4.5 Crime and Punishment
Robyn Romero
October 24, 2014
Period: 3
Pod: 9

CLAIM

• Laws in the early colonies were fair & unfair depending on what colonist did

REASON FOR CLAIM

• My Clain Was Punishments were fair or unfair dependig on what you did....
• For Example, if you stole something you would get the unfair punishment.
• If you broke a strangers or a friends glass or object you would get the fair punishment

Reasons / Evidence

Each colonial assembly passed its own laws defining rimes and punishments. However, most crimes were treated similarly in all the colonies.

Reasons / Claim
Certain very serious crimes could be punished by death. These included murder, treason, and piracy.

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