Puritan Society Webquest
Junior Academics Black 1/2
Your Assignment:
Answer, in no more than a few complete, high-quality sentences on a separate word document,
each one of these questions. Be sure to answer all parts of each question. Be sure to address how the Puritan culture
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Below each question you will find a few links to guide your research, but be sure to skim the
ny are quite long (think about topic sentences!). Lastly, if you finish answering your
early, pick another question to research and answer as many as you can
Extra credit to whoever answers the most!
Tip: Use CTRL+F to find the words most important to your topic and sift through larger pages quickly
1.
Were the Puritans in favor of gender equality/women’s rights? How is this different from today, in your
opinion?
http://mises.org/daily/5964/
(Search: “Women and Children”)
http://www.ehow.com/info_8173242_were-puritans-views-sex-morality.html
(Search: “Punish the”)
http://web.campbell.edu/faculty/vandergriffk/FamColonial.html
(Search: “Colonial America was”)
2.
How did the Puritans view race relations? How is this different from today, in your opinion?
http://www.ehow.com/info_8173242_were-puritans-views-sex-morality.html
http://iweb.tntech.edu/kosburn/History-201/Puritans%20&%20Indians.htm
3.
What was the Puritan’s take on relationships and marriage? How is this different from today, in your
opinion?
http://www.ehow.com/info_8173242_were-puritans-views-sex-morality.html
http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/colonial_life/morality_and_sex.htm
http://www.ehow.com/list_6868681_puritan-society-laws.html
http://web.campbell.edu/faculty/vandergriffk/FamColonial.html
(Search: “Colonial America was”)
4.
In what ways could Puritans have fun? Gambling? Drinking? Lazing around? How is this different from
today, in your opinion?
http://mises.org/daily/5964/
(Search: “Gambling” “Idleness” “Drinking” “Dancing”)
5.
Did the Puritans believe in freedom of Religion? How is this different from today, in your opinion?
http://thehistoricpresent.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/capital-crimes-in-puritan-massachusetts/
What was the Puritans’ take on helping society and giving back?
http://mises.org/daily/5964/
(Search: “To enforce purity”)
How did the Puritans feel about art?
http://www.victorianweb.org/religion/puritan3.html
http://www.ehow.com/list_6868681_puritan-society-laws.html
Did the Puritans believe in respecting your parents and elders?
http://www.ehow.com/info_8730641_punishments-17thcentury-puritan-village.html
(Search: “Capital Laws”)
Could Puritans live luxuriously?
http://mises.org/daily/5964/
(Search: “In outlawing”)
Explain some of the random laws of Puritan Society
http://thehistoricpresent.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/capital-crimes-in-puritan-massachusetts/
Rubric for Grading
Criteria
Grammar
Factual
Accuracy
4 - Exceeds Expectations
3 - Meets
Expectations
2 - Partially Meets
Expectations
1 - Does Not Meet
Expectations
Virtually no (0-3)
mistakes in grammar or
writing are made by the
student
Few (3-6) mistakes
in grammar or
writing are made by
the student
Several (5-10)
mistakes in
grammar or writing
are made by the
student
Mistakes in grammar or
writing are made by
the student throughout
the entirety of the
assignment (10+)
The student has
researched the answer
to their question well
and presents a wellinformed answer to the
question using factual
evidence
The student has
demonstrated a
solid understanding
of Puritan culture
despite a slight
exaggeration or
misrepresentation
of given evidence
The student
answered the
question with
several mistakes or
mischaracterizations
in their description
of Puritan life
The student did not use
facts or used incorrect
facts to form the
answer to their
question
The student brought
up comparable
morals found in
today's society and
provided a brief
explanation of how
they related
The student brought
up a comparable
moral-day value but
did not explain how
they related
The student wrote a
thoughtful and thorough
Current-day comparison of the
Comparison Puritan and modern-day
moral, bringing in
outside evidence or
anecdotal evidence
The student did not
mention modern
morals at all