The Salem witch trials happened in Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693. Around 200 people‚ in the town of salem‚ were accused of witchcraft‚ and twenty people actually hung. The Salem witch trials are known to the world as a large conspiracy. Today when people read about Salem in history textbooks they think about how deranged the people in the town
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“America’s first rebel”... Roger Williams. This essay will be about the life of Roger Williams‚ and how he founded the providence which became Rhode Island‚ and came to what we call today‚ America. His strong religious beliefs may had made him unpopular‚ but that didn’t stop him from concurring the world with his strong beliefs. Some even say that he is the father of modernized liberty‚ due to being best known for his religious freedom. Roger Williams born in 1603 in London‚ England‚ nobody
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“So they committed themselves to the will of God and resolved to proceed.” (79) John smith and William Bradford were two American settlers that both came from england. They each came to a new world to better their lives. Smith came to jamestown mostly for the money and to get rich.He was a selfish person in his writing he mostly wrote about himself. Bradford came more for their freedom of religion. He believed in God‚ and he wanted everyone to have the right to believe in what they wished for.
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the Seven Years’ War‚ the British government felt that since the colonies benefited that they should contribute to the expenses. As Francis Bernard describes the American colonies acted strongly against this matter. This all took place in Boston Massachusetts. During the summer of 1765‚ because of the Stamp Act‚ there were many protests in the colonies. These protests involved everyone from civic leaders to street mobs. In many cities and towns the slogan became “no taxation without representation”
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thought to be direct and to the point. The plain style consisted of simple sentences and everyday used language. It never had figures of speech and especially not any imagery. A good example of this style is found in the passage from Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation‚ "They began now to gather in the small harvest they had‚ and to fit up their houses against winter‚ being all well recovered in health and strength and had all things in good plenty." William took this otherwise exciting story of
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Notably‚ in colonizing the New World‚ Captain John Smith and William Bradford were both significant figures. They both established colonies and through their writings‚ they hoped to attract more settlers that were relatable to them. Smith was the first man to endorse a permanent settlement of America. Bradford was a Puritan who was brave and firm on setting up a colony where people could practice their preferred religion freely. Both of these men shared similarities and differences with
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crucial for them. To the Pilgrims‚ God was their protector who protected them as they made their way to North America‚ and so they believed having faith in God would shield them from danger in the new‚ unknown world. An example of this value is in “Of Plymouth Plantation”‚ “Being thus arrived in a good harbor‚ and brought safe to land‚ they fell
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The three colonial regions are the New England Colonies‚ Middle colonies‚ and the southern colonies. The New England Colonies are Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The middle colonies were New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware. The Southern colonies are Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The most famous colonies for slavery were the southern colonies. Slaves mostly lived on plantations and did some housework. But most of the slaves
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In Massachusetts court records form 1648 it was ruled that if any child who was at least sixteen years of age and of sufficient understanding‚ shall curse or smite their natural father or mother; he or they would be put to death: unless it could be proven that the parents have unchristianly negligent in their education (Massachusetts Court Records Source 4). If a son would not obey his father or mother he would be taken
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These acts included: The Boston Port Act which closed their ports until the citizens repaid all their debts towards the wasted tea‚ The Massachusetts Government Act which put the whole colony under British control‚ The Administration of Justice Act allowed Britain to try against Massachusetts officials if he felt the need to‚ The Quartering Act which is similar to what the Third Amendment prevents‚ and the Quebec Act which expanded the British territory up into
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