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    Anjali Bhakta APUSH New England & Chesapeake Region Behrend. 2nd hour July 31‚ 2012 New England and the Chesapeake Bay had both evolved into two distinct societies because of their physical and religious differences. Both of these areas had started off equally (population wise‚ etc.)‚ everyone had equal rights and settling in many different areas of the region. New England started to look towards religious ways to live‚ while people in the Chesapeake Region started to reply on money and crops

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    NOTES I. Freehold Society in New England Farm Families: Women and the Rural Household Economy • Puritan commitment to independence did not include women • A wife’s duty was to “love and reverence” her husband • The courts prosecuted many women and few men for having sexual intercourse outside of marriage (fornication) • Daughters usually received livestock or household goods‚ while brothers were given land • Women assumed the role of dutiful helpmates to their husbands • Bearing and rearing

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    News of the first execution to occur in New Holland has come back‚ apparently having taken place on the 27th of February last year. The convict Thomas Barrett of the ship Charlotte was hung for his crimes having stolen butter‚ peas and pork from the government stores. While it seems to be a severe punishment‚ reports from the colonies say that many convicts are malnourished‚ as they are having difficulties planting crops‚ meaning the food supplies are some of their most valuable possessions. As well

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    Intro to Fiction Dr. Fraustino October 7‚ 2013 “A New England Nun” They say love triumphs all yet often times this statement is disproved. For some people there are certain aspects in life greater than love such as a sense of independence. In the short story “A New England Nun” by Mary Wilkins Freeman the main character Louisa Ellis is a prime example of this statement. While her fiancée Joe is absent for fourteen years in Australia trying to make a fortune Louisa falls

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    In New England colonies‚ slaves were not needed as much as the other colonies‚ specifically the southern colonies because there was no labor for slaves to do because of the lack of good farming areas. Due to the cold‚ long‚ and harsh winters‚ farming in the New England colonies was a challenge and the growing season was very short. The soil was also rocky as well‚ so the farmers had to talk all the rocks out before planting. Due to these conditions they only farmed enough for their family‚ themselves

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    Compare and Contrast: New England and the Mid Atlantic Colonists began arriving in the Americas in the early 1600’s. Some were seeking wealth and opportunity in the New World‚ others fleeing from persecution in their native country. Two distinct regions of the 13 British colonies were New England and the Mid Atlantic and though the two areas were governed by the British‚ in some ways they were quite different. Though they share similar backgrounds‚ the New England and Mid Atlantic regions differed

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    Response Essay #1 (question #2) The New England and the Chesapeake development of colonial society were greatly shaped by the social and economical ways prior to 1740. The New England society was shaped socially by the Half-way covenant‚ Roger Williams‚ and by the Salem witch trials. The Half-way covenant permitted the children of all baptized members including non-saints to receive baptism. This shaped New England since it signaled the end of the "New England Way" because the elect was unable to

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    Lockridge‚ A New England Town: The First Hundred Years (New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ Inc.‚ 1970) Many historical texts about the American Revolution and the events leading up to it are generalized‚ unspecific and do not investigate the preliminary causes of the changes America underwent before the Revolution. However‚ A New England Town by Professor Kenneth Lockridge attempts to describe how the colonies in America developed by following the progress of a typical Puritan colonial town‚ Dedham

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    Hamlet and Macbeth and the new King of England The Kings in both Hamlet and Macbeth represents good and the men that want to destroy the monarchy‚ are evil. Hamlet ’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ and Duncan‚ King of Scotland in Macbeth‚ are both killed‚ but avenged for the good of country. King Hamlet was a good‚ brave ruler‚ yet Claudius is a shrewd politician and manipulator‚ only interested in the throne. Just like Hamlet‚ we are somewhat uncertain as to whether or not Claudius has killed the King

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    The New England Patriots (13-3) are going against the Philadelphia Eagles (13-3) in Super Bowl LII ‚ happening on February 4‚ at the U.S. Bank Stadium‚ in Minneapolis‚ MN. The game will be broadcasted on NBC‚ starting at 6:30 p.m ET. The half time show is being performed by Justin Timberlake. The Eagles have only been to the Super Bowl twice before. The first time in 1981 at Super Bowl XV‚ losing to the Oakland Raiders. 27-10. The Eagles also appeared at the 2004‚ Super Bowl XXXIX‚ losing against

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