Puritans

The Puritans were very different from the world back then. Their beliefs and traditions were not the same as the rest of the world, nor their culture or way of practicing their religion. Throughout time, Puritans have been portrayed by many books and the media as fanatics and extremists and rebellious. I believe they were a very smart group of people who were not afraid to fight for what they believed. They were very educated, wealthy, and very determined. Although, I do believe they were rebellious because they overthrew the king of England, Charles I, and killed him, and put the Puritan general, Oliver Cromwell as the new leader of England. They wanted to create a Puritan Utopia that would serve as an example for all society. I respect them for their strong determination to make a better or perfect society, even though taking some matters to the extreme.

Puritans believed in order, and were extremely strict in their rule; they had mandatory church, dress codes, Marshall law-military rule, and curfews. They were also Calvinist Christians. They believed in pre- destination, and that all humans are born evil. They were very liberal as well, and followed Jesus' examples. Puritan culture was very unusual and different than other cultures of the world in that time. They focused a great deal on family; both parents were a team and worked as a team; they raised their kids together, treat them the same way, make the same decisions, and there were no contradictions between the parent's say. This I believe was a good way of keeping the family together, and raise kids to be as the parents want them to be.

Puritans also believed in that all children had the right to be educated, regardless of their race, gender, color, religion or class. Their main reason to have everyone be educated was because they believed that the only to speak to God, was through the Bible, by reading it. For every 12 kids, a school was built, and school was not only served to educate on literacy, but in religion and in one's evil nature. I believe they were selfless, and thought about others and not only themselves. Also, they were people who thought outside the box.

The government they created in Massachusetts, general court, was extremely authoritarian. The colony was made around the church, and families surrounded the city. Their economy was based communal family and the triangle trade. I consider these people to be perfectionists,