John Winthrop Dbq
Document A
Source: John Winthrop, “A Modell of Christian Charity,” 1630.
. . . wee must be knitt together, in this worke, as one man. Wee must entertaine each other in brotherly affection. Wee must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of others’ necessities. Wee must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekeness, gentlenes, patience and liberality. Wee must delight in eache other; make other’s conditions our owne; rejoice together, mourne together, labour and suffer together, always haueving before our eyes our commission and community in the worke, as members of the same body. . . . The eies [eyes] of all people are upon us. Soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our God in this …show more content…
worke wee have undertaken, and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall be made a story and a by-word through the
world.
• believed they were undertaking God’s work (covenant);
• wanted to establish Massachusetts Bay as an example of how to purify the Anglican Church;
• wanted to establish a Bible Commonwealth (quasi-theocracy/theocracy);
• emphasized cooperation and community over the individual;
• emphasized conformity;
• chose John Winthrop as the leader of Massachusetts Bay
Document B
• New England towns had a relatively high population density (compact settlements).
• A sense of community developed in New England towns.
• The church occupied a central position in New England towns.
• Compact settlement in towns allowed the church to more closely monitor the behavior of its members and promote conformity.
• Farmers lived in towns rather than on the land they farmed.
• Common pastures and woodlands could be used by any member of the community.
Document C
Source: The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636.
In public or private, we will willingly do nothing to the offence of the church . . .
We bind our selves to study the advancement of the gospel in all truth and peace; both in regard of those that are within or without [church membership] . . . not laying a …show more content…
stumbling block before any, no, not the Indians, whose good we desire to promote .
. .
We do hereby promise to carry our selves in all lawful obedience to those that are over us, in Church or Commonwealth, knowing how well pleasing it will be to the Lord . . .
We resolve to approve our selves to the Lord in our particular callings; shunning idleness as the bane of any state; nor will we deal hardly or oppressingly with any, wherein we are the Lord’s stewards.
Promising also unto our best ability to teach our children and servants the knowledge of
God, and of His Will, that they may serve Him also; and all this not by any strength of our own, but by the Lord Christ . . .
• desired to convert American Indians to Puritanism (may juxtapose Documents C and D);
• believed God wanted them to follow the laws of the church and state;
• believed that a function of the state was to enforce religious beliefs;
• believed in the importance of education: Children had to be educated so that they could read the Bible;
• believed in the Protestant work ethic.
Document D
Source: William Bradford, after the colonists’ attack on the Pequot’s Mystic River village,
1637.
It was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire, and the streams of blood
quenching the same; and horrible was the stink and scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God, who had wrought so wonderfully for them, thus to enclose their enemies in their hands, and give them so speedy a victory over so proud, insulting, and blasphemous an enemy.
• Some Puritans viewed the American Indian religion as blasphemous.
• Despite the pledges made in Document C, some Puritans viewed American Indians as inferior beings. • American Indian resistance was crushed early in southern New England
Source: John Winthrop, “A Modell of Christian Charity,” 1630.
. . . wee must be knitt together, in this worke, as one man. Wee must entertaine each other in brotherly affection. Wee must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of others’ necessities. Wee must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekeness, gentlenes, patience and liberality. Wee must delight in eache other; make other’s conditions our owne; rejoice together, mourne together, labour and suffer together, always haueving before our eyes our commission and community in the worke, as members of the same body. . . . The eies [eyes] of all people are upon us. Soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our God in this …show more content…
worke wee have undertaken, and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall be made a story and a by-word through the
world.
• believed they were undertaking God’s work (covenant);
• wanted to establish Massachusetts Bay as an example of how to purify the Anglican Church;
• wanted to establish a Bible Commonwealth (quasi-theocracy/theocracy);
• emphasized cooperation and community over the individual;
• emphasized conformity;
• chose John Winthrop as the leader of Massachusetts Bay
Document B
• New England towns had a relatively high population density (compact settlements).
• A sense of community developed in New England towns.
• The church occupied a central position in New England towns.
• Compact settlement in towns allowed the church to more closely monitor the behavior of its members and promote conformity.
• Farmers lived in towns rather than on the land they farmed.
• Common pastures and woodlands could be used by any member of the community.
Document C
Source: The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636.
In public or private, we will willingly do nothing to the offence of the church . . .
We bind our selves to study the advancement of the gospel in all truth and peace; both in regard of those that are within or without [church membership] . . . not laying a …show more content…
stumbling block before any, no, not the Indians, whose good we desire to promote .
. .
We do hereby promise to carry our selves in all lawful obedience to those that are over us, in Church or Commonwealth, knowing how well pleasing it will be to the Lord . . .
We resolve to approve our selves to the Lord in our particular callings; shunning idleness as the bane of any state; nor will we deal hardly or oppressingly with any, wherein we are the Lord’s stewards.
Promising also unto our best ability to teach our children and servants the knowledge of
God, and of His Will, that they may serve Him also; and all this not by any strength of our own, but by the Lord Christ . . .
• desired to convert American Indians to Puritanism (may juxtapose Documents C and D);
• believed God wanted them to follow the laws of the church and state;
• believed that a function of the state was to enforce religious beliefs;
• believed in the importance of education: Children had to be educated so that they could read the Bible;
• believed in the Protestant work ethic.
Document D
Source: William Bradford, after the colonists’ attack on the Pequot’s Mystic River village,
1637.
It was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire, and the streams of blood
quenching the same; and horrible was the stink and scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God, who had wrought so wonderfully for them, thus to enclose their enemies in their hands, and give them so speedy a victory over so proud, insulting, and blasphemous an enemy.
• Some Puritans viewed the American Indian religion as blasphemous.
• Despite the pledges made in Document C, some Puritans viewed American Indians as inferior beings. • American Indian resistance was crushed early in southern New England