Also in Massachusetts, in order to take part in office it was required to follow the puritan faith. When William Penn was given a large amount of land as a form of payment for the Kings debt towards his father, he established the colony Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania unlike other colonies was considered a safe haven for Quakers and other religious groups. However in the Chesapeake colonies did not focus much on religion because it was mostly populated by business men trying to make a living in the New World. There were also more Atheists in the Chesapeake because of the low life expectancy causing people to not believe in God as a savior.
John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, emphasized in his sermon that they were to be “a city upon a hill”, where everyone can see them and can be represented as a model Christian community (Doc A), which would also shame England into truly reforming the Church of England. Unlike the Puritans, settlers in Chesapeake were blinded by thoughts of seeking gold, in which they did not find any (Doc F). Most of the Puritans came as families (Doc B) because they believed that society’s foundation rested not on the
The Puritans wanted to alter practices promoted by the Anglican Church as well as decrease the power of the discriminatory and corrupt bishops. After the death of the last Tudor, Elizabeth, King James I began to overtax the Puritans. The Puritans, persecuted by the King and angered by his favor towards the Catholics, had a falling out with England and therefore were voluntary candidates for colonists in the New World. Upon arrival in the New World; however, they preceded to practice intolerance towards others outside of their group. Puritan Massachusetts or the “city upon a hill” for example, instilled a theocratic government in which it was treason to oppose any Puritan practice.
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.
Jamestown and Plymouth: Joined Together but a World Apart In the early seventeenth century the English flocked to the shores of North America. Those who previously had no prospects rushed to settle the land and stake their claim. Some came for riches and power; others came to reinvent a pious covenant that was lacking in their homeland, but all came for opportunity. Jamestown and Plymouth were two such settlements that offered hope and a promise for a better future. Both colonies had similar needs such as food, shelter, and a form of commerce to sustain them.
In Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation, he documented the voyage and settlement of Plymouth. The Pilgrims began their journey in England as Puritan Separatists where they were persecuted for their beliefs and fled to Holland, but later took the voyage to New England. Between the Plymouth landing in 1620 and 1632, the people of the plantation grew prosperous. William Bradford viewed the success and prosperity of the Plymouth community negatively due to causing the separation of church and fellowship. The purpose of the voyage to New England was to start a new church together following Calvin’s model without having the risk of being persecuted.
The Molasses Act (1733) was used to control sugar cane sales to the colonies. These restrictions were not well enforced. Anyway, Americans often bought sugar from the non-British Caribbean islands. Although the mercantilist system did impose some restrictions, its most Americans did not challenge the policies because they were difficult to enforce. 1763 can
The royalists believed in remaining loyal to England just like William did. On the other hand, Benjamin (patriot) believed that British taxes were not legal that is why him and William disagreed on the topic of paying back the East India Company. There are many others ways that the Revolutionary War is similar to America’s fight for independence. On June 2nd, 1776 Richard Lee motioned that the colonies should be free and independent. About a month later on July 2nd, the resolution was passed for America’s independence.
Along with Smith came 144 gentlemen but only 104 survived because they where gentlemen that were not used to working. Jamestown was named after King James to show loyalty and riches for England. Then 2 years later in 1608 only 38 out of the 104 gentlemen were alive because they didn’t want to work for food but also there was shortage of supplies. At this point John Smith’s goal was to keep Jamestown alive using his military background he soon changed his men to workers. His favorite and famous saying was “ He that shall not work shall thy not
Our diversity of religion results in people of different faiths or no faith living in one country peacefully. This is somewhat unsusual in the world and makes us a stronger country. The rest of the world looks to us with amazement that such diverse faiths can practice their religion in harmony. With this freedom we can have the luxury of great religious leaders inspiring their people and helping our country be stronger. During the American Revolution, our founding fathers were of different religions like Quakers, Methodists, Baptists and other religions.