Pros And Cons Of Fruitland

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Fruitland was an utopian society in Massachusetts created by Bronson Alcott in 1843. He wanted to test out a new philosophy of creating a utopian society where everyone and every act is perfect for the society. The society was for their own good and all people were created equally. In 1843, a group of three adults and five children made their way to the Fruitland Farm where they wanted to create an utopian society to live a pure and spiritual lives. Over the seven months of living in the society, Twelve members had created themselves a society where everything was perfect. They only survived on what they grew and they had no other people to get resources from. By autumn, they knew that the society came to an end because they knew that they

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