The puritans established the colony of Massachusetts bay in 1630.They hoped to purify the church of England and then return to Europe within a new and improved religion. The Massachusetts bay puritans were more immediately successful than other colonies. They brought enough supplies. They arrived in the spring time. They had good leadership (including john Winthrop). Puritans fished, cut timber for ships, and trapped furs. The local government was inextricably bound with the church. Only church members allowed voting for the general courts (similar to the house of Burgesses), even though everyone was required to pay taxes. The puritans established a bible commonwealth that would last 50 years. During this time, old testament law was the law
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The puritans came to the colonies largely in family groups. They could read and write. And diaries and letters reflected an intense emphasis on their devotional life.it is said that puritanism as an attitude was remarkably durable. A durability that helped organize the religious experience and it's practices that became known as the new England way. Its foundation certainly derived from the Geneva bible they brought with them. The most popular bible of the Massachusetts bay colony well into the 17th century. A bible that impacted our early American life more than any other. The puritan was exactly like the pilgrim. They were serious and religious. They hate the church of the England. And they want to practice their religion in their own way. So, just like the pilgrim before them, thousands of pilgrim came to America. They built towns full of serious, religious and hard working people. One of the towns was name is Rogers William. Rogers William is a puritan minister of the puritan church. He didn’t like the puritan make people go to the puritan church. He believes the people should choose why they want to go to. Meanwhile, in another period of time a girl named Anne Hutchinson telling people they don’t have to go church or the bible to learn
The puritans came to the colonies largely in family groups. They could read and write. And diaries and letters reflected an intense emphasis on their devotional life.it is said that puritanism as an attitude was remarkably durable. A durability that helped organize the religious experience and it's practices that became known as the new England way. Its foundation certainly derived from the Geneva bible they brought with them. The most popular bible of the Massachusetts bay colony well into the 17th century. A bible that impacted our early American life more than any other. The puritan was exactly like the pilgrim. They were serious and religious. They hate the church of the England. And they want to practice their religion in their own way. So, just like the pilgrim before them, thousands of pilgrim came to America. They built towns full of serious, religious and hard working people. One of the towns was name is Rogers William. Rogers William is a puritan minister of the puritan church. He didn’t like the puritan make people go to the puritan church. He believes the people should choose why they want to go to. Meanwhile, in another period of time a girl named Anne Hutchinson telling people they don’t have to go church or the bible to learn