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    Puritans started to arrive in the New England area during the 1600’s. They specifically settles in the areas around Boston. Unlike other people coming to settle in New England‚ the Puritans came to create a more pure and Christian based society; they did not come for economic purposes. The Puritans wanted a theocratic society‚ or a government run by religious beliefs. By creating their Christian based society in this way‚ their ideas and values of the political‚ economic‚ and social developments

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    The Puritans were a group of people who wanted to reform the English Church and came to America in the late sixteenth century. They settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. The puritans believed in God‚ and all the things that the Bible preaches. They though salvation was only to chosen people and heaven or hell were real; they also believed that every person was born a sinner. It was in God’s hands to save a soul and grace it. Their society was well formed and the structure of their laws

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    The puritans came to the Americas in search of religious freedom but‚ in their hypocrocy‚ had no tolerance for the beliefs of others. As was the case of Thomas Morton who was a devout atheist. This was Morton’s only crime‚ a different religious belief‚ which lead the puritans to show their true colors‚ that they were just as intolerant as those who persecuted them in England. Bradford’s account of this injustice has very little evidence against Morton. In his journal‚ Bradford accusses Morton

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    Role of Women and Children Women did not play a leading role in Puritan society‚ yet they were more supportive in the home; Puritan society did not value them as equal to men. However‚ throughout time the privileges and expectations of women have changed drastically. Some of these improvements are based on the geography of the culture. Societies have grown and changed at varied rates throughout history. Women were expected to marry and raise a family. It was not always their choice as to who they

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    As it has been established in the great American history‚ colonists came to America for many reasons. They came to explore‚ to make money‚ to spread and practice their religion freely‚ and to live on land of their own. The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to practice religious freedom. In the 1500s England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created a new church called the Church of England. Everyone in England had to belong to the church. There was a group of people called Separatists

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    TOPIC: In what ways did the ideas and values held by the Puritans influence the political‚ economic and social development in the New England colonies from 1630-1660? 6) Puritans had a strong influence of their ideas and values during 1630-1660 in the New England colonies. They had political‚ economical‚ and social influence throughout their religious values. 7) Documents A-J a. Document A. b. John Winthrop wrote that they should work together and help each other out so that god will help

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    Puritanism in the seventeenth century and by The Great Awakening in the eighteenth century. The Great Awakening was influential because it led to the spreading of the religions while the Puritans wanted freedom from New England to start their new ideas of religious views. The Great Awakening’s greatest influence was the way it prepared America for its War of Independence. The years leading up to the wars breakthrough taught people that they could stand up for what they believed in when calling

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    Beginning in 1929 with the Great Crash‚ Americans suffered greatly from financial instability during the Great Depression. In 1933‚ after Herbert Hoover’s failed laissez faire approach to the economy‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in the depths of economic despair. As opposed to Hoover‚ Roosevelt believed that the government had to step up and take an active role in the American economy because he saw the damage that a free and unregulated stock market could cause. In response to the

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    people‚ a handful of brave souls ventured to this strange new world. These brave souls were known as the Puritans. This special group of people sought refuge in America to practice their religion freely‚ without the ‘corruption of the church’ back in their homeland. Puritans believed that the law‚ economy and social lives of the people should be completely controlled by their one God. These Puritans had a strong developmental impact on New England and lead their society on a religious foundation. The

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    motivated to avoid certain consequences or dangers. Puritan writers wrote most often in plain style or sermons during the early 15th century until the Revolutionary Period. Humanist writers‚ including Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine‚ changed the Puritans’ writing style to a new‚ unconcealed‚ and religiously based text during the late 16th century. People of this generation realistically motivate themselves with regards to the rewards that follow like the Puritans thought; however‚ people might be more motivated

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