 America   The Discovery - 1492 by Christopher Columbus   Exploration – Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca   36 years after Columbus   landed at what.

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 America   The Discovery by Christopher Columbus   Exploration – Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca   36 years after Columbus   landed at what is now Tampa Bay, Florida   left ship with group to explore and report   after a year, the ship gave them up for dead and left   8 years spent wandering (lost) through the Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona) 

 Discoveries – De Vaca recorded meetings with Native Indians and information on tribal life   foods   housing materials and structures   traditions and ceremonies/culture   New foods/plants and animals (like the opossum)

 Puritans – any number of Protestant sects that sought to “purify” the established church of England”  Also called “non-conformists” or “dissenters”   Originated with two ships: The Mayflower and The Speedwell   2 month journey   they turned back because of bad weather and difficulties twice   Speedwell was finally abandoned after numerous problems with leaks   Mayflower finally landed with approximately 100 people on board.

 Puritan Beliefs   Described as: practical, committed, convinced of the rightness of their purpose.   Puritans taught that all mankind had sinned against God because of Adam’s “Original Sin”   But God sent his son as an act of mercy to allow “some” to be saved   The question then became: How did you know if you were saved or damned?

 Predestination   In theory – a person’s fate was determined by God, even before he was born.   A person had no control or influence over whether he was one of the lucky few, therefore Puritans lived their lives with the hope that they were worthy of being saved if they were one of those lucky few.   The worse fate that could befall a person was to be one of the few, but be rejected by God because of an unholy life.

 According to their theology – there were two principal indicators of the state of your soul, neither certain.   Saved by Grace and you could feel its arrival in your body in an intensely emotional fashion. It was most likely demonstrated through your behavior. You would behave like a “saint”.   Living a life of value – industriousness, temperance, sobriety, and simplicity.

 Government   Because of past experiences (in England) Puritans rejected the idea of a national church.   They did believe that the sinful nature of man made government absolutely necessary.   Government was viewed as a contract between man and God.   They believed that the laws should be based on the inflexible laws of God.   To commit a crime was also to commit a sin; therefore punishment was designed to bring about repentance.

 The Pilgrim   One who makes a journey to a holy place. For Puritans, this was more than just a journey to a new land, but was also a journey towards salvation.   Symbols existed everywhere and in every thing and were frequently interpreted within the context of their lives.

 Education – Puritans believed that the Bible was the literal word of God and that being able to read that word was absolutely necessary for everyone.   Great emphasis on education for both men and women, even slaves and servants.   People were educated not just for literacy, but for higher education (denied to them in England) like philosophy and analysis.   Harvard College was founded in 1636   6 years after the Massachusetts Bay colony   16 years after the first Pilgrims

 Puritan Writings   The Bible was the foundation of Puritan literature   They focused on plain style with no ceremonies or celebrations   Because of the reflective nature of their faith and the significance of the symbols in their lives, people frequently kept journals of their experiences as a way of reflecting on the life lessons they were learning.   Journals allowed people to examine God’s communication with mankind   Journals became excellent resources into the lives of the people from this time   Common themes were: revelations, lessons learned, and spiritual truths.