of the continent. * The three geographic regions of the 13 Colonies were the New England Colonies‚ the Middle Colonies‚ and the Southern Colonies. The New England Colonies * The four original New England Colonies were: New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The Environment of the New England Colonies * The climate of the New England Colonies was colder than the other two colonial regions
Premium Thirteen Colonies United States Massachusetts
For every student‚ historian‚ profession‚ or average civilian‚ when you ask the question about early American history they will immediately and ultimately respond with one exact answer; the Puritans came to New England in search of freedom and new religion. During the late seventeenth century‚ religion gave the Puritans the opportunity to begin a new life‚ achieve social class‚ gain respect in the colonies‚ and have individual morality. Although that was a bit difficult to overcome for most Puritans;
Premium Massachusetts Christianity United States
positioned against other environmental organizations in Massachusetts? National environmental organizations included Friends of the Earth‚ National Audubon Society‚ Sierra Club‚ The Nature Conservancy‚ and Wilderness Society had chapters or offices in Massachusetts. The Appalachian Mountain Club was regional‚ with chapters throughout the Northeast U.S. By contrast‚ Mass Audubon‚ Trustees of Reservations and MASSPIRG confined their activities to Massachusetts. Although organizations sometimes worked in coalitions
Premium Nature Non-profit organization
The town had already been through three other reverends‚ who had all left because of financial issues‚ but Parris needed to get away from Boston‚ so he accepted the position. The Salem Witch Trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts began as a simple misunderstanding creating a domino effect that overtook the entire community‚ allowing chaos to ensue‚ and lives to be lost. The persecution of the men and women of Salem was encouraged by Samuel Parris. His sermons began to
Premium Christianity Puritan Massachusetts
Puritan Communities: Was Salem Village Unique? Salem village in 1692 is something every student learns about in their basic American history course. They learn about the witchcraft trials‚ and the hangings that followed. They learn about Increase and Cotton Mather‚ father and son on opposite sides of the issue of witchcraft. If they are lucky‚ they learn about Rev. Samuel Parris and what led some to like him and his judgments‚ and others to despise him. But they do not typically learn about the
Premium Salem witch trials Massachusetts Samuel Parris
The Devil and Tom Walker A few miles from Boston‚ in Massachusetts‚ there is a deep inlet winding several miles into the interior of the country from Charles Bay‚ and terminating in a thickly wooded swamp‚ or morass. On one side of this inlet is a beautiful dark grove; on the opposite side the land rises abruptly from the water’s edge‚ into a high ridge on which grow a few scattered oaks of great age and immense size. Under one of these gigantic trees‚ according to old stories‚ there was a great
Premium English-language films Massachusetts United States
THEMES Puritanism and Individuality Puritan society required that its members follow strict guidelines of social order. These rigid rules of conduct helped the Puritans endure the persecution they faced in Europe and‚ after they came to America‚ created a close-knit community able to withstand the harsh weather and Native American attacks common to New England in the 17th century. But communities that focus primarily on social order leave no room for personal freedom. Those who think or act independently
Premium Christianity Puritan Massachusetts
In the early morning hours of March 24th 1692; long before the tales of the Brothers Grimm‚ stood 71 year old Rebecca Nurse. A simple woman from Salem Massachusetts who was accused of witchcraft by the prominent wife of a local official‚ Ann Putnam While she pleaded her innocence‚ the courtroom was apparently under her spell‚ and with every motion of her body the audience rolled on the floor in pain. While in today?s society we would rule this type of behavior ?mass hysteria? or ?mob mentality?‚
Premium Salem witch trials Witchcraft Salem
"We Went Down Standing Up" Glory is a movie about the fifty-fourth Massachusetts regiment in the civil war. This was the first all black regiment the Union ever allowed to fight. Throughout the movie one quote kept proving itself true‚ "We went down standing up." The members of the fifty-fourth proved that they wanted to go down standing up just by joining the army. However there were many situations that proved this further‚ as the film continued. During the regiment’s training period
Premium Regiment American Civil War Black people
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry‚ nicknamed the "Swamp Angels"‚ was an infantry regiment that saw broad administration in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the main authority African-American units in the United States in the Civil War. Numerous African-Americans had battled in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 on both sides. In the beginning February 1863‚ the abolitionist Governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts issued the Civil War’s
Premium