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The Puritans: Early Migration and Beliefs in Colonial America

The Puritans were Protestant reformers who sought to purify the Church of England, leading to their migration to America. The first group arrived in 1620, followed by thousands more over the next two decades. They valued personal connections to God and self-reliance, adhering to simplicity in worship. Facing persecution in England, they established a society based on industriousness and spiritual discipline. Harvard University, founded to train ministers, exemplified their commitment to education for understanding the Bible in a rapidly growing colony.

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The Puritans: Early Migration and Beliefs in Colonial America

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  1. The Puritans

  2. 1st migration • Ice Age hunters crossed the Bering land bridge from Siberia to what is now Alaska

  3. Europeans arrive • 15th & 16th centuries • Christopher Columbus • Francisco Vasquez • Wrote letters journals and books • Said America had abundant resources, peaceful inhabitants, and wealth to be gained.

  4. Puritan landing • First group in 1620 • 10 years later- 700 more • 1640- 20,000 English Puritans

  5. What’s a Puritan? • A number of protestant groups that sought to purify the church of England • Wanted to return to simpler forms of worship and church organization • Persecuted in England (noses slit, ears lopped off)

  6. Beliefs • Religion is personal • Clergy or government shouldn’t/couldn’t act as an intermediary between the individual and God • Valued self reliance, industriousness, temperance, and simplicity • Saved or damned? WHO KNOWS?! • You could “feel” grace arriving • Used contracts for both eternal and worldly organization • Life is a journey (pilgrimage) to salvation • Read the Bible daily • Fun fact: Harvard was intended to train Puritan ministers to help others read the Bible in the rapidly expanding colony

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