The Importance Of Social Life In The Puritans

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 held regular town hall meetings. The biggest part of the Puritans lives revolved around the church and the community which made for the majority of their Social life.
Economically the Puritans lived within their means because they believed that it was sinful otherwise. This aspect of Puritans lives changed over time due to the fact that they wanted to make a profit. The majority of the New England colonies …show more content…
The community was the largest part of social life in New England. The church and town hall were located in the middle of the colony. Nearly everyone’s job within the colony was agricultural, fishing or ship building. The jobs in the colony tended to stay the same until the textile industry came around. The New England area was mostly for the religiously persecuted. The New England area was also a Homogeneous society, mostly English Christians. Schooling was also a large part of the social life in New England The Puritans were people that worked only for what they needed. They had a society that revolved around church, family and the community. Puritans started with a limited democracy that eventually became open to many and had a large impact on representation in government today in America. New England also stressed the importance of literacy and schooling which led to people reading a spreading the Bibles message, the main purpose the Puritans sailed to the new