Puritanism



** Native American Notes: ** __Culture:__ Many Gods and spirits- pagan

His Accomplishments:

 * ==== Organized repayment of debts ====
 * ==== Encouraged new immigration ====
 * ==== Established good relations w/ native Americans ====

**Questions/Thoughts to Consider:**

 * 1) ==== List some of the hardships the Pilgrims endured on the voyage and on Cape Cod. ====
 * 2) ==== Puritan beliefs are evident in Bradford's account. Find two examples of these. ====
 * 3) ==== Bradford may have formulated the first treaty with the Indians. In your opinion, to whom were the terms more favorable, the Settlers or the Indians? Why? ====
 * 4) ==== What role did Providence or luck play in the Puritan's settlement? ====
 * 5) ==== Assess Bradford as a political leader. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? ====

==== **1750:** Edwards is dismissed from the church because he is too conservative. He thought that full church membership be granted only to those who were able to make a profession of faith and give evidence of their conversion ====

**Questions to Answer:**

 * 1) ==== Select one sentence from the sermon that you think would have made a particularly strong impression on the audience. Why? ====
 * 2) ==== Identify three similes in Edwards' sermon. ====
 * 3) ==== God's wrath is compared to: A., B., C. ====
 * 4) ==== How can Edwards speak of a God that is angry and merciful? ====
 * 5) ==== Is there hope for the congregation? Explain your answer. ====

**The Literature**:

 * ==== Edwards does not just preach about terror, he mentions people who have been saved. ====
 * ==== He attempts to scare his audience into reforming and becoming "born again" Puritans. ====
 * ==== His main goal was to create a change of heart in his listeners, not just scare them. ====
 * ==== Edwards provides people with hope if they "act now" they can save their souls. ====
 * ==== He uses images that ALL listeners can understand- not just the educated listeners ====

The following video is a trailer created for the movie version of //The Crucible//, and it was created by high school students.
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Notes from the overture:

 * Salem, MA 1692
 * Samuel Parris- Widower in his 40s; has a daughter, Betty; thought he was always being persecuted (paranoid)
 * Forest- Thought the devil lived there (Native Americans did live there; Puritans could not convert them)
 * Lived a very strict, somber life-style
 * Had a hard-working, close-knit community
 * Busy bodies were hired to tell the governor gossip
 * Church of England persecuted their fathers; therefore, they did not grant anyone freedom of religion
 * Reasons why Miller thinks the witch trials happened: 1. Relieve self of own sins. 2. Persecute neighbors they did not like. 3. Jealous over land.

Other influences and events before the hysteria began:

 * Puritans were in constant fear of the devil- they strongly believed in witchcraft and the supernatural.
 * Several disasters- fire in Boston, earthquake in Jamaica (many had relatives there), drought and locusts destroyed crops, small pox epidemic- this all led to Puritans thinking the devil wanted them out of America.
 * Breakdown of positive relationships between Native Americans and the settlers.
 * Freedom of worship was granted in the colonies.