Puritans came to the new world to get away from persecution that happening in England. As stated in the book, “Puritans established the first small settlement in New England in 1620, followed a few years later additional settlements by the Massachusetts Bay Company.” (78) The interpretation of the quote is that they were the first ever to decide how they were going to worship and self-government. The Massachusetts Bay Company granted the Puritans a charter to receive land in Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont and also granted John Winthrop as Governor. John Winthrop set up his government extremely different compared to the Church of England by living under the word of God. They ran their government corresponding the faith from the bible and
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“ The household-not the individual-was the fundamental unit of society.” (59) According to this everyone in the household had to play their role in order for them to live their daily lives. The handout talks about the families social roles that they play. The mothers were to be wife, seamstress, and mother. Boys were educated to become shoemakers, blacksmiths, and shipwrights. Girls were taught by their mother on how to spin, knit, and by making soap. The only part mention about marriage in the book is that, “They outlawed religious wedding ceremonies; couples were married by a magistrate in a civil ceremony.” (84) Puritans did not believe in celebrating over a new engaged couple, because their was work that needed to be done and they could not afford for anything else. Puritans had a highly belief about the partnership in marriage, that they shouldn 't rely on their feelings to get married more on what both will bring into the relationship. According to the handout, “Servants, apprentices, and university lecturers were forbidden from marrying, and most other young men had to wait to marry until they received an inheritance on their father’s death”(60). The reason why the men had to wait for marriage was because they needed to be able to support their families. Childbirth was hard during the time period and frequent deaths of newborns often scared woman when conceiving. According to the handout, “Most women could expect to bear at least six children and delivered at fairly regular intervals.” (64) However, the textbook provides that women could have eight or nine children. The moral upbringing of Puritan children was never treated casually. For example the handout says, “The Puritan religion taught that even newborn infants were embodiments of guilt admission, who, unless saved by God, were doomed to write in Satan’s clothes or eternity.” (66) In Puritans eyes satan provided a
“ The household-not the individual-was the fundamental unit of society.” (59) According to this everyone in the household had to play their role in order for them to live their daily lives. The handout talks about the families social roles that they play. The mothers were to be wife, seamstress, and mother. Boys were educated to become shoemakers, blacksmiths, and shipwrights. Girls were taught by their mother on how to spin, knit, and by making soap. The only part mention about marriage in the book is that, “They outlawed religious wedding ceremonies; couples were married by a magistrate in a civil ceremony.” (84) Puritans did not believe in celebrating over a new engaged couple, because their was work that needed to be done and they could not afford for anything else. Puritans had a highly belief about the partnership in marriage, that they shouldn 't rely on their feelings to get married more on what both will bring into the relationship. According to the handout, “Servants, apprentices, and university lecturers were forbidden from marrying, and most other young men had to wait to marry until they received an inheritance on their father’s death”(60). The reason why the men had to wait for marriage was because they needed to be able to support their families. Childbirth was hard during the time period and frequent deaths of newborns often scared woman when conceiving. According to the handout, “Most women could expect to bear at least six children and delivered at fairly regular intervals.” (64) However, the textbook provides that women could have eight or nine children. The moral upbringing of Puritan children was never treated casually. For example the handout says, “The Puritan religion taught that even newborn infants were embodiments of guilt admission, who, unless saved by God, were doomed to write in Satan’s clothes or eternity.” (66) In Puritans eyes satan provided a