Mid Term Essay Exam Section I: Literature through 1700 In both the poem "Contemplations" by Anne Bradstreet and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation‚ nature is a main subject. Both poems are interested in nature’s role in people’s (especially Christian’s) lives‚ whether it be negative or positive. The question that comes to mind is nature a chaotic wilderness‚ the physical evidence of Satan’s meddling‚ or is it the marvelous examples of the works of God? Bradford believed very
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Frost was very different from the narrators he created. Long associated with New England and farming‚ Frost was actually born in California in 1874‚ where he lived until his father‚ a journalist‚ died when he was 11. His mother brought him to Massachusetts‚ where he graduated as co-valedictorian of his high school class. He attended Dartmouth and Harvard but didn’t complete a degree at either school. Three years after high school‚ he married his fellow high school valedictorian‚ Elinor White.
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This correspondence of over 1000 letters remains in the Massachusetts Historical Society. Those letters‚ “Remember the Ladies” letter included‚ are historical documents; they are eyewitnesses to all the matters and events of that time since they wrote each other about the political issues of the day. Moreover‚ due to these letters Abigail’s life is one of the most documented of the first
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initial settlements in Massachusetts Bay and (2) discuss the challenges and developments that lead to the splintering of those same communities. In an essay discuss the peoples to populate the three regions of the English colonies in 1770. Include in your discussion (1) who the sellers were‚ (2) where they came from‚ (3) why they came to settle‚ (4) the kind of governments is established and (5) the religious makeup of their region. 1. New England Colonies—Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut
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before‚ and we are repeating the history. It is important for people to remember so they do not make any more mistakes‚or make up any silly stories that will affect society The anti-communist rage in the McCarthy era and the Salem witch trial in Massachusetts destroyed people’s lives; the mass hysteria that swept the United States.
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were a series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colonists as a direct result Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts forced the boston harbor to closed to trade ships until the tea was totally paid for.
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The American Revolution all stemmed from a myriad of events‚ which over time spread revolutionary thoughts and ideas in the minds of the colonists. When started‚ Britain had complete control over all of the colonies‚ but over time the colonies began to establish their own ways to survive and prosper. They faced the challenges of Indians‚ disease‚ and religious differences in the beginning‚ but once they overcame most of these without Britain’s help‚ the colonist began to establish a sense of independence
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Fenderson‚ Febee AP US History Period 4 Unit 1 Terms 1. Anne Bradstreet—Puritan poet in colonial New England whose writings served as early public struggles against female treatment in that time period 2. Anne Hutchinson—Arguably the first American feminist who‚ despite living in an early Puritan colony‚ publicly called for gender equality 3. Antinomianism—A belief that emerged after the Protestant Reformation that Christians are free from any laws by their faith in God 4. Chesapeake
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At the time‚ revolutionaries were called ’Patriots’‚ ’Whigs’‚ ’Congress-men’‚ or ’Americans’. They included a full range of social and economic classes‚ but a unanimity regarding the need to defend the rights of Americans. After the war‚ Patriots such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and John Jay were deeply devoted to republicanism while also eager to build a rich and powerful nation‚ while Patriots such as Patrick Henry‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson
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