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Puritans and Quakers

Puritans and Quakers. Too bad we didn’t get the Italian party boats!!. Puritan Beliefs. Predestination-fate was decided by god (idea from John Calvin) The Elect. “City on Hill…the eyes of the people are upon us”- Winthrop on Mass. Bay Colony…the beginning of “American Exceptionalism”

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Puritans and Quakers

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  1. Puritans and Quakers Too bad we didn’t get the Italian party boats!!

  2. Puritan Beliefs • Predestination-fate was decided by god (idea from John Calvin) The Elect. • “City on Hill…the eyes of the people are upon us”- Winthrop on Mass. Bay Colony…the beginning of “American Exceptionalism” • Education for all • Hard Work • Material Success a “sign” from god that you were among “the elect” • Hard work+Education+Virtuous living = Success and heavenly reward

  3. Problems with the Puritans • Self-Righteousness led to double standard of “sins” for non-believers • Hypocricy- Uneven application of laws • Intolerance • Narrow-Mindedness • Scapegoating…led to Trials • Self-hatred “could never fully believe they were free from sin”. • No Fun-Dancing/music/sexuality/

  4. Lasting Puritan Contributions • Public Schools • Puritan Conscience • Witch trials lead to reforms in church and a more rational sense of god and the devil • Trials Pointed to need for church/state separation • Trials lead to protections of the accused in modern court system • American Exceptionalism- Winthrop’s City on the Hill. The idea that Americans are better than others.

  5. What caused Witchcraft Hysteria in 1691-6? • Revocation of Colonial Charter • Belief in witches and warlocks • Famine/Crop failures before trials • Indian Raids • Smallpox epidemic-why us? • Shifting economic power leading to class conflict between rich and poor in village and town • Scapegoating • Conversion Hysteria • Magic Mushroom/Poison/Drugs/Mercury in Water • Acting Out”/Peer pressures • Sexual repression of teenage desires

  6. Some Salem Images

  7. Effects of Witch Trials • Questioning of authority of Church • Great Awakening • Increased reliance on reason and rationality • Puritans are called Congregationalists today

  8. STAR TEST ALERT! • For some reason the STAR test loves …. • The Great Awakening- A religious revival/resurgence in the colonies in the 1730-50’s. It represented a separation of church and state and a less-rigid more rational approach than, say, Salem and it’s witches. People began to question the traditional church authority. • The Second Great Awakening- 1790s-1830 Another revival around the time of slavery and pre- civil war. First appearance of “revival meetings” This time religious leaders morally opposed slavery. Many, less popular but significant sects formed: LDS (Mormons), Jehova’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists.

  9. The Quakers: A different approach…Now Even OATIER!

  10. Quaker Beliefs • Purity through intuition…not church dogma • Practical education • Pacifism • Avoidance of Oaths • Martyrdom • Generally poorer than Puritans

  11. Quaker Faults • No Political Viability or power • Pacifism led to indian raids and exclusion from colonial acceptance • No institutions = No political power

  12. Contributions of Quakers • Belief in absolute equality • Opposition to slavery • Tradition of open-mindedness and tolerance for different beliefs and races. • Quakers never really flourished, but remained a benign force for Peace and non-violence

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