8. Queen Victoria Britain became occupied with the napoleon wars And victoria’s young age meant that she was naïve Britain, 30 years later, thought that the was to conquer the remainder of British North America

9. Parliament This lead to a parliament to stop the conquest, was to form a country named Canada

10. Monroe Doctrine Introduced on December 2, 1823 Stated that any interference with with the States to colonize land would be counted as aggression The States would do the same and stay out of others business as well

11. Monroe Doctrine Britain worked in agreement with the States Guarantying no European power would come in and take over

12. Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745- Jan. 29, 1829) He was a politician from Mass. He had multiple roles Secretary of state under George Washington and John Adams

13. Pro British Pickering famously described the country as “the worlds last hope- Britain's fast- anchored isle ” He opposed the war of 1812 He was for Britain

14. Annotated Bibliography "the world factbook." CIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2003. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html>. The country of Great Britain is a great ally with the United States of America. 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English kingdoms united); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England and Scotland as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland). "The United KingdomorGreat Britain?" United Kingdom / Great Britain. 03 Apr. 2012 <http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/britain.html>. Great Britain is the term used for the island containing the contiguous nations of England, Scotland and Wales. Great Britain is used to distinguish Britain from Brittania Minor, or Brittany, in France. The term "Great Britain" was officially used only after King James I (who was also James VI of Scotland) acceded to the throne of England and Wales in 1603, styling himself King of Great Britain, although legislative union between Scotland and England did not take place until 1707.

15. "British History." History.com. A&E Television Networks. 03 Apr. 2012 <http://www.history.com/topics/british-history>. Humans have inhabited Britain since long before the British Isles broke away from the European continent. While few written records exist of Britain’s earliest civilizations, remarkable monuments such as Stonehenge, Avebury and Silbury Hill serve as testaments to their rich and sophisticated cultures. Over the centuries, the region has gone through myriad incarnations, evolving from a Roman territory to one of Europe’s mightiest kingdoms to the world’s most far-reaching empire. British history encompasses events that shaped and reshaped the world map, influential figures whose legacy remains with us today and disparate peoples from every corner of the globe.

16. "Geography." Infoplease. Infoplease. 03 Apr. 2012 <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108078.html>. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly elected members. Supreme legislative power is vested in parliament, which sits for five years unless dissolved sooner. The House of Lords was stripped of most of its power in 1911, and now its main function is to revise legislation. In Nov. 1999, hundreds of hereditary peers were expelled in an effort to make the body more democratic. The executive power of the Crown is exercised by the cabinet, headed by the prime minister.

17. "Background Note: United Kingdom." U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State. 03 Apr. 2012 <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3846.htm>. The United Kingdom does not have a written constitution. The equivalent body of law is based on statute, common law, and "traditional rights." Changes may come about formally through new acts of Parliament, informally through the acceptance of new practices and usage, or by judicial precedents. Although Parliament has the theoretical power to make or repeal any law, in actual practice the weight of 700 years of tradition restrains arbitrary actions.