Puritan vs. Quaker The Puritans and the Quakers did not have an easy life when the first came to the new world. They by no means handled the pressure well. At first they had no idea what things were going to end up like. As they arrived in the “New World”‚ they had optimistic plans for creating model societies that would fulfill God’s will on earth. Most groups trying to find their way almost immediately encountered social and political challenges that threatened those plans. In particular the
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being a puritan like making good decisions just by following the bible‚ placing God above all‚ and how the community worked in unity. The reason why puritanism was considered a good thing was due to Puritans living closely by the bible and making better decisions in life. Puritans lived by the ten commandments and by what the bible says. An example of puritans living by the bible is not to steal‚ commit adultery‚ murder‚ and many more.Others may say that it’s a disadvantage of being a puritan because
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement in North America in the early 1600’s. It was formed by Puritan settlers fleeing religious persecution in England. The lands which became the Massachusetts Bay Colony had previously been inhabited by Native Indians. The Company of Massachusetts Bay received a charter to start a settlement in the New World in 1629. The charter granted the company the right to establish a settlement. The passengers of the “Arbella” who left England in 1630 with
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Life during the Puritan colonies were based upon God’s law. They believed the bible was the key to salvation. They also believed that people were either born sinful‚ and bound to a life in Hell‚ or they were destined to to be saved. The only thing that could save their life was purity and pray. Puritans believed in hard work and discipline in life with religious jobs. People who were engaging in sinful activities were humiliated in public and punished for their sinful acts. Puritan times were similar
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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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The portrayal of the Puritan society is negative. The Puritans had different beliefs of society‚ religion‚ and the family structure. They believed men were the head of the house and made all the important decisions. They felt the women were just there to take care of the housework and kids. The family structure they had kept everyone on the right path with God and any lechery or any kind of sexual sin was punished severely. Some women found guilty for any kind of crime‚ in extreme cases were put
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Life for Puritans in America was very Religious. Most Puritans came to America for a better life and to escape prosecutions in England. Puritans believed that over every man’s law‚ God’s laws and message were more important. Back then puritans believed in predestination‚ where people was born to spend life in Hell or to be saved. Puritans always worked hard‚were self-disciplined‚ and did religious duties. Others who partied and committed adultery was bound to public humiliation or punishment for
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of the Salem Witch trials was brought about by an underlying sense of misogyny within the Puritan faith. The relationships within the Puritans’ ideal family unit were a parallel to God’s relationship to His creations; the head of the household‚ the man‚ ruled over the family and governed his subjects‚ his wife‚ children‚ and servants‚ just as God governed his own subjects. In effect‚ this analogy
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Literature about the puritan lifestyle makes it very clear that is most puritan societies are very sheltered. Although these extremist beliefs do not seem present today‚ back then they where enforced strictly. The where not allowed to wear any clothing revealing a single ounce of skin. They lived in little communities where everyone knew each other‚ therefore wedlock outside of their communities where very rare‚ if it existed at all. And speaking of marriage‚ the simple thought
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New England Puritans’ Aspirations and Fulfillment As of today‚ many of our ancient mentality as well as values has been based off of a 17th Century group called Puritans‚ people from New England who were not satisfied with the Church and their power‚ and decided to leave New England to create a Utopia of their own in America. In some ways‚ this idea had become successful‚ in fact‚ that some of it was imprinted into America’s history. When the Puritans left from New England to America‚ their idea
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