The Puritan Experience in New England.

The Puritan Experience in New England MISCONCEPTIONS: *saintly heroes who brought civilization to American shores 1.sieze Native Americans land in Gods name *liberty-hating bigots who opposed all forms of pleasure/creative thought 1.Dressed according to class 2.Did not celebrate holidays 3.Beer is OK if drunk in moderation 4.Sex w/in marriage seen as gift from God IMMIGRATION *wanted to create model "Christian Commonwealth" . *to maintain this society rules were strict against moral laxity,hard labor …

…in the colonies THE NEW ENGLAND PRIMER c. 1687 oIllumines the method and content of early childhood instruction HOME AND FAMILY POETRY OF ANNE BRADSTREET oPuritans tended to look down on works that worshipped the human writer instead of God. However the did favor poetry that promoted understanding of divine truth. oBradstreet wrote a book of poetry SALEMS STRUGGLE W/SATAN o1692 Salem girls accuse certain individuals of bewitching them. o19 ppl hanged as a result