The Importance Of Traveling To Boston

Document F claims, “…our ordinary [food] was but mean and water so that this … little relieved our wants, whereby with extremity of the bitter cold frost … more than half of us died.” The document describes the harsh living conditions that were imposed upon the colonists of the Chesapeake region. These conditions often reduced the expected life expectancy of its inhabitants by ten years and often destroyed the family unit. The living conditions of New England were much more favorable and often increased the life expectancy of the colonists. Longer lifetimes resulted in society stability since families were formed and “grandparents invented.”

The Boston Massacre took place on March 5th, 1770. This historic event was caused because of an ongoing conflict between the British soldiers and the people of Boston. According to George Hewes account, “Crowds of artisans and laborers joined the elite in protesting British policies, although their differing points of view revealed the divisions within colonial society.” People were upset over the British passing the Towsend Act, which was a surplus of unpopular taxes. The people of Boston also resented the British troops, who were also looking for jobs.

The government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic, democratic, oligarchic, and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government, but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on.

In this camp stayed many people. Most of the people in this section were considered “ill, but curable”. Due to their health conditions these people didn't work, when the others had to. The camp mainly consisted of women or other prisoners who had just been traveling in tight train cars. Many got ill after traveling for days like this.

There was no time in Boston that was most emphasized, than the 1850’s to 1900’s. In the city of Boston there were a lot of changes that had occurred between the second half of the 19th century, not only with the city but also with the people living in Boston. Boston has always been changing and in transition.

After the Boston Massacre the Sons of Liberty called it a battle for American liberty and just cause for removal of british troops from Boston. Then a patriot named Paul Revere had the infamous midnight run and was going to Concord to warn Patriot leaders.Paul was caught and was stranded near Lexington. When later the “Shot heard round’ the world” started the American Revolution, the Sons had formed the first armies known as militias. Then when the battles had erupted The leaders of the Sons like Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock, Benjamin rush, and Oliver Wolcott then became the leaders of the war along with people like George Washington.

During their journey to the New World, the Puritans had to endure many hardships. The journey, which was three thousand miles long, was rough. One of their two ships had to turn back, losing their supplies along with it. However, their first winter in the new colony was no better. Their journey had left the Puritans ill-equipped and unprepared for the oncoming winter. Out of the first one hundred and two settlers, only half survived the first winter. Out of eighteen women, fourteen had died, leading

The graph in Document E shows how the number of people killed by diseases was higher than the number of people who died of other causes. As a result of the amount of new people coming into the new world, more diseases were brought over and were more easily harbored and spread by all the bodies being in one area. The brackish water supply and the lack of very nutrient food killed the colonists. Since the colony’s water supply contained waste, it was easy for the colonists to catch each other’s diseases through using the same water as everyone else because it spread all the diseases faster. The settlers’ lack of nutritious food caused them to have weak immune systems which rendered their bodies incapable of fighting off these diseases which ended in the colony’s

On the 27th of June, Martha Ballard treated Isaac Hardin’s son for Scarlet Fever where she spent most of the day. On the 28th, Hannah Cool came over, as did she on the 2nd and 4th of July, at a time when Martha was still watching over young Hardin. On the 3rd of July, Martha took note of the boy again in her diary and by the 6th, Hannah had developed a sore throat. She remained unwell until the 10th, during which time her sister visited and by the 25th was dead. But the Hardin’s might not have been the sole cause of the spread of disease, with Martha as a middleman. As an assistant to Martha, she often went around the town, which on the 2nd included seeing the Sewal’s who were

Many people working had very poor living conditions. Friedrich Engels describes the England streets, the slums, ¨...unpaved, full of holes, filthy and strewn with refuse.”and their rivers as ¨...coal-black and full of stinking filth and rubbish…(Document 9)¨ It wasn't just bad at their homes it was also bad at their work. Joseph Hebergam was a man who had been working at one of the many mills that had horrible working conditions. Working in these horrible conditions Joseph was told he would die within the year of 1832 because he had a severe illness. When asked how he got the illness he responded with, ¨He (the doctor) told me it was caused by the dust in the factories and from overwork and insufficient diet...¨ People just did not die because of an illness they also died from infections. These mills were working their workers to

Textile factories were not safe for working class families for the reason that the people were injured and unhealthy. A few people entered into the textile factories unhealthy which could´ve made their health issues worse. The interviewee , Dr. Holme says that the people employed were in great health. He also said that the children he had seen were all in health and that the hours they worked were not injurious to their health. John Birley says that they had good food and good beds. He also says that they were treated kindly. Dr . Holme says that Mr. Pooley employed 401 people and 363 people were in good health. Dr. Holme also said that the factories were as healthy as any other part of the working classes of the community. His conclusion was

The life of Irish immigrants in Boston was one of poverty and discrimination. The religiously centered culture of the Irish has along with their importance on family has allowed the Irish to prosper and persevere through times of injustice. Boston's Irish immigrant population amounted to a tenth of its population. Many after arriving could not find suitable jobs and ended up living where earlier generations had resided. This attributed to the 'invisibility' of the Irish.

To begin my essay, I would like to establish my argument for the city of Boston: I believe Boston has an excellent case for being ranked an Alpha - city; no more, no less. After doing extensive research, I have concluded that despite Boston’s relatively small size compared to other cities it is classified with, it deserves its spot as an Alpha - global city. For reference, some other notable cities it is classified with include Seoul, Buenos Aires, Washington, New Delhi, Prague, and Dublin. Boston is more of a global city than people give it credit for, and that is why I argue that Boston deserves its spot in the Alpha echelon of cities.

The Massachusetts colony, otherwise known as the ‘Massachusetts Bay colony’ was originally settled by Puritans in 1630. They were plagued by the religious persecutions of King Charles I and the Church of England. Weary from this dogged torment, they left England under the leadership of John Winthrop. These original colonists quickly established many small towns in the name of high religious ideals and strict societal rules. They also planted churches, spread Puritanism and religiously educated the masses, as these were some of their goals. A utopian society that other colonies looked upon with high regards was the ultimate goal.

The Bostonians, by Henry James was a very interesting piece. James' underlying tone for the spiritualism and fascination is clearly a picture of the time when the piece was written. I thought that is played an important influence in his writing. Ruth Hall, by Fanny Fern is an unofficial biography of her own life as a women activist. One of the underlying issues that stand out in her novel is the way that she includes the lower-class women right along with the middle-class. This was not a common ideal shared by all women activists at this time. Both of these underlying issues in these books keep the reader interested it their works.