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    massive amounts of Puritan immigrants coming from England in seek of religious freedom. They settled in New England and a majority of their population lived in Massachusetts Bay. In contrast to other English colonists‚ they came to North America to create a pure Christian society that emphasized the community and family aspects of life. Most other colonists‚ such as the ones living in the Chesapeake region‚ came to the New World in search of economic gain. In 1630 to the 1660’s‚ Puritan values and ideas

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    From 1630 to about 1643 Puritans were coming to America for mainly religious reasons. This movement was called the Great Puritan Migration. The Puritans did like the way the Anglican Church was being ran‚ so they many of them came to America and set up the Massachusetts Bay colony. The leader of this Colony was John Winthrop. The Puritans believed through religion and hard work they could build a perfect commuity. The Puritans influenced the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New

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    10 AP Prep 23 September 2013 The Precious and Prevailing Times of the Puritans and the Amish Many hands get things done. When everyone contributes they reach their goal faster and more efficiently. The Puritans came about during the 1600’s‚ and this astounding group of people was portrayed by the four tenets: industriousness‚ temperance‚ sobriety‚ and simplicity. Industriousness was the most important to the Puritans during their time; because they used both physical and mental factors to

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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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    Throughout history‚ many people have wanted to create a model society. During the 1600 ’s‚ Puritans in New England tried to establish a perfect society. The settlers sought to create a colony that was free‚ contained a strong sense of religion‚ and was perfect and admired. The Puritans tried to create a liberated society. They first wanted to be free from England. They wanted to prevent what had gone wrong in England from happening in their colonies. In England‚ many people faced persecution because

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    on top of a hill cannot be hidden‚ it’s there for everyone can see. John Winthrop was the man who brought the Puritans to America. The Puritans were the people who believed that God was the one true law. Puritans came from England on a ship called Ardella. The Puritans came to America in 1629 for religious reasons. They were looking for a religious utopia. The kind of influence the Puritans had on America was that they shaped culture. They also did the

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    was printed in ink. And neither can we. Modern America will never escape the history left behind by the Puritan society. The flaws that we have in our current society are of Puritan origin and are splitting images of them. After being born‚ we are raised under the influences of Puritanism. From The Lost Generation to Generation Alpha‚ all children are indoctrinated to value education. Puritans too‚ value education and it is embroidered into American history by the building

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Impression on Puritan Society Back in the day during colonial times‚ law and religion were inseparable. When a woman cheated on her husband‚ she had to be punished by law‚ even if her husband had been missing for two years and she had not thought that she would ever see him again. The heroine of the novel “Scarlet letter”‚ Hester‚ cheats on her husband. Her punishment is to wear a scarlet letter “A” on her clothing for the world to see. The “A” stands for Adultery

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    of the Puritans sticks out as a time with many great authors. Two‚ William Bradford and Reverend Jonathan Edwards are still studied today. Bradford was an author who wrote about the historical section of Puritan life‚ while Edwards was a great speaker who wrote sermons to give in front of his congregation. Although living in the same time period Reverend Jonathan Edwards and William Bradford used very different styles of writing. In writing‚ praise and everyday living the Puritans favored

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    “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18)‚ this was a passage that the Puritans lived by. The Salem Witch Trials took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692 and claimed the lives of many innocent people. It led to the hangings of almost twenty‚ leaving more than one hundred in prison. A group of young girls in Salem Village accused several local women of witchcraft while being claimed of being possessed by the devil. This is causing a wave of hysteria to spread throughout colonial

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