Puritans Vs Separatists

1. Explain the philosophical/religious differences between the Separatists and the Puritans.
The Puritans that wanted to separate from the Anglican church sailed to New England, and eventually became known as the Pilgrims. They believed that people in New England lived under poverty as a punishment for a “guilty land that wallowed in sins.” They were more radical than the Puritans. When the Puritans worked, they wanted to honor their God, along with working hard, so that their God would approve. They wanted to experience the “New Birth,” which is a “transforming infusion of divine grace that liberated people from profound anxiety over their spiritual wprthlessnmess amd eternal fate.” They believed in moral living, devout prayer, reading the
Also, the common people that sail to New England are young single men who lack success in their homeland. The sex ration in New England was six males for every four females, whereas in Chesapeake there are four males for every female. Due to this balance between male and female in New England, the society is very stable and not fluctuating, leading to a faster population growth. In addition to population. The amount of servants decreased because once their terms expired and they went to buy their own land, the owners did not have the money to replace them. During the seventeenth century, there was a total of 21,000 emigrants that came from all over the world. Only men who had had properties were allowed to elect local officials, a board of men. Men had to do the heaviest work, whereas women maintained the home and its garden. There were many restrictions for women, so the gender hierarchy from the mother country did not disappear. In addition, women were an important informal influence in the community because their opinion on a person or a situation, were taken
Explain the POLITICAL system in New England.
New England was not a royal government run colony, which was why it was labeled as “Republicanism.” For the government to elect the people on the board, only men who own properties were allowed to vote. Along with this, farmers had full ownership over their farms, and did not have to pay tax. New English men had control over legal authority, political right, and landownership. By law, women were kept under the legal identity and name of their husband. Although, widows who did not remarry, were allowed to own property, enter contracts, and attend court to solve dilemmas that deal with property.
5. Why the witch hunts? If you already thought you knew about the New England witches before reading this section, did the reading alter your perception?
Witch hunts were used to find accused witches, but it was hard to justified whether or not they were using witchcraft. There were a lot of local gossip and grudges about witches in bad situation, but authorities investigated and gathered information, instead of jumping to conclusions. I actually did not know anything about the New England witches until reading American Colonies, and I find everything very