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passes an emergency act to keep “America American”, also known as the National Origins Act of 1924 . The act was undebatably discriminatory; it restricted the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans and completely excluded Asians and other nonwhites from entering the United States. Immigration quotas wre also being held during this period, and restricted the number of visas available each year to immigrants. Additionally, the government wanted to prevent foreigners from entering the country, as they were associated with communism and anarchism. With the establishment of this law, intolerance and prejudice were gradually being institutionalized in American society. It began on April 15, 1920, when a shoe factory paymaster from South Braintree, Massachusetts, and his guard were brutally shot at the time of delivering a payroll of more than $15,000. The assailants took the sum as they fled the scene in a car. There were over fifty witnesses when it occurred, and among the list of suspects was a professional gang. Nonetheless, two of the witnesses had agreed that the two men in the car were Italians and authorities quickly turned to two anarchists who fit the description perfectly. Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested as they went to pick up a car at an auto repair shop . Shortly after, on May 31, 1921, both men had been…

by using hemp for their cloth, and now use a variety of other fabrics ranging from organic cotton to pre-loved polyester (“Our Sustainable Fabrics”). Hemp, like the other fabrics is very eco-friendly. It is known to be quite strong, and requires no pesticides nor herbicides in order to grow, which means there will be no run off that that will cause a buildup of pesticide in a nearby water source (“Hemp Textile Uses”). Also, hemp is not seasonal and can be grown whenever a farmer wants it to…

In 1921, two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, allegedly murdered a payroll guard and a paymaster during a payroll heist in Braintree, MA. Sacco, a thirty two year old shoemaker, and Vanzetti, a twenty nine year old fish peddler, both with immigrant backgrounds. The accusation of these two men seemed rather racist on the court's behalf due to the lack of evidence. People believed the men received unfair bias from the court due to where Sacco and Vanzetti came from.…

Sacco and Vanzetti primarily consisted of political undertones, it was also significant in the realm of forensic science (Newby, 2007). This paper will examine the circumstances of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial and how it influenced forensic ballistics. The Braintree Heist On April 15th, 1920 a payroll delivery truck with more than $15,000 was ambushed in Braintree, Massachusetts. The two security guards accompanying the truck were left dead after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle (Owen, 2009).…

John Adams was born, October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts and also had two siblings, Peter Adams and Elihu Adams. John Adams grew up in a religious home with his father serving as a church deacon. He attended a private school in Braintree and he would eventually graduate from Harvard, at age 20, and receive a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) and M.A. (Master of Arts). He married Abigail Smith on October 25, 1764 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. John Adams had been married to her for 54 years and…

Sacco and Vanzetti In the afternoon of April 15, 1920, a paymaster and guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts, carrying a factory payroll to an armored car, were shot and killed by two assailants. The killers grabbed the cash boxes and jumped into a nearby automobile, where two or three accomplices were waiting. The vehicle sped away, evading the police who gave chase. Local newspapers treated the event as just another brutal murder/robbery, so common in the post-World War I period. Three…

John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts to John and Abigail Adams. John Q Adams grew up in family of farmers but his family was also full of success. His great grandfather was a represented Braintree colonial for over forty year and a speaker of the house while his dad graduated from Harvard as a lawyer and soon after became president of the United States. As it started in 1763 Adams still had to deal with the rebellion with the American colonists against the…

at the time. July 14,1765: Abigail gave birth to her first child On July 14, 1765, Abigail gave birth to a baby girl, who was named after her. The family would always call her Nabby. This was very significant in Abigail’s life because she had always been taught that childbearing was considered the main preoccupation of a woman from marriage to menopause. It was also a very big deal, that she was healthy and alive through her pregnancy and childbirth since they brought the fear of death back…

John Quincy Adams was one of the greatest secretaries of state that the United States ever had. He arranges a deal with England for the Oregon country and Spain for Florida was one his biggest comes through for the United States gaining more territory.in 1765 john Adams accused the stamp tax in resolution written for the Braintree town meeting. When they were reprinted around the colony his reputation as an opponent of English arrogance began to grow. Those in Boston who led the opposition to…

In the 1910’s and 1920’s Russia had a revolution. Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks into battle and overthrew Alexander Kerensky to be the new government in Russia. He wanted to start communism in Russia and did it. As for the United States, Americans were scared of communists and communists. They were scared that they would change the U.S. government and change U.S. life. Former President Woodrow Wilson’s attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer did not want any Bolshevik Revolution and at every…