Sex Trafficking in Connecticut The Girls Next Door It is hard to imagine that in our own backyards‚ there are people being demoralized and abused for sex. An industry where mostly women are exploited for their bodies and used for profit‚ more and more women are entering the practice of prostitution‚ unaware of the risks involved. Promises of a glamorous lifestyle‚ lots of quick money‚ and rights of being your own boss‚ are beliefs among the women entering this trade. Unfortunately‚ this is a
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thought in the eighteenth century contained notions of right and freedom‚ which fueled their passion for a better way of life. . The Virginia House of Burgesses‚ the Mayflower Compact‚ New England town meetings‚ and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were all early stepping stones toward a truly democratic government. These documents and organizations may not have been what we perceive‚ today‚ as being democratic‚ but they were a start. The first permanent English settlement was a trading
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beginning‚ America would never have been created. Using Wethersfield‚ Connecticut as an example‚ American society was becoming more democratic between 1750 and 1790 in accordance with property distribution‚ social structure‚ politics‚ and religion. In early New England society‚ the government was built on small towns‚ and citizens relied on their own farms as well as others’ farms. In addition‚ religion was important‚ because Connecticut had a large Puritan Separatist population‚ who were known for their
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grew socially economically and politically different through 1619-1760. They all tried settling their own way with their own system but failed. The northern colonies known as the New England colonies consisted of Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut and New Hampshire. The majority of the colonists living in the New England colonies were puritans‚ they would often dress in somber clothes. Christmas and birthdays were not celebrated and settlers had to believe in the same religion. New England
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could defy him as their political leader. The Separatists migrated from Holland to the New World in order to -avoid the Dutchification of their children Each following colony is matched with its associated item - Plymouth – Mayflower Compact Connecticut – Fundamental Orders Massachusetts Bay – General Court How can the Mayflower Compact best be described? A promising step toward genuine self-government William Bradford- was the leader that helped the Pilgrims survive. The historical significance
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a nut shell‚ that they all needed to stick together to grow a sense of community and religion. They set up a wage and pricing system to help them not to be oppressed and to further help them serve god. (Document E wage and price regulations in Connecticut) They also tried to further the welfare of the populace by enforcing God’s Biblical laws. Finally‚ the rugged land of New England did was not very fertile there for they could not yield the amount of crops to support themselves such as Chesapeake
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Anthony Edwards 8/24/12 AP US History - Jones Colonial America DBQ An interesting characteristic of the colonies that the English founded during the 17th and 18th centuries on the eastern coast of modern day America is that while all were indeed settled by people from England they each developed their own very distinct cultures and ways of life. While the varying environments from each colony to the next certainly isn’t a negligible factor in the diversification of
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escaping England’s persecutions to adopt their own‚ faster reforming church (Doc A). The Puritans that thought the Anglican Church was too slow broke away from it‚ causing their name to now be Separatists‚ and founded Plymouth‚ Winthrop primarily. Connecticut was founded by energetic Puritans who wanted a more theocratic government‚ causing the creation of Blue Laws‚ which dictated colonies behavior (Doc E). The Chesapeake colonies originated with Jamestown‚ whose settlers were just looking for gold;
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religious reasons o Puritans persecuted in England wanted “New England” Separatists founded Plymouth‚ broke from Anglican Church Anglican Church reform too slow‚ moderate Puritans Bay Colony - “We shall be that city upon a hill” Winthrop o Connecticut‚ the “Blue Law State” Founded by energetic Puritans wanted a closer church-government alliance o Exception of Rhode Island also found based for religious freedom. Founded by Roger Williams to “protest” against Puritan’s strict tolerations freedom
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Exploring the Origin Of the Song‚ Yankee Doodle Although it was one of the most famous and popular songs in the American colonies‚ "Yankee Doodle ’s" original author and words are not known. Some trace this melody to a song of French vineyard workers; some to a German harvest tune‚ some to a Spanish sword dance‚ some to a Dutch peasant song. However‚ the most likely source is an English nursery rhyme ’Lucy Locket ’ (American Popular Songs 451). It is said that in 1755 while attending to a
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