NOTES I. Freehold Society in New England Farm Families: Women and the Rural Household Economy • Puritan commitment to independence did not include women • A wife’s duty was to “love and reverence” her husband • The courts prosecuted many women and few men for having sexual intercourse outside of marriage (fornication) • Daughters usually received livestock or household goods‚ while brothers were given land • Women assumed the role of dutiful helpmates to their husbands • Bearing and rearing
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truly promote the "American dream." In "A Description of New England" he reached out the middle class of English society of men who were willing to work hard for a piece of their own land. The Virginia Company’s primary goal for Jamestown was purely profit‚ trying to adopt Spain’s style of colonization. The colonists were mainly of noble background‚ being non-inheriting sons‚ and were looking to make a quick buck and go on back home to England. Those colonists did not settle in to make Jamestown their
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Bristol and Liverpool: The demise and rise of rival ports in the eighteenth century slave trade. In the early eighteenth century‚ Bristol’s dominant position as a slave trading port remained virtually unchallenged. Yet‚ by the end of the century‚ Liverpool firmly established its status as Britain’s leading slave trading port‚ surpassing Bristol completely. Despite some similarities between the rival ports‚ a number of factors‚ decisions and circumstances serve to explain Liverpool’s magnificent
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The New England Patriots (13-3) are going against the Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) in Super Bowl LII ‚ happening on February 4‚ at the U.S. Bank Stadium‚ in Minneapolis‚ MN. The game will be broadcasted on NBC‚ starting at 6:30 p.m ET. The half time show is being performed by Justin Timberlake. The Eagles have only been to the Super Bowl twice before. The first time in 1981 at Super Bowl XV‚ losing to the Oakland Raiders. 27-10. The Eagles also appeared at the 2004‚ Super Bowl XXXIX‚ losing against
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During the eighteenth century child labor was on the rise as an international epidemic. The change from agricultural life to urban life due to the industrial revolution assuaged the problem. The child life went from working all day on farms at a house to working all day at a factory with machines and abusive bosses. This led to catrophic consequences that forced the government to regulate it. The government was forced due to different people’s action and stories. There were poems alerting the public
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’S STATUS IN MID 19TH-CENTURY ENGLAND A BRIEF OVERVIEW by Helena Wojtczak It takes a considerable leap of the imagination for a woman of the 21st century to realise what her life would have been like had she been born 150 years ago. We take for granted nowadays that almost any woman can have a career if she applies herself. We take for granted that women can choose whether or not to marry‚ and whether or not to have children‚ and how many‚ Women of the mid-19th century had no such choices. Most
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once a year. Because of its high number of followers‚ Super Bowl is the money-circulating event of the year. NFL players also consider winning Super Bowl as the glorious moment of their lives. The article‚ “The New England Patriots: Making the Team”‚ shares the story of a team‚ New England aka Patriots‚ part of NFL. The reading touches how salary cap agreement created problems for all NFL teams and is centered on how effective team building helped Patriots to come over these issues and become Super
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The rise of Europe during the 16th century had many contributing factors some of which being economical‚ social‚ and political. One economic factor is European exploration and the resources it provided. When Europeans explored they gained access to resources such as spices‚ cotton‚ silk‚ gold/diamonds‚ coffee‚ and sugar. These resources translated to wealth and control for European countries. This wealth helped establish a system of capitalism. A wealthy merchant class was created which allowed countries
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Analysis of Findings Whale products were a very important resource during the 18th and the 19th centuries because many products had been vastly improved by parts of the whales’ bodies such as its oil. Whale products were used in many common objects in almost everybody’s everyday life during this time. Whaling had an influence on the Industrial Revolution‚ the economy of America and improved the everyday persons’ life. Because of the competitive nature of whaling‚ many whales were pushed almost to
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Intro to Fiction Dr. Fraustino October 7‚ 2013 “A New England Nun” They say love triumphs all yet often times this statement is disproved. For some people there are certain aspects in life greater than love such as a sense of independence. In the short story “A New England Nun” by Mary Wilkins Freeman the main character Louisa Ellis is a prime example of this statement. While her fiancée Joe is absent for fourteen years in Australia trying to make a fortune Louisa falls
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