SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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You were kicked out and made an outcast
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You will killed
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You were made a slave
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You were put in jail
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Detailed explanation-1: -People who disagreed with them were often forced to leave the colony. Some of these people formed new colonies to the south of Massachusetts including Rhode Island and Connecticut. Roger Williams was a Puritan religious leader who believed that the government should be separate from the church.
Detailed explanation-2: -Seven months after they outlawed gaming, the Massachusetts Puritans decided to punish adultery with death (though the death penalty was rare). They banned fancy clothing, living with Indians and smoking in public. Missing Sunday services would land you in the stocks. Celebrating Christmas would cost you five shillings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Punishments for violating Puritan laws included fines, imprisonment, pillory, stocks, whipping, ducking stool, public humiliation, hanging, tar and feathering, ears being cut off, burning, and even a hot awl through the tongue if an individual spoke against their religion.
Detailed explanation-4: -1) Thou shalt not miss church and community meetings. 2) Thou shalt work hard and support my fellow Puritans. 3) Thou shalt worship a strict and Christian God. 4) Thou shalt put the Lord first in my life and obey his words.