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By: Jacklyn Okereke

Puritan Life. By: Jacklyn Okereke. Daily routine. Did everything to please God Men hunted and planted, women sewed, preserved vegetables and cooked Everybody who could walk did chores. R eligion. As said before they stayed away from sin and God was the center of life for everybody

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By: Jacklyn Okereke

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  1. Puritan Life By: JacklynOkereke

  2. Daily routine • Did everything to please God • Men hunted and planted, women sewed, preserved vegetables and cooked • Everybody who could walk did chores

  3. Religion • As said before they stayed away from sin and God was the center of life for everybody • Puritan church was in the middle of the community • Everybody by law had to attend church ALL DAY on Sunday, some churches would lock the doors so no one would leave • Mostly Catholics

  4. Lifestyle of colonists • Married early-early teens and 20s • Life expectancy of 60-70 years • Had large families of 7-9 kids on average

  5. Interesting facts • Puritans valued breastfeeding ( 9 passages in the bible favored it) • They believed in putting 100% in everything they did, such as education and work • The word puritan came into usage about 1556 during the middle of the reign of Queen Mary

  6. Bibliography •  "Answers.com - What Was the Daily Routine of a Puritan." WikiAnswers - The Q&A Wiki. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_daily_routine_of_a_puritan>. • "Puritans." Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://www.dunamai.com/church_history/1563_The_Puritans.htm>.

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