According to New England Puritans‚ witchcraft: Answer: was due entirely to exposure to Catholicism. B. resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes. was restricted to Salem. was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes. was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men s standing and God s will. Olaudah Equiano: Answer demonstrated in his writings that
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their weatherbeaten bodys‚ no houses or much less townes to repaire too‚ to seeke for succoure. .. What could not sustaine them but ye spirite of God & his grace? May not & ought not the children of these fathers rightly say : ‘Our faithers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean‚ and were ready to perish in this willdernes; but they cried unto ye Lord‚ and he heard their voyce‚ and looked on their adversitie…’” --William Bradford‚ Of Plymouth Plantation Who were the Puritans? Heavily
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1613‚ the same year John Rolfe started his tobacco plantation‚ is when the English captured Pocahontas and brought her to Henrico (present-day Richmond). The English believed if they captured her‚ they could use her to exchange to obtain their Englishmen and weapons back from the Indians. The transaction never occurred. Rather‚ Pocahontas learned the English language‚ religion‚ and customs. From her religious instruction‚ is where she met John Rolfe; shortly after wanted to marry. Rolfe obtained
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Travellers in the 18th century literature During the 18th Century privileged young Englishmen often filled their time between a university education and the beginning of a career with an extended tour of continental Europe. The Grand Tour is in essence a British invention because by the 18th Century Britain was the wealthiest nation in the world and had a large upper class with both the time and the money to travel. Two classics of world literature Robinson Crusoe wrote by Daniel Defoe and Gulliver´s
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did not have any say in the passing of this law‚ colonists saw it as a direct violation of their rights. “Taxation without representation” became a rallying cry among settlers. Benjamin Franklin wrote‚ “That it is suppos’d an undoubted Right of Englishmen not to be taxed but by their own Consent given thro’ their Representatives. That the Colonies have no Representatives in Parliament.” This led to the Stamp Act Congress‚ which further united the colonies in their quest for freedom that was eventually
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Puritanism was a philosophy derived from the religious reform movement which arose amongst the Church of England in the late 16th century. This neglected‚ yet critical aspect of world history‚ was provoked by the siege of the British Crown‚ and the religious persecution the Puritans were often subjected to. When they arrived in Massachusetts‚ which was previously untrodden land‚ they began to develop Colonial America. Albeit‚ the Puritans are often controversial because despite aiming to purify the
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people may be more open to foreign countries and contacts because they have traditionally looked for contacts. British traditions are rather interesting and unusual. If you arrive in Great Britain‚ you’ll hear the word “tradition” everywhere. Englishmen have a sentimental love for things and traditions because they are old. They never throw away old things. In many houses of Great Britain they have fireplaces and though their bedrooms are awfully cold‚ the English people don’t want to have central
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Prisoners Freed Chapter: 27 Page: 217 "My island was now peopled‚ and I thought myself very rich in subjects; and it was a merry reflection‚ which I frequently made‚ how like a king I looked. First of all‚ the whole country was my own mere property‚ so that I had an undoubted right of dominion. Secondly‚ my people were perfectly subjected. I was absolute lord and lawgiver‚ they all owed their lives to me‚ and were ready to lay down their lives‚ if there had been occasion of it‚ for me. It was
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MAHATMA GANDHI NG INDIA Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled"‚ "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father"
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Mercantilism is an economic theory where a nation’s strength comes from building up gold supplies and expanding its trade. Britain formed the American colonies so that they could increase their gold stores. They wanted raw supplies to make into products to sell and make money. They wanted America to pay taxes so that Britain could make money. America used the theory in that they thought they ought to‚ in order to be strong expand their trade beyond Britain. Countries like Belgium‚ and France wanted
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