mentioned Puritan tradition. The great expectations that both Europeans and Americans initially had for the New World are integrated in the latter-day Americans and give them the notion that they are a special people with a peculiar and promising country. These long inherited notions have made Americans impatient with troubling issues‚ have convinced them that true love can be found just around the corner and that any human relationship can be corrected of its flaws. The idea of a New World in which
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through the Spanish Inquistion and enforce conformity to the Catholic faith. England embraced the Protestant Revolution with its split with the Catholic Church and fostered many Protestant sects. The uniformity of religion in Spain led to a zealous Catholic population who were driven to convert the natives of the New World. In contrast‚ the religious diversity of England to persecutions and many Englishmen sought freedom in the New World. Thus‚ the Spanish and English colonies followed a similar pattern
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The New England Colonists highly valued religion and rules. Some well known colonists are the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims came to the New England Colonies for freedom of religion. They believed that the Church of England had gone to far beyond Christ’s teachings. There way of dealing with serious crimes was execution. The lesser crimes were handled with fines. There was one law on guns‚ if you did not bring a loaded gun to church you were fined 12 shillings. The church building itself had no significance
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Although the New England and Chesapeake regions originated from England‚ they developed into two different societies. Religious toleration‚ economic opportunity‚ and government positions attributed to their development. The New England colony was made up entirely of Puritans and Separatists. The goal of these two religions was either purify the Church of England religion‚ or completely separate from it. Their main reason for immigrating to the New World was for religious purposes. Their whole
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RamseyDesktopAP9-12-08massachussets bayA History of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.htm>. "Massachussettes bay." Massachussettes bay. 2005. 14 Sep 2008 <C:Documents and SettingsCory RamseyDesktopAP9-12-08massachussets bayMASSACHUSETTS BAY--COLONIZATION--NEW ENGLAND.htm>. "jamestown virginia." wikipedia.com. 2008. wikipedia. 12 Sep 2008 <C:Documents and SettingsCory RamseyDesktopAP9-12-08jamestownJamestown‚ Virginia - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia.htm>. "The Massachusettes Bay Colony." wikipedia.com
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There were multiple differences between the life of those who populated the early settlements of Jamestown and New England‚ I actually think they were completely opposite; these differences were influenced by the different formation of these settlements. Jamestown was a settlement supposedly built to spread Christianity but the true aim was to make profit. Jamestown was populated with a majority of men‚ amongst them there were gentry‚ gold seekers‚ criminals‚ men with nothing to lose. Once tobacco
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The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a play portraying the life of the Puritans in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ during the 1600s. The Puritans were a community that had a far-fetched idea of perfection‚ and had an unjust church. They believed that everyone had to be pure in order to be perfect. Men had to dress and act the same‚ women had to dress and act the same‚ and almost all fun was forbidden and considered witchcraft. The Puritan’s society was strongly influenced by religion. Their importance of religion
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Personally‚ I think that the New England Puritans did live up to their vision of a community for a certain amount of time. I feel this way because they did in fact have a set of rules that mostly everyone followed. Also‚ they had a set form of government to follow‚ and over time they realized what it took to survive in the Chesapeake area. The Puritans had a very specific opinion on what they valued. This happened to be religion‚ and they agreed to live in a community that had those values in
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Compare and contrast the New England‚ the Chesapeake/Southern and Middle colonies. The New England region consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The Southern region consists of Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ and Maryland. The Middle colonies consist of New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsyvlania‚ and Delaware. In the New England Family‚ the Puritans came in large family units‚ about 8-20 in each family. They had a long life span‚ the women aged up to 68
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The four British colonies in North America can be known as the New England colonies‚ the Chesapeake colonies‚ the Middle colonies and The Carolinas. All four of these colonies have various similarities and differences that characterized and influenced the settlement‚ including religious beliefs‚ laws‚ government corruption‚ economics‚ disease‚ and population. The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Maryland
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