U.S. History Europe England: Economics – enclosure o Economy began to revive o Enclosure: property owners fence off land for grazing Squatters kicked off Hiof land => landless population o Colonies = solution for landless peoples Merchant capitalism o Merchants in look for investment opportunities Development of joint-‐stock companies Nationalism o Spain = Britain’s greatest rival o Defeat of Spanish
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“What is an American Puritan‚ Good Religion or Hypocrisy?” What is an American Puritan? First what is an American‚ someone who has come from another country or origin other than the United States of America‚ to live‚ there lives. Puritan’s‚ a religious section of English Protestants and English Calvinists in the 16th and 17th centuries. Because of the time period and religion at this time‚ a lot of pressure was put on a person to live by good standards or more arguably religious
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The puritans were a righteous group that thought of others more than themselves. They wanted what was best for the people and could only achieve this if they were united. Therefore‚ the puritans were selfless people that wanted what was best for the people‚ people to be united‚ and to believe in god. All the puritans wanted was what was best for the people. The people did not believe in god and were uncivilized were wanted to be drove out to better the land. The bible verse in “The Divine Right
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The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants. During the late sixteenth century‚ the Puritans began trying to reform the Church of England and country’s religion. They wanted to “purify” the Church and break its ties from the Catholic practices they used. They believed that the Church of England had only been partially reformed. Deists believed that the God created the universe but that he does not interfere with it. Basically‚ he created the universe and they left it to its own devices
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Puritans settling in New England lead to the social‚ economic‚ and political shaping of Massachusetts. Puritans originally came to New England in order to create a more godly world away from corrupt England. Many Puritans originally didn’t want to settle in America‚ but after being attacked in England‚ and seeing how corrupt the Angelicin church was they sought refuge in the new colony. There were many economic opportunities in establishing the colony as well as political and social opportunities
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1620-1700 Key Points of Emphasis: stability in New England‚ Puritan Society‚ Plantation Life in the Chesapeake‚ development of race-based slavery‚ rebellion and dissent in the colonies. Readings for the week: Section 1: Per. 3‚6- 9/9; Per. 7- 9/10 Introduction 64-66 Sources of Stability: New England Colonies of the Seventeenth Century 66-72 Immigrant Families and New Social Order Commonwealth of Families Women’s Lives in Puritan New England Rank and Status in New England Society The
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have fit in perfectly in the 1700’s‚ where these two extremes were quite common. The difference between Puritan and Humanist ideals is that Puritans believe in duty and heavy labor for the rewards of Heaven that a fierce and just God could provide‚ while the Humanist believe that performing acts of kindness is simply the nature of the human being‚ while receiving immediate rewards. The Puritans started in the 1600’s‚ when religious folk realized that religion was slowly dwindling in society‚ and ran
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Anne Hutchinson and Puritan Leadership Anne Hutchinson was a strong willed and intelligent woman that lived in 1637 in the Massachusetts Bay colony. She opposed both John Winthrop‚ governor of the colony‚ as well as the Puritan church leaders who had a different set of beliefs from her‚ and made up the court of elected officials that assisted the governor. She was banished from the colony in 1638 on charges of blasphemy‚ because she claimed to have direct and divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit
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People of this Puritan society were expected to live by a strict moral code. Anything that was against the code was labeled as a sin‚ and people who went against it would be suspected of carrying out the devil’s work. Puritans had strongly believed in self-discipline as well as a strong sense of responsibility and hard work. Moderation was also heavily valued for Puritans; although they drank alcohol‚ they thought drinking in excess would be punished in the afterlife. Puritans were also extremely
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The Puritan Family Number of male and female inhabitants were unequal which caused fatherly authoritative figures to only take place in Chesapeake at the end of the 17th century Puritans wanted male authority; common law tradition that restricted women’s rights Women were only equal in relation to spirit and religion; could become official church members; divorce was legal; marriage = two-sided love; Man = God in church & governor secularly; magistrates (law enforcers) supported male superiority
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