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    and Hannah was very odd. The first reason that Kit should not have saved Hannah is that it hurts her reputation. If she helped Hannah escape‚ she would be put on trial for witchcraft. This could result in her being brutally banished from WethersfieldConnecticut. This would make her reputation worse than it already was. The second reason that Kit should not have saved Hannah is that she could have been executed. If she saved Hannah and was proven guilty of witchcraft‚ she could be tortured. It would

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    in 1745. When he was almost 2 years of age‚ his family emigrated to America‚ disembarking at New Castle‚ DE. While the father traveled about the country‚ apparently selling tinware‚ the family lived in New London‚ other places in Connecticut‚ and in Trenton‚ NJ. In 1750 he settled in Princeton‚ NJ. There‚ he became a merchant and manufacturer of tin goods. His prosperity enabled William to attend local private schools and the College of New Jersey (later Princeton). He took a B.A. in 1763 and an

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    The Life of Henry Knox

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    The life of Henry Knox Early Life Henry Knox was born on July 25‚ 1750 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He was the seventh of ten children to William Knox and Mary Knox. In 1759 William Knox a migrant captain died at the age of fifty after suffering financial difficulties. Three years after the death of his father and at the age of twelve‚ Henry Knox was forced to leave the “Boston Latin Grammar school” and went to work to support his family. He was hired as a apprentice to a bookseller were

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    Becoming a civil engineer may not be the toughest feat someone will overcome‚ but becoming one of the most known civil engineers would be a bit more harder. One of the most famous American civil engineer is Benjamin Wright. He was born in WethersfieldConnecticut on October 10‚ 1770. His past though is not what you would think it would be for someone to have such a job. His father was a farmer. His mother stayed at home with him and his siblings. The only reason he got into the field of engineering

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    Betsey Johnson

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    The American fashion designer Betsey Johnson was born August 10th‚ 1942 in WethersfieldConnecticut. Ever since birth Betsey has been a fashion designer in the making. As a child Betsey was enrolled in many dance classes‚ which is were she has gotten her inspiration and love for costumes. “I am basically about a ballerina torso and a full skirt‚” she told a reporter for the Soho News in 1982‚ “a dancing school dress-up craziness.” Betsey’s successful because she is truly one of a kind. A few

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    about Kit Tyler going to colonial Connecticut on the ship called the Dolphin. During the voyage Kit meets Nat Eaton. He jumped out of the boat to save her thinking she couldn’t swim but she could which was awfully strange especially to Good Wife Cruff. This is not good for kit because they believe that if you can swim you’re a witch. She also meets John Holbrook. He was the only one who didn’t think that it was strange that she could swim. Kit reaches Wethersfield after 9 days from Saybrook. Kit

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    frequently (if at all) in the document. The document was mainly about democracy‚ and how they came there‚ and whose name they gathered in (God‚ Britain‚ France‚ Ireland). Document 3: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut A. January 1639‚ signed by residents of Windsor‚ Hartford‚ Wethersfield. “We have gathered together the word of God that requires us to maintain the peace and union” “To remain and preserve the liberty and purity of the gospel of our Lord‚ Jesus‚ which we now profess

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    Language has been a political and an emotional struggle for many people since the early 1750’s. British settlers in the 1750s felt threatened by German settlers moving into Pennsylvania who did not speak English. In 1780‚ John Adams attempted to have English declared the official language of The United States of America. Adams was not successful in his endeavors. Congress has opposed having an official language since John Adams first approached them. At least once a year since 1981‚ Congress has

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    Betsey Johnson was born on August 10‚ 1942‚ in WethersfieldConnecticut. She grew up loving dance and drawing‚ which eventually led her to the fashion industry. The dresses and costumes for dance as a child spurred her creative side‚ and she often spent hours drawing dresses for dance. It was then that she realized that she could make the drawings a reality‚ into the dresses of her dreams. After graduating High School‚ Betsey attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and then transferred for the rest

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    surprising event of the meeting when concerned citizen Greg Lichatz vowed $4‚000 out of his own pocket if the DECA does not receive the funds from the Town Council. If it wasn’t for noble citizens like Mr.Lichatz‚ the hard work and dedication of the Wethersfield DECA club may have been in

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