https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js While it's a word most of us know, I would assume a fair amount of people aren't entirely sure of its origins, or its impact on US history. The word Utopia was defined by Thomas More as late as 1516 in his publication of the same name. More saw many problems with the world around him and hypothesized a world in which these problems were nonexistent.He describes a world where all are free to do as we wish, where we have the autonomy of choice, and we are all equals with each other. This concept had likely been a pervasive, yet elusive thought prior to More’s publication. Now, the world has a word to describe it, an ideal to strive for, and a new land in which they can make it reality.  There are too many counts to tell of the development of Utopias in the Americas, so I will cover two of the more prominent, and successful ones. They both have one thing in common, but vastly different perspectives that shaped their development.  The Shakers were founded by Ann Lee in England, who received a message from God to migrate to the Americas with her followers to create their community. They lived a celibate lifestyle, and were deeply focused on avoiding the evils that were pervasive in the outside world despite frequently inviting the rest of the community to their worship ceremonies from which they earned their name.  The Oneida Community was founded by John Humphrey Noyes who saw Marriage as one of the many features that took away from one's liberty, and proposed that the solution to this is to live an open, polyamorous lifestyle while telling his followers they were all one “holy family” that had achieved total perfection. en-us 2024-06-23 02:29:12 UTC 2024-06-23 04:02:45 UTC hello@padlet.com DC512 https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232405 As we can see, Utopias have spread far across North America, and were not isolated to one area. There were roughly 100 utopian societies that were developed prior to the Civil War.

]]> 2024-06-23 02:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232405 DC512 https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232426 The Shakers were named by their surrounding communities due to their unique way of worshiping. They would gather in a large area separated by sex and perform their ritualistic dance.

]]> 2024-06-23 02:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232426 DC512 https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232438 The Oneida Community members were discouraged from monogamous relationships with each other and encouraged to love any consensual partner.

]]> 2024-06-23 02:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232438 DC512 https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232471 In this story, the fictional society is based on an island in the Americas. This text was produced not long after some of the earliest European voyages.

]]> 2024-06-23 02:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232471 DC512 https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232510 In 1787, Ann Lee founded one of the most successful, longest lasting Utopias. They frequently engaged with outsiders for trade in order to finance their commmunity

]]> 2024-06-23 02:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232510 DC512 https://padlet.com/DC512/1mu199sp9fi7r2js/wish/3035232519 Founder of the Oneida community. One of the more controversial Utopias in US history that at one point was working on a plan for eugenics.

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