In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent where those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? The Puritans were a religious group in the 17th century that separated from the Church of England due to the corruption they saw. These Puritans planned to fix the church from the outside by becoming a sort of "City upon a Hill" and act as a model society. Their goals included creating peace among the
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American literature and Puritan literature. Both cultures valued work to some degree. Puritan literature was written plainly to reflect their plain lives‚ while Native American literature was decorated with colorful expressions‚ reflecting wilderness life. The Puritans‚ unlike the Native Americans‚ who lived slow paced lives‚ tried to glorify God in their every action. The similarities and differences present themselves in many ways. Work was important to Puritans as well as Native Americans
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“What is an American Puritan‚ Good Religion or Hypocrisy?” What is an American Puritan? First what is an American‚ someone who has come from another country or origin other than the United States of America‚ to live‚ there lives. Puritan’s‚ a religious section of English Protestants and English Calvinists in the 16th and 17th centuries. Because of the time period and religion at this time‚ a lot of pressure was put on a person to live by good standards or more arguably religious
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The puritans were a righteous group that thought of others more than themselves. They wanted what was best for the people and could only achieve this if they were united. Therefore‚ the puritans were selfless people that wanted what was best for the people‚ people to be united‚ and to believe in god. All the puritans wanted was what was best for the people. The people did not believe in god and were uncivilized were wanted to be drove out to better the land. The bible verse in “The Divine Right
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The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants. During the late sixteenth century‚ the Puritans began trying to reform the Church of England and country’s religion. They wanted to “purify” the Church and break its ties from the Catholic practices they used. They believed that the Church of England had only been partially reformed. Deists believed that the God created the universe but that he does not interfere with it. Basically‚ he created the universe and they left it to its own devices
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Puritans settling in New England lead to the social‚ economic‚ and political shaping of Massachusetts. Puritans originally came to New England in order to create a more godly world away from corrupt England. Many Puritans originally didn’t want to settle in America‚ but after being attacked in England‚ and seeing how corrupt the Angelicin church was they sought refuge in the new colony. There were many economic opportunities in establishing the colony as well as political and social opportunities
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have fit in perfectly in the 1700’s‚ where these two extremes were quite common. The difference between Puritan and Humanist ideals is that Puritans believe in duty and heavy labor for the rewards of Heaven that a fierce and just God could provide‚ while the Humanist believe that performing acts of kindness is simply the nature of the human being‚ while receiving immediate rewards. The Puritans started in the 1600’s‚ when religious folk realized that religion was slowly dwindling in society‚ and ran
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Anne Hutchinson and Puritan Leadership Anne Hutchinson was a strong willed and intelligent woman that lived in 1637 in the Massachusetts Bay colony. She opposed both John Winthrop‚ governor of the colony‚ as well as the Puritan church leaders who had a different set of beliefs from her‚ and made up the court of elected officials that assisted the governor. She was banished from the colony in 1638 on charges of blasphemy‚ because she claimed to have direct and divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit
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People of this Puritan society were expected to live by a strict moral code. Anything that was against the code was labeled as a sin‚ and people who went against it would be suspected of carrying out the devil’s work. Puritans had strongly believed in self-discipline as well as a strong sense of responsibility and hard work. Moderation was also heavily valued for Puritans; although they drank alcohol‚ they thought drinking in excess would be punished in the afterlife. Puritans were also extremely
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In the early settlements of the New World known as America today‚ the Puritan Community settled in what they used to call New England. Frustrated by the Church of England‚ they fled to the New World because they were being prosecuted and they wanted to establish a new sect in which God’s law was held supreme. They believed that the Bible and it’s message was the law of the land and no man could oppose it. Following what the Bible said‚ they believed it was their salvation into having a place in heaven
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