you wanted to go to a bustling plantation‚ which colony would you visit? 7. Why were the thirteen colonies established on the east coast? 8. What is the significance of the Jamestown settlement? 9. Place the following events in sequence: 1) The Plymouth colony is founded; 2) The Jamestown colony is founded; 3) The French-Indian War. 10. What was the major issue that sparked a revolution in the colonies? 11. Who founded the colony of Connecticut on May 1636? 12. Anne Hutchinson was a famous woman
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17th Century Massachusetts and the Salem Witch Trials In January of 1692‚ the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris became ill‚ and when the children’s health did not improve‚ the village doctor William Griggs was called in to help. He swiftly diagnosed the girls with bewitchment and the famous witch trials of Salem took off. Salem had recently had an epidemic of Small Pox and had always had a strong belief in the Devil. These two factors added with the constant fear of attack from warring
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American Revolution healthy sense and study appears in Raphael’s balanced behavior towards issues that the Massachusetts historians have disputed. The First American Revolution is focusing on powerful descriptions of the unsettled days in Massachusetts and the time the province received word of the Massachusetts Government Act on August 6‚ 1774.
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Salem’s birth year is not certain he was born a slave in Framingham‚ Massachusetts. His owner‚ Jeremiah Belknap‚ named him after his hometown of Salem‚ Massachusetts. In America’s early years‚ Massachusetts‚ monitoring an insurrection by Blacks‚ made it illegal for them to serve in the military. When the need for soldiers increased during the French and Indian Wars Blacks were pressed into military duty. In mid-1775‚ the Massachusetts Committee of Safety recruited only free Blacks. Salem had been sold
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the revolt of Western Massachusetts farmers against their state legislature because they felt they were being unequally represented. The intention of this paper is to analyze the problems that led to Shays’ Rebellion and to describe the casual relationship it had with the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Being able to help protect and support their personal lifestyles‚ which included their homes farms‚ and families was why Daniel Shays and other Western Massachusetts farmers started the rebellion
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New England 1. Massachusetts * 1620- Plymouth is founded. 120 people came to Plymouth. When founded‚ ½ of the 120 settlers signed the Mayflower Compact. People who convinced them to sign it were Miles Standish and William Bradford [governor of Plymouth]. Later‚ Plymouth turned into the Massachusetts Bay Colony (M.B.C) * 1629- M.B.C. formed. Goverener was John Winthrop. He called his colony a “city upon a hill” because he wanted it to rise above other cities. 3 important industries were
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left for what is currently Boston Massachusetts‚ and any remaining settlers were drawn to Strawbery Banke*‚ which was settled in about 1630. Edward Hilton was another memorable person to contribute to the rise of New Hampshire. He arrived form Londo and made a settlement in Dover. In the year 1638‚ Exeter and Hampton were settled making Dover‚ Portsmouth‚ Exeter and Hampton the only permanent settlements in new hampshire up until 1673 when Dunstable Massachusetts was founded. When the boundary between
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upper hand on the foreigners‚ and acted out of kindness so they could survive in their new environment. By the spring of 1621‚ both parties signed a treaty to protect and live along side one another‚ and Massassoit‚ even gave the settlers Patuxet (Plymouth) in which they could live and prosper. This prosperity eventually lead to even more settlers coming into the land‚ bringing with them their radical Puritan beliefs and “a boundless sense of mission.” By the Spring of 1630‚ the original population
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Corp.‚ a Massachusetts corporation ( Rapid). INDEMNITY AGREEMENT This INDEMNITY AGREEMENT ‚ dated as of September 17‚ 2013‚ is between Locomotive Transportation ‚ Inc.‚ a New York corporation (Locomotive) and Rapid Trains Corp.‚ a Massachusetts corporation ( Rapid). INDEMNITY AGREEMENT This INDEMNITY AGREEMENT ‚ dated as of September 17‚ 2013‚ is between Locomotive Transportation ‚ Inc.‚ a New York corporation (Locomotive) and Rapid Trains Corp.‚ a Massachusetts corporation
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Return Date: _______ The Trial Court Complaint Date: 12/10/2013 Probate and Family Court Department COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 208 § 1B Patty Bean‚ Plaintiff V. David Bean‚ Defendant 1) Plaintiff who resides at123 West Golf Road‚ in the city of Boston‚ in the county of Suffolk in the state of Massachusetts‚ 12345 was lawfully married to the defendant who resides at 456 East Lark Street‚ in
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