A vast and untamed wilderness surrounded the first Puritans who landed in New England. Civilization was unknown in this land of dense forests and deadly natives. Yet, miraculously, these same Puritans were able to carve out of this wilderness an oasis for cultured learning, the poetic arts, and theological training. The Puritans were a group of English colonist who settled in America in 1558. They left England because of freedom of religion. The Puritans wanted to pray to their own church. They built their houses in dense forests. Some of the houses were big, most were small. Based on this desire Harvard University was founded - just one example of many Puritan cultural achievements.
One of the beliefs of the Puritans was the devil, whom they feared. Witches and the devil's servants were always battling the Puritans. Anyone who didn't believe in the devil would be haunted by him for the rest of their lives.
At each home they made clothes, tools, soap and many other everyday goods. Some of the town workers included: black smiths who made things out of metal like horse shoes, white smiths who made things like candles, joiners, who fashioned furniture from wood and cobblers, who crafted wood for tools and later became joiners. .
The Puritans got their food sources from: hunting, fishing, and farming. They cooked their food. The first few winters they struggled through because of very little food. .
The Puritans didn't like the way the English created new taxes, and Puritans saw this as taking away their independence. Because the Puritans felt that way they helped convince other colonies to rebel against England. For instance, an example would be the Boston Tea Party. After six years of battling England the British colonies won the Revolutionary War.
On my stamp I want to show the reader what a normal day for the Puritans would be like. It would include: men chopping wood, black smiths creating horse shoes, and women and children cooking.
It is clear that many Puritans aspirations were, indeed, fulfilled, yet some were not. ... Puritans were very intellectual beings. ... Reason played a huge part in Puritan opinions. ... Puritans wished to maintain order in their colony. ... Puritans became the mold of religious liberty. ...
Works of the Puritans Most people think of the Puritans as simple people who have been passed by today's technological advances. ... The basic ideas and ways of the Puritan life can be seen from their numerous writings; these writings can be a hidden pathway into the every day life of a puritan. Jonathan Edwards was a shining example of the Puritan way of life. ... The end goal of the Puritans was of course to make it into heaven. ... The Puritan people lived almost entirely on the worship of God. ...
It was what the Puritans believed in as well as the villagers of Salem. The Puritans were very dedicated to their religious beliefs, and to the Puritans witchcraft was considered both a sin and a crime. The main reason why the witch trials occurred was because the Puritans goal in life was to purify the organization of their church. ... Nevertheless, the Puritans seemed to be a religious cult that put fear into the people of Salem. The extent that the Puritans had gone for the sake of religion is unbelievable....
Puritan child rearing practices are very diverse from modern childhood. ... The Puritans were very much a community in every way. The Puritans fundamentally lived in the community, church, and family. ... It is very imperative to try to comprehend the way the Puritans lived their lives. ... The Puritan children were educated and they did have morals and values. ...
The Puritans traveled from England to America in the early 1600s. The Puritans that founded Salem, Massachusetts left England in 1608. ... The Puritans believed in preaching not rituals. ... Puritans lived in fear of an eternity in hell, the Puritans projection of a bad life here on Earth. ... Their behavior was not at all what you would think a Puritans behavior should be. ...
Passionate Puritan laymen received savage punishments. ... The Puritans were "non-separating Congregationalists." ... Their religious principles set them apart as Puritans. ... The Puritans were not a small group of people. ... Most of the Puritans settled in the New England area. ...
All people practicing witchcraft were condemned by the Puritans. In Puritans pursued themselves to be more pure with God. ... The Puritans believed that their duty in life was to praise God. ... The Puritans learned a broad amount of right from wrong. ... Witchcraft was unacceptable to the Puritan's beliefs. ...
The Puritans also held a strong social order. ... The roles were very similar to those of the Puritans. ... Education was also important in Puritan's life. ... The Puritans were also driven by capitalism. ... The Puritans also had an impact of Individualism. ...
