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    Plantation” by William Bradford is history about the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the lives of the Puritan colonists. He was a Puritan who sailed to Plymouth. He began to attend meetings of small group of Nonconformists and later‚ he joined them. The Nonconformists sailed to find land where they can be free to worship and live according to their own beliefs. After several years‚ William Bradford became governor of Plymouth Colony‚ and he was elected as a governor at least thirty times. During

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    Bradford documented his exploits in “Of Plymouth Plantation” to gain support from his home country and fellow colonists. Bradford’s work‚ however‚ differs from Morton’s “New English Canaan” which also describes the events which took place in the colonies and his views of the Cavaliers‚ the Indians‚ and the Pilgrims. Bradford applies his rhetoric to amplify God to respectfully reduce his poor mistreated people while Morton uses his to satirize those same people and to show off the superiority of his

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    William Bradford Dear colleagues‚ Today is a guest in our school‚ Mr. William Bradford‚ governor of Plymouth for many years‚ a true fighter for human rights‚ Puritan leader and one of the founders of the British colonies in North America. Bold and resolute‚ prudent and skilful when it was needed‚ William Bradford opened the door Puritans new life‚ new doors and unknown to the soil of North America. He was born in Yorkshire in the 17th century‚ where one of the conceptual leaders of puritanism

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    Theodore Roosevelt Mr. Brenchley History 1700 Davey Vakapuna History 1700 Mr. Brenchley Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27‚ 1858 in New York City. He is the son of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha (Mittie) Bulloch Roosevelt. He was tutored privately‚ he graduated from Harvard in 1880 and entered Law school that same year but did not complete his degree. He was Dutch reformed‚ though at various points he was affiliated with Episcopal congregations. Married Alice Hathaway

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    Hutchinson and other free advocates and leaders of the Boston church. An agreement was reached‚ and Cotton gave the ministers the satisfaction of agreeing to their points of view. The other Hutchinson and the other also agreed for the sake of the colony. Another issue was how Hutchison criticized them during her meetings or conventicles for preaching the covenant of the holy works and said that they were unable ministers of the New Testament. Hutchinson responded when prompted avoiding confutation

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    1. According to your text‚ the Spanish vision of the Americas embodied "the central paradox of New World history." This was the conflict between Answer ||desiring to Christianize the Native Americans yet hoping to conquer them and steal their wealth.| ||seeing the Americas as a land of opportunity and freedom yet fearing they might become a land of slavery.| ||worshiping the purity and promise of the New World yet desiring to exploit its innocence. | ||protecting the freedom of the individual

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    following regions: New England ‚ Chesapeake ‚ Spanish ‚ New France. Confine your answer to the 1600s. English : * Mass Bay viewed the Indians as inferior and believed that because of this they were obligated to take the land * In the Plymouth colony the pilgrims and the natives started off great (first thanksgiving) Squanto was a big reason for their harmony‚ however mass bay eventually took over Plymouth so the harmony didn’t last * Also Roger Williams believed the Indians should be paid

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    and state separation. According to "The Articles of Agreement‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts in 1636" (Doc D)‚ whoever entered Massachusetts had to comply with the certain articles and orders that shaped a community around God and the share of the land. The “Articles of Agreement‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ 1636’’ is valid document because it was basic laws. As a result of “The Articles of Agreement Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ 1636’’‚ the northern region became more religiously involved with society

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    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. Puritan values believed that men should only do enough to survive; therefore‚ they chose simplicity in their economic system. In Robert Keaynes will he said “[My account books]…

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    they could directly appeal to God instead of going through a priest or a king. They saw this modeled in parliament as well and began to consider a new colony where they could worship as they pleased without appealing to the king. This discontentment led to a group of Puritans leaving England and establishing a colony in what is now known as Massachusetts. The movement emphasized a personal salvation between a sinner and God without the need for an in between man. Evangelicalism gained popularity during

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