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The Puritans believed it was necessary to have covenant relationship with God in order to redeem themselves from sins.That God had chosen to reveal salvation through preaching and that the "Holy Spirit" was the energy source to salvation. Those who did not follow God's laws would be punished. The punishment was harsh, such as hanging, public whippings, cutting off ears, boring holes in tongues, stockades, etc.

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"Puritanism" Encyclopedia Britannica, Jul 20, 1998, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Puritanism

Kellie Hayden, "Research Topic Ideas: The Daily Life of a Puritan in Colonial Times" ,2012-2016 Bright Hub Inc. https://www.brighthubeducation.com/history-homework-help/112142-daily-life-of-a-puritan-colonist/

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The Puritans were members of a religious reform movement known as Puritanism that arouse in the Church of England during the 16th century. The name "Puritans" was a term of contempt by the movement of enemies. The Puritans set sail to America in 1630 to reform  the Catholic Church and practice religious freedom.  Life was hard, but they were free to worship whoever they choose.

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1. John Winthrop
---- Lead the Arbella which had lots of puritans
2. Roger Williams
-- Was on-board the Arbella, argued that the Puritans were hypocrites
3. Anne Hutchinson
-- Challenged the Puritans that she talked to God directly and their ideologies were wrong.
4. Michael Wigglesworth
-- Wrote books to convert people to Puritans
5. Increase Mather
-- Minister of "New England", had very strong influence at the time

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History.com Editors, "Puritans" HISTORY, October 29, 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism

"People & Ideas: The Puritans" PBS,

,October 11, 2010,
http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/puritans.html

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"People & Ideas: John Winthrop", pbs.org, October 11 2010,

http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/john-winthrop.html
2. "People & Ideas: Roger Williams", pbs.org, October 11 2010, http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/roger-williams.html
3. "People & Ideas: Anne Hutchinson", pbs.org, October 11 2010, http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/anne-hutchinson.html
4. "Michael Wigglesworth", The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jun 06, 2018, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Wigglesworth
5. "Increase Mather", The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jun 06, 2018, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Increase-Mather

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The Salem Witch Trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in the Salem Village, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. Belief in the supernatural, specifically in the devil’s practice of giving certain humans (witches) the power to harm others in return for their loyalty, has caused a widespread of hysteria in the Town of Salem. Causing the people to hunt down the witches.

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History.com Editors, "Salem Witch Trials" HISTORY, November 4, 2011, https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

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Metaphysical poetry
1. The poems are short version, have solid meanings and very economical in the use of words (concentration).

2. The use of unusual imagination

3. The use of harsh language

4. The use of science terms

5. The theme revolves around human nature ambiguous (man's dual nature): physical and spiritual.

Cavalier Poetry
High-spirited which are different than metaphysical poetry. Use secularism and not doesn't really use religious thinking. Imitate a popular motto from Italy, Carpe Diem which means “Catch the Day” or in our current motto, it is like You Only Live Once, so be happy and do whatever you want to do.

Puritan Poetry
The most prominent poet using this kind of poet style in Puritan period is John Milton. He wrote L’Allegro and IL: Pensoroso. Those are lyric verses that depict a happy man (life during the day) and human melancholy or contemplated (life at night). He also made Lycides, which is a pastoral elegy about the death of his friend. In this elegy he denounced the corruption and lacks the spiritual life pastors.

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"The Era of Puritanism (1564-1660): Literary Works", fairytaleoftherain.blogspot.com
,January 05, 2015, http://fairytaleoftherain.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-era-of-puritanism-1564-1660.html