History Pilgrims Analysis

extreme Puritans, or Separatists. This led King James I, who reigned from 1603-1625, to believe

Thesis: Although religious tolerance introduced religious diversity to the middle colonies and fragmented the Massachusetts colony, it did not change the dominance of Protestantism, whose predominance as a major faith remained irrefutable

Religious freedom was greatly desired by Puritans and one of the main reasons for immigration. Puritans believed that the church should only accept “visible saints” and because King Charles I accepted all of his subjects, they left England for Massachusetts. John Winthrop wrote: “We must be knit together in this work as one man…We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us…if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us,” in A Model of Christian Charity. Winthrop believed that his followers should stay together in unity and to always remember their religion and to follow it well. Puritans entered the Massachusetts area, ready to pursue religious freedom from the Church. On the other hand, the Chesapeake region consisted of Protestants who followed the Church of England. However, following religion did not become as important to the Protestants until the 1700s. In History of Virginia by Captain John Smith, he mentioned that Smith had to kill one of the captains to stop the settlers from going back to England as

Answer choice A is incorrect for this question because the Great Awakening brought many evangelist preachers to the colonies to share their religious beliefs to crowds of colonies. These preachings took occurred in many areas of the thirteen colonies. Some of the notable preachers include Johnathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Francis Asbury, and Gilbert Tennent (Library of Congress: Religion and the Founding of the American Republic article). The teachings attracted thousands of colonists at a time- which more than likely brought customers to the local businesses around the preaching areas. Francis Asbury even went over 270,000 miles of colonist land to preach in even the hardest to reach areas. Religious people, including Anglicans, Puritans, Quakers, and some non-denominational splinter groups (textbook, page 108), had a part in governing colonies; which shows religion played a big part in social status and therefore affected all of the colonies. Also, according to the textbook (page 108), the taxes collected from colonist pockets funded official religions; therefore having a religion affected the money of colonies/colonists.

With religious reforms causing controversy in England came the Puritans, known for their simplicity in their way of life. They wore basic clothing and were against consumption of alcohol and sex (unless married). With the disagreements of the religious conflicts happening in England, the puritans “wanted to purify the Church of England from within.” The sole reason the idea sparked to settle a colony in America was in search of a Puritan lifestyle and the freedom to do so. On March 4, 1629 King Charles gave the Massachusetts Bay Company a charter while not knowing the true nature of what this colony was to become and for the reasons behind it. Still, the Puritans left for America in March 1630. In contrast to the type of people who immigrated to Virginia, the Massachusetts population was mostly nuclear families, meaning husband, wife, and kids. Also differing from the colonists in Virginia, the settlers in Massachusetts Bay worked together for the common good of the colony. Along with their lives and beliefs, their government and politics were religiously based as well and soon they decided upon a Congregationalism form of church government. Their churches were a matter of choice but in order to become a member they had a strict regulation “In order to join one (a church) a man or woman had to provide testimony–a confession of faith–before neighbors who already had been admitted as full members.” Because religion was the bases behind Massachusetts being colonization crimes and religious disagreements called for serious

Because of all this, it would make sense for protestants to want to leave. They couldn’t practice their religion, their kids were growing up to be filthy and corrupted, the examples set by those officials in England were horrible, and there was no place for them in England. The Puritans believed that the Lord even persuaded them to go. He wanted them to leave and go on their own. They believed that he not only approved of the enterprise, but allows people to get interested in it. At this point, it may seem that the Puritans are going to be good people, but that is wrong.

The freedom of religion is a rising topic at the time and ultimately causes the settlements in North America. One group that settled in North America were the Puritans. The Puritans believed they needed freedom, which they would find in the new world they were moving to. They also believed that they could save people from the English church and convert them to their beliefs. There is proof that the Puritans still shared beliefs with the English church, but didn’t agree with all of them, thus wanted to create their own version and practice it freely. (Lecture on Sept. 5th by Dr. Johnson).

These two very different reasons to come to the New World caused them to develop different perspectives towards their society which caused them to differ. This is evident in document C where the list names all the people from Virginia who are confirming their allegiance to the Church of England. Yet in In Document A of this DBQ, it’s also evident who is speaking is a puritan himself; John Winthrop, and the Puritans came over here exclusively to seek religious freedom to separate from the church of England.

