Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

Get an understanding behind what the 1767 Townshend Acts aimed to accomplish including those specific items which were greatly affected. Learn who had been serving as Commander In Chief of British Forces in North America since 1763. Go behind the scenes and discover what unraveled on October 1,1768. Discover who replaces Massachusetts Royal Governor Francis Bernard come July 31,1769. Learn if Gove...

Learn what year Benjamin Church Junior was born including where he first grew up in the New England Region. Discover where he attended school as a young child and whether the school itself remains in existence today. Learn what happened to Benjamin Church school wise come the year 1750. Find out exactly when Church Junior first got apprenticed in the medical profession including whether he had the...

Decide if it’s fair to say that 1775 can be best defined as being a momentous year. Agree if momentous means more than just one thing. Get a broad in depth analysis behind what takes place in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts between April 18-19,1775. Understand the differences between fighting Linear Style versus Guerilla, aka non conventional warfare. Go behind the scenes and explore how a se...

Discover whether any other situations involving accused witches arose around same time Grace Sherwood underwent trial by ducking during summer of 1706. Learn why the year of 1730 was important in the Virginia Colony from a legal standpoint involving witchcraft. Get introduced to Jane Wenham including how she got accused of being a witch. Go behind the scenes and learn how Jane went to court includ...

Determine if Grace Sherwood herself got destined to become the subject of a well known investigation which occurred in the Virginia Colony. Discover when Grace was born including the year she married her husband, James Sherwood. Figure out whether Grace and James were literate people. Agree if the year of 1697 marked the start of allegations waged against Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood. Learn how John Gi...

Decide firsthand for yourself if Virginia’s Indians were frowned upon by English Settlers when initially setting foot in the New World come 1607. Discover just how big Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Region was come the start of the 17th Century around time when English first arrived. Get an understanding behind why the Powhatan Indians were known to have worshipped multiple spirits including partaking...

Learn what Malleus Maleficarum means in Latin. Determine whether or not Malleus Maleficarum was an actual book centered around Witchcraft. Get an in depth analysis behind what heresy is all about including those individuals labeled as heretics. Get introduced to Reginald Scot, an ardent opponent of witchcraft including his big break through literary wise come 1584. Understand why Scot firmly belie...

Determine whether Colonial Virginian’s had a multiple level system of courts. Find out what constituted felony offenses within the Virginia Colony and whether Witchcraft was one of them. Go behind the scenes and determine how Virginia Colony’s Governor’s got appointed. Explore what legal steps got taken if evidence was strong against someone accused of engaging in witchcraft. Get an in depth analy...

Agree if it’s fair to say that the practice behind creating a human image is much older than believing in Satanic Witchcraft. Learn what purposes poppets symbolized including Colonial Virginian’s takes on them. Explore what specific actions could’ve been taken against a poppet figure. Get an understanding behind what witchcraft transformation is all about. Receive a brief introduction to Grace She...

Discover what truly defines the most common interpretation behind full meaning of being a witch. Determine exactly how people tend to associate witches with certain well known familiar images. Learn just how old “witchcraft” itself is. Explore the notion into witchcraft being connected to societies that believed in both black and white magic. Figure out exactly what constituted a devil’s mark. Lea...

Get an in depth analysis behind what comes to our mind when learning about the year 1607. Learn how objectives on paper look great, but yet lose their luster when an endless list of bad karma began to play out for 104 English Colonists. Determine if it’s fair to say that there were different groups of people based upon societal class ranks who came over to the New World in 1607. Get introduced to...

Discover just how big New York City was when Samuel Fraunces first arrived there during the early 1750’s. Determine exactly how many tavern licenses got issued in the year 1756 and whether Mr. Samuel Fraunces was a recipient to one of them. Learn if 1762 was considered to be a successful year for Samuel Fraunces in terms of operating a tavern establishment. Go behind the scenes and learn how Fraun...

Discover exactly why dancing itself at one time got forbidden in early New England. Find out what the Connecticut Colony enacted law wise come year 1686 involving taverns. Go behind the scenes and discover how attitudes towards dancing gradually changed after the start of the 18th Century. Get introduced to well known Colonial Dances like Minuet and Cotillion. Learn if multiple types of dances wer...

