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Puritan Lifestyle

Puritan Lifestyle. Lauren Cruz Henson 5th. Beliefs . Puritan's believed that the bible was the absolute law, it was guidelines for their daily lives. They believed that witchcraft was work of the devil, their powers were used for evil, it symbolized their mindset of being superior to God.

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Puritan Lifestyle

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  1. Puritan Lifestyle Lauren Cruz Henson 5th

  2. Beliefs • Puritan's believed that the bible was the absolute law, it was guidelines for their daily lives. • They believed that witchcraft was work of the devil, their powers were used for evil, it symbolized their mindset of being superior to God. • The Puritan's desire and power to advance education led them to create the Universities of Harvard and Yale. • If you were left handed, you were thought to be possessed by the devil. • They hoped to purge the world of Catholic beliefs and ritual practices. • Gambling, Sabbath breaking, drunkenness and adultery were scrutinized and intolerable. • Being born on a Sunday was viewed as a sin. The Sabbath day was sacred, having sex on that day was frowned upon. • The name puritans came from their desire to "purify" the Church of England.

  3. Wardrobe • The fashion choices that the puritan’s chose reflected their morality and reputations. • Bright colors were avoided, browns, blacks and whites were accepted. • Conservative clothing was highly advocated. (High neck lines, skirt/dress lengths were past the knee, almost covering the ankle. • They hardly ever wore accessories because it demonstrated vanity which was considered a sin. • Married women wore caps to cover their hair.

  4. Punishments • The forms of punishment within puritan culture were designed to humiliate and crush one’s self esteem, by making everything public. • Whippings, wearing letters that indicated the crime you'd committed, pillory, stocks, ducking stool and even execution were the most common forms of punishment.

  5. Bibliography Adair, John E. Founding Fathers: The Puritans in England and America. Dent, 1982. Foster, Stephen. The Long Argument: English Puritanism and the Shaping of New England Culture, 1570-1700. Univ. of North Carolina Pr., 1991. Heimert, Alan, and Delbanco, Andrew, eds. The Puritans in America: A Narrative Anthology. Harvard, 1985. Stephenson, George M. The Puritan Heritage. 1952. Reprint. Greenwood, 1978. SOURCE: IBM 1999 WORLD BOOK "Facts about Puritan Religion." Saint Anselm College : Saint Anselm College. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://www.anselm.edu/academic/history/salmwtch/tsld017.htm>. Independence Hall. "Puritan Life [ushistory.org]." Ushistory.org. 13 Mar. 1989. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/3d.asp>. Kizer, Kay. "Puritans." University of Notre Dame. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/puritans.html>. "Puritan, Religious and Social Movement." Laughter and Lawter Genealogy Research Center. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/histprof/misc/puritan.html>. Robbins,, Emily. "Puritan Ways of Punishment | EHow.com." EHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles. 12 Jan. 1999. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://www.ehow.com/way_5472102_puritan-ways-punishment.html>.

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