... people. These “witches” were accused for making children sick, causing animal deaths, and inducing pain and suffering. Or they could have been accused due to evidence of strange events, or their mysterious character. Perfect models of this characteristic would be Hugh and Mary Parsons. Mary and Hugh Parsons lived in Springfield, Massachusetts. In chapter 2 of Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth Century New England, the introduction clearly conveys that relationships within the Parson family were filled with problems. With the town’s houses built so close to each other, it could be assumed that neighbors were able to hear every argument and fight that took place ...
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... The mercenary nature of the English East India Company's army had led to many unsatisfied and discontented soldiers decades before the revolt. There were mutinies by both the Madras army and Bengal army by 1815, and several others followed suit. In the 1850's, many soldiers from the Bengal army were alienated and lost some of their pay and prestige. There were rumors of gun cartridges being greased with animal fat from cows and pigs, which came as an insult to the integrity of the some of the soldiers. The Hindus and Muslims were offended at this attempt to pollute their religious convictions before forcing them to convert to Christianity. Those who did not ...
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... exploitation and economic depression had already taken place. In 1838, the cabinet-maker William Lovett and the tailor Francis Place wrote the “People’s Charter”. It is best known for its “Six Points”, which proposed the following: universal manhood sufferage, equal electoral districts, vote by ballot, payment of members of Parliament, removal of the property qualification for the Members of Parliament, and annual general elections. The first five of these demands were granted (even though it took until 1918 to finalize the decision), but the sixth was refused because it stressed the radical infuence on the program. The Whig belief ...
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... rule, fight wars, provide income, teach and be the head of his family. Women were not accepted in academics, politics, church leadership, business, or the military. Despite these prejudices, women saw an opportunity in the sciences. As a discipline based on observations and deductive reasoning it did not necessarily require a comprehensive academic background. Since most women were deprived of the more advanced education that men received, it was the perfect field for them to begin their pursuit of equality. As a result, a growing number of women actively participated in scientific research in chemistry, astronomy, biology, botany, medicine, and entomology. In docu ...
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... he first hears that his cargo will be slaves he was scared . In the movie he opened his eyes very wide. 2.When Mr. Slater give him thumbscrews, then he ask him “ do we need to use this thumbscrews”. Mr. Slater answered “You never know what dose slaves could do “. Then he throve them on the floor. 3.Capitain Davies said to wash the slaves , It wasn’t for profit he washed them only because he felt bed for them .When the slaves were screaming from the salt water ,he went under deck. 4.When Captain Davies gets to America he doesn’t want to go to the auction of slave and he tells to people to clean his boat form slaves. He dose that only because he could kind of f ...
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... Plus it will allow me to better understand a people whose ways have been removed and in instances put to an end. I will be showing, to the best of my ability, an objective view of this history. But some of the information I used was not as objective, so in using their info I tamed down the language, but some of the information is still seemingly biased, but in my points and opinions I will be more objective. Lacrosse is the oldest team sport played in North America by anyone. But beyond that it was an influential part of a society now mostly defunct. The is rich in many ways, in its traditions, rituals, and ceremonies. The game of lacrosse had many styles of ...
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... was given a job by his Uncle Vincent at a prosperous art gallery named Goupil's. Young Vincent's main regret in leaving the parsonage was that he would miss the company of his beloved brother, Theo. At age twenty, Vincent fell in love with the big city of London. He moved to London where he continued his career as an art dealer at Goupil's London branch. Coincidentally, Vincent van Gogh also fell in love with a French girl named Ursula. At the age of twenty-one, after much deliberation, he confessed his love to her. He was coldly rejected. This was heartbreaking to Vincent, and his family worried about him frantically. Vincent had a growing hate toward his p ...
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... was a flawed system that made the south ineffective and because the North's free labor system was superior it must be guarded from southerners. When the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, the South felt threatened, and because expansion was vital to the survival of slavery they also felt their way of life was being threatened. Because slavery was such an important part of Southern society, the South felt that they could not survive without it. That's why they were not willing to compromise with the north. To own slaves was a sign of wealth and social prestige and poor farmers who could not afford slaves had a goal to work for. In the e ...
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... the Italy of America (for its mountains), the Baby State and the Valentine State because it was the last state in the Union when it was admitted on Feb. 14th, 1912. 4 Arkansas The state legislature adopted the official nickname Land of Opportunity because of the future outlook for the development of business, industry, and agriculture. Other nicknames were the Toothpick state (an allusion to the knives), the Hot Water State (for its hot springs), and the Guinea Pig State (for its willingness to be used as a proving ground for government experiments in agriculture during the 1930s). 5 California The nickname Golden State comes from its golden poppies, which is als ...
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... to a 1994 estimate, the had a population of 15,401,000, an increase of about 17.9% over the 1971 census total. The overall population was about 961 persons per sq. mile. The nation is heavily urbanized; about 27% of the people live in cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants, and another 62% inhabit smaller cities and towns. The largest cities are, the capital, Amsterdam; one of the worlds leading seaports, Rotterdam; the nation’s administrative center, The Hague; and a manufacturing hub, Utretch. The official language of the is Dutch, which is spoken throughout the country. Roman Catholics constitute about 33% and Protestants about 25% of the Dutch po ...
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