Personally‚ I think that the New England Puritans did live up to their vision of a community for a certain amount of time. I feel this way because they did in fact have a set of rules that mostly everyone followed. Also‚ they had a set form of government to follow‚ and over time they realized what it took to survive in the Chesapeake area. The Puritans had a very specific opinion on what they valued. This happened to be religion‚ and they agreed to live in a community that had those values in
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Title: Tituba‚ Reluctant Witch of Salem: Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies Author: Elaine G. Breslaw Publication: New York and London‚ 1996 This book summarizes the life of a female Indian servant and her involvement in the 1692 witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts. To begin it gives background information of the Arawak Indian woman named Tituba‚ which reveals cultural influences. It tells how Tituba was captured and sold into slavery and shifted from one cultural world to another
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The Scarlet Letter: Fact or Fiction? Charity Ryan The Scarlet Letter is the book Nathaniel Hawthorne is perhaps most famous for. Set in Puritan New England‚ it is a story of the love between a preacher (Arthur Dimmesdale) and a young woman (Hester Prynne) whose husband is presumed dead. When their encounter produces a child‚ Hester is forced to wear a scarlet letter “A” (representing “Adultery”) upon her bosom for the rest of her life‚ as she refuses to give the identity of the child’s
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The Puritan society was one in which religion and politics were inextricably intermingled; religion was law and vice versa. These individuals fervently believed that sin should be completely eschewed and that those brazen enough to perpetrate it ought to be punished severely‚ even to the point of death. Furthermore‚ they expected that these condemned persons should wear their shame with a constant expression of remorse. Puritans had strict laws and they believed that everyone should abide by them
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The New England Puritans in America In coming to the New World‚ the New England Puritans had great expectations in numerous ways. Their idealized vision of America was some sort of a Utopia‚ as an opposite to their troubled society in England. They dreamed of a land with no wars‚ much wealth and power‚ and freedom to practice whichever religion they chose‚ (although‚ quite ironically‚ they attempted to force Puritanism upon everyone). In these ways‚ the New England Puritans lived up mostly up
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Does the Puritans’ strict moral code and emphasis on the sinfulness of humankind foster undue suspicion and distrust or is it justifiable given their situation? Using “The Black Veil” or “Young Goodman” Give evidence supporting one of the two positions. The puritan strict moral code does not justify the actions taken in Young Goodman Brown and the Black Veil. Even though Goodman Brown and Mr. Hooper feel guilty about their actions‚ the emphasis on the sinfulness fosters distrust towards the community
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There are many similarities and differences between the Puritans‚ their culture and their literature‚ and that of their Southern counterparts. Both cultures valued work to some degree. Puritan literature was written plainly to reflect their plain lives‚ while Southern literature was ornate and decorated with colorful expressions‚ reflecting Southern life. The Puritans‚ unlike the Southerners‚ who lived slow paced lives‚ tried to glorify God in their every action. The similaries and differences present
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2010 DBQ: (Form A) 1. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? (Form B) 1. The issue of territorial expansion sparked considerable debate in the period 1800–1855. Analyze this debate and evaluate the influence of both supporters and opponents of territorial expansion in shaping federal government policy. 2009 DBQ: (Form A) From 1775 to 1830‚ many African Americans
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DBQ #1 - In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? During the 1600s‚ waves of Puritan immigrants arrived in the region of New England‚ settling the area and establishing population centers in areas like Massachusetts Bay‚ where the part of Boston was established. In contrast to the Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come primarily for economic interests
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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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