Massachusetts Bay Colony

legislator of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1774. Among his achievements, he founded Boston's Committee of Correspondence, which—like similar entities in other towns across the Colonies—proved a vital tool for communication and coordination during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate for the Continental Congress until 1781, and in this role, he urged for a break from Great Britain and signed the Declaration of Independence alongside his second cousin, John Adams. He served as…

The Crucible Arthur Miller A Document Analysis Introduction: The play is set in the small Massachusetts village of Salem early in the year 1692. A group of people who grew dissatisfied in the Church of England were called Puritans. These puritans have worked moral, religious and societal reforms. They highly believed in the black and white lines of good and evil and they populated Salem. In exceedingly pious Puritan New England, a collection of girls fell indisposed. Extraordinary or…

religious group during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who, after oppression from the King of England, sought to reform the Church of England from its Catholic traditions. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born to a Puritan family in 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts. From his experiences, Hawthorne explores the Puritan viewpoint of how people conform under the social expectations of a Puritan society. His parents, Nathaniel Hathorne (Hawthorne was ashamed of his ancestral history because of their…

settlers in America were religious, especially the ones who settled in the northern colonies, so they had theocratic governments. Also, these governments were much more simpler and basic. Later, however, there were more democratic governments because Americans focused more on people’s rights. There were a few similarities and differences in the various influences and approaches toward unity in the English colonies during the 17th and early 18th centuries, such as how complex the government was,…

he Shakers were originally located in England in 1747, in the home of Mother Ann Lee. They developed from the religious group called the Quakers which originated in the 17th century. Both groups believed that everybody could find God within him or herself, rather than through clergy or rituals, but the Shakers tended to be more emotional and demonstrative in their worship. Shakers also believed that their lives should be dedicated to pursuing perfection and continuously confessing their sins and…

created by the colonist to keep control of the people and make sure everything was to ran smoothly. These men signed this document for the, ”Glory of God, the advancement of Christian faith and Honor of their King.” The Puritans set up their own colonies, separate from those who already…

Ladies and gentlemen, my perspective about Anne Hutchinson is different from John Winthrop. Winthrop believed that Hutchinson committed wrongdoings. One wrongdoing that Whitrope believe that Hutchinson did was troubling the peace and commonwealth and the churches. Winthrop believe Hutchinson should be punished for being known for the women that have had a great share in the promoting and divulging of those opinions that cause of this trouble. Winthrop believed that Hutchinson’s action for…

The controversy around Anne Hutchinson reveals much about colonial America and the role in which women were expected to take in society. Outspoken, strong-willed, independent women like Hutchinson that operated outside the status quo were going to be pressured in an attempt to gain their compliance. The interrogation and trial of Anne Hutchinson shows to what length they would go to silence any women attempting to break the traditional gender roles. Religious positions were traditionally held by…

In 1636, the town of Providence was founded by Roger Williams, a firm believer in separation of church and state. Rhode Island became a welcoming place for all who fled from religious persecution (Tindall, 47). In contrast to Roger Williams, John Winthrop found the persecution of Catholics, Anglicans, Quakers, Baptists and many others justifiable since he was enforcing the “true religion” (45). Although there was disagreement on separation of church and state, the inferiority of women was widely…

probably in the spring of 1591 (she was baptized on July 20, 1591), Anne Marbury was the daughter of a silenced clergyman and grew up in an atmosphere of learning. She married William Hutchinson, a merchant, in 1612, and in 1634 they migrated to Massachusetts. Anne Hutchinson soon organized weekly meetings of Boston women to discuss recent sermons and to give expression to her own theological views. Before long her sessions attracted ministers and magistrates as well. She stressed the…