Dr. Samuel Mudd was convicted as a co-conspirator of Booth in President Lincolns assassination and, for aiding and abetting Booth in his attempt to escape from the federal authorities. He had a conspiracy crime and was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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The toll addiction takes on a person’s life — family, friends, career, emotional and physical health, finances and personal safety — is staggering. Right now, more than 21 million Americans have some sort of substance abuse disorder. Despite the crushing effects addiction can have, only one person in every five of those suffering receives the help they need.
They probably had no other choice. During that time, it was hard to get a job with a solid pay for many people (especially immigrants). If they decided to quit, they would have to find other jobs, which probably have bad conditions as well. If they couldn’t find any good jobs, then they would basically become homeless and wouldn’t be able to pay for themselves and their families. (Back then, families were much more important.)
The Pilgrims decided to leave Europe because they wanted to escape religious persecution. At this time, there was not religious freedom in Europe. The British monarch decided upon the religion and that was the religion everyone adhered to. The Pilgrims were known as Separatists because they were separate from the Church of England. To maintain their religious freedom, they left Europe.
