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    Dbq Puritan Values

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    The Puritan society was heavily influence by their religious beliefs. Their religious beliefs accurately describe how they influenced the development of New England. The Puritans believed in a simple economic situation‚ an equal and democratic political system‚ and a social system that relied heavily on the patriarchal head of the family. Their values shaped the economic‚ political and social development in New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s because of their strong ties to religion

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    perhaps one of the most prevalent of these groups were the Puritans. Puritanism had been around since the reign of Queen Elizabeth‚ but in the colonies they had the chance to get away from the different restrictions they had faced prior to this time. What made Puritans unique even in the colonies was the fact that they believed everyone had to make his or her own profession of faith‚ and they held that any official who was a part of a Puritan colony had to be not only a church member‚ but also be seen

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    The Puritans

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    The puritans came to the Americas in search of religious freedom but‚ in their hypocrocy‚ had no tolerance for the beliefs of others. As was the case of Thomas Morton who was a devout atheist. This was Morton’s only crime‚ a different religious belief‚ which lead the puritans to show their true colors‚ that they were just as intolerant as those who persecuted them in England. Bradford’s account of this injustice has very little evidence against Morton. In his journal‚ Bradford accusses Morton

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    Puritans

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    Role of Women and Children Women did not play a leading role in Puritan society‚ yet they were more supportive in the home; Puritan society did not value them as equal to men. However‚ throughout time the privileges and expectations of women have changed drastically. Some of these improvements are based on the geography of the culture. Societies have grown and changed at varied rates throughout history. Women were expected to marry and raise a family. It was not always their choice as to who they

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    The Puritans

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    The Puritans were a group of people who wanted to reform the English Church and came to America in the late sixteenth century. They settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. The puritans believed in God‚ and all the things that the Bible preaches. They though salvation was only to chosen people and heaven or hell were real; they also believed that every person was born a sinner. It was in God’s hands to save a soul and grace it. Their society was well formed and the structure of their laws

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    The Rise Of The Puritans

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    England‚ the Puritans had been people of resources and political power‚ but King Charles did not accept their attempts to reform and restructured the Church of England (Anglican Church) to be more Protestant. In not following with their request to make the changes‚ they began to protest against the Church of England and its leaders‚ the English monarch and the parliament as well. When William Laud was chosen by Charles the first as Archbishop of Canterbury‚ who is pro-catholic and anti-puritan in 1630

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    The Puritan Dream

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    The Puritan vision for a “perfect” society changed over time due to the establishment of the American dream‚ the development of Colonial music‚ and the Great Awakening. The various views of the American Dream changed the thought of a “perfect” society for Puritans. The very beginning of the American Dream‚ was envisioned with the very first Puritan voyage to the Massachusetts Bay area. The belief that the Puritans were a group of individuals that were selected by God to reach new land was highly

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    The Puritan Story

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    The puritan story was a story of many things; from the landing of the first group of puritans in New England‚ to the formation and trouble of the bay colony bible commonwealth‚ to the puritans versus Indians‚ ending with the New England family. This story wouldn’t be anything without the help of the one and only King Henry VIII. It was King’s‚ tie breaking with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530’s that launch the reformation of the protestant church. The reformation of the church led to a group

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    John Winthrop “A Model of Christian Charity” (1630) Daisha A. Powell South University John Winthrop “A Model of Christian Charity” (1630) The Puritans had different beliefs from the Pilgrims in which they jilted separatism postulating the Anglican Church could be saved. They wanted to build churches to function as models for the English Church. John Winthrop on the eve of the puritans’ settlement of Massachusetts Bay wanted to have a structure of government and social order already established

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    The Puritans and Sex

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    The Puritans and Sex In the passage “Puritans and Sex” Edmund S. Morgan discusses the puritans in an unusual way‚ instead of just explaining all the laws and beliefs the Puritans were expected to follow‚ Morgan also tells the readers the way the Puritans disobeyed and rejected their government. In 1630 John Winthrop lead and settled a small group of Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Puritans lived a very religious‚ strict‚ and high expected life. As Edmund S. Morgan states “They would

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