Massachusetts

Abigail’s Vengeance The witch trials in 1692 were one of the darkest periods in the United States History. The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place during the time of the Salem Witch Trial in Massachusetts. In the trials, many innocent people are being accused of being a witch by bunch of girls hiding a secret of their leader, Abigail Williams. Throughout the story, Abigail Williams wants revenge on Goody Proctor because of her jealousy toward her husband, John Proctor which would lead…

In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, the town of Salem, Massachusetts is in hysteria as the dark forces of witchcraft become evident. Honest, religious, and an expert witch hunter, Reverend Hale is called upon to investigate the “bewitching” of Betty Parris. He is motivated by his desire to help the people and save the town from the presence of the evil, but has a change of heart when he realizes everything is not as it seems. The truth captures his attention and directs him towards saving the…

he used and many of them are secondary resource and some are primary. The main primary one is the letters of Abigail Adams and her family. “Most of these letters are in the Adams Papers, the collection of family manuscripts now located at the Massachusetts Historical Society.” (Akers(193)) Some other primary resources are “Diary and Autobiography of John Adams” written by L. H. Butterfield, “The Earliest Diary of John Adams” by L. H. Butterfield, “ Portraits of John and Abigail Adams” by…

Robert Gross shows the significant role of Concord, Massachusetts, in the fight for independence through the perspective of the common person, in his book, The Minutemen and their World. Gross presents Concord as a town that played a great role in the revolution, while altering the community forever. Concord life is explained before, during, and after, “A shot heard ‘round the world.” Although Gross supports his ideas with numerous sources of evidence, he states that history is not simply an…

The Life of Henry Knox Henry Knox was born on July 25, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to William and Mary Knox. William, a shipbuilder, soon completed a considerable amount of debt, and in result he fled to the West Indies where eventually he would die in 1759. Henry studied Greek, Latin, arithmetic, and European history at the Boston Latin School until shortly after his twelfth birthday. His family’s need of financial support forced him to become a clerk at the local bookstore. The…

extreme test when the doctor took the crutches away; the doctor told me I had to use my leg and walk on it. Just like me, the characters in “The Crucible” went through several trials or tests. Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” takes place in the Massachusetts Bay area in 1692; the play is a story about the Salem witch trials. During the play, people are put to death for having contact with the devil; people have enjoyed watching their friends be put to death, but by the end of the play nobody…

Largely, the raid had begun in hopes to capture John Williams. A significant raid because it was the largest of its kind executed by the French and Indians. This resulted in the greatest number of captives of any raid. Even though advised, the Massachusetts Colony was extremely upset. It was said the raid had been planned…

The play “The Crucible” in the year 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts people were accusing others of “witchcraft”. People in this era were very christian. This all got started when they found the girls in the woods dancing naked. These girls then acted up and then were blaming other innocent people of witchcraft in order for them to get out of trouble. This then lead to deaths of the people. Although, people couldn't have done anything to the the hysteria in Salem Elizabeth, Parris, and Abigail could…

Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was one of the most important events that have ever taken place in Colonial America. It sparked the start of the Revolutionary War, which caused many of those loyal to Britain to rally with those who wanted freedom, and it was considered a turning point for many colonists, to fight the British. Life back then was hard. The colonists had tried to rebel and as a result; the British Parliament passed many acts that negatively affected the colonist’s everyday…

In Roger Williams, “Letter to the Town of Providence”, he wrote of a more progressive approach on liberty. Surrounded by contention on religious and political matters, Williams began a narrative on his own beliefs that frowned upon the intolerance of religion and the occupancy of Indian land. In addressing the matter, he uses a ship at sea as a metaphor representing the society in Providence, and symbolism to represent the community of religious diversity coming together. Although a…