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1620: Mayflower Pilgrims land at Plymouth 1630: Great migration of Puritans to New England begins 1692: Salem witch trials 1653–1658: Puritan Oliver Cromwell rules England as lord protector 1642–1651: English civil wars between Puritans and Royalists 1660: Monarchy restored under Charles II 1608: Separatists flee England for Holland In England In America

 self-reliance  personal responsibility  industriousness  temperance  simplicity

In Theory Every individual had an equal covenant with God. Laws came from God, as revealed in scripture. In Practice Most people yielded authority to those seen as the saintly “elect.” Conformity and obedience took precedence over individual rights.

What the Puritans Read The Bible and other religious texts Why They Read Puritans stressed individual responsibility for spiritual development. Every person was responsible for reading and understanding the Bible.

Puritan Literature What the Puritans Wrote Sermons, essays, and poems on spiritual and religious subjects Diaries and histories that recorded inner and outer events of their lives Why They Wrote Puritans used writing to explore their lives for signs of grace and to describe the workings of God in their communities.

“There is nothing between you and hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up.” from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards

What Have You Learned? 1.Puritans believed that religion was a personal, inner experience. a. trueb. false 2.Those who had grace were among the a. damnedb. unregeneratec. elect 3.A person with grace may display all of the following characteristics except a. simplicityb. self-reliancec. greed