Important Laws
Law and order was important to the colonists. They had strict laws and harsh punishments if they broke one. People could be heavily fined for lying, calling names, or back talking. Once a man spoke badly of the governor. His tongue was punctured and he was banished from the community. Some people tried to be be placid. Criminals were hanged and whipped because of their crimes. People who passed would throw mud and rotten food at them. A man who stole just a spoon could be hanged. Women, who talked back, would be dunked in a public tank. Children who whispered would have a stick shoved in their mouths. Law and order was important in the colonial times.
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