Puritans
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Who were they?
The puritans were a group of protestants that came to America from England in the mid 1600's
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Why did the Puritans come here?
The puritans came to America in order to reform the English church.
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What are some values of Puritanism?
Puritans valued hard work ethics, literacy, education, and community responsibility (everyone being responsible for each others actions).
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What is Predestination?
Predestination is the idea that all of the people who will make it into heaven have already been chosen by God in the beginning of time.
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However, those who were chosen could lose their right to go to heaven if they didn't obey. Since nobody knew who had been chosen, it was pretty much a case of "better safe than sorry".
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What were children's roles in puritan society?
Children would be separated by gender to do their different chores.
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Girls would do their work mostly inside, cleaning, cooking, doing laundry and sewing.
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Boys would do most of their work outdoors, doing yard work, farming, taking care of animals, or hunting.
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Why were these things important?
The puritans valued these things because they sought a perfect utopia, free from rebellion
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The Puritans actually studied science. While most people feel that science is the enemy of religion, the puritans actually thought that you couldn't have one without the other.
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While it conflicted with other cultures of the time, the puritans believed in both genders being highly educated and literate.
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Some weird laws that the puritans created included:
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You could be arrested for kissing your spouse in public.
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Children who cursed their parents could have been executed
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And probably weirdest of all, was the ban on Christmas. They felt that since Jesus wasn't actually born on Dec 25, that the holiday shouldn't be celebrated at all.
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In conclusion, the puritans were a group that wouldn't be too fun. They were a strict, studious, and highly conservative bunch.
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