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Where did the puritans originally come from?

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Where did the puritans originally come from?

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The puritans originated from England.

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Puritans

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They had to flee England because they were persecuted for their beliefs.

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Puritans

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"The name “Puritans” (they were sometimes called “precisionists”) was a term of contempt assigned to the movement by its enemies."

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Puritans

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How and when did they arrive to the new world?

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How and when did they arrive to the new world?

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The Puritans arrived in America in 1630 on boat.

Article Title | God In America
URL | http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/puritans.html

Website Title | PBS
Date Accessed | September 14, 2018

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What was life like for them when they arrived to the New World? 

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What was life like for them when they arrived to the New World? 

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Life for the Puritans seemed very calm. The men wore the pants of the household, had authority over his wife and kids.

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What was their ultimate purpose in starting over in the New World?

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What was their ultimate purpose in starting over in the New World?

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They wanted to shape their own communities.
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Puritans

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Their religion and respecting every aspect of it was very important to them.

Puritans

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October 29, 2009

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What were their expectations when it came to how people should live their lives?

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What were their expectations when it came to how people should live their lives?

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They believed that they had made a covenant with God so they lived by the scriptures. They also believed they had to reform the Anglican church and set a good example for the sinners still in England.

Deering, Mary. “Puritans in America: Belief, Religion, & History.” Study.com, Study.com, study.com/academy/lesson/puritans-in-america-beliefs-religion-history.html.

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Name at least 3 important and memorable Puritans? What did they do and why were they considered important?

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Name at least 3 important and memorable Puritans? What did they do and why were they considered important?

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How and why did these trials even begin? 

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How and why did these trials even begin? 

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"The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft."

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Salem Witch Trials

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November 4, 2011

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The infamous Salem Witch Trials occurred during this time period. What was the purpose behind these trials?

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The infamous Salem Witch Trials occurred during this time period. What was the purpose behind these trials?

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The purpose behind these trials were to eliminate anyone who practiced witchcraft, a.k.a. the devil's practice.

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What sort of writings came out of this period (e.g. novels, plays, letters, essays, poems, etc.)? Identify at least 3 important literary works from this period and provide a brief summary of each. 

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What sort of writings came out of this period (e.g. novels, plays, letters, essays, poems, etc.)? Identify at least 3 important literary works from this period and provide a brief summary of each. 

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John Winthrop was an influential puritan leader in England. He was one of the first to travel to America so he could live more faithfully under the New Testament, which he could not do in England. I feel Winthrop was considered important because he started the migration to America.

Article Title | Two Prominent Figures in 17th Century New England Puritanism
URL | https://crt010304.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/two-prominent-figures-in-17th-century-new-england-puritanism/
Website Title | Walking in the Way of Christ
Date Accessed | September 18, 2018
Date Published | June 25, 2010

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John Cotton was an eminent scholar and preacher back in England. He preached a sermon to Winthrop and his men before their departure. When he to  moved to America he became the minister of the First Church of Boston. While in America Cotton dealt with issues of practical conduct among the people. He was important because he influenced his fellow puritans.

Article Title | Two Prominent Figures in 17th Century New England Puritanism
URL | https://crt010304.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/two-prominent-figures-in-17th-century-new-england-puritanism/
Website Title | Walking in the Way of Christ
Date Accessed | September 18, 2018
Date Published | June 25, 2010

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Just like Cotton, Hooker was also a minister. However, Cotton was the leading minister while Hooker was a minister preaching in what today is Cambridge. Hooker's significance was that he also influenced his fellow puritans and peers.

Article Title | Thomas Hooker: Connecticut's Founding Father
URL | https://connecticuthistory.org/thomas-hooker-connecticuts-founding-father/
Website Title | ConnecticutHistoryorg
Date Accessed | September 18, 2018

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The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne,  is about a woman who is forced to wear the letter 'A' upon her body for committing adultery while her husband was not around.
Article Title | The Scarlet Letter
URL | https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Scarlet-Letter-novel-by-Hawthorne
Website Title | Encyclopædia Britannica
Date Accessed | September 18, 2018
Date Published | May 27, 2018

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The book starts off with a man named Christian fleeing his home. He's running from a terrible sin he committed of reading a book. In the second part his wife and sons go after him, may I add that they had a much smoother course.

Article Title | The Pilgrim's Progress
URL | https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Pilgrims-Progress
Website Title | Encyclopædia Britannica
Date Accessed | September 18, 2018
Date Published | February 01, 2018

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Brown sets off from home and onto a scary evil quest. While on the quest he comes across evil creatures and spirits like witches and devil worshipers. Towards the end of his quest he faces the devil himself and conquers his quest and returns home.

Shmoop Editorial Team. (2008, November 11). Young Goodman Brown Summary. Retrieved September 17, 2018, from https://www.shmoop.com/young-goodman-brown/summary.html