Back Bay, Boston

history can be experienced today by the casual traveler. First Church of Boston One of the very first things the founding puritans of Boston, England did when they arrived in 1630 on the shores of what would become Boston, Massachusetts was to gather a church, the First Church. By the 19th Century, however, Boston had changed dramatically, and like many of its counterparts, the First Church relocated to the new Back Bay area of Boston. And there, they constructed a lovely, if traditional, English inspired

Benjamin Franklin Many people think of Benjamin Franklin as an incredible inventor, scientist, author, and a wise wise man. But he was so much more. Benjamin was born in Boston on January, 17 1706. At the time boston was known as massachusetts Bay Colony. Ben's father was Joseph Franklin. He had 7 kids with his first wife and then after they divorced he had 10 more kids with his second wife ben’s mother. Ben was Joseph’s 15th kid and youngest son. His intelligence didn’t start after college, it

Guantanamo Bay is a U.S. Military maximum security prison that is considered a detainee camp for unlawful enemy combatants. Guantanamo has become a worldwide focal point because of the reports of abuse, torture and the prolonged trials for detainees and its closure and release of its detainees has been called for by many. World leaders, media outlets and humanitarian organizations have requested the closure and release of these detention facilities and their detainees, but it remains vital that

arrived in Boston. With the arrival of these troops, violence had insued. On March 5, 1770, a large group of colonists began to surround a group of soldiers in front of the State House. Soon it went from trading insults to shouting at each other, even throwing snowballs. Until, out of an act of self-defense because they thought they were about to be attacked, the British started to shoot the colonists. Five colonists were killed, including Crispus Attucks. This enraged the people of Boston. The soldiers

the Church of England, chose to break away from it all together. These Separatists settled in Holland, where from there, many sailed to the New World on the Mayflower. They eventually landed in Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts, where many Puritans soon followed. When the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts, while still aboard the Mayflower, they drew up and signed the Mayflower Compact, a brief agreement to form a majoritarian government. It was signed by forty-one adult males. The Mayflower

bit challenging during the war. There are plenty of trees to be made into ships for our naval fleet in the woods of New England, and there are huge amounts of fish swimming around up north. We set up the New Hampshire as a fishing colony to bring back and sell the fish. We won’t run out of fish to eat in case of trouble. There are many deep harbors to anchor our ships in. But the region has long, bitter winters, and a short growing season. Colonists of the Plymouth Colony had tried to grow food;

them and driving them to the New World. The most well-known pilgrimage was that of the Mayflower. However, the more successful puritan venture was the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This colony would put into motion ideas of government, religious tolerance, and the treatment of indians. First and foremost, the government set up in the Bay colony was meant to favor the free white men of the church and no one else. No women or indentured servants were able to vote in the annual election for governor and

celebration on Patriot’s Day is the Boston Marathon, which has been a tradition since 1897. When people think of Boston, they usually think of the Red Sox. Their fan base is so passionate and loyal no matter how poorly the team performs. Every Patriot’s Day, the Red Sox play on their home field at 11 A.M which than leads to all of the Bostonians watching the Boston Marathon. At the start of the 2013

range between 82 degrees and 5 degrees. The average amount of rain fall is between twenty-eight to thirty-four inches. Wisconsin also experiences cold, snowy winters. The main sports cities in Wisconsin are Cable, Hayward, Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay. Wisconsin is big spectator sports viewing state. They really like football and baseball. They are also an active state. In 2015, Wisconsin ranked 10th in the United

because, shortly after the French and Indian war colonists and Native Americans were were killing each other. To prevent this from happening the King separated the land at the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. According to the map created by the Hudson Bay company, the colonists were restricted on the east side and the Native Americans on the west. The colonists were upset with the King because he made the division of colonists and Native Americans permanent and called it the Proclamation of 1763. The