Friday, March 7, 2008

Plymouth essay

I. Introduction
A. Thesis statement [sample: The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.]
B. Preview first major point (without support) [Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.]
C. Preview second major point (without support) [ Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.]
D. Preview third major point (without support) [Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.]
E. Significance of Thesis [It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.]

II. First Major Point
A. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence.
B. The night raid on the wigwam Corbitian for suspicion of rebellion.
C. Killing with the knife
D. Drives Morton out of New England
E. These relate to the thesis because it shows that Standish was very precocious in the protection of the pilgrims.

III. Second Major Point
A. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War.
B. Held of 300 Indians with 20 men
C. Puts Philip's head on a pike.
D. Got Annawon to surrender.
E. This relates to the thesis because without Ben Church the colonies would have been taken over by the Indians.

IV. Third Major Point
A. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism.
B. Quakers laws
C. Puritans
D.
E. This relates to the thesis because they wanted the colony to be highly thought of and proud.

V. Conclusion
A. The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence.
B. These relate to the thesis because it shows that Standish was very precocious in the protection of the pilgrims.
C. This relates to the thesis because without Ben Church the colonies would have been taken over by the Indians.
D. This relates to the thesis because they wanted the colony to be highly thought of and proud.
E. It shows the truth behind the founding of America, not the child-like stories we normally hear.

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The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. It is important to understand the full history of these areas because this is what Americans generally consider to be our nation's beginning.

Miles Standish contributed important protection to the early colonies by using violence. First, Miles Standish did a night raid on a wigwam to find Corbitan, under the suspicion of rebellion. Secondly, Standish kills an Indian, with his own knife, because he thought he was going to fight the colony. Lastly, Standish drives Morton out of New England because he supposedly posed a threat to the colony. These relate to the thesis because it shows that Standish was very precocious in the protection of the pilgrims.

Benjamin Church provided vital leadership to protect the colonies during King Philip's War. First, he held off 300 Indians with 20 men, and lost none of them. Secondly, he put King Philip's head on a pike in the middle of the colony. Lastly, he gets Annawon to surrender to him. This relates to the thesis because without Ben Church the colonies would have been taken over by the Indians.

Despite all of this violence, the colonies were also founded on religious idealism. First, when the quakers came over they brought with them the laws and religion they had over in England. Second, when the Puritans founded their colony they wanted it to be "The right way" or "All perfect". This relates to the thesis because they wanted the colony to be highly thought of and proud.

The founding of English colonies in modern Massachusetts combined a strange mix of idealism and violence. These relate to the thesis because it shows that Standish was very precocious in the protection of the pilgrims. This relates to the thesis because without Ben Church the colonies would have been taken over by the Indians. This relates to the thesis because they wanted the colony to be highly thought of and proud. Overall, it shows the truth behind the founding of America, not the child-like stories we normally hear.

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