2. Religion shapes New England society by Puritans who were early Christian fundamentalists. Though the teachings of the "social gospel" ran through many of the sects ' writings (especially towards the mid-century), many who immigrated to North America formulated policies that dictated how to live in a "pure" and "Christian" manner. Although it was in the manner that was "pure" and "Christian" as the Puritans defined it. Many also had a strong eschatological streak - they wanted to bring about the Kingdom of Heaven mentioned in the Gospels and they thought setting up a "perfect" society would do just that. The importance of the conversion experience Puritans wanted their ideals to be passed down from generation to generation. The fundamental
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The causes of Bacon’s Rebellion was due to, Virginia governor, William Berkeley 's refusal to retaliate for a series of Native American attacks on frontier settlements or grant greater political rights. Nathaniel Bacon would then challenge the economic and political privileges of the governor’s circle. He rebels and questions Berkeley and his administration as well as demands for them to follow his orders. With the administration and Berkeley not giving into his orders, he leads poor Virginians in a rebellion against Governor Berkeley, the Virginia elite, and local Native tribes. In 1676, Governor Berkeley flees the capitol and Jamestown is burned to the ground. The rebellion ended when Bacon died of dysentery and the rebels were hung for their actions. The consequences of Bacon’s Rebellion were that it exposed resentments between the poor backcountry frontiersmen against the wealthy plantation owners in Virginia. This causes the elite to worry about the future of poor white and black Virginians rebelling together. This then causes problems with race by leading the wealthy to look for labor forces easier to control. In result, plantation owners gradually replace indentured servants with African slaves due to Bacon’s Rebellion. Slavery would become the primary use of labor throughout Virginia and the rest of the
The causes of Bacon’s Rebellion was due to, Virginia governor, William Berkeley 's refusal to retaliate for a series of Native American attacks on frontier settlements or grant greater political rights. Nathaniel Bacon would then challenge the economic and political privileges of the governor’s circle. He rebels and questions Berkeley and his administration as well as demands for them to follow his orders. With the administration and Berkeley not giving into his orders, he leads poor Virginians in a rebellion against Governor Berkeley, the Virginia elite, and local Native tribes. In 1676, Governor Berkeley flees the capitol and Jamestown is burned to the ground. The rebellion ended when Bacon died of dysentery and the rebels were hung for their actions. The consequences of Bacon’s Rebellion were that it exposed resentments between the poor backcountry frontiersmen against the wealthy plantation owners in Virginia. This causes the elite to worry about the future of poor white and black Virginians rebelling together. This then causes problems with race by leading the wealthy to look for labor forces easier to control. In result, plantation owners gradually replace indentured servants with African slaves due to Bacon’s Rebellion. Slavery would become the primary use of labor throughout Virginia and the rest of the