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    different Puritan ideals and how they influenced our society today. In this essay, I will discuss one of those many ideals and provide evidence to defend that it is, indeed, a Puritanical ideal that can be found in many early colonial pieces of literature, such as “Self-Acquaintance” by William Cooper, “Here followes some verses upon the burning of our house, July 10th, 1666” by Anne Bradstreet, and “John Winthrop’s City Upon A Hill, 1630.” Loyalty to God, or faith, is a Puritan ideal. Faith is a

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    From 1630 to the 1660s, The Puritans established and shaped the New England colonies, ultimately making the outline for what those societies would be like today. The Puritan ideology held great influence over the New England colonies as it prioritized religious values in order to create a political order with a unified government. These values also assisted in the formation of a social identity based on patriarchal ideals and a stress on the importance of a diligent work ethic to prevent materialism

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    influenced by the Puritans, who had helped found most of the colonies in the region after emigrating from GB. The philosophies, ideas, and values of the Puritans greatly shaped the development of the colonies in a number of distinct ways. Politically, the idea of a united, representative government that later became a staple of the US was derived from Puritan ideals. Economically, the ideals of fair pricing and the celebrated “Yankee frugality and thriftiness” originated from the Puritans. Socially, emphasis

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    the Salem Witch Trials embodies the concept of punishment which the Puritans embraced. As shown, Puritans applied ideals of punishment and discipline to prevent sinful behavior, which proves to beneficial in controlling such events. Many individuals increasingly view Puritan doctrines in a negative light. However, these morals actually keep communities well-maintained and religiously aware of sin and its consequences. Puritan morals are beneficial to societies because they encourage the avoidance

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    Puritan ideology had a profound effect upon early America. Though they came to the New World mainly for religious freedom after attempting to ‘purify’ the Church of England, they left an impact beyond just the spiritual as many men of the Puritan faith helped shape the young country. This obviously led to the Puritan’s having a dramatic effect on the literature The whole life of a Puritan was dedicated to God, as He was the only one who could offer salvation from eternal damnation. They believed

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    The puritans were a religious group made up of people who wanted to "purify," the Church of England. The puritans were activist that wanted to get rid of the catholic system within the church. However, people in England sought out to remove these groups of people from the area because they saw them as a threat to their religion. This is how the puritans ended up in Massachusetts Bay Colony. The puritans moved to this colony in hopes of recreating and ideal community, a "utopian" society that others

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    The Baptist faith derived after the split congregation between the puritans from Holland which later arrived in the Americas on the Mayflower. Therefore the following research will be focusing on how migration of the European Baptists impacted lives of Americans today. Baptism is still present for millennials today whom live in the United States because of all the ideologies that the pilgrim pioneers kept thought religious persecution and passed to future generations. Pilgrims wanted to escape from

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    The Puritans started the American culture as it is today. They came to America with many ideals that have never left the American culture. The most memorable of these ideals are: their belief in predestination, the belief that God directed life, their belief in the Old Testament, their intertwined religion and politics, and their harsh and extreme punishment such as, stockades, public shame, etc. for any trespass that angered those in power. This could have been looking at someone’s wife or committing

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    spectrum reflecting the culture of the Puritan New England and the “cult of true womanhood.” Many of the play’s central conflicts exist because of limitations on the rights of women, and their low status in society. The status of the Puritan white male allows the infringement of women’s fundamental human rights to be overlooked by the public. The role of women and the theme of misogyny or distrust of women is an undercurrent theme in The Crucible. According to the ideals of the “cult of true womanhood”

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    Reformation and republicanism. Their implementation of government was different in emphasis, but the republican ideals behind it were the same. In Edmund S. Morgan’s, The Puritan Dilemma, it was evident that John Winthrop focused his entire life around glorifying God, in turn creating a government that did the same. This ideology translated into the way he shaped and structured Puritan society. Winthrop first focused on the formation of a community of unity and harmony, then built a government that

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