Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England from all Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some of the returning clergy exiled under Mary I shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England. Historically, the word 'Puritan' was used pejoratively to
As colonies began to take shape in the 15th century, characteristics between each colony began to compare and contrast, especially between the Virginia and New England colonies. A similarity between the two were that they both had representative government, where Virginia established the House of Burgesses and New England established the Mayflower Compact. Another clear similarity between the two were that both colonies were involved in conflict that resulted in hatred against the Natives. The impact
Arguably one of the most knotted pieces of English history are the colonial advancements into North America around the 17th century. Dialogue and education on the founding of the United States of America is plagued by sweeping misconceptions; particularly, in regards to the first settlers. A classic mistake is the homogenization of the terms “Puritan” and “Pilgrim” to be used interchangeably. In this paper, four particular distinctions are made between the Puritan and the Pilgrim settlers of North
Aakash Patel US 1 honor Chapter 4-“American Life in the 17th Century. Key Terms:- Indentured Servants -The people were paid for going to the new world and working for a certain number of years. They were referred to as indentured servants. Headright system -It was a system where settlers, who paid for the passage, were given some land. Bacon’s Rebellion -It was a revolt against the governor William Berkeley. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon. Royal African Company -It’s a company launched
In early 17th century England, the Anglican Church, also known as the Protestant Church, controlled government as well as religion. Not everyone approved of the manner in which the country was governed. Of those, were the Puritans and the Separatists who wanted to either reform the church or establish a new one. They did not feel that their efforts would be enough to influence England into their ideas, so they decided to take their fervent beliefs to the New World. In September 1620 aboard the