John Winthrop‚ a devout Puritian‚ is a governor‚ not a minister. However‚ while sailing on the Atlantic with others seeking refuge‚ Winthrop wrote a Sermon called “A Model of Christian Charity‚” that uses key concepts of philanthropy to hold the community to a high standard of Christian behavior. As a politician‚ Winthrop wants a community that will thrive and sustain‚ to get this‚ he explains that these citizens must act together as one bond. A thriving community is a concern for Winthrop because
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II. Of Plymouth Plantation: Summary and Commentary Bradford‚ William was one of the Pilgrim leaders and American colonial governor‚ born in Austerfield‚ Yorkshire‚ England. In 1606 he joined the Separatists‚ a dissident Protestant sect. Three years later‚ in search of freedom of worship‚ he went with them to Holland‚ where he became an apprentice to a silk manufacturer. Bradford sailed on the Mayflower in 1620‚ and after his arrival in America he helped found Plymouth Colony. In April 1621 he
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become the first English settlement in America England was their mother country which is a country you are originally from. This was in the Spring of 1607 according to the (Background essay). When they came to this land they were full of hopes. They were all hopeful because they believed the land to be full of riches. They also expected a hidden trade route to China. They wanted to teach Christianity to the native population. Nearly 80% of the colonists who arrived in Jamestown are dead. What they wanted
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disenchanted with the oppressive and corrupt Stuart monarchy. A time when Charles I‚ a true believer of the divine right of kings‚ decided to rule without parliamentary consent‚ and imprison Puritan parliamentary leaders in 1629. Winthrop penned A Model of Christian Charity in response to his disillusionment on his way to New England on the Arbella in 1630‚ joining the first large contingent of Puritans who left England in order to establish the godly commonwealth. Leaving behind his lay life as a modest gentleman
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Early American political thought demonstrated the significance of religion in politics‚ which was evident in the rhetoric of political thinkers. This was clear in Winthrop’s sermon‚ A Model of Christian Charity‚ upon which the colony of Massachusetts was founded as God’s providence in the New World. Thus‚ the Puritans must live collectively and help one another when faced with dire situations‚ in order to uphold their role under God’s will. Further‚ William Penn’s Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
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In the year of 1607‚ Jamestown‚ Virginia was inhabited by a group of British settlers. Thirteen years after the colonization of Jamestown‚ a league of Puritans‚ who attempted to escape the English’s religious government‚ bumped onto the rocky shore of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Their goals were not the same‚ but many similar events occurred in both regions. During the time of James I reign‚ English citizens were driven to Virginia because of the minimal access to land in England. After the English
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Was the Settlement of Jamestown a Fiasco? In the book of Taking Sides‚ there are two points of view from the article “Was the Settlement of Jamestown a Fiasco?” On the Yes side‚ Edmund S. Morgan makes the argument that the settlement of Jamestown was a fiasco more than a plan. The other side Karen Ordahl Kupperman think that the whole Jamestown settlement was an experiment of trial and error. Edmond Morgan argues that one reason for failure was a lack
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Issue 2: Was the Settlement of Jamestown a Fiasco? Yes: Edmond Morgan builds an easy to understand case of explaining the initial failures of the Jamestown colony. He credits the failures to chaotic organization‚ laziness‚ the makeup of the population‚ and poor ideas for prosperity. Morgan argues that one reason for failure was a lack of organization. He states that Jamestown lacked leadership. The colonies government was made up of a council and a president. The president had virtually no authority
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The presence of God is evident in the passage from The History of Plymouth Plantation in every event significant or not. In his diary‚ William Bradford describes several occurrences in which God played a major role in deciding the outcome. According to Bradford‚ God can help or hurt according to His will. <br> <br>The first of these displays of God’s will in this passage was of revenge toward a sailor. He was as Bradford described him "a proud and very profane young man... of a lusty‚ able body
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In John Winthropʼs sermon‚ “Model of Christian Charity‚” Winthrop uses persuasive diction and figures of speech to reinforce his idea of a “city upon a hill‚” which is having absolute unity and conformity in able for the colony to prosper‚ in which others will look to as an example for guidance. His entire sermon is in a first person plural to refer to the Puritans that he is speaking to and saying that they are a group that is not diverse. Winthrop states that they must be “knit together‚ in this
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