Puritans

The Puritans believed that everyone is born sinful and that God chooses who he wants to save. They believed that only those who were able to spread the word of God such as preists were the only people going to be saved. They believe Jesus died only for a select few people, not for everyone.


The Puritans sailed across the ocean on the Mayflower in search of a new land. They brought things along that would help them settle. Things such as tools and materials to build homes and other things and they also brought along food and different domestic animals. During one of the first days they were there they decided to explore and came across a few dogs and a few people, who were Indians. They followed the Indians hoping to speak with them. Acording to the writing the Indians at first were not very friendly and were not willing to know these newcomers to their land.

Upon meeting these Indians, The Puritans decided to create a government. So, they made the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact stated that the Puritans would spread Christianity amoung the indians, there would be colony meetings and it also confirmed that John Carver was the governor. John Carver fell sick and died. After his death, William Bradford became the new governor and his assistant Isaac Allerton took his place when he passed away. Starting a government made a foundation of the rest of the country and it also made things better between the Indians and the Puritans.

Everyone became ammune to the weather and the land. Many people had been dying because of their weak ammune systems. The winter season was not a hard for them to live through anymore because they learned of new ways to harvest and to build their homes. They began to practice fishing during the warmer months and they practiced hunting game in the colder months. These things that they practiced were carried on through the years and we still use their techniques today.

The Puritans and the Indians had a way of helping each other when needed. They had crops that both the Puritans and the Indians worked on and both could have their fair share of the food. They worked together on many things.

The Puritans believed many things but the thing that stood out the most to me was the fact that they believed that everyone is born a sin and God chooses only a select few to save. I think that if you take the time to devote your life to the church then there should be no question to wether or not God will save you. I also think that believing that only a select few such as presists and minster were the only ones going to be saved because they spread the word of god. The Puritans show their respect to God because they believe it will save them even though it wont. The Puritans wanted the Indians to know what they believed therefore they wouldnt be the only ones that God wouldnt save. The Puritans wanted God to save them for passing their believes to the Indians.