religious reformers into carry out purification of English Christianity. These religious reformers‚ known as Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England from within. Therefore‚ in 1629‚ Puritans secured a royal charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They proposed to establish a settlement in the Massachusetts area‚ where Boston would become the core of Puritan society. The Puritans didn’t want to separate from the Church of England‚ but rather separate from its impurities. In Rhode Island
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William Penn and the Quaker Legacy which was a biography that told the tale of William Penn but reminded its readers that Penn was a legend and hero according to http://www.uh.edu/honors/about/faculty-staff/john-moretta.php‚ . According to Moretta‚ Penn produced a Founding Father image and to him Penn “shaped the American creed and ideal” (pg.xi). In my opinion‚ the reason John A. Moretta wrote the book was because he wanted the world to see Jr. William Penn as the Quaker Legend that he still is
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within the colonial empire. Most of the settlers in these colonies were of English origin on whom applied the different Acts of British Empire. Puritanism was predominant in New England. The mid-Atlantic colonies had a majority population of the Quakers. The population in South was oriented more to commerce and enterprise‚ than religion. When we speak of religious freedom‚ we mean the right granted legally to individuals to practice and preach religion. It also means not being persecuted for holding
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During the early part of English colonization of the Americas the main group of people that were sent to the Americas was religious and political outcasts. This included Puritans‚ Quakers many other religions‚ debtors and political dissidents. The Puritans and Quakers came to the Americas in search of political freedom. The Puritans settled in the northeast region of the United States mainly in modern day Massachusetts. During their long nearly 4 month journey across the Atlantic Ocean the boat goers
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There were a lot of religions in Colonial America. Some of the religions were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Christians‚ Lutherans‚ Puritans‚ and Jews. Government and local towns tried to enforce strict religious observance. There were many religions so people could follow any religion they choose. The thirteen original colonies established eight churches‚ if colonies practiced a different religion than their church they were sometimes persecuted. Most colonist said that they were Christians they believed
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Antinomianism John Smith Pequot War Virginia House of Burgesses Bacon’s Rebellion John Winthrop Plymouth Plantation William Bradford Dominion of New England King Philip’s War Powhatan William Penn George & Cecilius Calvert Massachusetts Bay Company Quakers Glorious Revolution Mayflower Compact Quitrent Headright Metacomet Roger Williams Jacob Leisler Middle Ground Sir William Berkeley MATCHING A. Match each of the following people with the appropriate description: 1. _____ Captain
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the Christian Religion. He formed Calvinism. King Henry VIII formed the Protestant Church. There were a few people who wanted to see the process of taking Catholicism out of England occur more quickly. These people were called Puritans. A tiny group of Puritans‚ called Separatists‚ broke away from the Church of England. King James I had them exiled from England. The Pilgrims End Their Pilgrimage at Plymouth Separatists in Holland settled in Plymouth Bay in 1620. Pilgrim leaders drew up
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The Puritans‚ who had apparently come to America to escape ridicule and religious persecution‚ were taking up on that very idea‚ punishing all those whom did not share in their ideas. They were stiff‚ strict people and did not allow for much‚ but the main idea is that they were driven by a higher power‚ God. This made the Puritans successful Massachusetts’s colonists in that they were strong-willed and willing to make their government work. The type of government chosen by the Puritans worked
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Virginia Company of London which hoped to benefit economically from their investments. New Hampshire and New York were also founded for commercial reasons. On the other hand‚ Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony were founded by Separatists and Puritans who hoped to practice their religion freely. Rhode Island and Pennsylvania were founded for similar reasons. It was both the drive for the commercial profit and religious freedom that produced English colonies in America. The Virginia Company of
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Some sects of Christianity‚ such as the Puritans‚ were even less tolerant. The Puritans controlled many governments in Massachusetts Bay‚ Connecticut‚ and Plymouth. To vote‚ one often had to be a member of the Puritan church. In addition‚ most of the laws were based on the Old Testament. People who did not closely adhere to the strict guidelines of the Puritans were often fined‚ humiliated‚ or killed. Some were banished‚ such as in the case of the Puritan Mistress Anne Hutchinson who secretly preached
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