PPT-Life and Times of a Puritan Teenager

Whats a Puritan Had a problem with the church in England late 1500s think Shakespeare Wanted the church to be more pure They felt the Church leadership bishops were too greedy and not spiritual enough. Colonial New England. I. Intro Stuff: . A. Can We Agree . . . . ? . B. Nonetheless, Puritans did NOT Agree with us. They believed in a corporeal Satan who walked the earth and thus he may have had minions/witches to do his bidding. . By: Sheridan Samberson. Setting. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an . E. nglish . S. ettlement on the east coast of North America in the 17. th. century. Around present-day cities Salem and Boston. . THE SCARLET LETTER. Hawthorne: 1804-1864. The Scarlet Letter. : 1850. PURITAN ERA. : Mid-late 1600s. Salem Witch Trials: 1692 (Judge . Hathorne. ). Puritan “Religious Enlightenment. ”: Mid 1700s, Jonathan Edwards. 1620-1758. Literature in Early America. Early colonists did not call themselves “Americans” until the mid 18. th. century. Roanoke Island, 1580. Jamestown, 1607. Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, 1620. 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. -isms. The word –isms is used in colleges and upper levels in high school. It refers to the study of almost anything, the topic of study will have the suffix –ism. . For example, we are going to be reading and discussing Puritan literature. The study of Puritan literature is called Puritanism. This year, especially the first semester, will be devoted to learning the –isms of American literature.. The Scarlet Letter. Puritanism/. Scarlet Letter. Timeline. 1620-1628. 1638. 1642. 1645. 1649. 1655. 1692. 1850. In the novel:. . -Ch. 1-4 public scaffold scene Pearl=baby in mother’s arms. -Scene at Governor Bellingham’s . 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. 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 . Take EVERYTHING OFF YOUR DESK aside from the paper and something to write with. . Two Columns- Good Room/Bad Room. Where do these symbols/images come from?. The Puritans. Overview. 16. th. Century. More extreme Protestants within the church of England . 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?. Puritan Meditation. Meditation for the Puritans was central to all the means of grace or what we might call spiritual disciplines. Meditation enhanced and “improved” public worship, sermons, Bible study, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, prayer,... 1625-1675. A glimpse at the Historical background of the Age….. Puritan period can be regarded as a second Renaissance.. Puritan movement meant moral and political reform lasts in the nation almost for half a century..