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This essay will examine two documents, John Winthrop, Speech to the Massachusetts General Court (1645) and Roger Williams, Letter to the Town of Providence (1655). Both of these documents express opposing views of liberty through the eyes of John Winthrop and Roger William. While both were Puritans who emigrated from England to America in search to worship and govern as God intended, John Winthrop sought to develop a society in which government and people would work together to glorify God,…

During the 17th century, after the discovery of North America, Europeans immediately began the journey of colonizing the area. Emerging from these newly established colonies were New England and the Chesapeake. These two areas were built along the Atlantic Coast, housing hundreds of European settlers. However, as the people of New England and the Chesapeake began to construct societies of their own, the differences between the two colonies escalated. The differences between the European…

2. One of the key differences 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…

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believed that, as wives and mothers, women were to tend to their husbands hand and foot and “provide” the next generation of puritan children. The role of the modern puritan mother was of upmost importance in the Massachusetts Bay colony, and the women of Massachusetts Bay were considerably healthy in comparison, and yet, childbirth was still a dangerous affair for women. In Puritan New England, any woman having over five children faced a one in eight chance of dying in childbirth. Nevertheless,…

became a prominent issue in Europe. Winthrop wa a puritan, and wished to freely practice his faith. When the oppurtunity presented itself, Winthrop sailed to the Americas to establish a puritan society. He began a new colony called Massachusetts Bay, which was strictly puritan.…

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The colonies that religion was extremely imperative towards were Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, as well as Maryland and Rhode Island.” (Research Team Pg.3) In addition, to the colonies listed above and describing they were subjugated by religion, in fact that is exactly the sole reason and purpose they were established in the first place. One…

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profit seeking southern colonies. One key difference that led to a divide in values and beliefs between the New England and Chesapeake regions was the culture. In the New England colonies, religion was very prevalent. For example, the Massachusetts Bay colony was settled by Puritans, a group of religious separatists who sought to break away from the Church of England in order to practice…