The Puritans and the Pilgrims both migrated to North America to escape religious persecution due to their views about the Church of England. They created very little literature because writing was viewed as satanic in both cultures. All that was written in Puritan New England were works to glorify God and record journeys for historical purposes. The most famous poets of this period include Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor. William Bradford‚ the governor of the Plymouth Colony‚ kept a journal of
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In the early settlements of the New World known as America today‚ the Puritan Community settled in what they used to call New England. Frustrated by the Church of England‚ they fled to the New World because they were being prosecuted and they wanted to establish a new sect in which God’s law was held supreme. They believed that the Bible and it’s message was the law of the land and no man could oppose it. Following what the Bible said‚ they believed it was their salvation into having a place in heaven
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The Puritans and their choices and believes governed and organized the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was a settlement that was put in place in 1630‚ and formed a group of refugees from England. They functioned just like any other colony at the time would. They had politics and religion that were at the center of their every day lives. Their government‚ however definitely leaned more towards theocratic‚ picking political leaders directly out of church. The Puritans believed that God had created a
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Puritans‚ the people upon a hill of Christian faith‚ were known for their strict religious regimen‚ and thus often perceived as monotonous. Likewise‚ in Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter‚ the author expresses his accusatory and judgmental view of the Puritan community mostly through the usage of selective detail‚ dismal and contemptuous diction; as well‚ he expresses his view of the Puritan community through his grim and suspenseful tone. By using details selectively‚ Hawthorne promotes his judgmental
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American Literature Test Terms Definitions Colonial New England period is also known as what? Puritan Era When was Jamestown established? 1607 When did the Separatists come to the New World? 1620 When did the Puritans come to America? 1630 When the Puritans came to America‚ where did they land? Massachusetts Bay What are the literary characteristics of the Colonial New England period? Unadorned‚ simple‚ useful‚ natural‚ utalitarian‚ didactic‚ and Biblical What are the Genres
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think that the majority of U.S. advertising looks like a walk through Times Square. However‚ much of today’s advertising is the complete opposite. When we look at modern advertising‚ we see simple ads‚ influenced by the writing style of the Puritans. Puritan plain style writing is evident in today’s advertising because advertisers use short words‚ direct statements and everyday‚ ordinary objects to promote the sales of their product or service. Short words are simple‚ yet have much power when used
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were the Puritans and the Quakers. Both groups wanted to change and hopefully enhance their lives forever. Although the Puritans‚ the Quakers‚ and their colonies have several similarities‚ these groups are more different than they are similar. Throughout the seventeenth century in Britain‚ there were many religious restrictions that kept people from freely practicing their preferred religion. Everyone in Britain had to follow the practices of the Church of England‚ and if
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When the Puritans set sail for the Americas they were looking to reform the Church of England from within and to reform ideas of the government. The Puritans major goal in leaving from England was to create a Christian utopia that thrived economically‚ politically and socially. Economically the Puritans believed that it was sinful to have excess‚ therefore they worked within their means and looked down upon materialism. Politically the Puritans had small towns that had a limited democracy and
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Puritans: Bigots or Builders The Puritans were a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries that did not have religious freedom under the Anglican Church‚ thus left for North America to create a "New England". In determining whether the Puritans were bigots or builders‚ one must take in consideration their overall impact on society‚ either "good" or "bad". The Puritans were intolerant‚ strict‚ and have not influenced modern day ways for the better. Thus‚ the Puritans are in
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books contain religious content he does not always show the positive sides of it. In The Scarlett Letter Hawthorne presents the cruel and harsh punishment that the protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ goes through that the Puritans have forced upon her. Hawthorne predominately shows the Puritan rule through this novel and also the persecution of anyone who goes against them. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born July 4‚ 1804
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