had its own type of houses‚ crops‚ churches‚ and values but the things keeping them together was their political ties to mother England and the English origins of the majority of the people. The area that contained the colonies Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ and New Hampshire‚ New England‚ had created its own sort of social distinctiveness. The English Puritans‚ who left England in search of religious freedom and economic success‚ settled this region in 1620 when they landed in Plymouth
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Witch Hunt of 1692‚ by Richard Godbeer. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. In the city of Stamford year of 1692 there begins numerous odd events that are hard to make sense of or even explain for that matter. In colonial times the state of Connecticut isn’t automatically associated with any evil doings or witchcraft‚ but this wasn’t always the case for Stamford in the county of Fairfield. Richard Godbeer’s totally neutral very detailed explanation and description of the Salem Witch trials gives
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Sex Trafficking in Connecticut The Girls Next Door It is hard to imagine that in our own backyards‚ there are people being demoralized and abused for sex. An industry where mostly women are exploited for their bodies and used for profit‚ more and more women are entering the practice of prostitution‚ unaware of the risks involved. Promises of a glamorous lifestyle‚ lots of quick money‚ and rights of being your own boss‚ are beliefs among the women entering this trade. Unfortunately‚ this is a
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place for people or families to start over and control their own futures‚ and this played a major role in history. First‚ the New England Colonies played a very important part in the establishment of a new world. Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire made up this area. The Pilgrims
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Virginia Smith English II Ms. McCarty November 01‚ 2013 Noah Webster: Birth of the Dictionary Noah Webster was born on October‚ 17th in West Hartford‚ Connecticut. His father was also Noah Webster; a farmer with some government importance. Webster’s mother was Mercy Webster‚ the great-great granddaughter of William Bradford‚ governor of Plymouth colony. Noah was the fourth out of five kids‚ and the second son that had been born (Frank Magil 1417). When Webster was merely sixteen
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Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584 Everybody remembers Jamestown‚ Capt. John Smith‚ Pocahontas and all the rest. But do you remember Roanoke? In 1585‚ after a small scouting expedition had returned from North America with two Native Americans and many astonishing stories‚ Sir Walter Raleigh tried to establish a colony called Roanoke in the land which the British named "Virginia"‚ in honor of Elizabeth‚ the Virgin Queen. The site was actually an island on North America’s eastern seaboard protected
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Questia. Questiaschool.com. 1992. Print. I am using this source‚ because it analyzes the feeling of grief as well as the side-affects that may appear from grief. I found this on questia. 2. Coursen‚ H.R. Macbeth: A guide to the Play. Westport‚ Connecticut: Greenwood Press. Beaumont School. Questia. Qestiaschool.com. 1997. Print. I am using this source‚ because it gives insight into the play‚ and deeper analyzes the motifs and themes that are used by Shakespear. 3. Namka‚ Lynne‚ Dr. "Anger Can
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" 3 ~ DBQTHEME: DEMOCRACY IN COLONIAL AMERICA DIRECTIONS: This task is based on the accompanying documents (1-6). Some of these documents have been edited to help you with the task. The essay is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and your knowledge of colonial America. Carefully analyze the documents as you complete Part A. Your responses should help you to write the essay in Part B. HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Due to British political traditions‚ distance from the
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Literature during the American Revolution 1. This time period produced several famous authors including Benjamin Franklin‚ Paul Revere‚ Thomas Paine‚ etc. Many of the writings of the time are written from the battlefront or from a perspective of the revolutionary. Many less famous pieces were written from English loyalists and are equally important to understanding the literature of the time. 2. Unfortunately many of the writing of the time are lost because they were written on the battlefront
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“American” Essay The original thirteen colonies‚ from groundbreaking Virginia‚ first settled in 1612‚ to the bountiful Carolinas originating in the year of 1670. In 1636‚ twenty four years after the formation of Virginia‚ the revolutionary Rhode Island came to be. Though settled three-hundred and seventy-six years ago‚ Rhode Island at that time‚ still holds similarities to what it means to be “American” today. America is synonymous with freedom‚ tolerance of those different‚ equality‚ and democracy
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