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    The Puritans are a well known religious group. They were known for reasons that made them separate from the Catholic Church. They are also extremely well known for their strong work ethic. This ethic was the foundation of America and is now lost upon the Americans who depend upon their country to give them the material possessions they want but do not want to do any work for those things. A large number of people who came over to America from England in the 1600’s were Puritan. They moved to American

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    Thesis: By examining the Puritan ideology that abuses and oppresses an individual’s spirit‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in The Scarlet Letter‚ recognizes the resilience that a person must have in order to remain impervious to unjust laws that a religion based society upholds. Hawthorne emphasizes the struggles of living in a society that suppresses the citizens by utilizing words that have a negative connotation. While affirming his hatred for society’s stifling ideas that differ from their own religious

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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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    What was the underlying tension in the puritan community? The puritans were a group of people who worship God saying that the lord forgives all. Then they would turn around and used him for their own personal use. They would exile‚ kill‚ and torture people to death in the lord’s name. However‚ the ones behind all these acts weren’t just the colonist but also the priest! They were the ones in charge of everything that would happen in the colonies. The puritans were people who based their social lives

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    The Main Characteristics of Colonial American Puritan writing Colonial American Puritan writers reflect the core of Puritanism through their writing style. It is their belief that America‚ the New World‚ is the new Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. The God has prepared a New Canaan for these “selected ones” to abandon the corrupted Old World‚ and led them into an exodus of developing a whole new land to glorify Him. Puritanism thus nourishes the exuberance of individualism‚ and arouses

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    The puritans wished to reform England by: Purifying it of Catholic Rituals How did Columbus react to the natives when he reached the Western Hemisphere? He thought they would become christianized and become good servants. The West African Empires prior to 1600 Engaged in vigorous trade and were Islamic Which of the following nations was first in the new explorations that began in the 15th century? Portugal In England‚ Puritan’s primary appeal lay among? Shopkeepers‚ yeomen farmers‚ and university

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    Andrea Gonzalez Anne Hutchinson‚ Sectarian Mysticism‚ and the Puritan Order Article Review Anne Hutchinson was well known for being an intelligent and powerful religious leader. However‚ her intellectual abilities in the colonies brought her many challenges and even caused her banishment from Massachusetts Bay. The article analysis the different ways Hutchinson was viewed. She was viewed as a victim of Puritan injustice‚ a threat to government‚ and a rebel. Some people thought that she was banished

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    out look than the puritans intended. Hester and the Puritans both have strong feelings for this Scarlet Letter but both will not come to terms and define a universal meaning for this strong symbol. <br> <br>The Puritans intend this A to be a disgrace to Hester Prynne. To make the public aware that she is nothing but a sinner and an adulteress. The Puritans want nothing more than to cause humiliation ‚ depression and to destroy anything that Hester can possible stand for. The Puritans use the A to pin

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    With specific time and setting that establish authenticity; this hoax‚ written allegedly by Benjamin Franklin‚ has the purpose to ridicule Puritan Beliefs. Throughout this hoax‚ the narrator is deeply uninvolved; he ironically describes puritan folks with comic exaggeration. Benjamin Franklin portrayed puritans as an entertainment spectacle and ridiculed their beliefs such as witchcraft. Franklin states‚ “ 300 People were gathered together to see an Experiment or two tried on some Persons accused

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    During the 1600’s the Puritans came to America for religious freedom. When they arrived they found that a few people wouldn’t follow the strict new rules that they had set in place. They soon started calling them out as witches‚ and so the Salem witch trials began. But to know about the Salem Witch trials first you have to know who started them. Once you know who started them then you need to know what happened. How could you tell someone was a witch? How were these people prosecuted? Who were these

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