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    thirst for the devotion of God formed the Puritans beliefs and values. The Puritans strongly believed‚ that God intervenes actively in their life’s. They believed that God is present in every human action and natural phenomenon. Punishments would come upon them as the wrath of God or a reward. No one could know whether or not he is predestination for salvation‚ but when one obeys God’s will and succeeds in his life he probably is. As a result‚ the Puritans tried to obey every single word from the

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    The puritans used many different weapons to hunt their prey or even shooting there enemies. The puritans had many different tactics for hunting and they trapped too. The first weapon I am going to tell you about is the sword they used the sword for cutting in battle and to clean animals they used this a lot since they hunted a lot. The next weapon they used was a musket the puritans used their muskets for hunting and used in war which it took a while for them to load since they only had one shot

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    Puritan Synthesis Essay

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    Synthesis Essay The Puritans dream was to create a model society for the rest of the Christians. Their goal was to make a society in every way connected to god. But to really understand what the aspirations of the puritans were‚ we must first understand their beliefs. These beliefs were expressed through their writings which have been read through the years by American students. With this‚ American students were taught Puritan lessons of devotion‚ virtue‚ and conformity. Devotion can be defined

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    1. According to your text‚ the Spanish vision of the Americas embodied "the central paradox of New World history." This was the conflict between Answer ||desiring to Christianize the Native Americans yet hoping to conquer them and steal their wealth.| ||seeing the Americas as a land of opportunity and freedom yet fearing they might become a land of slavery.| ||worshiping the purity and promise of the New World yet desiring to exploit its innocence. | ||protecting the freedom of the individual

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    The Puritan society believes that the word of the Bible is the key to a divine life and must be followed. If any individual decides to stray from the Lord’s word‚ they will be punished. Although those beliefs are heavily pushed in the Puritan society‚ those beliefs are no longer as widespread. Although Puritan and present day society both consider sins of murder‚ rape and stealing a major deal‚ there are still some major differences between the two. Anything that relates to giving your soul to the

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    Puritan Marriage Bed

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    (Morgan‚ Edmund‚ THE PURITANS AND SEX.) At an early age Americans are taught that settlers from the past viewed intercourse as a an act only meant for married couples who wished to gain offspring‚ yet religious groups like the Puritans viewed it quite differently. The puritans are depicted as pure‚ unable to take on the dance of copulation because it was a sinful earthly temptation. This was not the case‚ Puritans loved sex. It has been discovered through writings that Puritan ministers encouraged

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    The Puritans were religious exiles that left their home of England and settled in the New England states of Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Maine‚ and New Hampshire. This would later be known as the “Mass Bay Colony”. From 1630 – 1643 over 9‚000 people migrated from England. The Puritans believed they would “purify and reform” their own religion by creating a “righteous Utopia” which would break ties from Catholicism and the rule of the Kings of England. They were led by John Winthrop who was also

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    Differences and Similarities Between The Pilgrims & Spaniards In both stories Of Plymouth Plantation and La Relacion the Spaniards and the Pilgrims both shared some interesting differences and similarities. In the story of Plymouth Plantation the pilgrims saw the Indians as savages. In the story La Relacion the Spaniards were forced to become medicine men. And they also saw the Indians as savages. Although the Pilgrims and Spaniards had differences they were more alike. Some similarities

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    Puritan Farmer In 1640

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    The puritans were much stricter‚ religiously‚ compared to the average modern Christian. A Massachusetts puritan farmer in 1640 would probably think of God as a wrathful angry god with absolute sovereignty. This belief would be brought upon him by the church and he would have believed this since childhood. The farmer would believe that his reason for existence is to obey the covenant that the Puritans had with God‚ and thus‚ if obeyed‚ God would grant him saving grace. He would need this saving grace

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    characteristics of Puritan doctrine is the belief in God’s continuous intervention in the daily affairs of humanity. Discuss one or two examples of how this belief is exhibited in Of Plymouth Plantation. In Of Plymouth Plantation‚ William Bradford recounts the daily events the pilgrims experienced throughout their journey to establish a new settlement. Throughout these daily events Bradford discusses how God continuously intervenes‚ which is a characteristic of the Puritan doctrine. Bradford

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