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    1588 and died in Boston on March 26, 1649. Winthrop began his law studies at Cambridge, which he abandoned before obtaining a bachelor's degree. Married in 1605. Later he graduated in law and began to practice as judge of peace in 1609. Along with a group of leading English Puritans, Winthrop founded the Massachusetts Bay Company and, once obtained the privilege of Carlos I to colonize the New world, the company emigrated completely to America in 1630, where they founded Boston, city of which…

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    My First Colony

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    If I were to start a colony, I would need to make many strategic decisions in order for the colony to succeed and thrive. I would need to choose who to bring, what to bring, how the colony should be governed, where it should be located, and how to get it to expand and flourish. Every action will impact the colony, so every choice made will need a strong reason behind it. The first decision I would have to make when starting colony is to choose what kind of people I should bring that will…

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    Adrenaline rushed through my tensed body as though I inched toward the edge of a cliff ready to jump off. Governor Hutchinson just rejected our plea to send the Dartmouth back to England, and everyone in Boston couldn’t take much more of England’s petty games of taxation and their seemingly unlimited power over the colonies. Once the governor’s answer came to everyone at the Old South Meetinghouse, I think we all felt something needed to be done to send a message to England that we had enough…

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    I would love to attend Archbishop Mitty High School because of all the wonderful things I experienced during 7th day, shadowing, and open house. From the start, I knew that Mitty was the school right for me. I have always felt very comfortable walking on campus because I know so many people, and I know how every staff member is so friendly and full of hospitality. On seventh grade day, I got to look around the school, try the lunches, and was told lots about Mitty by the wonderful and caring…

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    However, the border areas of Massachusetts were subject to numerous raids by the Native Americans living in the area before the English came over, and it was no different for the town of Lancaster. Rowlandson’s husband had been off to request aid from Boston, the largest city in the colony, to help defend against the Native Americans when, ironic as it is, Lancaster was attacked by a Native American force. Rowlandson herself was captured, and she…

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    world’s strongest navy at the time. The colonists were able to defeat the British for three reasons: their will to fight, the timing and situation, and foreign aid. The sparks for conflict began in Boston Massachusetts. Before Britain had royal governors in the colonies, the first settlers in Boston created the Mayflower Compact. This document planted the seeds for a self-ruling government, which is America’s political system today. Soon after King George assigned governors to the colonies,…

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    John Winthrop was born in 12 January 1587 in England to wealthy parents. He grew up being a strict puritan. He had excellent education at home which in turn made him a critical thinker who wanted more from this world. Winthrop was one of the best educated among the puritan colonists, had great leadership skills, and was known for being very religious. His strictness and harsh treatment to some other religions resulted in some mistakes, but he is still respected and admired for making good…

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    that just 50 years ago people lived in a racially divided America. So how did we end the racial divide in our school system? Especially in the white dominated cities such as Boston. I decided to research on how schools integrated in Boston. I came across a topic called Boston Busing crisis. I had no knowledge of what the Boston Busing crisis was, so I decided to google it and found out that busing was a part of the United States’ federal judge Wendell…

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    Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    Farming was the largest economic activity, fishing was important along the coastline, while trading was a very important in large cities like Boston. Most manufactured things were brought in from England until the Revolution, when Americans defied the British and opened their ports to other countries. Another flourishing industry was Shipbuilding. A large communication system in Massachusetts…

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    British Grand Mistakes The roars coming from the angry colonists, the gunshots fired by the colonists, and the smoke coming from from the gun fire. These horrific scenes took place in an event we call the Boston Massacre. This horrific event was a result of the many grand mistakes caused by the British. The British did not let the colonies have any word on the taxation laws being placed on the colonies. Little did the British know that this would eventually lead to a revolution that would lead…

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