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Puritans Summary
29,320 words, approx. 98 pages
 In September 1620, an aged sailing ship named the Mayflower set out from England bound for the New World. On board was a small but determined band of men, women, and children known today as the Pilgrims. After a perilous, two-month voyage, the Pilgrims...
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Puritanism Summary
3,165 words, approx. 11 pages PURITANISM. In its most common historical usage Puritanism refers to a movement within English Protestantism in both the British Isles and colonial America. Some historians, identifying the essence of Puritanism as a reaction to the tardy pace of the...
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Puritan Information
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 For the record label, see Puritan Records. A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was any person seeking "purity" of worship and doctrine, especially the parties that rejected the Reformation of the Church of England, and those who justified...



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Puritan Quotes
81 words, approx. 1 pages
 Puritanism originated as a Protestant response to Anglicanism and Roman Catholicism. It involves strict religious disciple and opposition to social pleasures. In modern times it has come to denote certain Islamic fundamentalist movements, too. Sourced...




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Religion today
12/13/2007: 870 words, approx. 3 pages As Christmas draws near, Pastor John Foster won't be decorating a tree, shopping for last-minute gifts or working on a holiday sermon for his flock. After all, it's been 50 years since Christmas was anything more than a day of the week to him.He's one...
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Today in history - March 22
3/22/2007: 585 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Thursday, March 22, the 81st day of 2007. There are 284 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 22, 1765, Britain enacted the Stamp Act of 1765 to raise money from the American colonies. (The Act was repealed the following year.)On...
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Spitzer\'d5s Casino: Place Your Bets
5/1/2007: 445 words, approx. 2 pages The St. Regis Mohawk Indians want to build a $600 million casino on the site of Monticello Raceway, a harness track in the Catskill Mountains that has seen better days. Governor Eliot Spitzer, who promised during last yearâs campaign to tackle upstateâs economic woes, has...
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Cloudy With a Chance of Apocalypse
5/22/2007: 558 words, approx. 2 pages Nancy Weekly, essayist for the catalog accompanying an exhibition of Charles Burchfield’s watercolors at DC Moore Gallery, refers to the painter’s landscapes as an “amalgamation of pantheistic, transcendental and religious principles.” This characterization places Burchfield (1893–1967) within the American tradition of divining a spiritual or...



Featured Essays
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Puritanical Influence on the U.S. Constitution
1,815 words, approx. 6 pages
 Explores the history of the Puritans who founded the United States. Analyzes how Puritans affected the development of the U.S. Constitution through their culture, religion, society, and thinking.
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Puritan Treatment of Native Americans
928 words, approx. 3 pages
 Examines how the Puritan British colonists of America treated the native Americans. Discusses if that treatment was justified. Explores what role religion played in the conflict.


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