by Puritans. These people were anti-separatists‚ which means that they did not believe in the separation of church and state. Any resident living in Massachusetts‚ regardless of Religious affiliation was required to pay taxes to the puritan church. The churches only problem was not the requirement of taxes‚ but also their efforts to control other aspects of the colonist’s lives. Massachusetts had a certain kind of feel to it‚ and the Puritans wanted to assure that it stay that way. Puritans felt
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banished 3. Built Baptist Church in Rhode Island; complete freedom of religion and shelter for Jews‚ Catholics‚ and Quakers 4. Henry Hudson: 1. English explorer 2. Filed a Dutch claim to what he thought was a shortcut through the continent 3. Employed
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33‚000 B.C. - A.D. 1783 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago - Great Ice Age 35‚000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped‚ leaving an isthmus connecting Asia
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the Europeans the upper hand. Unlike the Powhatans and the English Settlers in the Chesapeake region‚ the relation between the Puritan Colonist and the natives started in mutual respect. The natives were first attacked by a new set of diseases causing nearly three-quarter of the population to die. Although the natives were introduced to diseases they befriended the Quakers. They formed an alliance and established the treaty
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Characteristics that describe the New England colonies can be described as religion based primarily Puritan. In the Middle colonies‚ the climate was mild and the soil was fertile producing growth of crops‚ such as corn and wheat‚ with equality in balance of power between the rich and poor. The Carolinas colonies materials of importance where rice and indigo
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Gender Frontier” by Kathleen Brown‚ tobacco‚ indentured servants‚ Maryland as a Catholic refuge‚ Puritanism‚ Puritan beliefs‚ Puritan society‚ John Winthrop‚ Great Migration‚ Roger Williams‚ Anne Hutchinson‚ Middle Colonies‚ the Dutch in New Netherlands (New York)‚ Quaker beliefs‚ Quaker society‚ William Penn‚ South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ James Oglethorpe Theme: Colonial America Chapter 3 Puritan women in New England‚ Families at Risk in the Chesapeake‚ The Structure of Planter Society‚ Roots of Slavery
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The first arrivers in the northern colonies were Puritans who came to America because they didn’t agree with the Anglican Church. These early colonist yearned for a place where they could indulge in religious freedom as opposed to the extreme contrast to the strict religious persecutions they experienced in England. But the Puritans had very strict rules regarding membership into the Protestant Church and religion was viewed very strictly. The Puritans believed that they were "a city upon a hill" and
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narrator concocts a sense of a judgmental and somewhat contemplative attitude toward the Puritan society. The narrator’s stance is emphasized mainly on the author’s description of the Puritans and his use of symbolism to describe their community. Throughout the passage‚ the Puritans are described in such a sense that characterizes them as a monotonous and ruthless society governed by laws and religion. As the Puritans are standing outside the prison‚ they all shared the same "bearded physiognomies."
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3) Quakers- Quakers are members of the Society of Friends. The new‚ small sect rejected earthly and religious hierarchies. Quakers believed that anyone could be saved by directly receiving God’s “inner light” and that all people were equal in God’s sight. Quakers allowed anyone‚ male or female‚ to speak in meetings or become a “public friend” and travel to spread God’s word. Many did not welcome Quakers and they were very much persecuted‚ and some were even hanged for preaching the Quaker doctrine
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There is no doubt that religious beliefs have control over the way that people live their lives. In the early 17th century‚ even as philosophers and scientists were questioning the role of religion in everyday life‚ a Christian identity was so integral to existence that many men or peasants were simply known as Christians. During the time of the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution‚ religion and many other dearly held beliefs were being examined and scrutinized more so than they ever had been
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