1. Early European Settlements in North America
Plymouth, 1620
(English)
Early European Settlements
in North America
Jamestown, 1607
(English)
St. Augustine, 1565
(Spanish)

2. The Puritan Legacy

3. Remember the Pilgrims? © 2003-2004 clipart.com © 2003-2004 clipart.com

4. Pilgrims and Puritans
The Pilgrims were part of a group of English Puritans called the “Separatists” who fled persecution in England.
The Pilgrims traveled to America aboard the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth in 1620.
Puritans is a general term for English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England.
The Puritans objected to the rituals, decorations, and organization of the Church of England. They wanted a simpler form of worship and organization.

5. (official church of the
Church of England
(official church of the
English government)

6. Church of England
Separatist Puritans

7. Church of England
Pilgrims
Separatist Puritans
To Holland and America

8. Westminster Abbey, London, England

9. Church in Boston, MA

10. Archbishop of Canterbury, England

11. Painting of Puritan Deacon

12. Royalist (Loyal to King and Church Of England)
Puritan Couple
Royalist (Loyal to King and Church Of England)

13. A Puritan Time Line In England In America 1600 1700
1642–1651: English civil wars between Puritans and Royalists
1653–1658: Puritan Oliver Cromwell rules England as lord protector
1660: Monarchy restored under Charles II
1608: Separatists flee England for Holland
1620: Mayflower Pilgrims land at Plymouth
1630: Great migration of Puritans to New England begins
1692: Salem witch trials

14. What the Puritans Believed
Religion is a personal, inner experience.
Humans are wicked by nature, and most are marked for damnation.
A chosen few can be saved through the grace of God.
Hard work and worldly success are signs of God’s grace.
Education is essential in order to read the Word of God.

15. Puritan Government 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.

16. Puritan Literature 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.

17. Salem: Believers Run Amok
1692—Girls suffer from mysterious illness in Salem, Massachusetts.
Doctors blame witchcraft.
Mass hysteria erupts; neighbors accuse one another.
In the end, about 150 people were accused, and 20 were executed.

18. What Happened to the Puritans?
The Age of Faith gradually gave way to the Age of Reason.
Philosophers and scientists stressed the importance of using reason, rather than religion, to explain how the world operates.
The Puritans didn’t disappear—their culture was absorbed into the colonial mainstream.

19. The Puritan Legacy In the United States, we generally value
individual rights and responsibilities
equality of individuals
literacy and education
spiritual and worldly rewards for hard work

20. 1. Puritans believed that religion was a personal, inner experience.
a. true b. false

21. 1. Puritans believed that religion was a personal, inner experience.
a. true b. false

22. 2. Those who had grace were among the
a. damned b. unregenerate c. elect

23. 2. Those who had grace were among the
a. damned b. unregenerate c. elect

24. 3. A person with grace may display all of the following
3. A person with grace may display all of the following characteristics except
a. simplicity b. self-reliance c. greed

25. 3. A person with grace may display all of the following
3. A person with grace may display all of the following characteristics except
a. simplicity b. self-reliance c. greed

26. The End