Weymouth, Massachusetts

1. From the perspective of James Otis there are numerous people I would love to “date” again. I would like to date John Adams again because we were good friends, and worked together to get the Townshend Act repealed. John is strongly against taxation without representation, which was something I felt strongly about as well. I would also like to date Samuel Adams because he made efforts to repeal the stamp and tea acts, two acts that were inflicted upon the colonies without adequate representation in Parliament. Last of all, I would like to date my sister Mercy Otis Warren. We worked together in forming the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence and she became more involved in the revolution because British officials beat me up. 2. From…

Abigail Smith Adams was born to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744. Her Father was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on January 29th, 1706. He was a Congregational minister before he died in 1783. Her mother was born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1721 and married in 1740 before she died in 1775. Abigail was known as “Mrs. President” due to the amount of influence and strength she portrayed as first lady of the United States. In her childhood,…

John Adams was born, October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts and also had two siblings, Peter Adams and Elihu Adams. John Adams grew up in a religious home with his father serving as a church deacon. He attended a private school in Braintree and he would eventually graduate from Harvard, at age 20, and receive a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) and M.A. (Master of Arts). He married Abigail Smith on October 25, 1764 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. John Adams had been married to her for 54 years and…

important in life because you may not know it, but you are giving up something every day. In order to understand why Abigail was so big on sacrifice, it is important to understand what her life was like. Abigail’s full name was Abigail Smith Adams and she was born on November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts but, she died on October 28, 1818 of Typhoid fever in Quincy, Massachusetts. When Abigail was 30 years old, the Revolutionary war had started and she became very involved with it because…

The American Revolution affected multiple groups of people who were living in the country during this period of time. All of these groups had different perspectives on how the American Revolution was going to affect them both during and after the revolution. The three different perspectives I am going to talk about in this essay are Whigs, Tories, and Indians. Each of these groups has a completely different view on how the American Revolution will change their world, depending on which side they…

I think the British won the war because they had a superior military force under the leadership of man by the name of William Pitt. Along with the troops that were in the colonies, the British were able to make a comeback on a war that had almost lost in the beginning. From then on, the British had captured several French territories and strongholds, such as the city of Quebec. The French then became weaker and weaker as the British grew stronger and stronger. I think democracy is indeed…

Comparison of the New England and Southern Colonies The colonies were first developed in the 1600’s, however the New England colonies and Southern Colonies were very different despite them both having similar reasons for coming to the new world. The southern colonies, consisting of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia, were centered on making money and agriculture, whereas the New England colonies, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, were centered on…

Wilderness. What defines wilderness? Wilderness is described as an uninhabited or inhospitable region somewhere. Some would say that the closest thing you can get to wilderness is Wyoming. Most people would describe wilderness as a place they’ve never been before and is unchartered territory for them. For example, a farmer who has worked the land all his life and has only been in one small town might consider big cities like New York or Los Angeles a place of wilderness. That could go both then…

EA In “The Crucible”, the theme that is proposed is “the truth versus faith”. Being shown throughout the play that the majority of the characters in the play are lying, for example, Proctor cheating on his wife, Elizabeth, the judge and governor lying by giving the impression that they serve the cause of God’s justice. The main lie throughout the play is “i am not a witch”.Abigail, along with the other girls, lie about their ability to see spirits. The girls are caught dancing in the forest, and…

Have you ever wondered if national health care should be considered? National health care is a legally enforced scheme of health insurance that insures a national population against the costs of health care. In America, it cost money to get health care, but people want to change that and make it free. According to the Gallup poll, “56% of Americans do not believe that it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage.(procon)" If national…