... in stopping piracy, crimes, and keeping social order better than the other colonies because of their strict regulations.13 Later in the eighteenth century however, the economic side, such as destruction of property and theft, become more prevalent than the moral side. Though the reports of ... has always been a fascinating subject. Captain Kidd was a famous pirate known for his violent crimes in the Atlantic World during the late seventeenth century. The British government and the colonies sentenced him to death by hanging. The people in the colonies all were enticed to hear the details...

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... of the forty-eight possessed, mostly were females. Forty-four percent of the possessed were females between the ages of sixteen to twenty who were "single-women" or "maids" in seventeenth century terms. Another 38 percent were over twenty while 18 percent were under sixteen. Three-fourths of the non-possessed accusers whose main concern was maleficium were men. In 1711, the ... ...

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