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    Rough Draft The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller‚ it was published January 22nd 1953. The play took place during 1692 to 1693 in Salem Massachusetts. For the most part of this play it was all based on lies‚ you had people accusing others to keep themselves out of trouble and everyone would believe them. Other than John Proctor who knew what was happening but he couldn’t convince the others to believe him. So whoever Abigail or one of the girls would accuse they would either confess something

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    Cedarius Brown 8/29/13 4th Period DBQ Europeans began to settle in the New World for many different reasons. Some settlers for economic and other for religious. People who settled in the New England colonies were more focused on and influenced by religion for example John Winthrops " A Model of Christian Charity" sermon. Colonists who settled in the Chesapeake colonies were more focused and influenced by their aspiration of obtaining money. There were also differences in social‚ political

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    Ever since 1690‚ when the first paper money was issued by the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ paper money has been constantly changing. Throughout the history of the United States paper money‚ the United States has gone through different types of currency. The different types of currency ranged from State Bank Notes to Gold Certificates to National Bank Notes to Silver Certificates to Federal Reserve Bank Notes‚ and now ending with Federal Reserve Notes. However‚ in the mean time counterfeit money had

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    Li 2 A belief in witches has always be present. In society today‚ people often view witches as fun and spiritual phenomenons that aren’t realistic. However‚ dating back to the early settlements of America‚ witches were believed to be real. People were on the look out for witches and in one particular incident‚ awareness turned into hysteria. The witchcraft hysteria‚ of 1692 in Salem‚ was a horrific event because people lost sight of their common sense and their rational judgement. Fear‚ anxiety

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    Before embarking upon my research project‚ I sat down to ponder what sort of topics interest me‚ as far as having the potential to provide an avenue for research. For some reason‚ which I can not explain‚ my thoughts roamed to a trip I took in 2012 to London‚ England. In England‚ I visited a place called the London Dungeons. It is really nothing more than a tourist trap‚ to be honest. However‚ the dungeons did offer an exhibit on methods used in England to obtain confessions from accused witches

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    In 1607‚ 104 British men arrived in America‚ settled on the shores of the James River and established the Jamestown Colony. In 1620‚ the Mayflower brought Puritan families from Holland to settle on the new land and then they established the Plymouth Colony. Both groups created the two of the earliest settlements in America. Three distinct differences between the two colonies are their relationship with the Native Americans‚ the purpose for the settlements being created‚ and the location and climate

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    The Witches of Salem Throughout history there have been endless occurrences that involved the suspicion of witches. Perhaps the most notorious occurrence happened back in 17th century colonial Massachusetts‚ where the village of Salem was torn apart by the accusations of witchcraft. Many innocent women and men were accused‚ tried‚ and executed during the Salem Witch Trials based on the false beliefs surrounding such tests as the touch test‚ pressing‚ devil’s marks and other absurd methods of examination

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    Primarily‚ the main reason for prodigious differentiation between New England and the Chesapeake region at the start of their existence was the separate intentions of the leaders of the two. The reasons why these colonists traveled to America led to the development of two different societies from the colonial period up until 1700. Factors sprouting from these intentions include social factors‚ political factors‚ and economic factors. These factors and motives are the basis of the two different

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    Several events transpired in the years following 1768‚ including the Boston Massacre‚ the smallpox outbreak‚ the rights received by colonists‚ and the establishment of Dartmouth College. The Boston Massacre was a tragedy that struck the Massachusetts area. Smallpox was a disease that spread rapidly throughout the world killing thousands. Colonists’ rights mirrored those born in England. Dartmouth College was founded and their charter signed in 1769. In 1769 and the following years‚ America was the

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    also responsible for training new team members. Single‚ Tom works out of his farm in Southern New Hampshire where‚ in his spare time‚ he enjoys hunting and fishing. Cy Crane‚ a tax accountant and computer science graduate of the University of Massachusetts‚ is 32 years old‚ married‚ with two children ages four and six. His wife works full time in a law firm in downtown Boston. In his

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