LEQ prompt 1 During the period between 1607 and 1754, the British had established colonies in North America, inspired by the riches and wealth gained by the Spanish upon the conquest of the Aztecs and Incas in the 16th century, the early British settlements had hoped for the same riches and discoveries in the northern Americas. The first successful permanent settlement was established in Jamestown Virginia, and as time advances the English established thirteen colonies divided geographically into three regions: new England, middle and southern colonies. Socially the English colonists were similar by the means that they shared an English heritage but differed greatly in lifestyle, politically and economically the colonies had many differences,
The New England, middle, Chesapeake, and southern colonies were all colonies located in North America. For this reason many people thought that the colonies were all the same and should be viewed as a single society. This is not the case at all; they were as different as day and night and showed minimal signs of similarity. A society is people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values.
Through the Colonies, The Sons of Liberty were very active and the officers with enforcing the custom laws and the Stamp Act. ”A Lieutenant William Duddington, of a ship The Gaspee, was charged with patrolling the waters of Narragansett Bay, off Rhode Island”. He thought he was above the law. He deserved a reputation as an officer that was very overzealous.
The door creaks open, I see them, two men… they look so tasty. They’re picking me up and dragging me down the hall. We finally stop, I hear another door open, I look up and the only thing in the room is a table tilted at a seventy-five degree angle. They are pinning me against the table, please speak up, you’re never this quiet.
I cannot express the joy I felt when I saw land. It is a very cold place, but my thick, proud viking blood will carry me through any hardship I may face. After days of sailing in the icy waters of the torrent sea I was quite ready to get rid of my sea legs. I am a very experienced, and my crew has even gone as far as to say we wouldn 't have survived the journey without my guidance.
I remember it being cold. Numbing. Something wet seeping into the backside of my red South Carolina sweatshirt. The faint scent of smoke filling my nostrils, bring a burning sensation to my eyes. I laid under a full crescent moon, my eyes refusing to stay open, my sight dimming.
I heard nothing except for sirens ringing in the distance. The sirens gradually got louder and louder “Wee-Woo-Wee-Woo” until they stopped in front of the building where I was all alone. The door was smashed on by these people in black suits. He said his name was Rocky and he asked me where his “boys” were. I didn’t know so I did not respond.
The car squealed to a stop and I jumped out of the dinged up vehicle. I ran on the cement ramp that led me down to the Wilmington Friends Meeting’s undercroft door like I would usually do on a Wednesday evening. Grasping the cold metal vertical bar in my baseball sized fists, right over the left. I yanked, then again and again as the door clanked repeatedly. Realizing the door was locked I twirled around.
The Great Migration The Transformation of English Colonists As history teaches us, the great land we call the United States of America was built on the conquest of Native Americans and their territories and the enslavement of Africans. Although the birth of America was extremely tumultuous, the contact between the three cultures proved to change cultures and values forever. No matter the opinion of how it began, it is no arguing that the interaction between these three cultures built the legacy that is now known as the United States of America. England had become so overpopulated that it was becoming difficult to live comfortably; therefore, explorers began looking to discover more land and as a result found a New World. Relocating to
The New Colossus is about the brazen giant of greek fame whom glows the world with her torch. People like to call her mother of exiles, she stands for freedom. She welcomes immigrants from all of the world to come to america. She is there to make all immigrant be welcome and have freedom. This passage expresses the american dream because its talking about having freedom and being friendly and welcoming to any immigrant who comes.
In 1894 at Lidtke Mill. Hi name is Cassadee. Here’s the story that about killed my family and me. There was a nice and odd little girl that lived across the road from me, I played with her until I was 11.
Locked in a dormitory which became my only survival resource, for the disaster and dystopia that surrounded me in every inch of my eye, and which soon became my worst fear in the entire planet, death. Terrifying, frightening and alarming was the ambiance that was perpetuated in my conscience. Unimaginable nights when a single room became the aegis of my brother and myself from the violence and murder, which suddenly portrayed as hell in my perspective. Liberty and freedom had become slavery, and for one moment, I even thought if this was worth a better future. Worth risking the lives of my family.
I slowly stepped out of my beat up Camry. The blaring sirens of police cars and emergency reuse vehicles echoed off the broken-down warehouse on the wharf slitting my head in two. The flashing blue lights almost blinding me. Taking a moment to gather my senses I slowly take in the scene.
There are two main reasons for population growth within the English American Colonies. The first was immigration, which accounted for about one quarter of the growth. Land was cheap, and the economy was booming. Colonists were bringing more slaves from Africa to the colonies. This also shifted the racial and ethnic makeup of the colonies.
I helped Scout up we started running I got jerked away from her all I could think is “why is this happening”. I was trying to fight him off but he was too strong and reeked of alcohol”what do I do in this situation”. Next thing you know he’s trying to rip my arm off I heard my arm starting to break it hurt really bad then it broke I yelled then got throne someone came running I heard Bob Ewell trying to fight off a man I didn't recognize the
