HST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: John Humphrey Noyes, Olive Branch Petition, Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
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The continental congress adopted this in july 1775. It professed american loyalty to the crown and begged the king to prevent further hostilities. However, king george iii rejected it, slamming the door on all hope of reconciliation. The next month he formally proclaimed the colonies to be rebellion. This radical community was established in new york in 1848 by john humphrey. They repudiated the old puritan doctrines that god was vengeful and that sinful mankind was doomed. Instead, they believed in a benign deity, the sweetness of human nature, and the possibility of a perfect christian community on earth. They thought that the key to happiness was the suppression of selfishness. The community practiced free love, birth control, and the eugenic selection of parents to produce superior offspring. Everyone in the community lived together in the mansion. House and shared all the tasks that needed to be done.
