Puritans

In short, for religious freedom.

puritans Quakers accepted slaves in there new colonies

King Phillip's War took place in Plymouth Colony Boston and the Connecticut River Valley. The war began in 1675, and didn't end when its namesake, King Phillip was hunted down and killed by Puritans and their native American allies in 1676, but continued until a treaty was made in 1678.

Although the Purtitans were bigoted back in England, they themselves were bigots for they were intolerant towards those with different views than their own (ie. banishment of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams)

King Phillip, also known as Metacomet, was a leader of the Wampanoag Indians. During the war he and a small group of Indians went into Assowamset Swamp. He was found and killed. his wife and son were sold as slaves.

Yes, unlike other English voyagers to the New World

The Puritans used theocracy as their political structure. Theocracy is the belief that God is the supreme ruler and the Bible is the law.

Arrested them, and had their ears cut off. He branded their cheeks.

Unvarying faith in their purpose- adversity was simply a way for God to challenge the elect.

Work ethic- hard work was glorified as it was required for survival of society.


Education- everyone needed to be literate enough to read the Bible.


Moderation- excess of any kind was considered self-centered rather than focused on God. Plainness and temperance.


Being one's brother's keeper- keep other in line


Introspection- constantly searching for traces of sin in oneself.

So far as I've studied, both groups were Christians (with a few exceptions among the founders). The Founders were influenced by the scientific Enlightenment and would not have accounted so much to direct intervention of God or Satan in their daily lives.

Puritans were followers of the teachings of Calvin and believed, like the Separatists, that man was born in sin and they all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. To become saved, they would have to prove they were worthy while here on earth. To be worthy one would prosper, be faithful, and lead a successful life. Instead of separating from the Church of England, they wanted to “purify” the Church of the influence of the Catholic Church within the Anglican Church, thus the name, Puritans. Puritans wanted to remove themselves from non-Puritans. They originally wanted to leave Great Britain because they were not pleased with the way non-Puritans were worshipping without much interference.

they where the ppl who wanted to change the katholic church completely not just a little bit, completely.

To escape religious persecution. To escape religious persecution.

Their attitude was extreme. They did not welcome people of other religious beliefs. In fact, their laws were based on their interpretations of the Old Testament and they did not allow people of other beliefs to settle in their towns. In fact, not believing in their god was grounds for execution. The Puritans left their homes to come to the New World for their own religious freedom not to extend freedom of religion to others.

The puritans listened to drumming, church music and hymns they sang around the house. Most likely all of these sorces of sound had religious fuel.

Yes, Puritans chose community life to be close to their church.

Massachusetts bay company

Anne Hutchinson dared to question the religious authority of the Puritan ministers. She held meetings in her home, where people felt free to question religious beliefs and racial prejudice. She was a champion of the Native American people. The religious leaders kicked her out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She resettled in Long Island with her 15 children, and they were all killed by Native Americans.

Govern themselves, and that people should work hard and live in stable families

Puritans were followers of the teachings of Calvin and believed, like the Separatists, that man was born in sin and they all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. To become saved, they would have to prove they were worthy while here on earth. To be worthy one would prosper, be faithful, and lead a successful life. Instead of separating from the Church of England, they wanted to “purify” the Church of the influence of the Catholic Church within the Anglican Church, thus the name, Puritans. Puritans wanted to remove themselves from non-Puritans. They originally wanted to leave Great Britain because they were not pleased with the way non-Puritans were worshipping without much interference.

The Puritans, who came to Massachusetts Bay after the Pilgrims came to Plymouth, came to set up a theocracy, a "city on the hill" that would show the rest of Europe, especially England with its religion that they regarded as corrupted, just what a religious community could be. They were quite fervent, and the ministers were the community leaders. Their doctrines stressed original sin--that all people are sinners (for Adam sinned), but that God, in his infinite mercy, has chosen to save a few. Since He knows everything, he knows who will be saved (and in Heaven) and who will be damned to Hell; however, a person does not know for sure if he or she is saved. Therefore, the Puritans were constantly examining their lives, especially their thoughts and inclinations, to see if they indicated whether they might be saved. They knew that people who "seemed" to live good lives might in fact be sinners and damned (although they recognized that all were sinners.) This inward analysis didn't seem to do much for their lives, sometimes; they did not believe that you could be saved by how you lived, but that how you lived might indicate whether you were saved or not. A couple of generations later, people in Massachusetts had lost much of their attachment to the religion they had been born into, for they had never had to stand up for their faith against prosecution and life was pretty prosperous.

kind of "shelter" for members of society

The Great Pilgrimage?

Education was important to them so the education was free. They believed in God so they built a church/meeting house in the middle of the village that they made.

At the time there religion was very important to the puritans