USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Puritan law was extremely strict; men and women were severly punished for a variety of crimes. Even a child could be put to death for cursing his parents. It was believed that women who were pregnant with a male child had a rosy complexion and that women carrying a female child were pale.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Puritans wanted their colony to be based on the laws of God. They believed that God would protect them if they obeyed religious laws.

Detailed explanation-4: -Puritans believed that it was necessary to be in a covenant relationship with God in order to be redeemed from one’s sinful condition, that God had chosen to reveal salvation through preaching, and that the Holy Spirit was the energizing instrument of salvation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Puritans believed God had chosen a few people, “the elect, ” for salvation. The rest of humanity was condemned to eternal damnation. But no one really knew if he or she was saved or damned; Puritans lived in a constant state of spiritual anxiety, searching for signs of God’s favor or anger.