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    The novel, The Scarlet Letter, of Puritan society by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This novel was placed in the 1600’s, in Puritan society in New England. A Puritan is someone who simplifies and regulates a form of worship. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Puritan society in this story to show Puritan Religion. He used symbolism to make everything have more than one meaning. In this novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the symbolism of a Wild Rosebush, Hester's cabin, and Pearl to contribute to…

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    While discussing Puritan New England, it was obvious that there is a lot to be learned about our religious history due to the impact it makes on our world today. Two large influences in Puritan New England history are Anne Hutchinson and John Winthrop. Hutchinson was a woman who moved her family to New England for religious freedoms that unattainable in England. As she began practicing her new religious freedoms, she became popular in the town as an interpreter of the bible. Soon after she…

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    Mary Rowlandson’s Survival: An Escape from Captivity Mary White Rowlandson was born in Somersetshire, England, in 1635, one of nine children born to John and Joan White. As a toddler Rowlandson’s family migrated to America and settled in Massachusetts. In 1653 the family moved to the near by town of Lancaster, Massachusetts. In 1656 Rowlandson married Joseph Rowlandson, a newly ordained Puritan minister and recent graduate of Harvard University. They had four children, one whom died as an infant…

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    Colonists decided to settle North America for a variety of reasons including religious freedom, opportunities, land, exile, and to escape the tyranny of English royalty. Although the settlement in Jamestown wasn 't the first attempt at colonization in the new world for England it was the first successful colony. The settlers in Jamestown were funded by the Virginia Company to create and colonize a civilization. The Virginia Company was an opportunity for people to explore the new world funded by…

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    The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was John Winthrop, who announced the principles that the colonists would have to live by. The Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony believed that they had entered into a covenant with God and that they had to convey their faith through actions. Winthrop believed that if their faith stayed strong and if they honored their word to one another, other colonies would want to follow them. The Massachusetts Bay colonists believed that God had designated…

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    Once America was discovered many European countries could only focus on one thing, gold. Gold was the common currency of the world, and it was believed that the New World was abundant with the precious metal. This builds the foundation of America on mercantilism, more money in the colonies meant more power for the mother countries. The hunt for gold attracted not only countries, but companies like the Virginia Company. Although some focused on gold, others viewed America as a new religious start…

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    In order to ease population pressure, the Singapore government to build Marina Bay Sands in the one hand to increase the employment rate. On the other hand to increase Singapore economy stimulate growth when everyone comes Singapore to travel. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS One common feature of high-rise building is having a steel framework…

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    tribe living in the area of Massachusetts bay. “at the great hill” or “at the range of hills” is its translation, referring to the Blue hills which are a chain of mountains, with a bluish hue, running through Massachusetts. Provincial charter The joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland, William, and Mary, chartered Massachusetts on October 7, 1961. Although it did not take effect until May 15, 1962. The charter included the area of Massachusetts Bay colony, the province of Maine,…

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    England colonies inhabited North-East America and the Chesapeake colonies inhabited present day Maryland and Virginia. This difference in settings affected community life in both areas. Though the east coast of North America was settled by the same people of the same ethnicity, the areas developed into two diverse societies due to different religion and economic practices. The New England colonies were very religious based unlike the Chesapeake colonies. In England, the Puritans and Pilgrims’…

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    Many people came to the New World looking for new possibilities, freedom, and a place to settle and become an established, respectable land. Starting in the early 1600’s, the Virginia Company wanted a settlement in America. The Chesapeake colonies, including Virginia and Maryland first established the town of Jamestown. “Jamestown was intended to become the core of a long-term settlement effort, creating new wealth for the London investors and recreating English society in North America”…

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