HST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Utopia, Puritans, Breadbasket
13 Sep 2016
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Rhode island (roger williams): early proponent of liberty of conscience (freedom of religion) and separation of church and state (will inspire founding fathers; bill of. Connecticut (thomas hooker): universal suffrage from massachusetts (1636: critical of protestantism, advocate for universal voting rights. Ethnically homogenous (english caucasian); nuclear families: immigration to new england is limited due to cold climate (arid land) High levels of literacy, town governments, and local democracy. Religiosity of 1st generation will be diluted over time (commercialization: cities and commerce grow rapidly, declension due to lack of in depth experience of how 1st generation felt due to persecution. Primarily household slaves or helping out on small farms. Puritans sinful blind spot : cotton mather"s defense of slavery (christian conversion and racial uplift, enslavement will teach african americans religion and enlighten them. In virginia in the early 1700"s indentured servants will replace slaves: laws didn"t protect slaves, newborns to slave parents are automatically made slaves.
