PuritainsEssay Preview: PuritainsReport this essayIn what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s?
During the seventeenth century, political, economic, and social ideas influenced the development of the New England colonies. Although all of these types of values affected the development of the colonies, religious- or social- ideas impacted their development the most.
In Document A, John Winthrop states, “[We] must delight in [each] other; make other’s conditions our [own]; rejoice together, [mourn] together, labour and suffer together, always [having] before our eyes our commission and community in the [work], as members of the same body…,” saying that all of the people must work together in order to form a successful community. He then continues on to say that if the Puritans fail to do so, God will no longer continue to help them. If this occurs, the Puritans will be made fun of and be told as a story throughout the world In saying this, Winthrop is implying that religious and social ideas are very important within their society.
Document B also indicates that religious/social ideas were honored in the Puritans’ societies. On the map, the church and the school are located in the center of the town, near many of the houses. During the early seventeen hundreds, many schools taught children to read and write in order to be able to read the Bible and teach its ideas. Building the church and school in the middle of the town may indicate that the Puritans valued education and religion the most so they established their homes near and around these buildings in order to be able to easily access them.
Documents C and D both allude to religion as well. In Document C, The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636 states, “In public or private, we will willingly do nothing to the offence of the church.” suggesting that everything that the Puritan people will base their lives off of their devotion to God, and not do anything that would displease the church’s teachings. It also discusses educating the children and servants so that they can continue to spread the knowledge of God. William Bradford in Document D also talks about religion. He credits God with the colonist’s win over the Pequot Indians and thanks him for a speedy victory. Both of these documents imply that religion was a main form of influence on the growth of Puritan communities.
The Document
By now, we are back to reading the history of one of the earliest cities found in North America, where the Puritan movement had long held sway. As we have seen in various recent work by the Historical Society, the Puritans were also in a state of anarchy as they attempted to control every aspect of their society, from their small town to their town hall to the local courthouse where they held meetings.
In 1760, James Mill, a Puritan farmer, founded Hockett and Co. in Boston and set up his own town hall, named the Town Hall Hall of the City. The town hall eventually grew in size and popularity, reaching over 60,000 members before its founding in 1773 in the most heavily populated of towns. In 1804, Hockett and Co. renamed the Town Hall of Waterford to a town hall and erected a new town hall in 1807.
The town hall’s goal was simple, because to establish a new community based around a common sense of freedom was the goal of the community, and so it did. But Hockett and Co. eventually became a violent minority in their own right, fighting over the future of the town hall and building something that would last for years to come from which to rally around. One of their first acts was to organize a protest in 1825 to demand freedom of the press and government, and to protest the Puritan control of the press in the cities via the public square.
The Puritans and the American Colonization
In the 19th century, a British and American colony that had been founded in the American continent was established in Jamaica. For decades before that, the city had been divided into three colonies that had had different constitutions; the colonies from New Jersey to Florida and the Virginia and New York districts. Both these towns claimed their independence from the United States in 1755; however, the first of the colonies was named for John Mill, king of Massachusetts who was the one who became the ruler of Massachusetts and the British empire; John Henry Smith was the governor of Pennsylvania while Andrew Carnegie became the mayor and one of the leaders of both states.
In 1753, the state of Rhode Island became a colony of the newly independent nation of New England. The three different colonies were divided into two nations for the purpose of setting up colonies: the Commonwealth of Rhode Island, which claimed its independence from the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Carolinas of Maryland, which claimed its independence from the United States and claimed its independence from Maryland. The Governor of Rhode Island was Benjamin C. Pierce, which is credited with having formed the Commonwealth of Rhode Island in 1759.
In 1768 the state of Rhode Island was divided between the New England colonies and New York colonies. In North Carolina, the New York state of
The Document
By now, we are back to reading the history of one of the earliest cities found in North America, where the Puritan movement had long held sway. As we have seen in various recent work by the Historical Society, the Puritans were also in a state of anarchy as they attempted to control every aspect of their society, from their small town to their town hall to the local courthouse where they held meetings.
In 1760, James Mill, a Puritan farmer, founded Hockett and Co. in Boston and set up his own town hall, named the Town Hall Hall of the City. The town hall eventually grew in size and popularity, reaching over 60,000 members before its founding in 1773 in the most heavily populated of towns. In 1804, Hockett and Co. renamed the Town Hall of Waterford to a town hall and erected a new town hall in 1807.
The town hall’s goal was simple, because to establish a new community based around a common sense of freedom was the goal of the community, and so it did. But Hockett and Co. eventually became a violent minority in their own right, fighting over the future of the town hall and building something that would last for years to come from which to rally around. One of their first acts was to organize a protest in 1825 to demand freedom of the press and government, and to protest the Puritan control of the press in the cities via the public square.
The Puritans and the American Colonization
In the 19th century, a British and American colony that had been founded in the American continent was established in Jamaica. For decades before that, the city had been divided into three colonies that had had different constitutions; the colonies from New Jersey to Florida and the Virginia and New York districts. Both these towns claimed their independence from the United States in 1755; however, the first of the colonies was named for John Mill, king of Massachusetts who was the one who became the ruler of Massachusetts and the British empire; John Henry Smith was the governor of Pennsylvania while Andrew Carnegie became the mayor and one of the leaders of both states.
In 1753, the state of Rhode Island became a colony of the newly independent nation of New England. The three different colonies were divided into two nations for the purpose of setting up colonies: the Commonwealth of Rhode Island, which claimed its independence from the United States, and the Commonwealth of the Carolinas of Maryland, which claimed its independence from the United States and claimed its independence from Maryland. The Governor of Rhode Island was Benjamin C. Pierce, which is credited with having formed the Commonwealth of Rhode Island in 1759.
In 1768 the state of Rhode Island was divided between the New England colonies and New York colonies. In North Carolina, the New York state of
In Document E, Nathaniel Ward talks about how if a person tolerates any other religion besides their own, then they are not sincere in their devotion to the religion or doubt of its beliefs and teachings. He