Plymouth, Massachusetts

toward American unity. 2) Colonies were allowed to be semi-autonomous commonwealths. 3) Charles II intended to make his control over the colonies stricter He was surprised to find how independence had begun in the American colonies Massachusetts’ charter was revoked in 1684. 10. Andros Promotes the First American Revolution The Dominion of New England was created as an arm of the king in 1686 The Navigation Acts had a limit on American trade to the British Empire Smuggling…

Puritan and colonial The colonial times were very different from what they are today, they were ripe with superstition and religion where people were expected to be active in the church and Complex writing was avoided and often simulated the bible. Most literature of the time was influenced by religious writings. The Puritan/ Colonial time period took place from 1492 to 1800, this time period has four distinct characteristics: Narrative Traditions, Opportunity for Freedom, Government and…

o English “sea dogs” were privateers who plundered Spanish ships, who were encouraged by Elizabeth I to increase the presence and influence of almost non-existent English power. English force was small relative to more powerful nations such as Spain, Portugal and France. Some English “sea dogs” included men such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake. Between 1588 and 1591, when sugar was a huge cash crop, English “sea dogs” plundered 34 vessels carrying sugar. Drake raided many Spanish fleets and…

economic factors were more crucial to colonial America’s formation. Various groups made the journey to settle in America. Some of these groups did so for religious reasons. Colonists of the Plymouth Colony, for example, were Puritans who feared persecution from the Church of England. The colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, established by the Puritan leader John Winthrop, set out to establish a church that all other churches would use as a model. Ironically, many colonies that were…

out of England to North America. The all left England to escape religious persecution. Massachusetts back in the early 1600’s wasn’t like it is today. It wasn’t a small state that had a land area of approximately 10,000 square miles. It stretched across most of the north eastern part of the country. How did Massachusetts break into so many different little pieces? In a1620 the Pilgrims came and landed at Plymouth Rock, in 1629 the Puritans came and landed at Salem. The two groups merged and…

a place where the religion of the pilgrims could be practiced freely and the way it was meant supposed to be practiced. England was a fully developed country that was left for America who was no where as developed as the land they left. In “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford, the American myth was created. Stepping off the Mayflower or any other ship on to the new land made you a true American. England was so much more developed than the new land, america, they established the…

the Church in order to pursue a simpler worship. The first 102 Puritan emigrants sailed in 1620 and landed Plymouth on the shore of the Massachusetts Bay. There were already 1500 settlers by 1630 in New England. The population kept growing in Southern New England with Puritan Separatists- with settlements beginning to develop around them. By 1660- there were 33,000 colonists in Massachusetts. This colony remained the most populated and powerful out of all the New England…

An american is everyone who is in this country and wants to be here to appreciate our freedoms and to make their life better. Whether a person is brought over to America for some reason or they choose to come here, they are American if they make their home here and gain a love of this country. They can come from all over the world which is what makes this country to diverse, and as some call it, The Melting Pot. From Equiano being brought over as a slave and then gaining his freedom, to the…

William Bradford, author of “Of Plymouth Plantation” and part of the first wave of settlers to land on the new America once said, “All great and and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.” It was a great action to come to the new land and give up everything they had to escape their persecutors, which means that they will be accompanied by great difficulties. While these Puritans tried their best in their…

King, is an exciting film. The car Christine, usually takes a victim when you least expect it. This film is going to be evaluated based on a set of criteria. These criteria will help explain what I really enjoy about this film. In the film, a 1958 Plymouth Fury, nicknamed Christine is fixed up by a bullied young man named Arnie. After Arnie restores the car and becomes more attached to it, the car attempts to get rid of all other distractions in Arnie’s life. This includes his girlfriend, the…