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Puritans
This category is for questions about the group of people who strove to reform the Church of England in the 16th and 17th century. Lead by John Winthrop, they were one of the first English groups to settle North America and modern day New England.
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What were the Puritans values?
Puritans looked to the Bible primarily as their source of morality. There are traditionally 5 Puritan "tenets" or values.
1. Original Sin - as consequence of Original Sin, the Sin of Adam and Eve in eating the Apple of Knowledge of Good and Evil, all mankind is vile, unredeemed.
2. Grace - Sine the Puritan thought of God as the universal cause of good in the world, human success was a result of God's love; failure was the result of a lack of it.
3. Predestination - If God loved some and didn't love others (since God was all-knowing) he must have known from all eternity whom he would love and whom not.
4. The Elect - if you were a Puritan you were the saving remnant, chosen by God from all the world of sinners.
5. Good Works - Doing good, succoring the poor, needy, and weak, was a possible sign of election, but could not be a cause of it.
The puritans would read books, go to church, and fish.
What are puritans view on authority?
they viewed authority something akin to shooting birds in the dark when their very few birds so in other words auhtority was not thire thing
What were the puritans tradition of child rearing?
Persistant starvation and beatings. Puritans tried to 'beat' the devil (ie the child's spirit and happiness) out of their children.
What is a Puritan way of life?
Puritan's live in villages that consisted pf four city block's . their family was made up of children a husband and a wife.
Why did Puritans begin to settle in New England in the early 1600s?
Pruitans began to settle in New England because they wanted to practice their own religion without persecution.
How did the puritans food and eating habits support their religious views?
What is the history of Puritan Food styles?
Well, Puritans barely survived during this time. They had to learn how to fish or find any food source they could according to their surroundings
Because they think killing/sacrificing lambs is funny.
Who were many of the early puritan settlers of America?
uprooted sheep farmers from eastern and western England
They were settlers from England in search of freedom & religion.
What is the Puritan work ethic?
The puritan work ethic was the belief that hard work was an honor to God which would lead to a prosperous reward.
What is the function of puritan writers?
Puritan writers focused on promoting religious values, moral lessons, and a strict code of conduct through their writings. They aimed to educate, inspire, and guide readers in upholding Puritan beliefs and living a righteous life in accordance with their faith.
this is as far as i know from what the puritans are. they were a group of people who setteled in New Netherlands. they didnt get along with a group pf people called Quakers. Only because of the opposite views. Puritans belived in getthing rid of the Catholic church and leaving no trace of it behind. Also no toloerance for any other religon other than theres. As to where Quakers belived in frienship, no war , freedome of religon and treating people equal to one and other. this is as far as i know from what the puritans are. they were a group of people who setteled in New Netherlands. they didnt get along with a group pf people called Quakers. Only because of the opposite views. Puritans belived in getthing rid of the Catholic church and leaving no trace of it behind. Also no toloerance for any other religon other than theres. As to where Quakers belived in frienship, no war , freedome of religon and treating people equal to one and other.
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What was the puritan's government?
the puritan government is religion and law were the same thing and if you didn't obey you were kicked out look to google.com to find more
