...Puritans and Native Americans Examine some of the Puritan beliefs revealed by the works we have covered that led to tensions, conflicts, and concerns among the colonists and/or the Native Americans. Colonization in America by the Puritans occurred in 1620. Unlike the pilgrims who had arrived in America earlier and settled in Jamestown, the Puritans came to reform the church. All Puritans had strong religious beliefs and wanted America to be a place for liberation. According to the article God in America, 2010 “Puritans did not break with the Church of England, but instead sought to reform it.” Also from the text, “The reign of James I (1603–1625), however, brought about the Separatist movement that sent the Pilgrims first to the Netherlands and then to Plymouth” (Puritanism, 58). The Puritans would settle and form the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Today this part of America is referred to as the New England States. Life at the beginning was hard for the Puritans and many tensions/conflicts would arise with the local Native Americans. Many of these conflicts would be documented through literary works, such as, William Bradford, Mary Rowlandson, and St. John De Crevecoeur. Literary history has allowed society to gain an understanding of the conflicts between the Puritans and Native Americans. William Bradford was well known for his impact on the Plymouth colonies. In traveling to America he was a very religious man. “William Bradford was one of the greatest of colonial Americans...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix A Clash of Cultures Complete the grid by describing the characteristics listed in the left-side column for the five groups named. | |Native Americans |Northern Colonists |Mid-Atlantic Colonists |Southern Colonists |West Africans | |Political Structure|Every village had their own chief.|Handenosaunee Confederation. |People came together for decisions|Hierarchical Political |The kingdom of Guana ruled all of | | |The elders were also someone the |Believed in keeping the peace no |and they elected one person over |Organization- one person ruled |West Africa | | |village could come to for advice. |matter what |the colony. Like we elect a |everyone | | | | | |president today. | | | |Social System |The elders were the most |There were many Small villages, |Wealthy famers or urban merchants |Wealthy Planter were the highest |Wealthy and poor | | |respected, Warriors were the ones |one person would be over many of | |though of...
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...Jaime Huamani HIS 148-American History to 1865 Professor Palenscar February 4, 2013 Rowlandson’s Captivity Imagine yourself in a point of time where Puritans whose village would be attacked by Native American Indians. A book called Classic American Autobiographies tells about a short narrative story called A true history of the captivity and restoration of mrs. Mary rowlanson. Around the 1600’s, a puritan women named Mary Rowlandson would be captured by Indians and held captive for eleven weeks until she could finally escape. She was only able to endure her captivity only through the faith in God. Instead of Mary facing hardships daily from the Indians, she continually traced the goodness of God in keeping her safe from even further harm. That’s why in the following one will understand about what we learned from the Native American Tribe, the view that Mary wants the readers to see, and if any change upon Mary of her thoughts and behavior as time goes by. One will learn about the Native American Tribe that was holding Mary Rowlandson in captivity. Firstly, the Indians are to be described as beasts, barbarous creatures, murderous and wolves. These descriptions are taken from the Mary personal statement describing her personal feelings and actual experiences while watching horrific scenes taking place before her eyes. On page 28, Mary states “There was one who was chopped into the head with a hatchet, and stripp’d naked, and yet was crawling up and down. It was...
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...Intro to Diversified Studies Cultural Background Although my maternal grandmother was born a mixture of English and Native American, she was raised in a household that was a blend of Native American and Mexican American. Her mother, my great grandmother, who was also a mixture of English and Native American, remarried after giving birth to her first four children. This new marriage was to a Mexican American man and brought another eight children into the family. Growing up in this type of household influenced not only the foods she cooked, such as fideo, tortillas, and green chili; but, established a multigenerational line of care giving. Being the second oldest of 12 children, my grandmother cared for her siblings as well as her own children at the same time. She then transferred this type of nurturing to her grandchildren. It was common for me and my siblings to be taken care of by my grandmother and great grandmother for entire months at a time, in order to help my mother while she worked. Typical of Mexican Americans "family interdependence involves extended family members sharing the nurturing and disciplining of children" (McGoldrick, Giordano, & Garcia-Preto, 2005, p. 234); yet, my grandmother was not Mexican American. This point became a source of ridicule and ostracizing from her other siblings. This type of racism continued even unto her death three years ago, where at the funeral her siblings sat on the opposite side of the church and never spoke to...
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...AMH 2041 Comparison Of Two Colonies North American history was believed to have started in 1620 with the discovery of Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. Seeking religious freedom from the corrupt Church of England, some 100 people departed on a journey from England to find a place where they could practice their beliefs of Calvinism and Lutheranism free from persecution2. They later formed denominations of Christianity called Separatism and Puritanism3. Although, these pilgrims established 13 original colonies in North America, the settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts show some striking similarities and differences. On one hand, religion as the major motivation, and on the other hand a financial venture sponsored by the queen. Massachusetts was given its name from a man named John Smith, an English explorer and was named after the native Massachusetts tribe that resided in the area. Other native tribes in the area were the Nauset, a fishing tribe located on Cape Cod; the Wampanoag in the southeast; the Massachusetts in the northeast; the Nipmuc, centrally; and the Pocumtuc, westward. Without their knowledge, Permanent English settlement would soon drastically impact the lives of the native peoples2. In 1630, Massachusetts Bay Colony was developed and occupied about 1,000 citizens. John Winthrop, the chief figure of the New England Puritans, gave a sermon called “A Model of Christian Charity,” suggesting ideas that the people should find a sense of community...
