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Salem, Massachusetts

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1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom, lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? The Puritans came to this country for religious freedom; however, when they got here they persecuted others as they had been persecuted. They turned their colony into a place almost as bad as the place they had left. 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." Being under such strict laws and commandments, the Puritans had to repress a lot of their anger and spirit of revenge towards their neighbors. When the witch hunts started, it was an excellent opportunity for them to "let their hair down" and get revenge on their

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Chesapeake An area home to the first American colonies, profitable to tobacco farmers. headright system Whoever paid the passage of a laborer received 50 acres. indentured servant Whites who sold their labor for 5-7 years for passage to America. Nathaniel Bacon A white planter who led a rebellion, killing natives and burning Jamestown. Governor Berkeley The Virginia governor who punished the rebels of Bacon?s troop. Middle Passage The transatlantic sea voyage bringing slaves to the New World. Royal African Company A company that lost its monopoly in selling slaves to the colonists. ringshout A West African religious dance that contributed to the development of jazz. ?FFVs? First Families of Virginia, which dominated real estate and legislature.

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The Salem Witch Trials It was a period of unrest in Salem, Massachusetts at the end of the 17th Century. There were struggles between the two distinct parts of Salem -?Salem Village?and?Salem Town. Many of the?farmers?resided in Salem Village and were bent on separating from Salem Town. They soon set up their own church where Reverend Samuel Parris presided. It was because of Reverend Parris' daughter and niece that the Salem Witch Trials began.

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The Salem Witch Trials It was a period of unrest in Salem, Massachusetts at the end of the 17th Century. There were struggles between the two distinct parts of Salem -?Salem Village?and?Salem Town. Many of the?farmers?resided in Salem Village and were bent on separating from Salem Town. They soon set up their own church where Reverend Samuel Parris presided. It was because of Reverend Parris' daughter and niece that the Salem Witch Trials began.
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