History 2301E Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Pequot War, Plymouth Colony, Pequot People
11 Feb 2013
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Puritanism is used to de ne those that were not satis ed with the progress of the protestant. Reformation in england. was not just a set of ideas but a state of mind: pursuing the true faith and alienating those with different religious views. Puritans came to america in search of liberty; most notably, the right to worship and govern themselves in what they deemed to be a truly. Christian manner. entrepreneurs could make fortunes, religious minor its could worship without governmental interference and aristocrats could re-create feudalism. land was immediately and readily available. Places (early colonial british settlements) liberty meant that the elect had a right to establish churches and govern society, not that others could challenger their beliefs or authority. 1619 - first black slaves arrive in virginia. 1620 - pilgrims sail on may ower to america. 1637-1638; between the pequot tribe against an alliance of the massachusetts bay, plymouth and.
