1. The two most important trials were the Salem witch trials and the Zenger trial. The witch trials were when the puritans were convinced that many of their colonists were possessed by the devil, and they convicted them. The witch trials were important because because legal standards were set. You were not allowed to throw someone in jail because of here say. The Zenger trials were important because it gave the jury power to go against the law and convict someone on just what they would decide.
2. 1: The colonists were accustomed to much independence and self-determination, and british efforts to regulate and make taxes were bitterly opposed by the colonies. 2:British burdens (like religious freedoms and taxes) hurt nearly all the colonists in all walks of life.
3. Vermont. The capturing of Fort Ticonderoga
5. The Great Awakening was a time when christianity became very popular. It helped the colonies unite and agree on beliefs customs and laws.
6. The French Indian War. It gave the British a lot more territory. The outcome of the war was the signing of the Treaty of Paris. I think that it should have a different name because the name it has now makes no sense at all because France and the Indians were allies. I personally believe it should be called the the French and English War.
8. I believe an army leader wrote this to encourage his troops and make sure that they knew that God was in control.
H1. I believe it could go either way. It could bring colonists together by using scare tactics and having people see the snake torn apart representing the thirteen colonies with each piece of its body. Others might think of the cartoon as the colonies bullying them into joining and some people might not like that.
H5. Does the legal system or the puritans... or neither deserve blame for the salem witch trials?
I believe neither should be to blame. The puritans convicted witches and in some cases warlocks and i see nothing wrong with that. Why should the puritans or the legal system be blamed for the devil?
Dylan B.
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