The Bibles Of Colonial America

The Puritan community of the Massachusetts Bay colony was primarily focused around church and faith. In 1630, a mass exodus of Puritans moved from England to the colonies in an attempt to isolate themselves and focus on their own religion. Puritans believed that they had a covenant with God, meaning they were predestined for heaven.

Can you name any historical fiction author who has written stories with a balance of both historic education and an intriguing story that hooks you in every time you read their book? One of these authors is Elisa Carbone, who writes historically accurate books that are intense, interesting, and touching. One novel that she wrote is entitled “Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607” which is a suspenseful story in which an orphan from the streets of England in the year 1606, “Samuel Collier” is shipped to America as an indentured servant of John Smith, who believes they will find fortune in Virginia. What they found is a nightmare. In order to make books such as these, Carbone uses powerful, crucial literary elements.

In the Puritan religion, one cannot love anything more than one loves God. In the case of John Winthrop, this edict became an issue. He did not want to abandon the Church of England as the separatists did, a decision which eventually led to the pilgrims starting their own new church. Winthrop wanted to purify the church; however, the government in England made this particularly hard and eventually this is what led to Winthrop leaving England for the New World to solve the Puritan Dilemma. The Puritan Dilemma was a figurative battle between the Church of England and the Puritan religion. It was also a real threat with opposing religions that would come and threaten the Puritans way of life. John Winthrop recognized these problems and sought to remedy them.

In 1682, Pennsylvania, the twelfth British colony, was formed. This colony, like the eleven others already founded, was instituted with a comparable style of government and its own questionable religious prejudices. Throughout the colonies, levels of religious understanding fluctuated, apart from a few exemptions. For example, the Middle Colonies had a great deal of open-mindedness when it came to religion, whereas New England had a scarce amount, if any toleration for religious independence at all.

Compare the ways in which religion shaped the development of colonial society (to 1740) in TWO of the following regions: New England

Religion was the foundation of the early Colonial American Puritan writings. Many of the early settlements were comprised of men and women who fled Europe in the face of persecution to come to a new land and worship according to their own will. Their beliefs were stalwartly rooted in the fact that God should be involved with all facets of their lives and constantly worshiped. These Puritans writings focused on their religious foundations related to their exodus from Europe and religions role in their life on the new continent. Their literature helped to proselytize the message of God and focused on hard work and strict adherence to religious principles, thus avoiding eternal damnation. These main themes are evident in the writings of

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, depicts many examples that differentiates America from Africa. Things such as clothing, culture, and overall daily lives are vastly different from one another. To simply say that Africa is different from America is an understatement, the cultures and traditions that define each place are literal opposites from one another, so different to the point where it was practically impossible for the Price family to integrate into their temporary home.

Imperialism has been a strong and long lasting force, oppressing societies for generations on end. The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, demonstrates how the Congo is continuously affected by this concept and ideology. Throughout this story, Kingsolver manipulates each family member and individual within the book, to better show Western and European ideas and attitudes, to convey the large amount of hypocrisy, in foreigner’s actions.

In the seventeenth century, religious persecution ran rampant throughout Europe. In attempt to escape the oppression, many fled to less critical countries and territories. One of the popular refuges was colonial America. Settling in the north, these religious refugees made up a majority in the New England population, endeavoring to use it to form their Ideal society. They could use the new land to implement a new civilization reflective of their beliefs.

It is a fairly well known fact that the colonization of the New World in general, and more specifically, what would become eventually become the United States of America, was heavily based upon commercial endeavors. However, it was also heavily influenced by the desire of people to possess and preserve religious independence. Placing the potential for commercial success aside and focusing on the religious aspects of colonization, the proliferation of various religions over the course of colonial history is quite extensive and, by proxy, its’ influence upon developing colonial societies was far-reaching. Because of the historical significance of many different religions throughout the colonies, it would also suggest that religious diversity was likely equally impactful in eliciting change. All of this leads this author to speculate about how much influence religion had upon colonial upheaval over time and whether or not the ensuing dissent was a major factor in the lead up to The French and Indian War and eventual revolution of the American colonies. To uncover the significance and role religion played in the American colonies, a number of different articles were reviewed, each representing different perspectives, points of view, and empirical evidence about religion in colonial America.

The bible has been used to argue for support and the abolishment of slavery. The first mention of slaves in the bible is in Exodus talking about the Israelite enslaved by the Egyptians. “So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor” (Exodus 1:11). However, God delivered the Israelites out of slavery from the Egyptians. That should have been enough evidence that God does not accept slavery by anyone.

Jaden Ackerman Mrs. Auble APUSH Block 3 August 11, 2015 UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: 4. Summarize the role of religion in the colonies during the 1600s Religion played a huge roll in the colonies in the 1600s especially since each colony had a different religion. The New England Colonies were primarily puritans and had little tolerance for other religions. The exception was Rhode Island who was religiously open and was founded by a Massachusetts exile named Roger Williams. Roger Williams founded the first Baptist Church in the colonies in Rhode Island.

Religion coming into the New World was always seen as a top priority. The major religious belief system varied between the Anglicans parish churches in Virginia, Maryland's religious toleration policies, and the Puritans attempts to establish a utopian community of believers. They each had different problems that they encountered as well.

This was the Bible favored by the Puritans and Pilgrims. When in 1620 the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth to establishing a new nation, this Bible was not the King James Version, but the Geneva Bible. When they arrived in America this is the Bible that our country was founded on.

The Colonial Period was a time of rationalism and seriousness. I learned about many techniques and the many different types of writings. I found it all very interesting and it grabbed my attention.