Determine what would’ve been some well known common forms of 18th Century Colonial American Tavern Entertainment? Discover how one could best define what entertainment’s meaning meant during the 17th & 18th Centuries. Agree if it’s fair to say that tavern business owners in urban centers competed amongst one another for customers. Figure out whether dinners in most urban taverns followed Engli...

Agree if it’s fair to assume that licensing procedures for tavern keepers varied from one colony to another based upon region. Get an in depth analysis into understanding how tavern licensure came about based upon three primary factors. Discover if the licensing system suffered any abuses involving taverns both licensed and unlicensed. Learn what 18th Century American Tavern Keepers did to go abou...

Would it be fair to say that 18th Century American Laws required tavern keepers to display good qualities. Get acquainted with Elijah Williams, tavern keeper from Deerfield, Massachusetts, and the different posts he held within his community. Agree if business opportunities for women in colonial times were limited. Discover if many women residing in urban areas tried their hands at tavern keeping....

Decide if it’s fair to say come Mid 18th Century that the number of taverns in urban dwellings had greatly skyrocketed. Discover whether tavern keeping in America’s urban cities was considered a middling occupation. Determine if urban city tavern keepers were actual owners of the facilities they operated. Get introduced to John Inskeep which includes both early and later years of his life. Go behi...

Get introduced to William Bradford along with understanding where his religious beliefs stood. Learn who ascends the English throne come year 1603 along with knowing where his policies stood regarding religious toleration. Determine if William Bradford himself went aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Learn what exact connection William Bradford had with taverns in America. Go behind the scenes and disco...

Agree if it’s fair to say that most of us associate lodging where it involves people staying somewhere for work or vacation related purposes. Learn how Ancient Roman Civilization aka the Roman Empire had its lodging system get broken down per social class status. Explore Middle Ages of European Civilization to understanding connections between trade routes and lodging. Discover what tends to come...

Discover exactly how many Great Lakes Passengers onboard RMS Titanic survived and perished out of 345 calling the region home. Determine if it’s fair to say that Titanic Survivors with Great Lakes connections all lived different lives following ships sinking. Go behind the scenes and learn survival stories from Great Lakes Passengers of all different classes onboard Titanic. Find out which Great L...

Get introduced to Morgan Andrew Robertson. Learn how Morgan followed in his dad’s footsteps along the Great Lakes. Discover what young Morgan experienced prior to turning ten years old on April 8, 1871. Find out what line of work Morgan Robertson went into after a career along the seas. Understand significance come year 1896 for Morgan from a literary standpoint. Get a rough estimate as to just ho...

Discover exactly when wireless communication first began along Great Lakes Waters. Find out what Wireless Telephony Services provided during early 20th Century. Get a brief timeline description of what took place involving wireless communication services from 1908-1910. Explore how ships on the Great Lakes faced their fair share of harrowing rescues thanks to wireless communications. Determine whe...

Agree if it’s fair to say by 1912 that newspapers achieved a full exclusive media peak. Determine if newspapers had engaged in an all out frenzy given things didn’t go as accordingly planned on Titanic’s maiden voyage. Learn whether Great Lakes Newspapers reported Titanic’s sinking with a high range of inaccuracy. Get to know H.G. Thorley. Discover how one Titanic Survivor from Toronto, Ontario, e...

Get introduced to Cable Ships Mackay-Bennett and Minia who got assigned in recovering deceased bodies from Titanic. Discover just how big of a hold Mackay-Bennett had when it came to storing multiple coffins including long tonnage of ice as well as embalming supplies. Find out when both ships arrived to Titanic’s wreckage site. Learn exactly where first deceased body got spotted from alleged sinki...

Discover just how many ships were nearby resulting in their hearing Titanic’s distress signals. Figure out if any ships were too far away to be of any use prior to Titanic’s sinking. Learn just how close Leyland Steamship Liner SS Californian stood in relation to where Titanic herself was positioned. Go behind the scenes and discover at what time RMS Carpathia had received Titanic’s distress signa...