English settlers ventured out to establish their claims over lands in the New World. Two principal areas they established were the English colonies of the Chesapeake and their counterparts at Massachusetts Bay. The English colonies and the Massachusetts Bay settlements were different economically and socially but similar religiously. The Chesapeake colonies were founded on a basis of mainly economic pursuits and were the principal exports of tobacco‚ whereas the Massachusetts area settlers were not
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church and social life. Due to the fact that puritans in Britain were prohibited to attend the church‚ they had to move to New England and maintain their power over the continent. After establishment of their colony‚ the local authorities began to implement laws regulating human behavior in terms of drunkenness‚ swearing and gambling. This way‚ they hoped that the colony would build a new and reliable role model. In view of many scholars‚ although Puritan ambition to create the ideal model of society
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Puritan Ideals of Work and Play in Our World Today When Columbus landed in the New World in 1492‚ he changed the world forever. When the Puritans landed in the same New World‚ they changed the tides of America’s future everlastingly as well. They brought with them many ideas that are still being used today. The Puritan work ethic was a huge portion of the beliefs carried by the community; it was the idea that all members should strive to do as much as they could for the community‚ and all should
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Have you ever wondered how people hunted during the puritan time? Over the years hunting has really not change‚ but many of the thing they did during the puritan times‚ they still do today. Some of the things are the guns‚ animals and trapping. The guns are not exactly the same but they are close. Trapping has not changed much at all The only thing that has really changed is that we have live traps‚ and they did not. They mostly used snares and foot holds. The animals are another thing that are the
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Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "Young Goodman Brown" captivates the reader through a glimpse of the Puritan church. The story also shows the struggle of good versus evil in the main character Goodman Brown. The role of the Puritan church is crucial in shaping Goodman Brown ’s personality and helping the reader understand why he was reluctant to continue his journey. "Puritanism‚ movement arising within the Church of England in the latter part of the 16th century that sought to purify or reform‚ that church
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trade relations with Native Americans‚ especially the Powhatan Confederacy‚ set the groundwork for the American Revolution. Religious reasons also shaped Colonial America. John Winthrop’s Puritan belief in building a "City on a Hill" stressed a moral society‚ which in change impacted the values of the colonies. Puritan tradition was challenged by the religious disagreement of individuals such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson‚ and Cotton Mather was influential in developing colonial religious thought
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The settler societies of New England‚ the middle colonies‚ the Chesapeake‚ and the South had similarities as well as many differences‚ some being religious beliefs‚ labor‚ and their societies economic standpoint. In the article‚ “Advice to a Young Tradesman” by Benjamin Franklin‚ it’s stated‚ “…the way to wealth‚ if you desire it‚ is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words‚ industry and frugality; that is‚ waste neither time nor money‚ but make the best use of both.” Even though
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the New World and settled in The Chesapeake and New England regions. The lives of the people settled in these regions were centered on two dissimilar lifestyles. Distinctive differences between these regions were in expectations‚ beliefs‚ and social cultures. The differences created a clear cut between North and South. The wide gap between the development of The Chesapeake and New England regions was mainly because of the way their lives were centered. The Chesapeakes were geared around monetary profits
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Nathaniel Hawthorne in his insightful novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ illustrates the social issues that were prevalent in the Puritan society. While it is acknowledged that horrific events were occurring during that time‚ we often fail to consider the effects these events have on the recipients of the judgement of their society. These recipients that encounter this shame and judgment often repress their feelings deep within themselves. To delve into the impact the acts of repression have on individual
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The Scarlet Letter is set in Puritan New England in the 1640’s‚ but because it was written by Hawthorne much later‚ shows many signs of life in the 19th century. New Historicists would see The Scarlet Letter as an “artifact of the 19th century” rather than the 1640s. Many of the critics
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