Braintree

Since before the formation of the United States, the issue of slavery has plagued the nation. Slavery, the practice of buying and selling of men and women as property, was ingrained in the very fabric of America’s origins. Article IV section 2 of the Constitution protected the rights of slave owners by prohibited one state from freeing slaves who fled to them from another state. There were nearly half a million slaves in the United States upon its founding on 4 July 1776. The importation of…

Meghan Hyer Mrs. Virginia Brown English 11 Honors 10 April 2024 The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti Life was easy for an immigrant during the 1920s. All immigrants had to do included simply assimilate into White culture, speak English, follow the laws, cause no harm, work hard and long hours, don’t complain, respect superiors, adopt White customs, promote democracy, and support the United States. Easy, right? Especially coming from a foreign country that functions completely differently. However,…

The history of the United States began with the endeavors of men. They discovered, explored, and conquered the land. It was men who established settlement, encouraged colonization and founded government. Whether still abroad on another continent or joining them in the outpost, women were a supportive feature to the enterprise. Wives bid their loved one farewell, perhaps never to return from across the ocean. Frontier women worked alongside their men to build shelter, grow food, and tend animals.…

From the bloodline of Joseph Adams and Susanna Boylston, John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in an area just outside Boston known as Mount Wollaston in Braintree. Prior to his birth, there had been a wave of emigration in Massachusetts better referenced by the Bay Colony. In 1630, a large number of Puritans, roughly 1,000 of whom were refugees, fled England in hopes of seeking religious freedom. John Winthrop, a Puritan lawyer and instrumental figure in the establishment of the Massachusetts…

The American Revolution was a radical time in history that was best characterized by the efforts of the zealous patriots of the colonies; this included both men and women. The role of women in society is often neglected in historical accounts, and the Revolutionary War is no exception to this precedent. Women were indeed, directly involved with and impacted by the events leading up to and during the war in the colonies. In regards to the domestic life of women during this critical time, the…

England had enacted the Stamp Act, imposing taxes on Americans in 55 different ways. Americans, who had always managed their money in their own assemblies, considered, the act was unconstitutional. Naturally they were furious. John Hancock was also furious. He said there was nothing or no one on earth that could make him pay a penny of that “dammed tax.” He said it loudly and often. When Samuel Adams and other people heard it, they cheered him. The next year was good news. England repealed the…

The whole book starts out in the view of the sentry on guard of the customs house. The soldiers have just come in to Boston from out of another city, and the tensions are very very high between the soldiers and the natives of Boston. With all of these tensions a guard describes his experience of him guarding the customs house late at night during winter when a mob quickly appears and advances on him and the other guards that have shown up as the mob has. Then someone yells fire as bells are…