1. The Scarlet Letter Group 6

2. How did the Puritans view their faith? How did many of them change their faith?

3. Puritans Christians who wanted to purify the Church of England (reform it) They had the most dynamic Christian force in the American Colonies They lived strictly by the Bible

4. When Puritans first immigrated to America in 1630. Puritan influence disappeared by the end of the seventeenth century. The Scarlet letter takes place during the mid seventeenth century.

5. Where Puritans arrived in the New World and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony In this new place they were free to worship as they wanted to

6. Puritans believed that you had to be in a constant connection with god They were strict Calvinist followers Believed that God had a select few for salvation Thought that their “faith” was the key to salvation On the sabbath, only reading/learning of scriptures was aloud The Puritan faith

7. Why did some Puritans change their faith? Many started to see flaws in their religion and the Puritan society Some didn’t like the contradiction between men and women roles in the church People felt judged because they didn’t they didn’t live as perfectly as expected to be

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