The first problem between the British and the Americans happened on April 19‚1775 in Massachusetts. General Thomas Gage wanted his men to ruin all of the Americans supplies and guns that were placed in Concord. He also wanted John Hancock and Sameul Adams to be arrested. Joseph Waren figured out Gage’s plan. He immediately called for William Dawes and Paul Revere to go to Concord and warn the minutemen to be ready. The two
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blame the victim. In The Crucible play and book‚ Abigail is an unquestionably evil girl who ruined numerous people’s lives for her own selfish reasons and enjoyment. The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is set in Puritan New England town of Salem‚ Massachusetts in the late 1600s. The play centers around a group of young girls who were caught dancing in the woods. To avoid punishment‚ the girls proceed to accuse other citizens of practicing witchcraft. Abigail Williams is an awfully vindictive girl. Abigail
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The America today has a totally different look on it than how it was during the early years of the different colonies and this is because of how the colonies came to America and how they built their economies. The Puritans in Virginia‚ Massachusetts‚ and in Barbados all had similar and different ways in coming to America. Some of them had the ideas of coming all together and working together and others had the idea of just going on your own and making your own way through life in the new world‚ or
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Everyone has a part to play in story‚ even it’s a small action‚ it will have a big effect in the future. In the play of The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ there is a group of young girls‚ in their teens‚ crying witchery. After being caught dancing in the forest‚ they are called witches. Trying to become innocent they throw others into the fire who have nothing to do with the problem they began. While the girls took this action some people would take advantage of this and have their daughter blame someone
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Bacon’s Rebellion Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in 1675 in Virginia. Nathaniel Bacon‚ a wealthy planter‚ headed the rebellion against the governor William Berkley and his corrupted regime. As death rates were falling‚ more people required land. Most lands were already occupied and any free land was hard to cultivate and grow tobacco. High taxes and falling prices on tobacco‚ due to the overproduction‚ limited possibilities for small farmers. Indentured servants were requiring Indians to be removed
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together on a whim: clean the campstove‚ stuff the drybags into the car and pick up some canned goods at the local store after ducking down into the basement to retrieve the headlamps and the VHF radio. It was that time of year when Buzzards Bay‚ Massachusetts is prone to fog‚ and we wanted the VHF in case we needed to make‚ among other calls‚ a securite call on channel 16. Our route included a lengthy open water crossing‚ and we wanted the radio for both general communications and in case we needed
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proven wrong. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies had many common characteristics but these two regions were very different geographically‚ politically‚ and socially. Geographically the New England colonies were the states of Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ and New Hampshire; the Southern colonies were Virginia‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ and Georgia. These two regions were on opposite sides of America so naturally‚ they had different climates. The Southern
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"The McCarthy Era of the 1950’s and the Salem Witch Trials of the 1600’s were major events in American history that destroyed the lives and careers of many innocent victims. These tragic events were similar in that they demonstrated how hard times lead to society’s need to find a scapegoat. They also show the shame and regret that take place after the bloodbaths occur. The parallels between these two events‚ which took place almost 300 years apart‚ are remarkable." "However‚ the Salem Witchcraft
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seven families headed to the New World (doc b). The strong presence of family life created a sense of security. The town was focused on keeping the families together and making sure they were all unified. In an Articles of Agreement written in Massachusetts in 1636‚ the author says‚ “ We intend that our town will be composed of forty families‚...rich and poor.” (doc d) The towns wanted the people to live together and help each other. Unlike the New England‚ the Chesapeake region consisted of mostly
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the creator of basketball. He created it in 1891 to condition young athletes in the winter. The “hoop” was a peach basket and the ball was a soccer styled ball. There were many rules for the new game. He created it in a YMCA gym in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. His team of eighteen was divided into two teams of nine and then the peach baskets were nailed above their heads. Every time one would score a basket‚ the game was stopped for the janitor to get up on a ladder and retrieve the ball. Later on
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