principal heritage of our culture today. Jamestown and Plymouth The first permanent English settlement in the New Word was Jamestown‚ Virginia; where 104 men landed in 1607. More than a decade later 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts a place they named Plymouth. These two colonies represent the beginning of the English settlement in North
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The American Revolution and the time before the Revolution occurred in the Seventeenth Century was the start of building America as an independent nation away from outside influences and control. The Thirteen Colonies had been divided into the North and South. Even though both the North and South were experiencing and working on becoming independent from outside influences like the British‚ there were changes that not both were existing in their colonies but there were some changes that were occurring
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Nathaniel Hawthorne is an American author born during 1804 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He is best known today for his short-stories and novels‚ including “The Scarlet Letter”. Hawthorne worked in the Boston Custom House to weigh and measure goods. In his novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter”‚ Hawthorne dedicated the first chapter to his experience in the Custom House and described the setting while he was there. Eventually‚ Hawthorne was fired from the Custom House and in response‚ he decided to write in order
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Deval Patrick’s Acceptance Speech 1. Paragraph 1: “Today‚ November 7‚ 2006‚ the people of Massachusetts chose by a decisive margin to take their government back.” Paragraph 2: “This was a victory for hope.” Paragraph 3: - “by coming to you‚ where you live and work‚ by listening to you‚ by showing that we could disagree with each other without being disagreeable‚ by asking you to put your cynicism down‚ by refusing to build myself up by tearing anybody else down‚ by challenging you to see your
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How would the word Crucible be defined? The word crucible can be defined as a severe test or trial. Nevertheless the definition describes “The Crucible” because throughout the play witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts took place. These trials were extreme and intense‚ as a Crucible is defined. One major charter in which the symbolic significance of the title relates to is Abigail Williams. Throughout the play Abigail acted extreme about having spirits cast on her and accusing others of being witches
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Put yourself in Salem‚ Massachusetts back in 1692 being punished for the wicked games of witchcraft. Now imagine being preached at in a crowd full of awful sinners. Johnathan Edwards in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ tries to scare his readers into not sinning. He is also trying to persuade them to convert into pure Christians. Arthur Miller in‚ The Crucible compares McCarthyism in America to witchcraft in Salem. History was repeated when both Arthur Miller and Johnathan Edwards write the
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Richard September 19‚ 2005 The Threat of Anne Hutchinson Questions: What had Anne Hutchinson done? Why was Anne Hutchinson such a threat to the Massachusetts Bay colony? How was Anne Hutchinson’s trial an ordeal for her and how was it an ordeal for the community? Anne Hutchinson‚ for centuries now‚ has been seen as a woman who paved the way for religious freedom. She was a great leader in the cause for religious toleration in America and the advancement of women in society. Anne Hutchinson
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holding any form of religious beliefs. These regions demonstrated fairly tolerant approach to religion‚ but we also notice a gap between what was stated and practiced on religious freedom‚ at the same time. The New England region consisted of Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire and Connecticut. The English Puritans came to settle in large numbers in this area between 1620 and 1640. They had been originally persecuted in their homeland by state and church. The
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FRQ | 1600 | 1650 | 1699 | Theocracy | Williams and Hutchinson’s challenges to spiritual practices undermine public perception of Puritan Church | Increased influence of other colonies‚ especially Virginia‚ lead to a decline in commitment to the religious/political ideals | Salem Witch trial discredits the Puritan church‚ and much remaining credibility is lost | Economic Equality | ___________________ | Laws forbid the pricing of an item t more than 5% over its actual costs | Rise of free
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In the New England colonies‚ (Massachusetts ‚Connecticut‚ New Hampshire and Rhode island)‚ they were economically different because they were deeply connected into the triangular trade network that was linked to New England ‚ the Caribbean and the west African coast. The colonist relied on the imports for glass hardware‚ machinery navigational instruments and other household items like tea. Politically New England was mainly governed by puritans. The Massachusetts Bay company stockholders got together
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