Massachusetts

The Chesapeake region and the New England colonies were very different in how they were created and how they were successful; however, being successful is how they were alike. They both struggled and had to overcome obstacles on their way to success. The brutal wilderness that made up the Chesapeake region prompted a slow start for the early settlers. Diseases, such as Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid, ran rampant among the early colonists, cutting ten years off of the life expectancy of new…

Were socioeconomic tensions responsible for the witchcraft hysteria in Salem? YES Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum believe that the political and economic tensions among the people of Salem, Massachusetts are to blame for the chaos in regards to witchcraft. They compare the events to a dramatic set piece where the town was in a power battle between political members and clergymen with the common folk and famers. Farmers were adamant about not becoming a part of commercial communism, wanting a…

Proctor’s Moral “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another” (Miller 113). The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. A wave of hysteria is spreading throughout Salem. Many people were falsely accused of conspiring with the devil, including John Proctor’s family. John Proctor is a religious man of his word whom praises his family and religious beliefs above all. Proctor’s sacrifices show the important values of family, reputation, and honesty to him and ultimately…

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…

In the book The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the play is set in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600’s. Several teenage girls who are residents of Salem are seen practicing witchcraft by the town’s reverend, Reverend Parris. Due to a fear of witchcraft, Reverend Parris request that fellow Reverend Hale come to Salem to help cure Salem of witchcraft because Reverend Hale is considered an expert in curing witchcraft. As the play progresses, Reverend Hale undergoes changes such…

The Boston Protest lasted from April 18th, 2015- May 3rd, 2015, and was heard nation-wide. Freddie Gray was arrested, and later died because of a spinal cord injury, possibly made from the police when they arrested him. There was a debate on whether or not Freddie Gray sustained the injury while being arrested, or while in transit to the police station. The protesters were trying to get justice for Freddie Gray. The protest was not just to get justice for Freddie Gray, but also to get…

There was a dark and gloomy storm that engulfed the puritan community. It swept over the town of strict 17th century ideals. The ideals of what it meant to be a true follower of christ, to make him proud, and show the world how to be the perfect child of God. Religion was not just simply religion, and it was not just a Sunday experience or a moral code. It was a controlled social order. The puritan community lived and breathed in religion, proclaiming it was the only true way to live. It was…

Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk street,in Boston, of January 6, 1706. He was the youngest male of seventeen children, his father married twice. Benjamin dropped out of school at the age of ten and at age twelve he was working as an apprentice as a printer. Benjamin became a contributor. The brothers argued and Benjamin ran away first heading to New York but ended up in Philadelphia working as a printer. After a few months he was persuaded by Governor Keith to go to London. He arrived there…

just severing ties with Great Britain. Shay’s Rebellion would be the first act to challenge America’s weak central governing system. Shay’s Rebellion occurred at a time when money issues were a very serious problem for many of the states. In Massachusetts there was no money and people in the state were paying very high taxes. A group of farmers in the state, led by Daniel Shay, who were losing their lands due to foreclosure, revolted by closing the courts which, prevented the foreclosures of…

The seeds of the hysteria that afflicted Salem Village, Massachusetts were sown in January 1692 when a group of young girls began to display bizarre behavior, with no decorum whatsoever, and accused people of witchery. Abigail Williams, one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch Trials, starts her web of lies in a desperate attempt to not be held accountable for her nefarious deeds in the forests the night before the play opens. The childish girl needed attention and with each accusation that…