Thursday, January 7, 2010

Puritan Review

Davontee’ Gardner
3rd block
1-7-10
Describe the Puritans and why they came to the New World:
The Puritans were a religious group of individuals from Europe that went to the new world to further spread the word of Christianity. But they were mainly trying to escape persecution from the king and the rest of Europe.

Describe Puritan Society: A strict close knit group that only tolerated their religion and no one else’s.

Describe Puritan interaction with the Indians: Puritans viewed Indians savages and they wanted to take their farmland for their own. They also tried to convert the Indians to Christianity.

Describe King Phillip’s War: A massive Indian rebellion in which the Indians first won but later lost because a lack of ammo.

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