SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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It leads to materialism and straying from the bible
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People worked themselves to death
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The Puritans don’t turn to slavery/cash crops and have no money
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The Puritans fought with the Natives leading to many wars and casualties
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Puritan work ethic is more commonly referred to as the Protestant work ethic. It has both theological and sociological meaning. Theologically, it refers to the view that hard work is a signifier of one’s election (salvation) and that diligence in one’s work is pleasing to God.
Detailed explanation-2: -Protestant ethic, in sociological theory, the value attached to hard work, thrift, and efficiency in one’s worldly calling, which, especially in the Calvinist view, were deemed signs of an individual’s election, or eternal salvation.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the book, Weber wrote that capitalism in Northern Europe evolved when the Protestant (particularly Calvinist) ethic influenced large numbers of people to engage in work in the secular world, developing their own enterprises and engaging in trade and the accumulation of wealth for investment.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Protestant Work Ethic is the belief that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him. It is the belief that man is called to work and that a person serves God by working diligently and faithfully in his chosen occupation.