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"A young African boy is taken into slavery" A) The most disconcerting features of Smith's removal must have been his vivid account fo watching his father be beaten to death by white men. B) Smith adjusted to his new life by gaining the confidence of his master through completing his indoor and outdoor tasks. Also, his marriage to Meg helped him live a somewhat normal life.

"The intolerant Act of Toleration" A) Catholics are not to be in any way troubled, molested, or discountenanced for their religion. B) The Jews and atheists would have been killed because they don't have the same religious views as Catholics.

"Framing the Mayflower Compact" A) The compact basically was the very first form of an American Constitution. B) The Compact foreshadowed the development of democratic institutions in that it mentions guidelines of laws, ordinances, and acts.

"Anne Hutchinson is Banished" The Puritan way of thinking seems to be that a person should live to please god. The proceedings did not seem to bring justice to Anne Hutchinson because they seemed to discriminate Hutchinson's strict religious beliefs.

"The Blue Laws of Connecticut" A) Many, but not all, of the punishments for these crimes seem rediculous in present day. B) Offenses such as killing or kidnapping and selling people into slavery would still be regarded as criminal today.