Role Of The Puritan, Rationalists, And Native Americans During The Colonial Era

"Mans first priority in life is to do Gods will in order to receive future happiness." Throughout the colonial times people had devoted their life to serving God. At least the Puritans were. God created the Earth on which we live and breath on everyday. Within this unit the passages have been written for the reader to expand their knowledge on how times were in that period. The most important factor within this time period were the Puritans, Rationalists, and the native Americans. The Puritans believed they were in the Earth to please and serve God. They must follow every rule precisely, going to church and following Gods rule. "Those who think or act independently are seen as a threat to the community and they must be eliminated." They devoted their lives to serving God and to not act as an individual, but as a whole. Women were to stay home and do chores and they were not allowed to act as an individual. If one didn't attend church daily they would be punished through humiliation. One could not step out of line. They ran their township through the combination of government and religion, which was very unlike the rationalists. …show more content…
"Durning the "Age of Reason" American writers believed that by using reason human beings could depending on authorities and past traditions." They separated their government and religion because they believed it would allow their community to run smooth compared to the Puritans. Of course they had believed in God, they just hadn't devoted their life to Gods will. They brought science into the mix to show how things functioned and how the world worked, but for Puritans they believed that God did all the work. Another groups, Native Americans, had a different approach in