Puritanism in America
Puritanism was established in 17th century England to “purify” the Anglican Church, a Protestant religion formed in “protest” of the Catholic
Church in Europe. Just as there were differences among early Protestant religions, there were differences among Puritans as well.
“Separatists”, such as the Pilgrims who settled Plymouth, wanted to break away from the Church of England altogether. Most, however, did
not want to separate from the Anglican Church; they only wanted to reform it.
Early Puritans soon began to emigrate from Europe with hopes of forming ideal faith communities in the New World. Most
settled in New England, where they founded towns with modest churches that were the centers of life in their colonies. Puritans lived simple
lives of honest, hard work, and worship. They dressed plainly and followed strict rules of behavior.
Colonial Puritans were very religious. They believed deeply in their God along with the existence of the Power of Evil, including
witches and their ability to cause harm to others. The Puritans thought witches were people who made compacts with the devil for powers, so witchcraft was viewed as a
very serious and dangerous crime. Thought witch trials occurred in other places in Europe and the Americas, by far the most famous took place in 1692 in Salem,
Massachusetts, where twenty men and women were executed for the “crime.”
Which scene would most likely NOT occur in a Puritan colony?
Puritanism could BEST be described as;!
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
an English form of Catholicism
an evil force in America
a Protestant person in England
a religious movement
Which definition BEST FITS the use of the word “compact” in the last paragraph?
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
A family sits in church and prays all day on Sunday
A church holds a big dance for the young people
A community member is put on trial for witchcraft
People dressed in simple clothing walked into town
Each of these words could describe Puritans EXCEPT:
occupying little space
packed firmly together
an agreement or covenant
a small case to hold makeup
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
superstitious
industrious
sluggish
devout
Puritanism in America
!
Puritanism was established in 17th century England to “purify” the Anglican Church, a Protestant religion formed in “protest” of the
Catholic Church in Europe. Just as there were differences among early Protestant religions, there were differences among Puritans as well.
“Separatists”, such as the Pilgrims who settled Plymouth, wanted to break away from the Church of England altogether. Most, however, did
not want to separate from the Anglican Church; they only wanted to reform it.
Early Puritans soon began to emigrate from Europe with hopes of forming ideal faith communities in the New World. Most
settled in New England, where they founded towns with modest churches that were the centers of life in their colonies. Puritans lived simple
lives of honest, hard work, and worship. They dressed plainly and followed strict rules of behavior.
Colonial Puritans were very religious. They believed deeply in their God along with the existence of the Power of Evil, including witches and their ability to
cause harm to others. The Puritans thought witches were people who made compacts with the devil for powers, so witchcraft was viewed as a very serious and dangerous
crime. Thought witch trials occurred in other places in Europe and the Americas, by far the most famous took place in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, where twenty men
and women were executed for the “crime.”
Puritanism could BEST be described as;!
A.) an English form of Catholicism
B.) an evil force in America
C.) a Protestant person in England
D.) a religious movement
Which definition BEST FITS the use of the word “compact” in the last paragraph?
A.) occupying little space
B.) packed firmly together
C.) an agreement or covenant
D.) a small case to hold makeup
Which scene would most likely NOT occur in a Puritan colony?
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
A family sits in church and prays all day on Sunday
A church holds a big dance for the young people
A community member is put on trial for witchcraft
People dressed in simple clothing walked into town
Each of these words could describe Puritans EXCEPT:
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
superstitious
industrious
sluggish
devout
Puritanism in America
Puritanism was established in 17th century England to “purify” the Anglican Church, a Protestant religion formed in “protest” of the Catholic
Church in Europe. Just as there were differences among early Protestant religions, there were differences among Puritans as well.
“Separatists”, such as the Pilgrims who settled Plymouth, wanted to break away from the Church of England altogether. Most, however, did
not want to separate from the Anglican Church; they only wanted to reform it.
Early Puritans soon began to emigrate from Europe with hopes of forming ideal faith communities in the New World. Most
settled in New England, where they founded towns with modest churches that were the centers of life in their colonies. Puritans lived simple
lives of honest, hard work, and worship. They dressed plainly and followed strict rules of behavior.
Colonial Puritans were very religious. They believed deeply in their God along with the existence of the Power of Evil, including
witches and their ability to cause harm to others. The Puritans thought witches were people who made compacts with the devil for powers, so witchcraft was viewed as a
very serious and dangerous crime. Thought witch trials occurred in other places in Europe and the Americas, by far the most famous took place in 1692 in Salem,
Massachusetts, where twenty men and women were executed for the “crime.”
Which scene would most likely NOT occur in a Puritan colony?
Puritanism could BEST be described as;!
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
an English form of Catholicism
an evil force in America
a Protestant person in England
a religious movement
Which definition BEST FITS the use of the word “compact” in the last paragraph?
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
A family sits in church and prays all day on Sunday
A church holds a big dance for the young people
A community member is put on trial for witchcraft
People dressed in simple clothing walked into town
Each of these words could describe Puritans EXCEPT:
occupying little space
packed firmly together
an agreement or covenant
a small case to hold makeup
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
superstitious
industrious
sluggish
devout
Puritanism in America
!
Puritanism was established in 17th century England to “purify” the Anglican Church, a Protestant religion formed in “protest” of the
Catholic Church in Europe. Just as there were differences among early Protestant religions, there were differences among Puritans as well.
“Separatists”, such as the Pilgrims who settled Plymouth, wanted to break away from the Church of England altogether. Most, however, did
not want to separate from the Anglican Church; they only wanted to reform it.
Early Puritans soon began to emigrate from Europe with hopes of forming ideal faith communities in the New World. Most
settled in New England, where they founded towns with modest churches that were the centers of life in their colonies. Puritans lived simple
lives of honest, hard work, and worship. They dressed plainly and followed strict rules of behavior.
Colonial Puritans were very religious. They believed deeply in their God along with the existence of the Power of Evil, including witches and their ability to
cause harm to others. The Puritans thought witches were people who made compacts with the devil for powers, so witchcraft was viewed as a very serious and dangerous
crime. Thought witch trials occurred in other places in Europe and the Americas, by far the most famous took place in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, where twenty men
and women were executed for the “crime.”
Puritanism could BEST be described as;!
A.) an English form of Catholicism
B.) an evil force in America
C.) a Protestant person in England
D.) a religious movement
Which definition BEST FITS the use of the word “compact” in the last paragraph?
A.) occupying little space
B.) packed firmly together
C.) an agreement or covenant
D.) a small case to hold makeup
Which scene would most likely NOT occur in a Puritan colony?
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
A family sits in church and prays all day on Sunday
A church holds a big dance for the young people
A community member is put on trial for witchcraft
People dressed in simple clothing walked into town
Each of these words could describe Puritans EXCEPT:
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
superstitious
industrious
sluggish
devout