The Puritans they were the English settlers who came to the New World the 1st group landed at Plymouth, MA in the early 1600’s and set up Plymouth Colony they were seeking religious freedom they were practical people and committed to their cause The Puritans

Puritan Beliefs because of Adam & Eve’s sin, all humans were damned, but God sent His son so that some people could be saved a person’s fate was determined by God Divine Providence - belief that God controls what goes on; punishes the wicked and rewards the good read the Bible and believed it was the literal word of God

More Beliefs… religion was a personal experience; they believed clergy should not act as middle-men between individuals and God because humanity was sinful, governments were necessary to keep order and peace education for males was important in order to understand the Bible feared the forest because they thought the devil lurked there as well as Indians and wild beasts practiced weaned affections, which meant they did not get attached to material things

Puritan Lifestyle lived in a theocracy with no separation of church and state attended church daily and twice on Sundays clergy did not wear special robes churches were very plain, no stained-glass windows or statues

did not know much about farming; the Indians helped them Puritan Writing Puritan literature is known as Plain Style literature it was simple and straightforward it made explanations of the Bible easy to read they wrote about biblical topics and daily activities

So, why are they called pilgrims? Pilgrim – someone who makes a pilgrimage or journey to a holy place they believed that the pilgrimage to the New World was a journey to salvation The Mayflower

1. The Puritans came to the from New World England. A. The first group of Puritans landed in in the early Plymouth, MA 1600’s. B. They were seeking freedom. religious 2. PURITAN BELIEFS Because of Adam & Eve’s sin, all humans were damned, but God sent His son so that people could be saved. A person’s fate was determined by * Divine Providence is the belief that God controls all that goes on; he the good and the wicked. Believed the bible was the word of God. Believed ministers act as middle-men between God and people. Believed were necessary because mankind is sinful. Education was important for because they needed to understand the Bible. some God . rewards punishes literal should not governments males

H. Feared the because they believed the devil lurked there as well as Indians and wild beasts . G. Practiced which meant they did not get attached to material things. 3. PURITAN LIFESTYLE Created a society called a theocracy, meaning no separation of and B. Attended church almost and twice on Sundays. * Ministers did not wear special * Churches were very ; no stained glass windows or statues. Did not know much about in North America. They were helped by the forest weaned affections church state . daily robes . plain farming Indians . PURITAN WRITING A. Called style literature. * It was and straightforward. * It made explanations of the Bible to read. * They wrote about their religion and activities. Plain simple easy daily Why are they called pilgrims? A. A pilgrim is someone who makes a or journey to a holy place; they believed that the to the New World was a journey to salvation/liberation . pilgrimage pilgrimage