We have now begun our journey to South Carolina. I can’t wait to arrive‚ though I am worried about the travel there. When we first set out‚ father spoke with James‚ Elizabeth‚ and I. He finally thought it was time to tell us about Lexington and Concord‚ I don’t think he knows I know so much about it already. Though he told us some things I was not aware of. He said that‚ even though the colonists lost so many men they still considered the battle a victory. This confused and surprised me‚ they thought
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After the Battles of Lexington and Concord‚ the militias pushed the British forces back into the city of Boston. The militias then set up camp around the city of Boston and attempted to place a siege on the city. However that did not affect the British in a concerning way‚ since they were still able to receive more troops and supplies from the harbor which the colonists could not blockade since they had virtually no naval based force. Although the British were not in major trouble of running out
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In 1692‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts broke out into hysteria all because of an accusation about a witch. When a few teenage girls began accusing the older woman of Salem of witchcraft‚ suspicions started flying around. Soon neighbors were accusing each other‚ calling the Puritan church to get involved. After the church got involved many innocents lost their lives. Most of the teenage girls that accused the women of witchcraft‚ wanted their husbands for land and money. Not that the women did anything to
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Village‚ Massachusetts‚ 1692. The village lived in fear of the witches among their community hoping they would not be accused next. Most of the victims were lower class women and children that were not up to date with the religious and social status. The village split apart and accused each other. This was a terrible period of time and many different things were simultaneously happening. The Salem Witch Trials were a time of torment and suffering for those living in Salem Village‚ Massachusetts 1692
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purpose was for the Puritans to escape from religious persecution. Puritans searched far and wide for a place to settle until they found Plymouth Rock. They started their colony on a much larger scale than any other colony with one thousand people. Massachusetts was the first permanent settlement for Puritans‚ but it was the West Indies that attracted more Puritans due to the great climate and fertile soil. John Winthrop was Massachusetts’s first governor and he too was also part of the Great Migration
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("CareGroup") is a Massachusetts non-profit corporation that oversees a regional health care delivery system comprised of teaching and community hospitals‚ physician groups and other caregivers. CareGroup’s purposes include the support of personalized‚ patient-centered care and excellence in medical education and research. CareGroup’s affiliated hospitals and physicians serve the health needs of patients and communities of greater Boston and other surrounding communities in eastern Massachusetts. Problem
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the growing tensions between Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government. Arguments would turn into Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen. The first place to flare up conflict would be Lexinton‚ then Concord which would start the armed conflict. By the time it came summer‚ the rebel would wage full fledged wars for their independence. The French would side with the colonists in 1778‚ and with the help of the French in 1781‚ the Continental Army make British
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example who experiences change from confident‚ to doubt and frustration of the court‚ and then regret of the innocent being persecuted because of his wrong accusation during the witch trial executions in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Coming into the Town of Salem‚ Massachusetts Reverend Hale illustrates a great deal of confidence with his knowledge and belief of witchcraft in Act I. Hale is known for being an expert on witch craft and as a “spiritual doctor”. Which he thinks very highly of as well
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Alex Hill Contrary to what many people in this country believe‚ slavery took place in the North and the South. In fact‚ Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery. By the year 1700‚ Rhode Island had surpassed Massachusetts as the chief importer of slaves in the north. Major slave ports included Boston‚ Salem‚ Providence‚ and New London. The tariffs that were enforced upon slave imports were used to pay for community projects‚ such as repairs to roads and bridges. At the beginning
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He found the latter to be lacking the excitement he thought was needed if his organization were to compete with the secret societies of the day. He expressed an interest in establishing a New Haven Court of the Foresters‚ but the charter of Massachusetts Foresters prevented them from operating outside their Commonwealth. The committee of St. Mary’s parishioners McGivney had assembled then decided to form a club that was entirely original. McGivney had originally conceived of the name "Sons
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