throughout New England. Click on the rock to learn more. 3 Puritans Leave England for Massachusetts The Puritans were a religious group that wanted to reform the church in England. They were different from the Pilgrims‚ who wanted to separate entirely from the English church. The Puritans wanted a simpler form of worship. Puritans were a powerful group in England. Many were well-educated merchants. The Puritans were convinced that the English church was not moving with modern times
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the Old World‚ and the way they influenced the development of the colonies had a heavy impact in their colonial way of life. There were many reasons why people from the Old World came to the New World‚ especially because of religion freedom‚ the Puritans for example‚ they came to the region of New England‚ or to be more specific to Boston‚
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Seminar Reflection #2 Title of Sources: John McGehee‚ Johnathan Fox‚ John Cotton Describes New England’s “Theocracy” (1636)‚ Anne Hutchinson is Banished (1637)‚ John Winthrop’s Concept of Liberty (1645)‚ Puritan Mistreatment of Quakers (1660) What I Did: I wrote down my observations about the subjects being discussed by the Inner Circle and also jotted down any of my opinions that weren’t brought up in the discussion. What I Learned: I found that although a majority of the Inner Circle
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In the seventieth century there was a memorable and courageous woman who died for her beliefs. She was a very well educated woman. She was a Quaker and a very outspoken one may I add. She was also a supporter of Anne Hutchinson‚ a very prominent woman in America back then. She was hung for defying a Puritan law which banned Quakers from the colonies. This woman’s name was Mary Dyer. Not much is known of Mary Barrett Dyer’s early life. On October 27th‚ 1663 the first known history of Mary Dyer was
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Great Britain’s policy of salutary neglect‚ a “hands-off” policy‚ had profound impacts on American society. Many England citizens opposed the policy‚ wishing for the New World to be under complete English control. The salutary neglect policy forced America‚ a new and raw nation‚ to establish itself prior to 1750. Britain’s policy of salutary neglect encouraged new democracy‚ increased growth of the commerce‚ and expanded the number of religions in American society. Legislation in the New World
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It lasted a year‚ but food shortages‚ disease and heavy casualties wore down the Native’s resistance. King Phillip (Metacom) was shot in the head by a native that allied with the English (Afterwards the Puritans displayed Metcom’s head for 20 years at Plymouth). Although one-tenth of the colonial men of military age in New England were killed‚ a higher proportion of the total population than would be killed in either the American Revolution or Civil War
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HIS 121 Study Guide #1 The American Promise: A Compact History The first exam will cover chapters 1-4. The exam will consist of 33 multiple choice questions and three short answer paragraphs. Please know the following: Historians/Archeologists: Historians direct their attention to mostly writing (personal and private jottings‚ letters‚ diary entries‚ public documents: laws‚ court cases‚ newspapers‚ speeches)‚ arachaelogist tend to focus on physical objects (bines spear points‚ pots‚
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was a term used by the Puritans to describe both their beliefs and their society. It emphasized duty‚ godliness‚ hard work‚ honesty‚ and education. D. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was written by Thomas Hooker and his congregation in 1636. It extended voting rights to non-church members and limited the power of the governor. E. The three groups that had to create new settlements were the Pilgrims‚ the Puritans‚ and the Quakers. They had to move because
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settlers toward Native Americans in areas such as New France. All this would establish a part of what would be the American identity. When the English king‚ Charles II gave William Penn‚ a Quaker‚ a grant of land‚ William Penn set out to establishhis colony as a heaven which embraced his religious beliefs. Quakers believed that the Holy Spirit inspired all human beings‚ and thus‚ God did not make distinctions of race‚ gender‚ ethnicity or social class. Therefore‚ all human beings were equal. William
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important factor when establishing these policies‚ Religions guides people in all regards‚ especially in how to relate with other groups. In the case of the Puritans and Pilgrims in Massachusetts and Virginia‚ there could be no frame left to live in equality terms with Native Americans. Contrasting sharply with Penn’s religious beliefs the Puritans believed that only a few were to be saved. Therefore‚ under these beliefs they established their policy toward Native Americans. In Virginia‚ the landowners
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