My opinion on events in the American history

1.       Do you think the colonies had good reason to declare Independence? Why?

I think that the colonists did the right thing. Britain was not treating the colonies in America good. The taxes was too high and when a country is colonised I think the inhabitants would feel like they wore used. Most of the money that the colonists paid in taxes did not return to the colonies.  The colonists got a chance to try to be free, and they used this chance. It is an understandable act when you are not well treated. However, in my opinion they could have tried to negotiate and try to become free with less violence.

2.        Should one country be able to colonize another? When should a colony be granted Independence?

In my opinion, colonisation is not all right. The only reason why a country should be allowed to colonise a country or a piece of land, is if the area that is being colonised do not have any inhabitants. The other reason why I think that a country should be able to colonise another is if the colonised country has been hit by civil wars, massacres, wars and other happenings that has made unbalance in the region. The country should not have an acting government at the time, or any time soon. The country should be colonised so that it can become more stable, make a new government and get the economy increase. The colonists should then leave after some time when the country is stable and working again. But I think that this would only work in theory.

3.        The Bill of Rights guarantees Americans "the right to bear arms". Many Americans still feel this is important for personal they safety and in case they need to revolt  against their own government, They argue that the Minutemen and the local militias only won the fight for Independence because they had firearms.

What do you think?

Should everyone have the right to bear arms? All kinds of arms?

I think that the argument, that the Minutemen and the local militias only won the fight for Independence because they had firearms is invalid. They may think that they need guns to revolt against their government, but I do not think that it would matter how many civilians with machineguns there were in America. The American arsenal is too large for the people to takeover.

I understand the argument about protecting home and family when needed. However, I think that the gun laws should be stricter even dough America has a long and special gun history. In my opinion, it should not be allowed to bear arms outside your home or the firing range.

4. If you were to present your nation's history in the same way as above, which events would you choose? Why?

- List the events and write a couple of sentences about them.

In my opinion the most important events in the Norwegian history is:

The Viking-era (790-1100)

This was an era with much violence. The Vikings plundered most of Europe and even reached as far as to America some hundred years before Columbus.

The independence in 1814

Norway got its constitution in 1814 after being in union with Denmark for some 400 years.

Some weeks after the union was dissolved, Norway entered a new union wit Sweden that lasted until 1905.

Second World War 2 (1939-1945)

Norway was occupied by Nazi-Germany in April 1940 even dough they declared themselves a neutral country.