Tarring and feathering

Beginning in the middle of 1765, the Sons of Liberty were a secret political organization made up of colonial patriots. The secret organization was founded by Samuel Adams and John Hancock inside of Boston, Massachusetts. The Sons of Liberty was organized as a means to protest the recent tax on anything printed on paper, known as the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act had been pressed upon American’s without the consent of the colonial legislature. Because of this, several colonists wanted to rebel…

Heather Hamill (2011) is the author of ‘The Hoods: Crime and Punishment in West Belfast’, this book offers a unique perspective that equally appeals to academics and the average person. This essay will discuss violence becomes normalised and if so has this happened in the context of this book. Studying the perspectives of the residents, the youth, and the paramilitary group of the area the IRA (Irish Republican Army), as to the possible reasons behind their acceptance of the harsh levels of…

The Red Scare appeared directly subsequent to the closing of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution that took place in Russia. These occurrences bolstered fear of communism, socialism, and anarchism while depleting a major component of the United States economy. The widespread trepidation settled in the hearts of many Americans. Many factors in the Red Scare would result in a massive decrease in labor leading to higher wages, violation of civil rights and decreased profits. The Red Scare…

#1: What were the most important steps that Washington took to establish the authority and prestige of the new federal government under the Constitution?(EMILY) Challenges – Population Growth | Demographics The population was rapidly growing due to the recent victory of the revolution and many people from Britain fled to the United States (approximately ⅓ of Britain's population). This population changes held many tensions between the different regions and between the political parties. The…

Villains are major parts of many stories and they are used sometimes to show either how good another character is (as foil) or to show what is wrong with society.Villains exist everywhere and Huckleberry Finn has its fair share of villains. In Huckleberry Finn, a fictitious book by Mark Twain, the main character, Huck, has to face a lot of villains and make moral decisions based on their actions. The main villains in this book were Pap, the Con men, and the people who were on the Phelps farm.…