Massachusetts Bay Colony

similarities and differences. It is important to know about these two colonies because they made a major impact on our history and helped form what is America today. The ships, the original Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, set sail from London on December 20, 1606, heading towards Virginia. One-hundred four men landed in Virginia in 1607 at a place they ended up naming Jamestown. This was America's first permanent English colony. Jamestown offered a dock and a good defensive position.…

During the early 1600’s, the Puritans came to the New World. They traveled to the New World from their original home of England to escape the religious laws of the King. Their goal was to create their own religion in which they could have strict laws about committing sins such as lying, stealing, and adultery. An early puritan woman, by the name of Hester Prynne, defied these laws. She was an independent and proud single mother, despite being burdened with her dark sin of Adultery. The outcome…

between William Bradford's and Thomas Morton's view is their purpose for coming to the new land in the first place. Bradford came with his people to escape religious persecution and to found a religious colony. He sees the events that occurred on the ship over and in the establishing of the colony as proof of divine's hand in these plans pressing him on, such as when God smote the man who mocked them for their faith. On the other hand, Morton and his people came for economic and personal…

The Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1693. Salem is a Puritan community meaning they were members of a group of English Protesters who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England. They sought to reduce and conduct forms of worship. It was a very restrictive society although Puritans fled England to escape religious persecution. They came to America to establish a society founded around religious intolerance. Children and adults were expected to act and behave under the same set…

Essay #2 Roger Williams was a religious leader who founded the state of Rhode Island (qtd. in Williams). He practiced peaceful ideologies and respected those different from him. Even though he believed religion was important and it should influence everyone’s lives, Williams believed there should be separation between church and state. Religious freedom was important to him, and spirituality was something that greatly impacted his life. Because Roger Williams believed in religious liberty, many…

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 wealthy men, who were hoping to make a profit off the new…

the movement of people to the New World. The colonies were made up of different groups of people whose lifestyles varied. However, the colonies in North America were established for either religious or economic purposes. The New England and Mid-Atlantic settlement areas had their own unique characteristics that connected and separated their religious, economic, and political developments. To begin with, the New England and the Mid- Atlantic colonies were settled for different reasons. New…

place. In the early 1600s, the early Settlers arrived to New England. The first Settlers were the Plymouth Colony, led by William Bradford. They were often referred to as Pilgrims or Separatists, and they arrived on The Mayflower Compact. The Separatists maintained ties with Great Britain till eventually they broke away from the English ways. With the arrival of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritanism was later on founded. Notable leader of Puritans was John Winthrop. He arrived with the…

and economic development of the New England colonies. The belief of community and unity influenced the social development of the colonies. Under the idea of a limited, self-government came the Puritan’s political system was formed. With hopes to sustain an economy, the ideas of trade, were used. The colonists’ ideas of predestination, shared sense of purpose, and religious tolerance and intolerance contributed to the development the New England colonies economically, politically, and socially. …

colonization of the Americas began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia. The British were among the most important colonizers of the Americas, and their empire came to rival the Spanish colonies in military and economic strength. Three types of British colonies existed in the 18th Century: charter colonies, proprietary colonies, and royal colonies. While the economic opportunities were eventually beneficial to the British, the initial motivation for settlement came from religious opportunities. The…