English were mostly Puritans and pilgrims. The middle colonists were a mixture of religions‚ including Quakers (led by William Penn)‚ Catholics‚ Lutherans‚ Jews‚ and others. The southern colonists had a mixture of religions as well‚ including Baptists and Anglicans. The pilgrims wanted to separate from Protestantism‚ so they came over to the New World. The puritans wanted to change ideas within the Anglican Church because they felt it was too similar to Catholicism. The puritans came to the New World
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colonial life; many people came to America in search of religious freedom. The New England colonies were predominantly Puritan‚ and the Puritans wanted everyone to worship as they did. In order to ensure the Puritan way of worship was practiced‚ punishments were given to those who did not oblige. There was greater religious diversity in the Mid Atlantic region‚ including Quakers‚ Catholics‚ and Protestants. The Mid Atlantic colonies were the most diverse in America‚ and such an assortment made the
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Penn and other Quakers believed that everyone had to seek God in his or her own way. At the age of 22 William Penn joined the religious society of friends or Quakers. The Quakers believed that their “inner light” came directly from God‚ they refused to bow or take off their hats to any man‚ even refused to take up arms. Penn and George Fox were close friends; George fox was a founders of the Quakers these were times of turmoil. Their principles differed from the state imposed religion. “if thou
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Prior to the seventeenth century‚ England did not take interest in colonizing America. These ideas soon as a consequence of the religious reformation that took place under king Henry VII’s reign. As England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church‚ changes in religious affirmation soon ensued with Protestantism as the main religion. In the coming years‚ England led a war against the neighboring Catholics of Ireland which then led to a war‚ and victory‚ against its Catholic ally: Spain. Thanks to
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different region‚ but they weren ’t the only group in their respective region. There were the Puritans of New England‚ the Quakers of the middle colonies‚ the Anglicans of the southern colonies‚ and the Scots-Irish of the Appalachian backcountry (Madaras & Sorelle‚ 1995).<br><br>The culture of New England was one unique to New England. The northern colonies of New England were dominated by the Puritans‚ and settled primarily for religious reasons. The environment of New England consisted of rocky
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Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The Southern region consists of Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ and Maryland. The Middle colonies consist of New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsyvlania‚ and Delaware. In the New England Family‚ the Puritans came in large family units‚ about 8-20 in each family. They had a long life span‚ the women aged up to 68 years and the men 70 years. They were helpful. In the Southern family‚ there was a gender imbalance‚ men were 6 to 1 woman‚ that is including
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Americas most enterprising horticulturist. Religion in the colonial era still had similar views about women within the Puritan denomination. As for Puritans they considered women to be “weak vessels” and also cited biblical passages that god required “virtuous” women to submit to male authority and remain silent in congregational matters. (Tindall and Shi 2010‚ 115) Unlike Quakers‚ who during this time considered women to be equal to men and
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Humans always pretend that people that are different from them are inferior. This is true in almost all historical events‚ as well as in everyday life. In the witch hunts of the 1640s and the Communist hunts of the 1950s‚ there were three main similarities: fear‚ blame‚ and power. Whether these differences be of race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ political view‚ or any other personal difference‚ we all notice each other’s differences‚ consciously or subconsciously‚ and think and act on that as if it matters
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New Hampshire‚ New England‚ had created its own sort of social distinctiveness. The English Puritans‚ who left England in search of religious freedom and economic success‚ settled this region in 1620 when they landed in Plymouth. By the next century‚ these Puritans created the majority of the region and therefore made New England the most culturally and religious ly similar of the three regions. Puritans were very simple people who sought to purify the church at first‚ but later some wanted to totally
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their decision to leave for the Promised Land‚ their idea of America‚ and their explanation for the clashes with the Native Americans. The Puritans‚ the Separatists and the Quakers which were English Protestant groups believed that the measures taken by the Church of England to eliminate Catholic practices from the Church were insufficient. The Puritans‚ for example‚ presented to King James I the Millenary Petition in which they requested the reformation of the Anglican Church‚ but the king perceived
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