The "Puritan myth" is the unsupported theory that a small group of Mayflower settlers, many of them religious Separatists, founded the United States, and that, therefore, this is a Christian nation. While many of the Plymouth, MA settlers and others left England in search of religious freedom, any study of history indicates that early European visitors came here for many reasons, some as slaves or indentured servants, some as explorers and adventurers, some for political and intellectual freedom, some due to impoverished or dangerous conditions at home, and a great many to better their lifestyles and gain wealth and property. The Separatists of Plymouth were far from the first visitors to the East Coast which saw Spanish settlers to the south and French visitors to the north in the late 1500s. English settlers arrived at Jamestown and in Maine (then Northern Virginia) in 1607. Early trips to the New World were all commercial affairs in which investors intended to earn a profit on the voyage or from the settlers who stayed behind. The founding history of the USA is rich and complex and the semi-successful 1620-era Plymouth Colony is one in a kaleidoscope of founding stories. Thanks to the Pilgrim journals, it is very well documented, but their popular portrayal is highly over simplified and often presented as more myth than fact. This group did not "found" the United States and it is likely, based on their laws and beliefs, that they would never have approved what the Revolutionary War-era founders created. For an authentic look at the Plymouth story, read MAYFLOWER by Nathaniel Philbrick. Submitted by J. Dennis Robinson,
puritan "covenant"
A Puritan who stayed in the Church of England.
The Last Puritan was created in 1935.
A Puritan's Mind was created in 1998.
Puritan Records ended in 1927.
Puritan Records was created in 1920.
Puritan. has written: 'A Puritane set forth in his lively colours: or, K. James his description of a Puritan'
Yes he is. I am studing Twelth Night at the moment, and he is definatley a puritan. -- Malvolio is only "a kind of Puritan". Stage reproductions have at times portrayed him as a Puritan (buckles and hats and all) to place emphasis on his snobbery, but he is only, as Maria calls him "a kind of Puritan." and a "time pleaser". So no, he is not "definatley" a puritan,
The duration of Puritan Passions is 1.17 hours.
Just being a Patriot does not mean you can not be a Puritan.
the puritan society was organized in the late 16th century
Thomas Brooks - Puritan - was born in 1608.