I proceed, gentlemen, briefly to call your attention to the present state of insane persons confined within this Commonwealth, i
n cages, closets, cellars, stalls, pens! Chained, naked, beaten with rods, and lashed into obedience. In two to three sentences, describe the conditions that people with mental illnesses endured, according to Dix’s report.
The people with mental illnesses endured many pains and tragedies. Seems as though some were often even killed. If they would not behave, they would get slashed with ropes, chained with chains, and even be shoved in a closeted area with barely any air.
The southern colonies were made up of the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The southern colonies were made up of mostly coastal plains and piedmont areas.
Separation of powers is a political doctrine originating in the writings of Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws, in which he argued for a constitutional government with three separate branches, each of which would have defined abilities to check the powers of the others.
