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    The Aftermath and Acts That Followed the Boston Tea Party Karla Valeria Gonzalez Formatted Rough Draft Mr. Isaac G. Pietrzak U.S. History 1301 November 4, 2016 On the Thursday of December 16th of the year 1773, several men began to dump what is now worth over a million dollars of British tea into the Boston Harbor. This later became known as the famous Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was the initial cause of the American Revolution and the freedom America has gained

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    In early American history, religion played a key role in the lives of everyday citizens. Many people migrated to America to find the freedom to express their own religion without being criticized. In the beginning the major religion practiced was Puritanism, however as time went on other religions evolved causing Puritanism to disappear and many followers of this religion to evangelize to try to save their religion. At first government had an important role in emphasizing a form of religion. While

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    Imagine going over to grandma’s house to be the company of a crazy witch lady who constantly tortures you. This was the life for a poor seven-year-old child who was cursed with an evil grandmother. In the article, “Grandma Gets Life for Dressing as Witch to ‘Torture’ 7-year-old”, 51-year-old Geneva Robinson pleaded guilty to five counts of felony child abuse (Harthorne, 2017). Her boyfriend was also involved with the case as he was helping her commit the acts They ae the most evil type people of

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    The American Revolution was a major turn point in American History. The main question is what started this revolution? The seven-year war caused the Parliament to reconsider their primary revenues to be more beneficial to their large national debt. The rioting and rebellions started from multiple acts being implemented on the colonists, whom did not approve these laws. They came up with multiple acts such as The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Act to possibly reverse this tremendous amount of

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    The Salem Witch Trials started when a group of girls suddenly began to act odd, or somewhat strangely. According to History.com, when the doctor diagnosed the girls as bewitched, the girls accused a slave, by name of Tituba, and two other women of bewitching them. The entirety of Salem began to worry and that is when the accusations of many women being “witches” started. Although many women have been accused, there were also a few men and even two dogs that were accused of being witches! Many accused

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    Real World Vs Crucible

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    The Crucible Compared to the Real World Piers Anthony once said, “When one person makes an accusation, check to make sure that he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.” Everybody has been accused of doing something that they have not at some point in their life. Being blamed for something that one was not responsible for happens during adulthood just as much as it does during childhood. False accusations are not uncommon in today’s society

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    Essay On Patriots Day

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    Patriots Day. Patriots’ weekend, how about Patriots’ Weekends. It is hard to sum up Minute Man National Historical Park offerings in just a day or weekend. Because of the numerous activities the park schedules, it is a safe bet to cover three consecutive Saturdays worth of events which make up this unique Massachusetts event. Local area towns begin to roll out their celebrations the weekend before Patriots’ day (an official state holiday the third Monday in April). In Concord, the town turns

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    ​Towards the end of the Colonial American period, the colonies endured some arduously events that emerged from their relationship with Great Britain. The American Revolution resulted from the aftermath of the events that then led to the independence of the colonies from Great Britain. Yet, before the American Revolution occurred, there were two distinct groups, one party, also known as the Patriots, supported the separation from Great Britain to gain independence, while the other party, the Loyalists

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    Lying is Not Always a Way Out In the The Crucible by Arthur Miller, in the town of Salem, the town minister (Parris) discovers his daughter and niece (Betty and Abigail) dancing along with other girls in the forest. Tituba was his slave. The crucible is a severe trial or being more to the point. The crucible is a play of dramatic changes. Did Elizabeth want Abigail to be hung instead of her husband or was it for the best to stop all the madness? Miller took out Act 2 Scene 2, because he felt it

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    The French vs. the American Revolution The French Revolution and The American Revolution are similar in many that people call them the Twin Wars. We will explore how they are similar by talking about the role that women played and the documents that emerged from each war. We will also explore how they are different by talking about the causes for the wars and the goals for each. Although the causes might seem similar in detail they are actually different. The American Revolution was started because

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