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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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Their ultimate purpose were to have religious beliefs and purify the Church of England.

“Puritans.” Land of the Brave, https://www.landofthebrave.info/puritans.htm

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They left England because of religious reason and partially economic reasons.

Rebecca Beatrice Brooks. "The Great Puritan Migration" History of Massachusetts, 24 March 2017. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/

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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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Puritans originally come from England.

History.com Editors, "Puritans" A&E Television Networks, 21 August 2018. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism

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They are called Puritans because they wanted to "purify" the corruption of religion and politics and they were first called "Puritan" by their enemies.

Kaufmann, Michael. "Puritans." . Scholastic Grolier Online, 2018, http://www.factsfornow.scholastic.com/article?product_id=nbk&type=0ta&uid=10749162&id=a2024385-h

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How and when did they arrive at the New World (i.e. America)?

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How and when did they arrive at the New World (i.e. America)?

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They arrive to the New World by 1630 in a ship called the Arbella.

Kaufmann, Michael. "Puritans." . Scholastic Grolier Online, 2018, http://www.factsfornow.scholastic.com/article?product_id=nbk&type=0ta&uid=10749162&id=a2024385-h

“God In America. People & Ideas: The Puritans", Public Broadcasting Service, http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/puritans.html

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The Puritans made sure to uphold their rigid morals and fierce work ethics. The Puritans also highly valued religion, and were determined to ensure that every aspect of their lives was appropriate according to the bible.

Wilson, Kirsta. “Puritan Beliefs and Values.” Prezi.com, Prezi, 14 Sept. 2011, prezi.com/cg4axq0b2zjd/puritan-beliefs-and-values/.

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What Were the Expectations When it Came to how People Should Live Their Lives?

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What Were the Expectations When it Came to how People Should Live Their Lives?

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The Puritans had very strict gender roles that placed limitations on people. For Example, it was forbidden for women to become writers. They also banned certain games, and forms of literature. The consequence of drinking too much alcohol and engaging in sexual intercourse outside of marriage was that they would be publicly punished.

Wilson, Kirsta. “Puritan Beliefs and Values.” Prezi.com, Prezi, 14 Sept. 2011, prezi.com/cg4axq0b2zjd/puritan-beliefs-and-values/.

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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 as a Puritan was busy. A typical day start at dawn and end at dusk. Their daily action is focused on their religious belief so attending church was mandatory. They wanted to live as peaceful and simple as possible.

Hayden, Kellie. Gunnell,  Noreen.   "The Puritan Daily Life: Research Topic Ideas on Life as a Puritan in the Colonies." Bright Hub Education, 13 April 2015, https://www.brighthubeducation.com/history-homework-help/112142-daily-life-of-a-puritan-colonist/

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What was the Purpose of the Salem Witch Trials? 

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What was the Purpose of the Salem Witch Trials? 

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The salem witch trials were held to punished "witches" accused of doing evil supernatural acts sometimes even going so extreme as to hanging them.

history.com Editors. “Salem Witch Trials.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Nov. 2011, www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials.

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Name at least 3 important and memorable Puritans? 

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Name at least 3 important and memorable Puritans? 

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The 3 important and memorable Puritans are Thomas Adams, Joseph Alleine and Isaac Ambrose.

The Major English Puritans. Faith Bible Church Online, http://www.faithbibleonline.net/the-major-english-puritans/

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What did they do and why were they considered important?

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What did they do and why were they considered important?

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Thomas Adams is writer of devotional theology. He was considered important because he was popular as a writer back then and he did massive commentary on 2 Peter.

Joseph Alleine wrote "An Alarm to the Unconverted". He was important because his book was consider a good example of Puritan evangelism.

Isaac Ambrose is renown for an holy life and he wrote numerous devotional books. He was considered important because he spending one month to a year in solitary meditation and prayer and wrote the popular book, "Looking Unto Jesus".

The Major English Puritans. Faith Bible Church Online, http://www.faithbibleonline.net/the-major-english-puritans/

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What sort of writings came out of this period (e.g. novels, plays, letters, essays, poems, etc.)? 

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What sort of writings came out of this period (e.g. novels, plays, letters, essays, poems, etc.)? 

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Puritan's writing were base on their religion views or were their day to day life.

Brown, Keleen. "Puritan/Colonial 1630-1750". Prezi.com. https://prezi.com/oxvh5kotuqi4/puritancolonial-1630-1750/

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Identify at least 3 important literary works from this period and provide a brief summary of each. 

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Identify at least 3 important literary works from this period and provide a brief summary of each. 

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1) A Description of New England by John Smith is a propaganda piece of the New World. To bring in new colonists.

Smith John, "A Description of New England (1616): An Online Electronic Text Edition" University of Nebraska, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=etas

2) The Pilgrim's Progress (1678 and 1684) by John Bunyan is about the trial and adventure of a Christian in part I. In art II is about the effort of Christian's wife, Christiana.

Cregan-Reid, Vybarr. “The Pilgrim's Progress.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1 Feb. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Pilgrims-Progress

3) The scarlet letter does an incredible job capturing the essence of what ist is like in the days puritans were around obviously since this book was written by them. It reflects the puritans values by shaming Hester, the main character, for committing adultery. Because the puritans had such cherished beliefs, they publicly shamed her and marked her with the scarlet letter which clearly shows that the puritans were extremely protective of their beliefs.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. THE SCARLET LETTER SUMMARY. SparkNotes, https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/scarlet/summary/

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The Salem Witch trials began when a few young girls experience strange symptoms and believed that they were being possessed by the devil and blamed it on severy young women which were put on trial. The salem witch trials continued because of the uncontrollable hysteria and ended after a year with more than 200 accused victims and 19 hangings.

history.com Editors. “Salem Witch Trials.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Nov. 2011, www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials.