HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Puritans, Pass Laws, Zoophilia
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The church of england is a protestant church. Queen elizabeth is revered and praised, but is feared. Puritans didn"t like that the church violated the 2nd commandment (no graven images) during a baby"s baptism. Puritans want you to focus on preaching and learning the bible, not the catholic rituals. Catholic church; he doesn"t want people to have a say in the church. During this period, the 30 years war was going on. 1629: puritans get a charter for a new colony. New england = upper ne part of the us. Main, vermont, massachusetts, rhode island, new hampshire, connecticut. Di erence between virginia and massachusetts colonies: massachusetts colonists went for religious reasons. Massachusetts were there to further god"s cause: massachusetts colonists travel in family units. Typically there"s an uneven rex ratio in most colonies (more guys) Puritans want to make sure worship of god is correct: They come up with a congregational church. Congregational = presbyterian with one big di erence.
