The 17th century was the colonial era when the British settled in North America. These colonies are categorized into three groups- New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Although economy and religion had importance‚ geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies. Although the separatists came to North America for religious reasons‚ it was not the reason for New England’s development and prosperity. Geography is the primary factor because economic activities and
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according to God’s will and were very community oriented. Their towns were very planned out with a town/ church meetinghouse in the centre‚ and land plots for everyone in the community. This is shown in Document D‚ Articles of Agreement in Springfield Massachusetts 1636. Family was also very important. Since they were very religious and family is highly regarded in the Bible‚ marriage was advocated and adultery was a huge crime. Adulterers were made to wear the letter A on their clothing. Since they were
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first wife’s death. Emerson’s first significant work (an essay) “Nature” was published in 1836‚ it explored his administration for the natural world‚ he encouraged people to study the nature of the world and of mankind. Emerson lived in Concur Massachusetts together with other transcendentalist; he started a magazine called “The Dial” which helped make the ideas of transcendentalism available to the public. Henry David Thoreau was a writer and a naturalist who was affected by Emerson’s writings and
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to expand to other regions of the United States. First‚ the firm opened new stores along the eastern seaboard‚ gradually working its way up through Maryland and Washington‚ DC‚ then through New York and New jersey‚ and on into Connecticut and Massachusetts. It has yet to reach the northern New England states‚ but executives have decided to turn their attention to the Southwest‚ particularly because of the growth of population there. Vivian Noble‚ the manager of one of the chain’s most successful
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from 1675 to 1676. It was the bloodiest conflict between American colonists and Indians in the 17th century New England. By 1600‚ colonial settlers no longer depended on the Indians for survival; therefore they pushed into Indian Territory in Massachusetts‚ Connecticut and Rhode Island. To protect their lands‚ the Wampanoag chief‚ King Philip‚ also known as Metacom organized a federation of tribes‚ which in 1675 destroyed several frontier settlements. King Philip’s War was the beginning of the development
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Arthur Miller‚ in his play The Crucible‚ tells the story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. A person’s reputation is important because it’s something that people are going to remember about you when others talk about you. John Proctors attitude about his reputation is revealed when he is conflicted about lying. In the final scene of the play‚ Proctor’s conflict is he must decide what more important his reputation or his life. His choices
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practice their own choice of religion in peace. They got there by George Calvert and his fellow followers sailed on a boat to set foot on the fertile land of Maryland. The 13 colonies were “Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ Georgia‚ Connecticut‚ Massachusetts Bay‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ New Hampshire‚ Virginia‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations”. I going to explain one of the 13 colonies‚ Maryland and how interaction with Native Americans and their daily life‚
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The play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller takes place in Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trails where multiple citizens were hanged and accused of witchcraft. The Crucible discusses an affair between a married man named John Proctor and a young girl‚ Abigail Williams. Even when John denies his relations with Abigail‚ she continues to believe he still has feelings for her. Ultimately‚ Abigail wants John to herself and goes to extreme measures to try to eliminate John’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ as
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intertwined with differences‚ falls in the works of Arthur Miller’s Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter. One way that Crucible and Scarlet Letter are so similar‚ is that of their settings. Both Crucible and Scarlet Letter are set in Massachusetts around the 1600-1700 time period. The Scarlet Letter is set in a time period in which the sins taught by the Puritans were just as important and weighted as the demands of the law. Similarly‚ Crucible is set during a time that the sin of witchcraft
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1886. Her family was highly educated and very well known in the New England area. Her father started Amherst College. Emily Dickinson was very reclusive and left school when she was a teenager. Emily lived on the family homestead in Amherst‚ Massachusetts where she created hundreds of poems secretly without the knowledge of her family. The Dickinson’s had three children and Emily was the middle child. Both Emily and her sister lived on the family homestead until their death never marrying.
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