... settlers, the Puritans possessed the charter for their land and were not obligated to send profits back to England (Ayers et al, page 60). The settlers, while searching for their own religious freedom, created a society with a code of law based on English common law and biblical law, with offenses such as blasphemy and adultery considered capital crimes (Ayers et al, page ... , would usually be given a start in life by their parents either through the passing of the family business, money, college tuition, personal property, or even cash (Ayers et al, page 64). Unfortunately, the Puritan...

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