Plymouth Valiant

During the late Seventeenth century, Puritan colonists in New England were faced with a dilemma. As their population increased, the colonists wanted and needed more land. They began to view the natives in the area as an obstruction to their expansion. Due to the Puritans’ belief in their superiority over the natives, they were able to justify their harsh treatment of the natives which led to King Philip’s War. The Puritan colonists’ actions toward the natives were cruel and excessive and…

An american is everyone who is in this country and wants to be here to appreciate our freedoms and to make their life better. Whether a person is brought over to America for some reason or they choose to come here, they are American if they make their home here and gain a love of this country. They can come from all over the world which is what makes this country to diverse, and as some call it, The Melting Pot. From Equiano being brought over as a slave and then gaining his freedom, to the…

The Plymouth Then second permanent English settlement in North America was founded in 1620 by settlers, including a group of religious who later founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Pilgrims believed that the Church of England could not be reformed. Rather than attempting to purify the church the Pilgrims desired a total separation. Dissenters commonly referred to as the Pilgrims Though theologically very similar to the Puritans The Plymouth Colony met of being separated, but They was…

William Bradford, author of “Of Plymouth Plantation” and part of the first wave of settlers to land on the new America once said, “All great and and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.” It was a great action to come to the new land and give up everything they had to escape their persecutors, which means that they will be accompanied by great difficulties. While these Puritans tried their best in their…

The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in 1517 when he nailed the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. The most basic of Luther’s ideas were … The Bible or scripture was the source of God’s word People were saved by the grace of God (salvation comes as an undeserved gift from God). People are saved by having faith in Christ, not by any “good works” the person could have done. John Calvin preached Calvinism that stressed…

King, is an exciting film. The car Christine, usually takes a victim when you least expect it. This film is going to be evaluated based on a set of criteria. These criteria will help explain what I really enjoy about this film. In the film, a 1958 Plymouth Fury, nicknamed Christine is fixed up by a bullied young man named Arnie. After Arnie restores the car and becomes more attached to it, the car attempts to get rid of all other distractions in Arnie’s life. This includes his girlfriend, the…

The first colonial jail in America was established in Jamestown, Virginia after settlers from England came and founded Jamestown in the year 1606. The first colonial jail was influenced by England's correctional system. The next colonial jail was built in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1635. These early colonial jails were not common because to the colonists it made more sense to have the person working rather than keeping an able body in a shack and having to pay for food and shelter. It was…

In America, we have freedom of religion and every religion is accepted, but that was not always the case when the Puritans tried to force their religion on the Indians. Religion is a touchy topic in our society today, but not as much as it was when the Puritans first came to the New World and tried to force the natives to their religion. This created a conflict that got so heated it was a cause of war. This conflict makes us wonder, who started the fighting? Did the natives do something to the…

their proper element” (Bradford lines 74-79). The heavenly God did not just bring the people of England over to America. Along with the Puritans were countless changes for the Native Americans that were already there. William Bradford’s book “ Of Plymouth Plantation” and “Coming of Age in the Dawnland” written by Charles C. Mann were both about the Puritans and Native Americans. When the settlers came to America, the Native Americans’ lifestyles became different, as they were introduced to a new…

In Of Plymouth Plantation, Bradford’s language depict him as a very eccentric man when it comes down to his faith and his loyalty towards the Christian God. Through the excerpts, Bradford prides himself in one of the most common Christian sayings, “God works in mysterious ways.” This saying would become very prevalent in his account of the challenges and complication the Separatist faced during the “Pilgrim Journey”. Bradford reveals his views and beliefs through the diction in his writings…