Ideas and values held by the Puritans from 1630 to the 1660’s influenced the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies in many ways. Puritans established the colony and therefore their image was cast upon all 3 divisions of colonial development. Politically, Puritans influenced the New England colonies by controlling the governments of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Connecticut, as well as other early northern colonies. This control meant that the Puritans only recognized Congregationalism as the official religion. As well as religious control, for most colonies church membership was required in order to vote.
The main motive that pushed the Europeans to migrate to America was the search of a better life, one free of troublesome, one with religious freedom and one that they can succeed in. http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=6522). History texts places a huge responsibility on Religion being the biggest motive for the Europeans moving to America being that in Europe there was a single state of religion that had to be practiced by all. Although, religious freedom was key to the Puritans, Quakers, Catholics, and Baptists that migrated to America, it was by no means the sole factor as seemingly suggested in many textbooks. Settlers continued to come to the America colonies, Scotch-Irish and Swiss settlers came, too, in search of a better life, wanting to have land of their own and enough food to fill their hungry stomachs.
Jarrod Tasnady 9/20/14 Economics played a huge role in the establishment of European colonies in North America. From the beginning in settlements such as Jamestown and Plymouth went nearly extinct. They were saved by advancements in the economy. Due to agricultural discoveries farmers were able to produce a high demand in tobacco. This is what led to the establishment of not only Jamestown and Plymouth but as well as many other future settlements.
Lawren Britt Mr. Henneberry APUSH Set 4 10/9/13 Essential Questions Outlines 1) How did European monarchs use commerce and religion to advance their nations fortunes? Everyone understood the importance of commerce. It was found money. The English and Dutch were very good at sponsoring commence. One English king noticed how much the woolen merchants were making in Flanders.
Not only did families tend to move to New England, but also the whole English group made the bolt to find a place where they could set up “a city upon a hill”, and become an exemplary to all who follow to live by as John Winthrop asserted to his Puritan followers . Contrastingly, the Chesapeake colonies only had profit and money in their mind, which pushed them to work, being agriculturally developed. To be specific, in Virginia, one of the Chesapeake colonies was first settled with the intention of becoming an economic powerhouse; therefore, the working-class, especially young men, mainly inhabited it. The average age of a man leaving for the Americas was only twenty-two and a half years old according to the Ship’s List of Emigrants bound for Virginia . The harsh conditions of the colony did
Puritan immigrants arrived in New England, during the 1600s, settling and establishing in areas like Massachusetts Bay. In contrast to the Chesapeake region’s settlers, the Puritan settlers did not only come for economic interests, but rather out of aspiration to create a more pure, Christian society based on moral living and emphasis on the family and community. The Puritans had a strong impact on the development of the New England region, based on their religious emphasis and support for a theocratic political structure. By organizing their society based on their want to create a theocracy, the Puritans ensured that their values and ideas had a great impact on the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies from 1630s through the 1660s. In the political development of New England, the Puritans influenced the region by basing the political structure on a theocratic model that enforced firm moral obedience.
Then he added new laws to make sure that everyone was protected by the laws. This set of laws was called the Justinian Code. It was so well written that it became the basis of laws for many countries throughout the world. Emperor Justininan's reign affected the world. Justinian had a passion for the arts and for religion.
Emily Mullins Block two 9/28 1. John Winthrop and “a model of Christian charity”- J. Winthrop was the governor of the puritans’ “city on a hill”. This was a model of Christianity and set utopian goals for itself. The puritans changed English society and caused colonies to grow 2. Roger Williams- his beliefs differed from the puritans.
While the Chesapeake people longed for riches, the New Englanders sought religious freedom, particularly from the Church of England. The Church of England was under the rule of Henry VIII. It was a completely different denomination as the Catholic and the Calvinists. The Separatists came to New England in hopes to be able to worship and practice freely and without suppression. As much as these settlers wanted to separate from the Church of England, they still used much of the English ways as far as their economy and many of their stabilizing systems.
Religion shaped the development of the colonial society from the 1600’s to the 1700’s. The New England and Chesapeake people left Europe for different reasons. New England had initially created their society swiftly and it was easier for them compared to the Chesapeake region. This is because their religion and what they believed brought them together as a team or community so they could meet their goals, and both are successful in the end. They both had differences and reasons for leaving Europe, religion and beliefs.