1. The Puritans A Journey Across the Ocean

2. Mayflower Excursion Mayflower 1620 Religious reformers, withdrew from the Church of England »Known as “Separatists”

3. The Pilgrims Have Landed! Established settlement in Plymouth, Mass. Natives helped them survive first winter Eventually engulfed by Mass. Bay Colony

4. What To Do Now? Mass Bay Colony tried to reform church of England from within Theocracy: state under immediate guidance of God Hoped to establish community “guided in all aspects by the Bible”

5. Puritan Literature Occasional sense of humor Hardships of daily life = practical Radical yet conservative

6. Puritan Beliefs….YIKES! Exist for the glory of God Bible sole expression of God’s will Predestination (John Calvin)

7. Beliefs (YIKES!) Cont… Original sin Accomplish good only through continual hard work and self- discipline Puritan ethic

8. Down Go the Pilgrims Decline in New England by early 1700s Liberal Protestant congregation Pilgrims react against this new freedom

9. The Great Awakening Series of religious revivals led by ministers Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield Attracted many, but did little to revive “old- fashioned” Puritanism

10.  The Puritans are long gone, but we still regard their values as American virtues: Hard work Frugality Self-improvement Self-reliance