Massachusetts during the Colonial Period of American History
The Colonial Peroid in America, where there was a lot of colonization being established, lasted between the years of 1519 and 1733. The 1600's was the time when the most historical events were taken place. The Pilgrims came from England, and did not have the same beliefs as the Chuch of England, and became seperated from the Church. The Pilgrims were known as "Seperatists" or "Independents". The Puritans, like the Pilgrims, also came to Massachusetts from the country of England. At the time, Massachusetts was known as the "Massachusetts Bay Colony". The Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England, and still be a part of it. The reason why the Puritans wanted to come to America in the first place, was for a freedom of practice of religion. The Pilgrims came to Massachusetts to save themeselves. There was bitter persecution for some people who did not have the same beliefs as the Church of England. Both the Pilgrims and the Puritans came to Massachusets on the same ship known as the Mayflower.
The Puritans were a religous group of people. They went to Sunday worship, sermons, and Thursday night religous lectures.They also felt the need to watch over their neighbors' behavior and in doing so they referred to it as "doing the Lord's work." The Puritans followed strict rules regulating most activities of daily life. Despite all of these rules, they did have ways of having fun like drinking rum and enjoying music. The Pilgrims also had religous beliefs. During their first winter in Plymouth Massachusetts, despite with all of the harsh situations like the weather and limited food, the Pilgrims kept their faith in the wisdom and goodness of their Heavenly Father. In Massachusetts, political values were weak. There was a system of justice used to solve trials, and there was no testimonies or evidence that could override the system. Trials regarding witchcraft was a common example of how the trials were run until 1692. The ideas of Withcraft was a religous topic, and they were dealt with in a political way which proves that religion was considered into some things. In this case, religion was related to the politics of Massachusetts.
During the Colonial Period, Massachusetts followed the ideas of a theocracy while running the government. A theocracy was defined in the early seventeenth century as a government that regards God, priests, or officials claiming divine sanction as the ruling power in a government. In a theocracy, religous principles were associated with all sorts of aspects of the Colony. Religous priciples were especially intertwined with political values, or ways of the government. In Massachusetts, theocracy was centered in the Congergational Church. The system of a theocracy did have some aspects of it that caused corruption within the state. Other religous ideas besides the theocracy, were not accepted by the majority of the Pilgrims and Puritans who wanted a theocracy, and they would not tolerate other religous ideas. The irony here is that the reason the Pilgrims and Puritans left England was to save themselves from being persecuted and have religous freedom. They are creating the same ideas that the rulers of England had. Some people were even persecuted for having different religous beliefs, which is also what happened to some people in England for the same reason.
The Puritans were a religous group of people. They went to Sunday worship, sermons, and Thursday night religous lectures.They also felt the need to watch over their neighbors' behavior and in doing so they referred to it as "doing the Lord's work." The Puritans followed strict rules regulating most activities of daily life. Despite all of these rules, they did have ways of having fun like drinking rum and enjoying music. The Pilgrims also had religous beliefs. During their first winter in Plymouth Massachusetts, despite with all of the harsh situations like the weather and limited food, the Pilgrims kept their faith in the wisdom and goodness of their Heavenly Father. In Massachusetts, political values were weak. There was a system of justice used to solve trials, and there was no testimonies or evidence that could override the system. Trials regarding witchcraft was a common example of how the trials were run until 1692. The ideas of Withcraft was a religous topic, and they were dealt with in a political way which proves that religion was considered into some things. In this case, religion was related to the politics of Massachusetts.
During the Colonial Period, Massachusetts followed the ideas of a theocracy while running the government. A theocracy was defined in the early seventeenth century as a government that regards God, priests, or officials claiming divine sanction as the ruling power in a government. In a theocracy, religous principles were associated with all sorts of aspects of the Colony. Religous priciples were especially intertwined with political values, or ways of the government. In Massachusetts, theocracy was centered in the Congergational Church. The system of a theocracy did have some aspects of it that caused corruption within the state. Other religous ideas besides the theocracy, were not accepted by the majority of the Pilgrims and Puritans who wanted a theocracy, and they would not tolerate other religous ideas. The irony here is that the reason the Pilgrims and Puritans left England was to save themselves from being persecuted and have religous freedom. They are creating the same ideas that the rulers of England had. Some people were even persecuted for having different religous beliefs, which is also what happened to some people in England for the same reason.