government for the settlers‚ the pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact. This written constitution created a simple self-representative system where the freemen vote on decisions and the majority rules. This system of government later developed in the Massachusetts Bay colony under John Winthrop. Although he despised democracy‚ due to the fact he though the colonists were not fit to rule‚ Winthrop created a general assembly. This assembly of freemen were able to elect a governor that would represent the people
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The crucible is a suspenseful play written by Arthur Miller that tells the story of the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. The play delvers many scenes of love‚ hate‚ manipulation‚ and revenge. Abigail Williams is a young woman in the town of Salem who during these trials is the initial perpetrator and cause of this dilemma. Since the death of her parents‚ Abigail has felt alone. Abigail seeks to fine affection and contentment from her yearning companion John Proctor. As a result of her
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The present is created from the past. In order for the world to get to where it is today‚ it had to have a past. Spin the globe backwards and see how America was formed with colonies and religion. Religions played a huge role in the settling and government of New England and Chesapeake. New England was one of the first colonies to be settled in. The desire for a settlement in the new world was a huge thing. During the time of King James I of England‚ the Virginia Company allowed Separatists
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Compare and contrast the New England‚ the Chesapeake/Southern and Middle colonies. The New England region consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The Southern region consists of Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ and Maryland. The Middle colonies consist of New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsyvlania‚ and Delaware. In the New England Family‚ the Puritans came in large family units‚ about 8-20 in each family. They had a long life span‚ the women aged up to 68
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Abigail Williams is a very selfish‚ liar‚ and cunning character. She holds most of the responsibility for the groups of girls including Tituba meeting in the woods. Once Reverend Parris discovers them‚ Abigail attempts to conceal her behavior because it will eventually reveal her affair with John Proctor. Abigail is very selfish‚ she had an affair with Mr. John Proctor even though he is married. She states that she only wants john for herself. She also told john they could run away together‚ to be
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the settlers were able to participate in Canadian fur trade. The New England population started with 102 puritans on Plymouth Rock‚ which then turned into 42 after the first winter. The second group of settlers was the puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. There were 1000 of them. Other types of
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TUJEETER ETG. O n August 16‚ 1996‚ Sandy Bloomberg‚ founder and CEO of Tweeter etc.‚ reflected on the recent history of his small‚ upscale New England retailer of consumer electronics. Tweeter had grown from a 13-store chain with $35 million in annual sales in 1991 to a 21-store chain with $82 million in annual sales in 1996. Bloomberg had always attributed part of this growth to Tweeter ’s ’ ’Automatic Price Protection" policy‚ which had been implemented in 1993. Under Automatic Price Protection
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The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is set In Puritan New England town of Salem Massachusetts. The town gets very flustered after witchcraft is accused. The Reverend‚ Parris catches his daughter and a group of her friends dancing around in the forest. The daughter Betty falls into a coma. When rumors are spread about the town‚ the townspeople start accusing them of witchcraft. Paranoia is set into the town‚ so Reverend Hale is called upon who is an expert on witchcraft. Parris questions the ring
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suppressed. However‚ in colonial America‚ people tried to separate the church and state. One of the examples is Roger Williams‚ who attacked theocracy in New England. He wanted the church to be separated from the state. He was banished from the Massachusetts Bay and he built a new colony‚ Rhode Island with religious freedom. The other example would be the Maryland Toleration Act in which‚ all kind of people with different faiths could live in Maryland. The other colonies such as Pennsylvania‚ New York
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century‚ there were two colonies in North America of the East Coast. The colonies were known as the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies. The New England colonies included of Connecticut‚ Colony of Rhode Island‚ Providence Plantations‚ Massachusetts and Province of New Hampshire. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were settled in by Englishmen with similar resolutions and ethnicities and faced similar obstacles. But these colonies became two distinct
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