PPT-Life in Puritan New England

Life in Puritan New England Life Expectancy The life expectancy of its citizens became longer than that of Old England and much longer than the Southern English colonies  Children were born at nearly twice the rate in Maryland and Virginia. New Immigrants come to America. . Most of the New England colonists were religious . dissidents. . . New Immigrants come to America. Most New England colonists disagree with England’s . What’s a Puritan?. Had a problem with the church in England (late 1500’s - think Shakespeare). Wanted the church to be more “pure”. They felt the Church leadership (bishops) were too greedy and not spiritual enough.. 1560-1770. What is a Puritan?. The Puritans were single-minded visionaries convinced of the rightness of their beliefs, but they were also practical and businesslike.. They felt that Christian worship and church organization should be simplified in order to more closely resemble Biblical models.. 1630s-1750s. What’s a Puritan?. Puritans known as the Separatists split from the Church of England over disagreements and came to New England for religious freedom. Allegiance to God/the group, not the king. Life in the Chesapeake. Illnesses. Life expectancy. Men to Women Ratio 6:1. HOW SLAVERY CAME TO THE U.S.. Indentured Servants. Indentured servants became the first means to meet this need for labor. In return for free passage to Virginia, a laborer worked for four to five years in the fields before being granted freedom. The Crown rewarded planters with 50 acres of land for every inhabitant they brought to the New World. Naturally, the colony began to expand. That expansion was soon challenged by the Native American confederacy formed and named after Powhatan. Read . Of Plymouth Plantation. (pages 104-110). Make a chart of (this chart will go in a homework packet) what Puritans were like/valued in each of these categories. Lifestyle. Religion. Families. Education. (Spanish). Jamestown, 1607. (English). Plymouth, 1620. (English). Early European Settlements. in North America. The Puritan Legacy. © 2003-2004 clipart.com. © 2003-2004 clipart.com. © 2003-2004 clipart.com. Puritan. Puritan History. The Church of England retained Religious garb with the Roman Catholic Church.. The Puritans were against these implementations, although they did retain some in the New World.. An APUSH Thematic Lecture. Historical Period 2 1607 - 1754. Mr. Tinker. Key Concept 2.1: Differences in imperial goals, cultures, and the North American environments that different empires confronted led Europeans to develop diverse patterns of colonization.. The Settlement. of New England. Separatists. vs. . Puritans. Puritanism. Calvinism . . . Institutes of the Christian Religion. Predestination.. Good works could not save those predestined for hell.. Warm-Up. Colonial America: . 1587-1770. 3-2 The New England Colonies. Religion and Colonization (Bkgd.). 1517- Martin Luther. German monk; publishes criticisms of Catholic Church (corrupt). 1000’s support his attempt to reform Catholic Church . Stefan Brandt – . stefan.brandt@uni-graz.at. Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz . Guest Professor. Università. . Ca. ‘ . Foscari. , . Venice. Time Travel. First . encounters. between European . settlers. The Puritans in England. Puritans are a group of religious purists who fomented a . revolution in England . in the 1600’s. The Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell, defeated King Charles I, beheaded him and became “Lord Protectorate” of the United Kingdom. They ruled England for 30 years until 1666 when Cromwell died.. Who were the Puritans?. Puritans are a group of people who wanted to escape the theocracy of the Anglican Church and the King of England.. What . distinguished their faith from other of their time period?.