The document provides information about several topics related to early American history: - Salem witch trials occurred in 1692 where many were falsely accused of witchcraft before one man said they were not actually witches. - The Boston Massacre took place in 1770 when British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 3 people in an event that contributed to the Revolutionary War. - Paul Revere helped warn of the British advance on Lexington and Concord on April 18, 1775, the night before the Revolutionary War began. - Minute men were militia ready at a minute's notice to defend against the British, always carrying weapons. - The Saugus iron works produced iron through a multi

1. Boston
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2. Salem
Salem is well known for its witch trials.
It was the year 1692 and things were
tense in Salem village. At that time a
lot of people were scared,
superstitious, and mad. That is where
we get to the part about the witch
trials It all started when the priest
accused Goody (the name of the
beggar in the village) of being a witch.
She was put on trial and then hung.
Many other people were accused and
put in jail even though they were not
guilty.
Later in the year, a prominent citizen
came to the village. He said that none
of the people were witches. All the
people in jail were let go.
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3. The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre took place on
March 5 1770. 7 shots were fired but
3 people died and 8 were wounded.
The first shot was accidental. This
event was one of the sparks that led to
the Revolutionary War.
The picture to the right is an engraving
done by Paul Revere. It shows the
Boston massacre.
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4. Paul Revere
When you think about Paul Revere you
probably think about some famous guy
riding a horse down the road yelling
‘The British are coming, the British are
coming.” Well if that is what you are
thinking you’re wrong.
This is the story of Paul Revere:
It is 10:00pm on April 18th, 1775 or the
day before the Revolutionary War
begins. Paul Revere has just been
called to his friend’s house. Paul
Revere and William Dawes are both
Sons of Liberty. Revere and Dawes are
both going to ride to Lexington and
Concord. Paul Revere takes the route
that crosses the Charles River. Dawes
is assigned to go the longer way
through the Boston neck. The Sons of
Liberty set up a signal to warn the
people.
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5. “One if by Land. Two if by sea.” This Eventually they met John Hancock
meant that his friend would hang 1 Paul Revere and Samuel Adams at a tavern on the
lantern in the steeple of the North way to Lexington and Concord. They
Church if the soldiers were coming by told Samuel and John about the
land and 2 if by sea. Two lanterns were soldiers and the path they would take.
hung in in the steeple.
A couple minutes later at 12:45 A.M.
Revere and Dawes were sent to warn they met up with Dr. Samuel Prescott
4to 6 militia in each town they went a young college student riding home.
through. There were three types of Him being a Son of Liberty wanted to
people in the colonies, The British help Paul and William agreed to let
soldiers, The Loyalists, and The him help. 15 minutes later they met
Patriots. Given that Paul Revere and up with the British soldiers who
William Dawes couldn’t just Gallop captured Paul Revere because he was
into town on their horses frantically infront. Next came Samuel Prescott
yelling “The British are coming, the who tricked the soldiers and escaped.
British are coming!!!!”. For that would William Dawes was a couple paces
alarm the loyalists and soldiers who behind and turned around then fled
would then warn other soldiers that back to Lexington. Prescott got the
some patriots knew of their plan. That word to Concord that the British were
is why the patriots set up a plan to coming. Paul was eventually let go.
warn the militia. Paul and William met
up with each other at about 12:30
A.M. and continued riding together.
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6. Minute Men
A minute man is a person in the militia
that has to be able to get ready in
exactly one minute. The militia were
on the side of the colonists during the
Revolutionary War. To do so a minute
man must carry his weapon and/or
arms with him at all times or, so to
speak 24/7.
No matter what they were doing have
to stop and go to the meeting place if
the bell ever rang. To be ready the
militia used British drills and did the
same training they did.
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7. Iron mill
The Saugus iron mill was the first iron
mill in North America. These are the
stages of making iron:
1. Water turned the water wheels
which pumped the bellows which
kept the fire hot
2. Bog iron and gabbrow were put
into the fire and heated up so
they melted together
3. The metal was then taken out and
put onto a mat and pounded into
a cube.
4. The cube was then put under a
large hammer and hammered
until it was inches thick. That
rod was called a merchants bar.
5. The merchants bar was taken to a
rolling and sitting building. There
it was put into another machine
which thinned it out or cut it so it
was skinnier.
6. Next the rods were either shipped
out or made into tools for the iron
works. Some of those tools were
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John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on
May 29 1917 in Brookline
Massachusetts. John’s dad Joseph
Patrick Kennedy was the president of
The Columbia Trust Company Bank.
His mom Rose Fitzgerald was a mother
and didn’t have a paying job. John was
the second child of 9. When he was
young John was called Jack. His
mother ran the house a lot differently John F. Kennedy was
than your mother probably does. She elected the 35th
would weigh each child once a week, if president of the
they had gained weight they would
have to eat less and exercise more. If
United States in
they had lost weight they would have 1960. He was
to eat more and stay inside. His assassinated on
mother and father would also ask November 22 1963
them really hard questions at the
dinner table. During the hour before in Dallas Texas.
the kids went to bed they would have
to listen to whatever their parents
were reading.
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9. Timeline
Salem Witch Trials
1692 Sarah Goodman was the first
one hanged.
1770 The Boston massacre 3 people died
The Revolutionary War
1775
1783 The Revolutionary War ends
1917 John F. Kennedy is born
1960 John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th
president of the U.S.
1963 John F. Kennedy is assassinated
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