SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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Church & Education
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Slavery & Gold
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Farming & Baseball
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Town Meetings & Indentured Servants
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Puritans were English Protestants who were committed to “purifying” the Church of England by eliminating all aspects of Catholicism from religious practices. English Puritans founded the colony of Plymouth to practice their own brand of Protestantism without interference.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Puritans tried to purify the established Church of England By the mid-sixteenth century, some reformers thought that Protestant denominations had not gone far enough in “purifying” the church and taking it back to its New Testament roots. Puritans were among those intent on purifying the established Church of England.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Puritans honored material success; wealth was considered to be the reward of a virtuous life. They valued family life, community, service, art and literature.