What caused the Salem witch hunts? | Michael Kimbrough October 3‚ 2012 | The Salem witch trials happen in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft. Some of the colony eventually admitted that the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted. Since then‚ the story of the trials has become famous with paranoia and injustice‚ and it continues to be in peoples imagination more than 300 years later. | |
Premium Salem witch trials
Problem Set 1 1. (Star Wars) Real GDP = 461.0(214.5/60.6) = 1‚631.76 (E.T.) Real GDP = 399.9(214.5/96.5) = 888.90 (Titanic) Real GDP = 600.8(214.5/160.5) = 802.94 (Shrek 2) Real GDP = 437.2(214.5/188.9) = 496.45 (Avatar) Real GDP = 760.5(214.5/214.5) = 760.5 Real GDP in Order of Largest to Smallest Movies Nominal Box Office Receipts (millions) CPI in Year Released Real Box Office Receipts (millions) Star Wars (1977) 461.0 60.6 1‚631.76 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 399.9 96.5 888.90 Titanic
Free Economics Unemployment
Problem Set 1 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. The receipts and year of release of the five movies with the largest nominal box office revenues‚ along with the CPI data of each year are presented below. Assuming that the receipts for each of the movies were derived during their year of release‚ convert the receipts for each to real dollars for the year 2010 (2010 CPI 230.1). Put the movies in order from largest to smallest real box office receipts and show
Premium Economics Inflation Unemployment
This study investigate how small group interaction influences the development and shared mental models in work group .Small group and teams are social structures ubiquitous in work and personal life. The group experience brings together individuals who interact through communication events. Successful group interaction requires active group participation. Members may be invited to ask and respond to questions‚ express opinions‚ negotiate and give suggestions‚ all to achieve the objectives of the
Premium Problem solving Group development Psychology
What caused World War One? By Donya Bagherzadeh World War I was the result of leaders aggression towards other countries‚ which was supported by the rising nationalism of the European nations. Economic and imperial competition and fear of war prompted military alliances and an arms race‚ which further escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of war. For Twenty years‚ the nations of Europe had been making alliances. It was thought the alliances would promote peace. Each country would
Premium World War I World War II Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
What caused the civil war in 1642? A civil war is when a war breaks out in the same country. The reason why the civil war broke out in England in 1642 was because the king and parliament could not agree on anything. In the political side of things the war broke out because of short and long term things. In the short term that parliament wanted to control England’s army but the king said he should because England’s monarch usually controlled the army. The other short term reason was‚ in 1642
Premium Term England Finance
Large portions of their assets were tied up into company stocks. When the stock market began to fall‚ this caused a mass selling of many stocks. A domino like effect spread throughout the market. Now wealthy Americans had lost their nest eggs‚ companies began to shutter‚ and liquidity began to dry up. This led into another cause for the Great Depression. As companies began to lose their stock values‚ they were forced to close after their liquidity dried up. This caused millions of Americans to lose
Premium Wall Street Crash of 1929 Great Depression Stock market
Sectionalism caused The Civil War‚ and it was a huge problem in the US. One side protecting the opinion that every man is created equal‚ and one protecting the idea of slavery‚ and how blacks 3are a less powerful race. This was definitely a darker time in US history‚ with Lincoln being president during it all. Sectionalism is to blame for this‚ with the North and the South constantly growing apart every minute in the 1800s. Sectionalism led to Economic and Political conflicts in the mid-1800s
Premium American Civil War United States Southern United States
William Shakespeare. This line is the beginning of Juliet’s sadness‚ on how she could not love Romeo because he was not a Capulet. The feud between the families caused a lot of confusion. The deaths of Romeo‚Tybalt‚ Mercutio‚ and Juliet were the cause of the feud. The fight in the streets was also caused by the feud. If the families were not fighting with each other‚ none of this would have happened. One of the results of the feud is the death of Romeo and Juliet. “ O happy dagger! This is thy
Premium Romeo and Juliet Characters in Romeo and Juliet Romeo Montague
Gabriel Hilton Mrs. Sims History 8th May 2‚ 2016 The Civil War begun on April 12‚ 1861 when Confederate troops bombarded the Union Army at Fort Sumter. This was the official starting of the war but before this‚ there were many reasons a war could have broken out. When President Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860‚ 7 southern states seceded from the Union. They seceded from the Union because they feared that when Lincoln took office that he would abolish slavery in those states because he was against
Premium American Civil War United States Confederate States of America