Colonial Period to 1750 Presidents: None Foreign Policies and Key Events: * In 1629 a group of non-Separatist Puritans fearing for the faith and the future‚ secured a royal charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Company * During the Great Migration of the 1630s‚ about 75‚000 refugees left England; not all of them were Puritans and only about 14‚000 came to Massachusetts—many were attracted to the warm and fertile West Indies‚ especially the sugar-rich island of Barbados. Important Documents:
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The Puritan lifestyle was influenced heavily by the church and Christian beliefs. According to Discovery Education‚ “Church was the cornerstone of the mainly Puritan society of the 17th century.” Puritan laws were extremely rigid and the members of society were expected to follow a strict moral code. Due to this fact‚ anything that was believed to go against this code was considered a sin and deserved to be punished. The Puritans also believed strongly in the wrath of God and did everything they
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settled by a group of separatists called the Puritans‚ which were a tightly knitted community based on strong faith. This community of New England Puritans influenced religious liberties‚ education‚ and obedience in the colonies from the 1630’s-1660’s by relating them to their religious morals and beliefs. ` As the Puritans began forming their governments and rules‚ much of New England was just beginning to be settled. Although in document E the Puritans thank their God for the their passage to
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identifications show how the Society vs. Individual theme represented the period of American History from 1607-1763. To begin‚ Anne Hutchinson is a Puritan activist who lived in New England with the Puritan colony from 1636-1638. Anne Hutchinson fits into the Society vs. Individual theme because she went against the Puritan church because she believed that Puritans don’t have to follow the rules so strictly. This is an example of the Society vs. Individual theme because Anne later was trialed and exiled
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way the puritans used to live was a lot harder and they were a little foolish. Their way of living was so much different than it is now‚ most Americans can’t really remember or they simply just don’t know anything. There were many flaws in the Puritan Era‚ and America has developed and grown throughout the years and for the better. One thing that America has improved on is; of course‚ government. Government throughout the years has been changed‚ expanded‚ and modified. In the Puritan Era‚ their
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money that was increased on the rich. This shows he had no care for the people that help him in Parliament and in other areas of managing England‚ such as controlling land. The Puritans also thought he was a hero as he was introducing a Puritan lifestyle. However‚ this is not correctly true as he and some other Puritan leaders made this lifestyle in the Civil War for the New Model Army and therefore he could be making England a model‚ perfect (in his view) country Cromwell was the leader of the
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had not ventured into the forest‚ he would have not found the hidden sins that surround the Puritan village and would have lived that rest of his life in question. He wanted to find what was in the dark‚ and did not end his forest stroll until he found the answer. However‚ what he found ruined the rest of his life for him. B) If Brown had stayed home with Faith‚ he would have remained in question of his Puritan friends. He would not have been able to fully trust anyone in the village. After Brown found
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more religious society then the Chesapeake region. John Winthrop states that their goal was to form "a city upon a hill"‚ which represented a "pure" community‚ where Christianity would be pursued in the most correct manner. Both the Pilgrims and the Puritans were very religious people. In both cases‚ the local government was controlled by the same people who controlled the church‚ and the bible was the basis for all laws and regulations. From the Article of Agreement‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts it is
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sinful ways‚ Goodman Brown wavers in his actions and thoughts as his mind fights between what is good and bad. Although Hawthorne uses stock characters‚ it does not take away from the story. Using the Puritans as characters actually gives one a better idea of what should be expected from them. Puritans are known to be very religious. They are also known to constantly seek purity‚ hence their name (Murray). Also‚ Martha Carrier is referenced in this story (Hawthorne 308). Martha Carrier is well known
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Religious Reasons. The base of this Region is on the emphasis on Puritanism. (Document A). Some may call them “religious bastards‚” for leaving England because they thought they were too good. There were Puritans that wanted to purify the church‚ by separating the saints and the damned. Extreme Puritans‚ or Separatists‚ wanted to separate completely from the Church of England because they felt the church was beyond saving. The “Pilgrims” ended their pilgrimage in Plymouth Bay in 1620. This was the beginning
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