Paul Revere is mostly known for his Midnight Ride at Lexington and Concord‚ but he did many more contributions to the American Revolution. Revere was born January 1‚ 1735 in Boston Massachusetts. His father‚ Apollos Rivoire‚ was a French immigrant who came to America at the age of 13. On the other hand‚ his mother ‚Deborah Hichborn‚ was a Boston native and the daughter of an artisan family. According to www.theamericanrevolution.org ‚ Revere had a good education. He was taught the art of gold and
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• English wanted to expand direct political control into the Americas • Replaced government positions with English Military officials. • Over-threw colonists’ established laws • New England‚ especially Massachusetts‚ resisted. • England punished them‚ declared them a royal colony. • England established the “Dominion of New England” • James II as well as others practiced Catholicism and allowed it to be worshiped. • Glorious Revolution‚ William and Mary (daughter of James II) rebelled‚ established
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and slaves in the revolutionary south‚ 1775-1782. The Journal of Military History‚ 73(2)‚ 635-637. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/195637365?accountid=28722 Grundset‚ Eric G. "African Americans of Massachusetts in the Revolution - Massachusetts Society." Massachusetts Society. N.p.‚ 30 June 2013. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. Hochschild‚ A. (2006). Rough crossings: Britain‚ the slaves‚ and the american revolution. Publishers Weekly‚ 253(10)‚ 56. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/197099760
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for the faith and the future‚ secured a royal charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Company * During the Great Migration of the 1630s‚ about 75‚000 refugees left England; not all of them were Puritans and only about 14‚000 came to Massachusetts—many were attracted to the warm and fertile West Indies‚ especially the sugar-rich island of Barbados. Important Documents: Mayflower Compact- the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists‚ also known as the "Saints"
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Samuel Adams was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts on September 27‚ 1722. His father was Samuel Adams‚ Sr.‚ and his mother Mary Fifield. He was one of twelve children born from this marriage‚ but one of three children who survived past their third birthday. Samuel was the tenth child and the survivors were his older sister Mary‚ himself‚ and a younger brother named Joseph. He died on October 2‚ 1803. His family was well recognized for their wealth as well as their religious and political involvement
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October 30‚ 1735 in Braintree‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony (now Quincy‚ Massachusetts) a boy was born to John Adams‚ Sr and Susanna Boylston. That boy was John Adams‚ Jr one of the fathers of our country. Well not yet‚ but he was going to get there. He was a very healthy child but when he arrived at Harvard his health took a turn for the worst. John had a respiratory infection‚ depression‚ and was inoculated for smallpox. John became a member of the Massachusetts legislature and was sent the Continental
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The antebellum market revolution transformed a subsistence economy of scattered farms and tiny workshops into a national network of industry and commerce. In other words‚ it took the work that most people did in their homes‚ and made them more efficient through factories. On the other hand‚ the Second Great Awakening was a religious revival characterized by emotional mass “camp meetings” and widespread conversion. It influenced many things including the women’s movement. Although women were still
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Island may never have came to be‚ if not for Roger Williams. After being exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ for endorsement of a separatist movement‚ It was he who relocated to present day Rhode Island. At that time‚ Massachusetts‚ was a colony ruled by Puritans. These people were anti-separatists‚ which means that they did not believe in the separation of church and state. Any resident living in Massachusetts‚ regardless of Religious affiliation was required to pay taxes to the puritan church
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Bradford had a dream and a vision of one day being free from all religious bondage. He had the passion that it took to get started. Also‚ he had the courage to step out and make his vision a reality. In chapter IV in the book “Of Plymouth Plantation‚” it was said‚ “It was answered‚ that all great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties‚ and must be both enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.” Because of the passion and courage Bradford portrayed‚ he
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