Massachusetts

In the 17th century New England the pilgrims who settle in America were very religious. Massachusetts Bay settlers where mostly puritans, who thought their religion was the true religion, so they considered Satan their personal enemy. These people where strong believers of witchcraft. They blamed everything that went wrong in their lives on witchcraft. For example: if their cow could not make milk or the butter churner could not church, or the horse went lame, it was all because of witchcraft.…

trials of Salem were going on many people passed judgement from themselves to whoever they could. More times than not, the accusations were false but one accusation was proven correct. Abigail Williams was to blame for the witch trials of Salem Massachusetts in 1692. Through Abigail's falsification, lust & spitefulness she proves to be the source of the witch hysteria that Salem experiences. Williams often times lies on other's name's to get herself out of the trouble that she knows she is…

was writing the play he was thinking of the puritan era, and the story took place in a town called salem and, and the story is about witch trials and witch hunts. All of the characters that are used in this play, were real people. Arthur went to massachusetts to review characters for the play. So there for the characters are based on real people. Arthur went and reviewed historical accounts from salem. The characters that i am going to be referring to today is abby and parris and see what they…

Twenty lives lost, and two hundred jailed were the result of the adults being oblivious to the lies of a group of girls. The play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is set in Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. There was word of witchcraft, so the town called for an expert on witchcraft, Reverend Hale. When Reverend arrived in Salem and spoke with the girls, they had admitted to witchcraft. They accused many people, and despite their lies being rather transparent, he was too stubborn and naive…

In 1692, Puritans in colonial Massachusetts faced an interesting event called the Salem Witch Trials. The first sign of witchcraft was discovered when two girls, Elizabeth and Williams were having “fits.” The local doctor blamed their unusual movements on the supernatural. Satan worried the Puritan community because they believed that they always had to behave to go to heaven. Whether puritans were in or out of their home, they believed the devil was always watching them which is why they were…

politics outside of their town and were slowly becoming revolutionaries. After the passage of the Boston Port act in 1774, the Boston Committee called for a complete boycott of all British goods, but that was calling for too much from the towns of Massachusetts. Concord agreed with resistance of the boycott, but was still willing to take the “nonconsumption pledge” with several revisions. Even the condemnation of the pledge by royal Governor Gage did stop the Concordian boycott. The people of…

encounters with Native Americans. The Puritans believed in strict religious laws and condemned anyone who went against their beliefs. The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 19th century, was set during this time period in Boston, Massachusetts, with strict religious faith and well respected pastors. Hawthorne illustrates the change of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale physically, emotionally, and mentally throughout The Scarlet Letter, which ultimately reflects on one of…

English troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop exhibits against the Townshend Acts and keep request, yet rather they incited shock. The British officers and natives fought in avenues and battled in bars. "The natives saw the British officers as potential oppressors…

Fall River, Massachusetts is not nearly the poorest urban neighborhood of the United States. Its people have not endured any fraction of the strife, poverty, violence, or tumult that residents of the South Bronx have. Its schools are functional, its neighborhoods are diverse, its hospital systems – though similarly understaffed and sometimes unhelpful – operate smoothly. In 2012, Fall River was ranked among the top “100 Best Communities for Young People” in America (“2012 Competition Winners”).…

One significant theme Miller conveys throughout The Crucible is deciding whether or not it is worth to lie. He shows this through Abigail Williams, John Proctor, and Judge Danforth. From the beginning of The Crucible Abigail Williams lies. Throughout the book she lies, manipulates her friends and the entire town, and eventually sends nineteen innocent people to their deaths (SparkNotes Editors). In Act I Abigail was about to get busted for experimenting with witchcraft, but managed to blame the…