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    Puritan Migration

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    in their home country. For instance‚ New England was made up of Pilgrims and Puritans‚ while Maryland consisted of devout Catholics. In the case of the Puritans‚ their migration from England to the New World was primarily the result of James VI of Scotland becoming the King of England (hereafter referred to as King James I of England) after the death of Elizabeth I‚ who left behind no heir to the throne. The Puritans were initially pleased with King James’ taking of the throne‚ because his country

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    Puritan Literature

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    The Puritan literature of our first unit rebels against the greater context of world events occurring during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Puritan literature portrays that knowledge was gained through studying the Bible‚ and that the only purpose of gaining further knowledge would be to preserve the integrity of ones own soul‚ or to help others in saving theirs. The Puritans’ interests in gaining or preserving knowledge were solely religious‚ and they also believed that any knowledge

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    Puritan Mentality

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    Puritan mentality as well as pillars and determinants of the American society must be defined at the beginning. The topic of this thesis reflects social and cultural issues and changes in the U.S. during the 1920s and 1930s‚ including organized crime. It concerns American identity and cultural changes‚ however not in general. It focuses on one of U.S. cities: Atlantic City‚ which has been a focal point in mass culture‚ new cultural trends which determined the archetype of leisure. The new trend in

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    Enlightenment

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    UNIT 5 FROM THE COLONIAL TO THE FEDERAL: THE CONTEXTS OF THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT Objectives Introduction: The material basis of the American Enlightenment The Enlightenment in America. Slavery and the Enlightenment. The American Woman of the Eighteenth Century Let Us Sum Up Questions Suggested Readings 5.0 OBJECTIVES The aim of this Unit is to take stock of the contexts of American literature produced between the period of the early European colonial settlements in America and the

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    Puritan Religious Beliefs

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    Church. Socially‚ the Puritans differed from the Anglicans’ orthodox beliefs of alcohol consumption and paganrelated practices; religiously‚ the Puritans called for change in the structure and abolishment of certain traditions in the Anglican Church; ideologically‚ the Puritans demonstrated their unique way of thinking with their idea of their “City on a Hill;” therefore‚ the Puritans professed change‚ rather than following the orthodox beliefs of the Church of England. The Puritans inspired social change

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    Puritan Beliefs Essay

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    According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary‚ a Puritan is a member of a Protestant group in England and New England in the 16th and 17th centuries that opposed many customs of the Church of England. These Puritans broke off from the Church of England and started a new church after the Church of England disagreed to the Puritans’ requests. The Puritans held multiple beliefs and were very serious about religion. Puritans believed the community had a responsibility to punish sinners harshly for the good

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    Puritans Vs. Quakers

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    Puritan vs. Quaker The Puritans and the Quakers did not have an easy life when the first came to the new world. They by no means handled the pressure well. At first they had no idea what things were going to end up like. As they arrived in the “New World”‚ they had optimistic plans for creating model societies that would fulfill God’s will on earth. Most groups trying to find their way almost immediately encountered social and political challenges that threatened those plans. In particular the

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    The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement in North America in the early 1600’s. It was formed by Puritan settlers fleeing religious persecution in England. The lands which became the Massachusetts Bay Colony had previously been inhabited by Native Indians. The Company of Massachusetts Bay received a charter to start a settlement in the New World in 1629. The charter granted the company the right to establish a settlement. The passengers of the “Arbella” who left England in 1630 with

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    Religion in the Life of the Puritans The Puritans were a people of high moral standards and strong religious beliefs. Religion encompassed every aspect of their lives and offered a base at which they could lay the foundations of a new society. Puritans left the Church of England and many fled to America in order to maintain their English identity. Because Puritan beliefs of religious expression‚ strong work ethic‚ and education were deeply established before the arrival to America‚ the colonists

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    Dbq Puritan Values

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    The Puritan society was heavily influence by their religious beliefs. Their religious beliefs accurately describe how they influenced the development of New England. The Puritans believed in a simple economic situation‚ an equal and democratic political system‚ and a social system that relied heavily on the patriarchal head of the family. Their values shaped the economic‚ political and social development in New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s because of their strong ties to religion

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