The Crucible by Arthur Miller English 5-6 CP

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Puritan Government Mayflower Compact Mayflower Compact –First non-native civil government in the Western Hemisphere –Formed before ever setting foot on new soil

Vocabulary word Theocracy Theocracy –Noun –religious government –Government run by the same rules and leaders as the dominant church/religion

Strict obedience to the 10 Commandments. Strict obedience to the 10 Commandments. Strict set of religious precepts enforced through fear and intimidation. Strict set of religious precepts enforced through fear and intimidation. Believed in a wrathful and vengeful God. Believed in a wrathful and vengeful God. Puritan Religion

Their way is the only righteous, correct, true way. Anything “outside the box” is evil and a threat to their way of life. Their way is the only righteous, correct, true way. Anything “outside the box” is evil and a threat to their way of life. –In many ways this Puritan mindset still drives our national mindset today. Puritan Mindset

Puritan Society Originally founded based on the desire for religious tolerance and freedom. Originally founded based on the desire for religious tolerance and freedom. –Became the most intolerant of all Closed community Closed community Strict social order Strict social order Puritan economics – acquisition of lands and material comfort Puritan economics – acquisition of lands and material comfort

Puritan Sense of Mission “Wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill” (1630 John Winthrop) “Wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill” (1630 John Winthrop) –Shining example to the rest of the world –Nothing accepted that didn’t fit that ideal –“New Jerusalem”

Puritan Sense of Mission “Redeemer nation” “Redeemer nation” –We must convert all to our way of life and belief system.

1620s-30s – 1620s-30s – Plymouth plantation Plymouth plantation Original Puritan settlers Original Puritan settlers

1640s-50s – 1640s-50s – FIRST generation born in the New World comes of age FIRST generation born in the New World comes of age Children of the first Puritans Children of the first Puritans

1660s-70s – 1660s-70s – SECOND generation born in the New World comes of age SECOND generation born in the New World comes of age Grandchildren of the first Puritans Grandchildren of the first Puritans

1680s-90s – THIRD generation born in the New World comes of age THIRD generation born in the New World comes of age GREAT GRANDCHILDREN of the first Puritans GREAT GRANDCHILDREN of the first Puritans

Do you live—should you live--the same way as your great- grandparents did? Do you live—should you live--the same way as your great- grandparents did? Is life the same for you now as it was in 1930s-1940s? Is life the same for you now as it was in 1930s-1940s? Do you share the same beliefs or value system as your great grandparents? Do you share the same beliefs or value system as your great grandparents? Three generations later…

VOCABULARY heresy heresy –noun (abstract) –Any belief or opinion strongly at odds with established beliefs, customs, etc. –The willful and persistent rejection of the laws and doctrine of the established religion in a theocracy

VOCABULARY blasphemy blasphemy –Noun (abstract) –Impious (disrespectful) speech or actions concerning God or other sacred things. –disrespectful behavior or speech toward anything held sacred

VOCABULARY conscientious objector conscientious objector –Noun (compound) –A person who refuses on moral or religious grounds to bear arms in a military conflict or to serve in the armed forces