Back Bay, Boston

many years, as well as differing ideals between them. Eventually, the colonists were finished with being oppressed and sparked the flame for Revolution that would not only affect their society, but societies around the globe as well. Rewind the clock back to when the British had repealed the Stamp Act. The other acts, such as the tea act, were met with strong opposition, including “the destruction of 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company as wanton destruction of property”, to

The Boston Port Act “AN ACT to discontinue, in such manner, and for or such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, landing or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbour, of Boston, in the province of Massachusetts Bay, in North America.” The British government started taxing various things that were being shipped to America such as paper and glass. Most important to the cause of the Boston Port Act was that the British were taxing tea that

The decades surged by and thoughts other than religion began to crowd the minds of the American people. The smoldering ideas of independence, enlightenment, and innovation elicited a new mentality in America. Puritan ideals were not held as high, for other religious sects had taken their place. The stringencies of the Puritan lifestyle wafted away as America grew in its diversity, but the Puritan mindset was rooted in the soil and could not be torn away. The words that John Winthrop had spoken on

this changed with the settlement of Jamestown, and later with the settlement of Massachusetts Bay. Despite these settlements having similarities, they were fundamentally different in most respects. From the areas where they settled, the reasoning behind each settlement, their development, and the various problems and conflicts that arose in each. A uniqueness can be seen between Virginia and Massachusetts Bay settlements beginning with the history of each. The history of these two settlements begins

America’s first permanent English colony was Jamestown colony in May 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts in December 1620. The colonies of Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay were very different by successes and failures. There were many differences as well as similarities between these two colonies. However, each colony was looking for something better for their colony. These colonies had challenges to establish in the New World. People moved to Jamestown because

model Christian community and one where everyone works as one (Doc A). John Winthrop was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony which was a very Puritan community. He wanted Massachusetts Bay, and Boston specifically, to be like “a city on a hill” that would be regarded by all as the exemplary Puritan community. Because of this, there were strict rules in Massachusetts Bay society. For example, any child found misbehaving in Church would need to be heavily

Guantanamo Bay in Cuba houses some of the most dangerous people. The people being held have ranged in committing various crimes. What makes Guantanamo Bay well known is how the time period a detainee has spent in prison without a trial. While in prison for an extensive period of time, a detainee is bound to receive discipline for not following the guards. There are often a variety of different methods that the guards use to teach discipline to the detainees. All who follow Guantanamo Bay as institution

constructing thatched houses. Pocahontas was mainly known for saving the life of John Smith. John Smith and his men arrived in Virginia and ran into the Tsenacommacah Indians many times. In 1607, a Native American hunting party captured Smith and took him back to Powhatan’s home. In Smith’s journal, he stated that Pocahontas was doing everything in her power to stop the execution and even almost sacrificed her own life to save Smith. By committing such a brave and

is also the best-selling author of several books. In 1971, O’Reilly graduated with honors and moved to Miami, where he taught high school for two years before enrolling at Boston University to pursue a career in broadcast Journalism. Bill’s career took off when he joined several news stations in Dallas, Denver, Portland, Boston, and Pennsylvania. On his show, The O’Reilly Factor, Bill takes on the nation’s hottest issues and with his direct style of commentary, he became increasingly known for his

The colonies of Jamestown, Plymouth, and Massachusetts Bay each were different by nature, goals, successes, and failures. There were numerous similarities as well as differences. However, each colony was looking for something better that was missing in their main land. Members of each colony had a vision of what they expected the New World to look like. When they arrived, they were given a sense of reality. Each colony had challenges that it would have to overcome to thrive as a new establishment