Throughout James’ reign, religion, especially Puritanism was kept respectably under control, however incurring minor ‘hiccups’ along the way. James was indifferent to religious prejudice and aimed to please both Catholics and protestants; introducing the Jacobean compromise. Before 1611 when Abbot succeeded Bancroft (previous archbishop), there were many glitches concerning the puritans including the Millenary Petition, Hampton Court Conference and Bancroft’s Cannons which caused mild uproar among puritans, however was short-lived. His main succession begun when pro-puritan Abbot became Archbishop in 1611. It wasn’t until 1618 when things took a turn for the worst.

To begin with, the social interests of European leaders and colonial citizens were very different. By the time the first settlers had come to America, their religious views were already very different from those of European leaders. This began with the Pilgrims and the Puritans, who came to America, searching for a place to practice their religion and create a Christian society. As the Pilgrims settled in Plymouth, they decided to allow religious toleration. When Charles I became the English king, he ruled by divine right, and began to persecute Puritans, forcing them to flee to America. Lead by John Winthrop, these Puritans aimed to create a Christian society in America that would serve as a model for the Europeans. These views were radically different from those of European leaders. The European leaders rejected religious toleration. Europeans believed that without a single ruling religion, society would be doomed.

When the Puritans made their initial journey to America in 1630, they possessed high aspirations and ideals in the hope that their future settlement at Massachusetts Bay would become a “city upon a hill”. The utopic settlement envisioned by the Puritans was supposed to serve as an example for the rest of the world in proper living. However, an increasing number of onerous factors and hardships fell upon the Puritan settlements, which would eventually lead to the diminishing of their once prominent religious faith in the colonies. Internal adversity as well as external conflicts between the Puritans and assemblies of opposing religious faiths was significant in contributing in their decline of influence. The Puritans intolerance of other religions became increasingly problematic as an expanding proportion of immigrants brought with them a number of different religious practices. The Puritans continued to condemn and try to impose their single strict religious code upon non-Puritans, but their attempts were ultimately unsuccessful as the Great Awakening and Enlightenments movements in the 18th century reformed the religious and cultural philosophies in America tremendously.

c) The Puritans were people who wanted to purify the Church of England and its catholic

In religion, with the core values of belief, one attains spirituality and lives according to scripture, which is what enticed the Puritans to America. The Puritans were a group of Protestants in England who believed that the Church wasn’t reformed enough. In 1603, when James I became the King of England, English Puritan leaders asked the King to sanction more reforms, but many of their proposals were denied. As time passed and the hierarchy became more and more harsh, many Puritans were prosecuted and forced to flee to Europe and America. But why would they want to alter the church? Those who favored the reformation of the Church of England believed that “the Bible was God’s true law, and that it provided a plan for living” (“Puritans,” para. 2), and that conflicted with the Church of England since the Puritans thought that the Church wasn’t completely rid

Martin Luther and his philosophy, along with the treatises from John Calvin, served as a foundational doctrine for the next generation of Protestant Reformers. This offshoot of religious thought process also produced far reaching effects that would cause dissent between the Anglican Church and the Protestants. This would provoke the Anglican Church, the state church to begin sanctions and oppression of the Protestants within the borders of England. This would be everything from seizure of lands and property, to withholding of wages to people showing overt approval to the protestant claims. For many Puritans, already displaced and discouraged from the state religious, this served as a polarizing stance, and the major part that would strengthen the resolve of many Puritans to risk the trip to British North America.

The video starts off with showing the different religious rituals of the pilgrims, and then the video shows three different pilgrims in Malaysia, South Africa, and America. With that being said, they come to Mecca as a Sacred pilgrimage, and talks about how many people come, they com year round, and how it sacred territory. The video talks a lot about the Kaaba and the significance of that, how people, come around and worship what it means. Next the video shows many people strong in their faith who give wonderful insights. For example, they show one man who shows us what to wear and how to dress, and that the Hajj is a sign for redemption and continues to say Islam is one of the fast growing religions. It continues and briefly mentions Muhammad throughout the film. The video continues, and eventually shows that charity is a basic principle for the pilgrims, what pilgrims traded, and when it’s time for prayer everything stops. The video then continues and describes the reason for Mina tents, the schedule for the ritual sanctity, and eventually talks about the story of Abraham and Isaac. It continues to show the ritual of stoning, rejecting evil, cutting their hair,