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Annotated Works Cited CCA Bryand, Arthur “Samuel Pepys” Encyclopædia Britannica, February 15, 2007 aaaaaawww.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Pepys, accessed February 14, 2017 Encyclopaedia Britannica’s article about Samuel Pepys gives an account of Pepys’ life and career in detail. It describes his education at Magdalene College and then his marriage to Elizabeth Marchant de Saint-Michel. After this, it explains his lengthy career in naval administration, where he greatly increased England’s…

The boston Massacre was not a spur of the moment kind of thing. There had been tension between the British and Colonist for a while. The Colonist think that the British have been abusing their power and using it for putting many taxes over the colonies. There was many debates on British taxes, especially the navigation and sugar act. As the British kept piling on taxes the Colonies had enough and finally decide to have the protest which led to the Boston Massacre. Many documentations or pictures…

In their action of separating from the British, the colonists were justified. They were unfairly treated, taxed, and constantly had demanded the same rights as the other British subjects, but never had received it. When the british decided to tax the colonists to raise money, the colonies had grown even more angry. The Stamp Act for example, required colonists only in North America, to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac. This made…

During the Puritan Era, in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, it began with a group of girls who wander off into the wilderness. While dancing, they were caught by the town minister Reverend Parris. One of the girls, Betty, who happened to be the daughter of Reverend Parris, descends into a coma. Moments later, a crowd begins to form around Parris’ home while rumors about witchcraft spread through the town. In the play, The Crucible, many of the characters have their own personal motives that go…

What do the Holocaust and the Salem Witch Trails have in common?.The Holocaust and the Salem Witch Trials have several things in common, even though the two took place in different time frames . In the Holocaust and Salem Witch Trials they both compared how the women and the Jews were pushed out of society, how they were seen in the community and the effect they both had on our world's history. The Witch Trials began in the spring of 1962 after a group of girls claimed to be processed by the…

route. Deciding on their own to continue on to Concord, Massachusetts, where weapons and supplies were hidden Revere and Dawes were joined by a third rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott. Soon after, all three were arrested by a British patrol. “ This piece shows that during the event of Paul Revere there were three riders, Paul Revere, Dr. Samuel Powers, and William Dawes that had warned the people of Lexington about the British soldiers’ upcoming arrival. While in a few literature pieces Paul Revere is…

The trials all began in the January 1692. The niece of Reverend Samuel Parris became sick. The doctor of the town, William Briggs, was called to help better the girls health. He diagnosed the ill girl with witchcraft, which sent the entire witchcraft into motion. The town of Salem was under distress during the time and many were taking notice of devilish action due to the fact of a smallpox outbreak. Many blamed this on the devil. They were also uptight because they were in a rivalry with a…

England had control of America. It was like a mother-daughter relationship, but in this situation the mother was unfair. This was because in 1763, when the French and Indian War ended, Britain started to tax America. This caused a rift between Britain and the colonies. Since this happened, some people started to believe America should declare independence from England and some disagreed with that. I think that America should have declared independence from England. One reason America should…

The salem witch trials were a line of hearings and prosecutions of people charged with witchcraft in Massachusetts between february 1692 and may 1693. These witch trials resulted in many innocent women accused and be set on trial and latter be hung. Many women have died from this act. This was a very important act when it was going on in 1692 because everyone believed in this act. Bridget Bishop was the first person to be found guilty for the practice of witchcraft and was found guilty and was…

Esteemed Colonist, You are formally invited to the Boston Tea Party. If we all work together, it is likely we can succeed in repealing the tea act. We need to show the government that we, the colonists, will stand up for what we think is right. The British government has imposed a new tax on tea. This is a ridiculous and unfair tax on us and we can’t afford to pay it. The government has already established several new taxes to line their own pockets, and enrich their soldiers. We have had to…