Puritan Experiment Essay

In order to have a thriving colony, you need to have resources. Winthrop and his followers did not bring enough food to feed all 1,000 settlers, so they had to farm, fish, and hunt (Morgan 50). The land was ideal for farming and raising cattle, and they were on a peninsula, so they could easily fish and catch lobsters. In England, hunting was mainly a recreational activity but in New England, it was necessary for life. Winthrop was skilled at shooting, and now that it was not an indulgence but a way of living, he was happy to do it (Morgan 51). In addition to food, the settlers had to find a safe place to get water, and it had to be a spring because that was the only source of water they trusted. They found a spring that led into cove, and started a town named Boston, which was the political and economical center of the colony (Morgan 56). With food and water, the settlers were all set to create a flourishing society. The Puritans knew that they had to …show more content…
The Separatists were stubborn, zealous people who wanted to completely sever the connection to the churches of England. They refused to go to any churches that did not publicly hate the churches of England, and they rejected any law or rule that praised or benefited the King in any way. Winthrop had to fight hard to get rid of the Separatists, and their ideas, from his colony (Morgan 109). The two biggest Separatists that Winthrop faced were Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson because they were smart and amiable, which made them gain many followers. Winthrop had to convince many people of how threatening they really were, but no one believed him until Williams and Hutchinson got out of control. They were finally beat when they got taken to court and both of them got banished to Rhode Island, and Winthrop was proven right and had protected the Puritan project once