Boston Marathon

In 1630, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by John Winthrop and the Puritan religion created a conservative culture in New England. The Puritans left their homes for America to exercise religion correctly in their eyes; therefore, it is apparent that religion undeniably impacted their lifestyles and survival. Furthermore, their circadian demeanor was formed by religion and the church. Religion molded the Massachusetts Bay Colony and influenced their societal structure: law, family…

Squanto’s Guidance of the Pilgrims 1. Demonstrating his crucial role in the lasting success of an English colony in Massachusetts, Squanto further assisted the Pilgrims by leading Myles Standish to fertile farming ground in what is present-day Quincy. 2. After English colonists established posts in Squantum and Wollaston, these neighborhoods evolved and grew to become the neighborhoods that one can easily observe today. 3. While the very existence of a thriving community in Quincy can be…

It’s interesting how any two parents, having their child's best interests in mind, will often disagree on exactly the cause to pursue and how to do this. Throughout the 17th century, in and around the newly formed Massachusetts Bay Colony, both John Eliot and Roger Williams performed many civic duties but, like parents, they dedicated themselves to different causes and used different means to pursuing them. In addition, both Eliot and Williams believed civic duty, being the duties or obligations…

The Everett Massacre has been called the bloodiest labor confrontation in the Northwest’s history. The was an armed confrontation between wobblies and local authorities in Everett, Washington. The date that all of this took place on was November 5, 1916. I believe that the main reason that this happened was because local authorities would not let wobblies land for a speech. There were many things that led up to or caused the Everett Massacre. 300 wobblies boarded two boats called the called…

colonists, so he became a very influential figure in the Sons of Liberty. Also, Revere was a participant in the Boston Tea Party. The colonists felt that they were being taxed without representation on various products, including tea. History.com, on their Boston Tea Party article, it states, “on the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests…

commercial success. But an inadequate supply of money put its future development in jeopardy. England themselves were in short supply and could not send gold and silver coins to the colonies. Massachusetts took matters into their own hands at this point. Boston authorities gave permission to two settlers, John Hull and Robert Sanderson to set up a mint in the capital in 1652. The two were soon striking silver coinage, shillings, sixpences, and threepences. Nearly all of the new coins bore the…

There was a lot of conflict in Boston in 1777. The Boston Massacre had just happened, a British officer in charge Captain Thomas Preston was arrested for manslaughter, the British officials enforced the Townshend Act, and three people were shot and two died, including Crispus Attucks. Many frightened residents of Boston had to pick sides, loyalists, patriots, or just to remain neutral. It is impossible to know which side the American colonists favored, however, I favor the Patriots because I…

For instance, Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride to warn two leaders of the Patriots John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British could arrest them any time. Soon after, Adams and Hancock took cover and hid in Lexington, about ten miles Boston. While hiding Adams and Hancock were reading to pounce like a cat on the British. Both men had artillery and were ready just as Revere had told them to be. At about ten AM, Revere went to the Charles River where a boat was waiting for him.…

beliefs, but she was simply the first to act on them. She became a threat to the Puritan establishment both because of her gender and because she attracted a large and influential following (Give me liberty vol. 1). In 1634 she and her husband moved to Boston from England after her husband was expelled from church. Here Anne began holding informal church meetings in her home and also led discussions of religious issues among women and men. Hutchinson views, salvation was God’s direct gift to the…

When John Winthrop set out to create a colony, his ideals for the new nation were expressed in his “A Model of Christian Charity” sermon. These ideals, deeply rooted in his religious conviction, were to make the colony a beacon for other nations to look up to. Since then, the idea that America is a beacon for other nations has been ingrained in our countries sentiments. Politicians throughout America’s history call upon Winthrop’s sermon to evoke patriotism. One example is John F. Kennedy’s…