organized a way to pay for the destroyed tea by June 1. The second part of this act repealed the Massachusetts charter and reorganized the government. The colony’s legislature would now be chosen by the crown and towns could not hold more than one meeting a year unless it was approved by the governor. The third part of the new acts allowed any person charged with murder while implementing royal power in Massachusetts to be tried in England or in other
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purpose was for the Puritans to escape from religious persecution. Puritans searched far and wide for a place to settle until they found Plymouth Rock. They started their colony on a much larger scale than any other colony with one thousand people. Massachusetts was the first permanent settlement for Puritans‚ but it was the West Indies that attracted more Puritans due to the great climate and fertile soil. John Winthrop was Massachusetts’s first governor and he too was also part of the Great Migration
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and we can not even tell the difference. Salem‚ Massachusetts the place where it all began was already under a great amount of distress because the differences between the Puritan community and the farmers. The main thing people think about when they hear the name Salem are witches and the Salem witch trials. Salem is and forever will be the grounds that were stained with the bloodshed of many innocent lives. Back in the 1600s in Salem‚ Massachusetts more than 200 innocent people were accused of
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AP U.S. History: Summer Assignment Contact: sbillingsley@aacps.org http://southriverhigh.org/teachers/social-studies/mrs-billingsley/ Due: first day of class A. America In The World (pg. 22) “The Atlantic Context of Early American History”: Use the insert from the textbook (attached below) to answer the following questions in Part A. Questions 1. Explain what Brinkley means as the “Atlantic World” in the context of the “age of globalization”. 2. What are the forces that reveal the influence of Old
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Salem After the Fact Throughout the years‚ many have wondered what happened to Salem after the famous Salem Witch Trials. The recovery period that was necessary after these trials lasted for a quite a while; people were scared and afraid that something along the lines of the trials could occur again. As a result of the trials‚ in the next decade to come apologies were issued publicly‚ and compensation was paid as restitution to the families of those who were affected; much of the cataclysm had settled
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Salem of Massachusetts in 1692 was the residence of a Puritan society accompanied by severe ethics. Along the troubles of trying to preserve agriculture in a cruel climate escorted by uneven ground‚ Salem also encountered political anarchy as well as economic disorder. In this specific society‚ a party of young women condemned an Indian slave girl of witchcraft. She‚ Tituba‚ confessed due to the harassment from the judiciary administration. Her confession stimulated a search for witches that left
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The American Revolution all stemmed from a myriad of events‚ which over time spread revolutionary thoughts and ideas in the minds of the colonists. When started‚ Britain had complete control over all of the colonies‚ but over time the colonies began to establish their own ways to survive and prosper. They faced the challenges of Indians‚ disease‚ and religious differences in the beginning‚ but once they overcame most of these without Britain’s help‚ the colonist began to establish a sense of independence
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Alex Hill Contrary to what many people in this country believe‚ slavery took place in the North and the South. In fact‚ Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery. By the year 1700‚ Rhode Island had surpassed Massachusetts as the chief importer of slaves in the north. Major slave ports included Boston‚ Salem‚ Providence‚ and New London. The tariffs that were enforced upon slave imports were used to pay for community projects‚ such as repairs to roads and bridges. At the beginning
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At the time‚ revolutionaries were called ’Patriots’‚ ’Whigs’‚ ’Congress-men’‚ or ’Americans’. They included a full range of social and economic classes‚ but a unanimity regarding the need to defend the rights of Americans. After the war‚ Patriots such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and John Jay were deeply devoted to republicanism while also eager to build a rich and powerful nation‚ while Patriots such as Patrick Henry‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson
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