did the early New England Puritans live up to their idealized vision of community? Explain Like the other groups from Europe that came over to the New World‚ the puritans came over primarily for profit at first. Then the puritans saw their opportunity to seek refuge from the harsh theocratic government to start their own utopia for only puritans‚ in the early seventeenth century. The puritans had the idea of growing a closely-knit Christian society. Although the puritans lived up to somewhat of
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The Puritan society was one in which religion and politics were inextricably intermingled; religion was law and vice versa. These individuals fervently believed that sin should be completely eschewed and that those brazen enough to perpetrate it ought to be punished severely‚ even to the point of death. Furthermore‚ they expected that these condemned persons should wear their shame with a constant expression of remorse. Puritans had strict laws and they believed that everyone should abide by them
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The New England Puritans in America In coming to the New World‚ the New England Puritans had great expectations in numerous ways. Their idealized vision of America was some sort of a Utopia‚ as an opposite to their troubled society in England. They dreamed of a land with no wars‚ much wealth and power‚ and freedom to practice whichever religion they chose‚ (although‚ quite ironically‚ they attempted to force Puritanism upon everyone). In these ways‚ the New England Puritans lived up mostly up
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Does the Puritans’ strict moral code and emphasis on the sinfulness of humankind foster undue suspicion and distrust or is it justifiable given their situation? Using “The Black Veil” or “Young Goodman” Give evidence supporting one of the two positions. The puritan strict moral code does not justify the actions taken in Young Goodman Brown and the Black Veil. Even though Goodman Brown and Mr. Hooper feel guilty about their actions‚ the emphasis on the sinfulness fosters distrust towards the community
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we learn trough out history‚ many puritans and Calvinists flee England due to the monarch’s Catholic belief. Many of these migrants‚ called Puritans would move to New England‚ the North Eastern area of the United States in present day. The reason why Puritans would flee to America was simple: After the English government became a Catholic country‚ many puritans did not want to the Mayflower Compact. However‚ in 1630‚ John Winthrop along with hundreds of puritans would establish a government in the
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In the 1630’s and the 1640’s‚ the Puritans traveled to the colonies to detach from their opinion of a convoluted Church of England. They set up towns and started new lives that were all based on their idea of a pure religion. The Puritan’s definition of a pure religion did not include many of the ideas of the Church of England. They built the colonies and made a system based upon the idea that God was the most important aspect of life. Puritan ideas and values influenced the political‚ economic‚
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There are many similarities and differences between the Puritans‚ their culture and their literature‚ and that of their Southern counterparts. Both cultures valued work to some degree. Puritan literature was written plainly to reflect their plain lives‚ while Southern literature was ornate and decorated with colorful expressions‚ reflecting Southern life. The Puritans‚ unlike the Southerners‚ who lived slow paced lives‚ tried to glorify God in their every action. The similaries and differences present
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The ideas held by the puritans affected the development of the New England colony in many ways. The New England colony was mainly based on the religious beliefs of the Puritans. Puritans were developed from Protestantism and they wished to purify the Church of England and completely separate from Catholicism. Education and Religion was important to the Puritans. The ideas and values held by the Puritans influenced the social‚ political‚ and economic development of the New England colonies from 1630
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Choose one of the following perspectives: | | © 2004 clipart.com | Option One:Write a journal entry from the perspective of a lusty pirate. What say you to these stuffy Puritans? How is their Puritan lifestyle different from your pirate lifestyle? No pirate journal would be complete without some proper "pirate talk." Visit the Pirate Glossary to discover some common pirate terms. Select at least five of these terms to include in your
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Pirate or Puritan: Which one are you? Part I: Answer the following questions on Bradford. (These are the same questions from the Observe page.) 1. In complete sentence format‚ list three specific details you learned about William Bradford from this reading.I learned from this reading that Braford used Plain Style in his writing‚ he was a English Seperatist learder of settlers at Plymouth colony in Massachusetts‚ and he served as govenor. 2. In two sentences‚ explain why you think Bradford is
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