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Talkin ’ Bout liberty

Talkin ’ Bout liberty. Winthrop, The Puritans, and expannding Colonial settlements. Defintion of liberty:. lib·er·ty  ( lbr -t) n. pl. lib·er·ties 1. a. The condition of being free from restriction or control.

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Talkin ’ Bout liberty

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  1. Talkin’ Bout liberty Winthrop, The Puritans, and expannding Colonial settlements

  2. Defintion of liberty: • lib·er·ty  (lbr-t)n.pl.lib·er·ties • 1. a. The condition of being free from restriction or control. • b. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing. • c. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.

  3. LIBERTY, English perspective: • Land was the basis of liberty. • Can be traced back to Medeival representation of “limited freedoms” given to noblemen rule by a king. (usually dominion over their manor/land) • Desire to set sail to the New World was always routed in the idea of gaining, owning, and living on land of your own (if you were an Englishman).

  4. John Winthrop • Governor, Massachusettes. • Preached “Moral Liberty” and not “Natural Liberty” MORAL LIBERTY NATURAL LIBERTY

  5. ENGLISH COLONIES, 1607-1636

  6. For THE ENGLISH, LAND WAS THE BASIS OF LIBERTY. EXPLAIN THE REASONING BEHIND THAT CONCEPT AND HOW IT WAS MARKEDLY DIFFERENT FROM THE INDIANS’ CONCEPT OF LAND. ESSENTIAL QUESTION.

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