David Saville Muzzey: Article Analysis

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I chose this site because it looked extremely informative and a well-published American Historian, David Saville Muzzey, wrote the article of writing, so I knew that it would be accurate. The site gives an in-depth description about the settling of the New England colonies in December of 1620. In the article, I read that the initial voyage to Plymouth was “never granted a charter by the King”, which means that in the eyes of the English, the small colony was never actually legal. This makes the whole idea of colonizing New England interesting because the Pilgrims seem to be rebellious and when I hear “rebel”, Pilgrims are the last thing on my mind because of how religious they are. I also read that Puritans were extremely cruel to others when

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