prevailing questions: “Who was conspiring against you? Might you be a witch and not know it? Can an innocent person be guilty? Could anyone think themselves safe?” (Schiff 4). These questions are evidence of the hysteria that swept through Salem‚ Massachusetts during the winter of 1692 and again during the peak of the anti-communist revolution in the 1950’s. In The Crucible‚ innocent people were in danger of being accused of witchcraft and during the reign of McCarthyism innocent people were being accused
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The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a horrific event that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Women of all ages were accused of being a witch‚ and if they didn’t confess they would be put to death. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ shows how neighbors would accuse each other for revenge. Although many might first blame Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris is responsible for the deaths in Salem. In the first act‚ Reverend Parris pushes Abigail‚ his niece‚ to admit to conjuring spirits in the woods
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Early American political thought demonstrated the significance of religion in politics‚ which was evident in the rhetoric of political thinkers. This was clear in Winthrop’s sermon‚ A Model of Christian Charity‚ upon which the colony of Massachusetts was founded as God’s providence in the New World. Thus‚ the Puritans must live collectively and help one another when faced with dire situations‚ in order to uphold their role under God’s will. Further‚ William Penn’s Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
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kAllie Haddon 9/26/10 DBQ #1‚ 6th period The Chesapeake region consists of Maryland and Virginia‚ and the New England colonies consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Even though they were both settled around the same time period‚ 1607 to 1700‚ the two regions differ greatly. From the time period of their original settlement in 1607‚ the Chesapeake region developed differently from the New England colonies due to their differences in geography‚ motives for settlement
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massacre. A few centuries ago‚ between the 1300s and 1600s many practicing religious people at the time reckoned that the Devil could give typically women‚ known as witches‚ a power to hurt others in return for their loyalty. In 1692‚ in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ New England‚ USA‚ this belief was taken to the extreme and led
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In the mid to late 1600’s‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts suffered from witchcraft‚ accusations‚ and trials. People were being accused of witchcraft and conspiring with the devil. Many people had been accused‚ and John Proctor was one of many. Before the witch trials started John was already trying to save his marriage with Elizabeth‚ his wife‚ and his reputation after his affair with Abigail Williams. John Proctor’s desperateness to save his reputation showed when he told the court about his affair‚ never
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colonies were founded for different purposes. New England was founded for religious reasons. In England‚ Puritans were being persecuted. Separatists broke from Anglican Church‚ and founded Plymouth. John Whinthrop‚ the founder and governor of Massachusetts states in Doc. A that their failure would “open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God.” People’s main motives were economic‚ there to “dig gold‚ wash gold‚ refine gold‚ load gold‚” as doc. F states. This
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The colonies felt like they were being treated unfair and so they rebelled against Great Britain. The revolutionary war had begun between the thirteen colonies and England on April 19‚ 1775 where the first shots were in Lexington and concord‚ Massachusetts. The treaty of Paris ended the war on 1783 and finally the colonies had won their independence. On July 4th 1776 where Great Britain had officially declared the 13 colonist independence making them a new nation called the United States of America
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1. Jamestown‚ 1607 2. First Africans brought to Virginia‚ 1619 3. Mayflower Compact‚ 1620 4. Great Migration of Puritans to Massachusetts‚ 1630s and 1640s 5. Roger Williams established Rhode Island‚ 1636 6. William Penn established Pennsylvania‚ 1681 7. Salem witch trials‚ 1692 8. James Oglethorpe established Georgia‚ 1732 9. Jonathan Edwards sparked the Great Awakening‚ 17349 10. The French and Indian War‚ 1754-63 11. Proclamation of 1763 12. Stamp Act‚ 1765-66
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Rob Small Mr.Smith DBQ #2 "From 1781 to 1789 the articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government". I disagree with this quote because the articles was to weak to keep the nation unified which made the article a failure. The Articles were set up intentionally to be weak because of the memory of a strong central government of the British. The articles were to weak to govern effectively so it did not have the ability to carry out designs with out controversy from
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