were instrumental in establishing different religious beliefs. The three men are William Bradford‚ John Winthrop‚ and Cotton Mather. These men help produce evidence of the bond of religion to early American life. This paper examines the word pilgrim and puritan to help better understand their origins. Religion in Colonial American Literature As people immigrated to America from England‚ they brought their religious ideals with them. These strong religious beliefs are evident in the writings of Colonial
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that of mainly economic. They desired to use the land of the New World for the profit of the Old. In 1620‚ the Pilgrims of Plymouth
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that what William Bradford did for the Pilgrims was very remarkable. Bradford was the governor of Plymouth for over thirty years after the previous governor‚ John Carver‚ had died. He was a very powerful leader in the Plymouth Plantation and all the Pilgrims looked at him not only as a leader‚ but also as a part of their family. Bradford was by the Pilgrims side in everything that they did and was always an influential‚ supportive leader. He treated the Pilgrims with reverence as if they were his children
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Chapter 3: European Exploration and Colonization Trade Route to Asia in the 1400s European Trade With Asia Traders - people who get wealth by buying items from a group of people at a low price and selling those things to other people at higher prices. European countries use trade to gain wealth The stronger countries in Europe in the 1400s and 1500s England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal. Kings and queens wanted to gain wealth - to build larger armies and navies to dominate other countries
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aristocrats. c) Discovered tobacco‚ and became a monopoly. d) Pilgrims founded Massachusetts in 1620 arriving on the Mayflower. i) Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact. (1) Provided a democratic government based on the opinions of everyone. e) Massachusetts and Virginia were extremely different in politics due to economic developments and social status. 2) Details about Massachusetts a) Massachusetts was settled by Pilgrims in 1620 and Puritans in 1629. i) Both the settlements merged in 1691 to form
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William Bradford’s manuscript is recognized as one of the most celebrated documents published on the settlement of Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony. In this excerpt of his manuscript‚ Bradford is explaining the reasons for the removal of people from Europe to go the New World‚ and convincing people of the struggles and achievements of Puritans going to the New World. The purpose of William Bradford for writing Of Plymouth Plantation is to introduce the theme of religion that implies how God can help people
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died in jail (History of Salem). Several colonies were established in the 17th century‚ but not all of them succeeded. Among the successful are Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ Vineyard Bay‚ Massachusetts‚ Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ and Salem‚ Massachusetts. Pilgrims (also known as Separatists) came from Holland to North America to establish a colony in Virginia and freely practice their religion. However‚ their route was miscalculated and their ship‚ The Mayflower‚ landed in Massachusetts. Instead of traveling
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specific relationship. Puritans‚ the followers of John Calvin‚ wished to purify the corrupt church. Because of their specific beliefs and doings‚ they were quite popular with entrepreneurs and merchants - those responsible for the commercial growth in England. By the seventeenth century‚ the Puritans controlled many English congregations. When King James I came to power‚ everything changed. No longer was England a religiously tolerant country when persecution of the Puritans began. The turmoil caused
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These puritans believed in visible saints‚ or people who had felt grace in their soul and were able to show it to their fellow puritans. The puritans also believed that only those who were visible saints should be allowed to become members of the church. These devout puritans ended up becoming separatists and broke away from the Church of England. These separatists views would end up causing the great puritan migration in the future. This migration occurred when thousands of puritans moved to
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attendance‚ on a ships list bound for New England; there were many families with relevant work abilities. Having many families attributed significantly to the survival rate being much greater than Chesapeake Bay’s. John Winthrop‚ a leader of the puritans wrote "God almighty in his most holy and wise providence hath so disposed of the condition of mankind [that in all times some must be rich‚ some poor‚ and some high and eminent in power and dignity‚ other mean and in subjection...[yet] we must be
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