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In conclusion, we have discovered that the Puritans were a extremely religious community that often times had highly religious members governing their society. We also learned that some of the ideas that some of the influential leaders came up with influenced how our society is governed today, for example the separation of church and state from Roger Williams is still used today in most governments.
-Bryce Nichols

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1. What was the name of the colony founded by Roger Williams?

2. True/False John Winthrop pushed the idea of group discipline and individual responsibility?

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John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was constantly urging his fellow colonists to adopt the combination of group discipline and individual responsibility. For years, John was devoted to keeping his follows close to the Bible and always made sure that his, along with everyone else's, relationship with God was kept strong. As a social activist, he always followed "the life which is most exercised with tryalls and temptations is the sweetest, and will prove the safest" (shmoop).
-Kiana Flores

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Cotton Mather was an American religious leader who was a supporter of the old order of the ruling clergy. He combined a mystical strain (he believed in the existence of witchcraft) with a modern scientific interest. He devoted himself to study and prayer, Mather once noted that his life was "a continual conversation with heaven" (encyclopedia britannica). However, he often spent hours convinced that he was damned  and an equal amount of time that he was not. Mather devoted his life to praying, preaching, writing, and publishing.
-Emmanuel Ponce

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Roger Williams was a big influence on the Puritan government because he had helped change how the Puritans govern their colony.  He had thought of the idea of separating the church and state in making government based decisions.   However, his idea was rejected which resulted in him forming his own colony, Providence of Rhode Island. Williams' followers, those who believed in the separation of church and state in government and religious minorities, had moved with him. Roger was elected president of Providence and had made many changes to help his colony prosper. They had made a living by purchasing land from their neighboring indians and being very kid to them to avoid conflict. Roger Williams' colony had also developed a system of farming to produce crops for feeding his people and  traded these crops to receive other necessities Providence could not produce.
-Samantha Andrade