Massachusetts

The First Representative Governments in North America In North America there were 13 colonies. Each colony was given an opportunity to choose representatives. The colonists had taxes forced on them by the king. Colonists didn’t want a system without checks and balances to occur, so citizens could vote on candidates to represent them. Eventually, if the candidates didn’t represent the people’s rights as they wished, they could be voted out of office. This is called a representative government,…

Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27th, 1722. Samuel’s dad was a successful brewer and served as a deacon for the Old and New South churches in boston. Samuel’s dad also was a Boston selectman and representative to the assembly. Samuel’s mom was also deeply religious from the teachings of Jonathan Edwards. Samuel’s childhood insisted of him surviving and 2 other children surviving out of 12 children all together. Adams and his 2 other brothers and sisters were…

A. Gross, does not focus on the founding fathers or “textbook-quality” events that are known today to have paved the way to the American Revolution. Instead, the theme is focused on the everyday life of the people living in and around Concord, Massachusetts; a colonial city outside of Boston with a vast amount of problems and troubles. The Minutemen and Their World provides a social history, which is key to understanding the views of the common people. There are three major topics that can be…

Given several artifacts and quotations about New England, the culture can be analyzed and dissected to a limit to reveal what was important to the colonists at the time. For instance, in 1662, the Massachusetts Pine Tree Sixpence, a part of their currency, has a picture of a tree stamped on it. When we were discovering more about the New England region, it is evident that the rich forests produced the timber to help with the lumber industry. In addition, since these colonists were located near…

Emily Dickinson was born 1830 to Edward and Emily Dickinson in Amherst Massachusetts. Amherst was a Puritan town in New England and “encouraged a Calvinist, Orthodox, and Conservative approach to Christianity”. She had two siblings by the names of William Austin Dickinson, Lavinia Norcross Dickinson. Her father was an amazing man and a model citizen. He was a lawyer and “served a single term as a representative from Massachusetts in U.S. congress, elected as state legislature and state senate.…

follow behind his father’s footsteps even after becoming a practicing lawyer in England. Once he became a clergyman he was soon dismissed from office for not conforming and at a late age during the year of 1934 sailed to the Puritan community in Massachusetts Bay Colony where he became a prevalent member of the church because of his good educated background. It was here where Ward would spend the rest of his life fighting against religious toleration and keeping the Puritan religion pure against…

Shays’ Rebellion Narrator (Aline):Times were hard for farmers in western massachusetts. Many of them owed money. When farmers couldn’t pay their debts, the court took away their farms. Families left without fathers and mothers were forced to beg in the streets. Rebellion leader (Rodgelyn): You're throwing me in jail because I can't pay my debts? I borrowed that money I owed because the government asked me to, so I could buy more grain to grow food for your army and the French army. (someone…

Imagine yourself on the Mayflower, staring out into the open sea. The harsh storm going on tossed your ship around, and all the tossing and spinning made you feel seasick! This was one of the many challenges that the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims had to face. I believe that the Plymouth Colony faced many hardships during their attempt to create a new colony. The three main challenges that the Pilgrims faced were the unpleasant conditions during their voyage, arriving at Cape Cod instead of their…

Boston, Massachusetts, Richmond, Virginia, and Chicago, Illinois Massachusetts was one of the original thirteen colonies. Illinois was a state gain in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The population in Boston increased over the years of 1800 to1860. Boston and Chicago saw a different market revolution then the South states. The North saw manufacturing cities then economy in farm. The old northwest saw a move to a settled society, with a web of new transportation and urban rural neighborhoods.…

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…