Your Assignment is to research the following topics and answer the questions about them. Your Research must be complied into a Power Point Presentation that can be used as notes for class. Each student will need to have these notes for this project in his/her binder “notes” section for Friday's binder collection.
1. Slide One Puritan history
1. What was Puritanism like in England
2. Why did the Puritans come to the "New World "?
3. What is the difference between a Puritan and a Pilgrim?
4. How would Puritans view those of other faiths?
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2. Slide Two Puritan life
1. What was Colonial life like?
2. What types of clothing did the Puritans wear? How did it support their religious views?
3. Describe the family hierarchy and parenting.
4. Explain the Puritan Work Ethic.
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3. Slide 3: Puritan religious beliefs
The Puritans believed that The Bible was God's True Law, and they had a harsh interpretation of the scriptures.
1. How did this affect their lives?
2. What is a theocracy?
3. What is predestination?
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Slide 4: Puritan punishments
1. What types of punishments were given for particular "crimes?"
2. How were many punishments humiliating?
Slide 5: Puritan Beliefs on Marriage
1. What did the Puritans believe about marriage?
2. What did the Puritans believe the purpose of Marriage was?
3. What were the Puritan rules for setting up a marriage?
4. What did the Puritans believe about divorce?
5. What is Adultery?
6. What did the Puritans believe about Adultery?
Research Links:
Puritan beliefs on Marriage
About the Puritan Belief on Adultery
Slide 6: The Scarlett Letter
1. Who Wrote the Scarlett Letter and in what year?
2. What is significant about the Scarlett Letter?
3. What is the setting of the Scarlett Letter?
4. What are the major themes of the book?
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