Their opponents ridiculed them as "Puritans‚" but these radical reformers‚ the English followers of John Calvin‚ came to embrace that name as an emblem of honor. At the beginning of the seventeenth century‚ England faced a gathering storm in religious life - the Puritan movement. Before the storm abated‚ the Puritans had founded the first permanent European settlements in a region that came to be known as New England. The Puritans believed that God had commanded the reform of both church and society
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colonies were developed (excluding the Native Americans) in the Eastern New England area. That is‚ until a few colonies started popping up here and there along the coast. These small groups of people grew and grew to become very large very quickly. This was mainly due to the political‚ economic‚ and social influences of the Puritan people coming to the Americas at this time. Politically‚ through their obedience to authority‚ the idea of a liberty of conscience / religious freedoms‚ and their restriction
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analysis on what life was like in the New England colony when the settlers first arrived. Cronon describes many things that the settlers experienced when they arrived over into New England and how it differed from England. Cronon discusses Indian relationships and how each group had different customs. In the book Cronon describes the landscape and how everyone was able to benefit from it. Cronon’s thesis is “the shift from Indian to European dominance in New England entailed important changes--well known
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Personally‚ I think that the New England Puritans did live up to their vision of a community for a certain amount of time. I feel this way because they did in fact have a set of rules that mostly everyone followed. Also‚ they had a set form of government to follow‚ and over time they realized what it took to survive in the Chesapeake area. The Puritans had a very specific opinion on what they valued. This happened to be religion‚ and they agreed to live in a community that had those values in
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New England was founded primary on the basis of religion freedom. Many of the people who were at new England left England because they wanted to perfect what the church of England was trying to do. In doing so they shunned and even exiled many people out of there way of life. The puritan way of life to many people seemed extreme and to others it seemed normal. They had set forth many laws and regulations in which some people might say is outlandish. They also waged war on Pequot’s‚ many argue that
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isn’t always easy. When New Netherlands was first discovered the people living there experienced this. They had to think of ways to bring people into their new colony and ways to make their colony strive. Through sponsors giving out land and hard work‚ the people were able to make a go of New Netherlands. Eventually‚ King Charles II granted all of the land that included New Netherlands to his brother‚ the Duke of York. Duke of York eventually renamed New Netherlands‚ New York. If I would have to
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During the 1610‚ the New England and Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ but by 1700 the regions developed into two distinct societies. The distinctions of development arose due to differences in economy and political structure. The economy and political structure of New England and Chesapeake differed based on the geography‚ needs and the different values or purposes that the regions served‚ causing two distinct societies to emerge by 1700. In terms
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While slavery increased the chance of an Indian rebellion‚ the Puritans believed that slavery was an acceptable option. They believed this because slavery had its advantages‚ such as increasing profit that helped pay for the war. Also‚ the Puritans felt that slavery gave Indians a reason to be a friend rather than an enemy. Lastly‚ slavery was thought to be a better option for captives rather than execution. Additionally‚ although it could be debated by both parties their reasoning as to why they
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Developments of New England colonies are rapid in the early 1600s. Colonies developments are influenced by the Puritans‚ who immigrate to America after protesting against the Church of England fearing religious persecution. The Puritans idea of representative democracy‚ strict values of frugality‚ and society based solely around the church shaped the development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s. The Puritans idea of a representative democracy greatly influenced the development
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Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die? It was not an easy beginning. English settlers began arriving on the James River in Chesapeake Bay‚ region of Virginia‚ in the spring of 1607.They hoped to make the first permanent English settlement. But‚ there were many things that almost wiped out the whole settlement. There were three main causes of death; disease‚ starvation/dehydration‚ and attacks. Most of the available water supply was brackish and contaminated by the settlers themselves
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