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...Religious Interactions between the Africans, Amerindians and Europeans in British Colonial America Christopher J. Reed HIS 379 Pamela Huckins October 22, 2012 Religious Interactions between Africans, Amerindians and Europeans in British Colonial America Christianity played an important role in each of the British Colonies, and religious practice was strictly enforced. All colonists that were of adult age had to attend religious services and pay the taxes that paid the ministers. People who attempted to practice a non-Christian belief were often times persecuted. In Europe there was a split in the Protestant Anglican Church and it branched into the traditional Anglicans and the reforming Protestants. These differences continued and led to the colonization of America. “Puritans journeyed to New England for more than reformation of the Church of England, but religious purity was certainably a matter of considerable importance in establishing a city” (Benjamin p. 66). Puritans came to the new world and established themselves as the dominant denomination in the colonies. This gave birth to new movements in the Colonies, such as the Quakers, Methodists and Baptists. It was this religious freedom that allowed Europeans to come to the new world to practice their form of Christianity. Despite the attempts to rule the colonies based firmly on religious grounds, in the beginning there were irregular practices because of the lack of settlers. The lack of women...
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...Zinn’s A People’s History… pp. 1 – 18 discuss the events surrounding Columbus’ voyage: the need for a new route to Asian, his movements in the Caribbean and amongst its natives in his search for gold, and the eradication of tens and hundreds of thousands of natives. He writes about Columbus’ delivery of vast amounts of slaves to the Spanish monarchy, with slaves being sent to Europe or forced to labor in New World mines and plantations. Zinn further recount the historical writings of Bartolomé de las Casas, who commented on native culture, as well as chronicling and questioning the necessity of the harsh, brutal conditions that the conquering Spanish subjected the natives to. Zinn then claims that the easy casualness with which contemporary historians ignore or disregard historical atrocities as necessary for the advancement of humanity does a disservice...
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...Community, and War The book titled Mayflower was published in 2006, by a very talented author: Nathaniel Philbrick. Raised by an English professor and earning his bachelor's degree in English at Brown University, and his master's degree in American literature at Duke University, he had the perfect training and preparation for becoming a writer. While Philbrick worked for four years at the Sailing World magazine, he wrote several sailing books and was offered the opportunity to start the Egan Maritime Institute in 1995.He has won multiple awards for his books and his book the Mayflower was a finalist for both the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for History and the Los Angeles Times Book Award and it won the Massachusetts Book...
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...beginning of American literature was when the Puritans came to America. Most of the literature was written on their involvement with the Native Americans and how the settlers worked the new found land. Then the literature works changed to Neoclassical writing and the Age of Enlightenment. Then writing changed to Transcendentalism and Romanticism. This paper will discuss the evolution of writing from weeks 9-weeks 14, differences between Transcendentalism and Romanticism and some of the themes discussed. “Transcendentalism and Romanticism were two literary movements that occurred in America during roughly the same time period (1840—1860). Even though the two have surface similarities, such as their reverence for Nature; however their founding beliefs were quite different. One of the huge differences is their views of God and God’s role in the lives of people. Transcendentalism was set mainly on the proposal that God is an inner might and that, as His creations, each person and everything have within them this divine spark. Furthermore Transcendentalism draws inspiration from the beyond or external to the human perspective even beyond reasoning and normal traditions. Romanticism, then again, had somewhat less to do with God. God, when mentioned, was seen as an external force as opposed to a divine spark contained in human nature. Romanticism was concerned with the grotesque as well as the sublime, and literary works of this genre are often concerned with the battle between the two...
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...were different in their views and beliefs on religion, economy, and motives for colonial expansion. In 1609 a group of settlers, led by Captain John Smith, founded Jamestown which became the first colony to thrive and prosper in the New World. The main goal of these Chesapeake settlers was to make money by finding gold, silver, or anything else that they could take back to England and make a profit on. Another goal of theirs was to find a northwest passage to Asia. The New Englanders were mostly puritans who first settled in Plymouth and were driven to the New World in hopes of religious freedom. New Englanders wanted to escape religious persecution rather than make money and grow a rich economy. The living situations between the two colonies were extremely different. The Chesapeake colonies struggled early on to gather enough food and water. They did not know how to farm in their new area and quickly ran out of food and started to starve. They quickly had to turn to Native Americans to trade for food and other essentials. The colonists learned quickly, somewhat due to John Smith’s leadership, that if they did not farm, they would not get to eat....
