natives during Virginia settlement -Pequot War – 1637 Tensions over land and English power Pequots banded with other tribes Coastal indians band together Attacked Puritan settlements (Puritans would burn Indian villages) Puritans say God is unhappy with them because of the war. Last time in 40 years the Indians try to fight the Puritans John Eliot- tried to convert Indians to Christianity (Praying Indians) Translated bible into indian language -King Phillips’ War – 1675-76 -Metacom‚ Wampanoag
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In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Puritans take part of a government that is based solely on the Bible. The good faith of the townspeople is quickly changed as many of the town’s high-standing citizens are accused of witchcraft‚ tried‚ and even hanged. In The Crucible‚ fear and faith relate very closely with the decisions that are made throughout the course of the trials and hangings of the Salem Witch Trials. To have faith in something‚ you must have complete confidence or trust in
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“Though shalt not suffer a witch to live‚” they took this as a literal dictate from God that witches were to be discovered and executed. In turn‚ when the colonists read from Genesis they found a literal justification from God that implicated women as the likely source of
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in England and later settles in the New England colony‚ specifically in Boston‚ Massachusetts. The authors explain Anne Hutchinson’s life and inform the reader about the society of Puritan New England. The authors thesis of the article is that Anne Hutchinson posed a threat to the power and authority of the Puritan leadership of New England because she is a woman and popular preacher‚ but mostly because of her religious beliefs: that the ministers were preaching to much about works instead of God’s
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early experience. During its early history‚ America was a series of British colonies on its northern coast. Therefore‚ its literary tradition followed European models of style. However‚ it was somewhat modified by the new environment. The first Puritan colonists who settled in New England exemplified the seriousness of Reformation Christianity. They were a small group of believers‚ known as the "Pilgrims"‚ who migrated from England to Holland during the time of persecutions at 1608. But being dissatisfied
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caused unnecessary violence‚ biased courts‚ and resulted in a severely skewed perception of reality‚ First‚ the Puritans are considered an extremist religious group. For example‚ it is illegal to skip church‚ women aren’t treated as equals‚ and believe every wrongdoing is punishable by God. Furthermore‚ you must understand these are not necessarily good people at heart. In fact‚ Puritans live an intolerant‚ bigoted‚ narcissistic lifestyle; believing anybody who isn’t a devoted man of God is being
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the dream of religion was brought from Europe. Puritans were the first landowning Americans to come and live in North America (Indians were the original owners). Puritans came to America to escape religious persecution; they dreamed to have religious‚ economic‚ and social freedoms. During the colonial era people were known to be pure and no evil was ever seen‚ heard‚ or said about. It was a community of peaceful ways and religious aspects. Puritans began accomplishing these dreams but the same mistakes
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terrain‚ government‚ and the people themselves‚ reveals clues about how the drastic split in society came to be. While residing in England‚ the Puritans and faithful Catholics faced persecution‚ which led to their immigration to the New World. Many groups and parishes applied for charters to America and‚ led by their priest‚ the Pilgrims and Puritans made the long voyage to North America. Their religion became a unique element in the New England colonies by 1700. Before landing‚ the groups settled
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Chillingworth vs. Dimmesdale Chillingworth and Dimmesdale‚ two of the main characters in The Scarlett Letter‚ are complete contrasts. Their looks‚ personalities and how they conduct themselves around others (their countenance) paint a clear picture as to how opposite the characters are. Chillingworth is a thin‚ almost decaying‚ man whose age is incalculable. When the reader is first introduced to Chillingworth‚ he or she “sees” the latter as a stooped‚ disfigured man with a limp and some other
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the century-old history of European expansion had more than a small number of male adventurers chosen to emigrate to the New World. Within the overall context of change new forms of familial and religious organization were especially important for women. In late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England‚ Lawrence Stone has argued‚ patriarchal‚ nuclear family structures had recently become dominant‚ replacing an older‚ open-lineage system characterized by powerful lineal and collateral kin relationships
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