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...groups named. Native Americans Northern Colonists Mid-Atlantic Colonists Southern Colonists West Africans Economic Structure Hunters, fishing and whaling Shipping and trading Wheat and other cash crops. Rice and tobacco agricultural Political Structure Elders and Chieftains Democrat Republican/Democrat Republican Tribe Leaders/Council Social System Hunter/Gatherer Very Bible Orientated Very Bible Orientated Very Bible Orientated Hunter/Gatherer Cultural Values Help each other to live, learn and grow. Obey the law, your parents and your elders. Obey the law, your parents and your elders. Obey the law, your parents and your elders. Help each other to live, learn and grow. Religion Polytheistic Monotheistic Monotheistic Christian-based religious beliefs Monotheistic Christian-based religious beliefs Polytheistic Write a 350-word essay in which you examine one of the following topics about how the groups clashed: • Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts • The kidnapping of colonists by Native Americans • Pequot War • Jamestown’s relationships with Native Americans • The differences between indentured servants and slaves • Racial issues in the 17th century • The Deerfield Massacre • The early anti-slavery movement • The enslavement of Native Americans • Biological crossover, with a focus on disease Cite at least two references. Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines. The differences between indentured servants...
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...Three european powers came to the Americas between 1580 and 1763. These three countries all were different, but did have a few similarities. British, French, and Spanish empires were all on a quest to obtain wealth and commerce that the “New World” could supply. All three used ideas within imperialism to achieve these goals. The differences between the three countries were the types of goods extracted, religious goals, relationships with the natives. With ambitions to extract all the raw materials in North America, tensions grew within the three countries. British imperialist goals in the New World was to secure as much material as possible. One of the major resources that the British took advantage of was lumber. This lumber was used to make...
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...of the course, students will be able to: SLO1. Describe the cultural, geographic and climatic influences on Native American societies. SLO2. Compare and contrast religious, social and cultural differences among the major European settlers. SLO3. Describe the events that helped create American nationalism and lead to the American Revolution. SLO4. Explain the Constitutional Convention, the Articles of Confederation, and the emergence of a democratic nation. SLO5. Explain the U.S. Constitution as it related to the separation of powers, checks and balances, the Bill of Rights, and the major principles of democracy. SLO6. Evaluate the Jeffersonian dream of expansion and its effect on Native Americans SLO7. Describe Jacksonian democracy and the creation of a two party system SLO8. Explain slavery and associated issues that led to the Civil War and its aftermath. Module Titles Module 1—Early American exploration and colonization (SLO1) Module 2—British colonies (SLO2) Module 3—Road to the Revolution and the American Revolution (SLO3) Module 4—Early Republic (SLO4 and SLO5) Module 5—Jacksonian America (SLO 6 and SLO7) Module 6—Road to the Civil War (SLO8) Module 7—Civil War (SLO8) Module 8—Shaping American history: Signature Assignment (all SLOs) Module 1 Early Exploration and Contact with Native Americans Welcome to HIS 120: U.S. History and the Constitution How to be Successful in the Course Each module has a lecture...
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...the Virginia Colony located by the Chesapeake River. This is one of the two main colonies that have been established under England’s rule. The other colony is the New England colony located up North of here. I have managed to travel there several times with my master and have been exposed to an environment that is much different from my Virginia colony. It shocks me greatly that another colony under the same rule of our mother country can be so different. I would like to tell you about the great differences I have come to observe between our two settlements in terms of settler’s reasoning for immigrating to the new world, the development of settlement’s societal structure, and the settler’s relationship with the Native Americans. Unlike many of us (Virginians) who have come to the new world to make large sums of profits, the settlers in New England have come for a different purpose. The New England settler’s have come to the New World for religious purposes.The New Englanders are Puritans who have made the journey here to escape Church of England’s strong catholic views and forms of corruption. It is hard for me to believe that such large groups of people will have taken this large risk just for religious purpose of establishing a new colony where they can freely practice their religion. However, I do respect their ways. At least they have some state of...
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...Jamestown and Plymouth were the first successful colonies in the north. Jamestown established in 1607. While Plymouth was established later in 1620. Both colonies had similarities and differences. One similarity was that they are both English colonies, but were very different in many important ways. A difference between both of them was that in Jamestown generality was for themselves. If you did not work, you would not have any food. This leads to numerous of them dying from starvation and exhaustion. In Plymouth everyone would help each other out. They were dependent upon each other and help with shelter and food, during winter mainly. The settlers in Jamestown were members of the Anglican faith, the official Church of England. Religious belief and practice were not prominent elements in the colony's existence. The Pilgrims use to believe in Anglican faith but then made in their own, which was called the Puritan or Congregational church. Plymouth was a religious community of Puritans committed to pursuing their lives in accord with Calvinist principles. This created conflict nobody was killed in Jamestown but in Plymouth Indians were treated cruelly and killed....
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