...William Penn was born in a foreign country but would help shape The United States of America into the resolute country it is known as today. Not only did he help form the United States by his ideas and treaties but he also founded the State of Independence formally known as Pennsylvania. William was born on the fourteenth of October in the year of 1644. His father, Sir William Penn was a commendable landowner and his mother Margaret Jasper Vanderschuren was a merchant’s daughter. Not much is known about Penn’s childhood besides the fact that he was enthusiastic about religion from a young age. When William was only thirteen his love for the Quakers began after hearing a speech from a popular Quaker leader Thomas Loe. Years later before starting college Penn served in the parliamentary navy during the Puritan Revolution. After a successful time in the war he was rewarded by an english statesman Oliver Cromwell. Unfortunately William’s award of land in Ireland he had earned during the war didn’t last very long. This was due to the fact the he soon fell out of Cromwell’s favor after taking part in the restoration of King Charles the...
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...fear of God. Religious freedom was not acceptable in England during the 17th century, and those who opposed the Church of England risked prosecution. Despite England’s strive to enforce religious law, the beliefs of the Quakers managed to spread through parts of England, Africa, and eventually North American colonies. Early Life The origination of the Quakers has been traced back as far as 1647. The Society of Friends is believed to have been founded by George Fox, an English Dissenter and a...
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...During the seventeenth and eighteenth century many people emigrated from England settling upon the coast of the new Americas. Throughout many expeditions, colonist have then set their own rules and regulations based on significant dogmas. As people migrated from England to the New World, contrast between the Northern and Chesapeake regions became very prevalent. The founding principles which each of these colonies were founded upon influenced many of the colonies decisions, shaping colonists views by different social, political and economic events. Which led to the cultivation of the tobacco crop, the impact of Puritanism in the Colonial Americas and William Penn. Hundreds of settlers came to the Virginia colony seeking riches. Virginia colonists needed a source of revenue to help in the development of their colony. An Englishmen named John Rolfe booked a voyage to the New World. Rolfe was able to attain seeds of tobacco to bring with him to the colony at Jamestown, where he was planning to begin growing the crop in the English colony. It was with this experiment with tobacco that the first profitable export was developed. Rolfe introduced a new sweeter form of tobacco to the colonies, which is different from the Native American variety planted around Jamestown which he found to be bitter. Virginia’s success grew greatly as Rolfe began exporting more and more tobacco. Tobacco then became the New Worlds first commodity to be internationally traded on the global market. Way before...
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...main goal being to establish their own religious principles based on the way they sought fit to honor God. It seems clear that both the Puritans and the Quakers desired a society of discipline in both religious practice and principle. Less clear, however, are the difficulties both had to maintain the discipline to live up to their high standards. Evidence suggests that important beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of the colonists conflicted with both societies’ religious ideals: many of which are presented in John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity. The beliefs of the Puritans initially were toward the carrying out of God’s responsibilities, but eventually faced a conflict. The Puritans did not break with the Church of England, but instead sought to reform it. Aboard the Arbella, John Winthrop had written a sermon that pointed out their Christian duties and obligations. If they fulfilled their duties and obligations, they would be blessed; if not, they would be punished. Winthrop stated that the Lord expected a strict performance of the articles of the covenant.1 If they neglected the articles, the Lord would break out in wrath.2 The Puritans faced an enormous amount of pressure in order to be able to please the Lord and abide by his covenant that was set forth. An important point in Winthrop’s sermon is the principle of love and how it is important to love all men, and bring to a lifestyle either Puritan or Christian.3 This important belief that carried through the Puritan lifestyle...
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... A religious and sincere Quaker who had suffered from his religious beliefs, Penn, looked upon his colony as a holy adventure. William Penn was a religious person and he settled his colony, Philadelphia; moreover, his income was from sale of lands and collection of quitrents. Suddenly, Philadelphia attracted people’s attention and made them to immigrate there and surrounding areas. Penn established a constitution, known as Frame of Government, which claims that government should...
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...John A. Moretta's biased biography of William Penn is easily a great contribution to the historiography of early Pennsylvania. “William Penn and the Quaker Legacy”, complements two earlier biographies in the Longman's Library of American Biography series, (Edmund S. Morgan's Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop and Alden T. Vaughan's American Genesis: Captain John Smith and the Founding of Virginia) by telling the story of Penn's life and career. The beginning of this book concentrates on Penn's religion, from converting to Quakerism while attending Oxford to his persistence to spread his faith across Europe. Penn had chose to follow a career as a religious leader, Despite Admiral Penn's (Father) efforts to provide his oldest son with...
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...thousands to the American colonies, although well after the Pilgrims. Pilgrims came to the colonies in small numbers. 102 Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower after fleeing Holland, and endured a rough winter on the stony coast of New England in the year 1620. Separatist pilgrims were more extremist Puritans who separated completely from the Church of England and moved to the American colonies for religious refuge. The Mayflower Compact was written by the 102 pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. Before disembarking, the pilgrims wrote up the document, which was essentially an agreement to form a government in Plymouth in which the majority rules....
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...The religious and economic rivalries between European nations allowed for England to become the frontrunner in colonization in North America which caused the modern day Atlantic Coast of the USA to become religiously and economically diverse. There was competition about the religion and the spreading of religion. Also, there was competition regarding economics, the conflict was about mercantilism. Meanwhile, there were different religions throughout the English colonies. Finally, there was ethnic diversity within the colonies as well. All of these contributed to the religious and economic diversity today. There were two rivalries happening in the colonies; the religious and economic rivalries. First, the religious rivalry was about the...
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...the root of their individuality and personal beliefs. Religion played an extremely strong role in the establishment of the English colonies as it fueled motives for their formation in America and contributed heavily to how the colonies were structured and governed. Many colonies formed in colonial America, were established as refuge from religious persecution. In New England, Massachusetts Bay colony was created as a place for Puritans to escape religious persecution, as they were unable to worship publicly and forced to pay taxes to the Church of England. They established Massachusetts Bay based on Governor John Winthrop’s essay “A Model Christian Society” which discussed how the colony should be viewed as “a city upon a hill.” The community of Massachusetts would be seen as the quintessential Christian society that stressed godliness and unity over individualism....
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...1670s, the English Quakers settled in New Jersey, and in 1681 was awarded to one of its leaders, William Penn, a royal patent granting him ownership of the land between New Jersey and Maryland, which Penn gave the name of Pennsylvania. The colonial government, founded in 1682 by Penn, his government consisted of a Governor appointed a 72 Provincial Council members and a General Assembly. The General Assembly, also known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, was the largest and most representative branch of government, but had little political power. In 1683, 1696 and 1701 Charter of Privileges occurred. The fourth frame (Charter of Privileges) remained in force until the War of Independence of the United States. The Charter of Privileges was directed to residents of the colony, where recognized the authority of the King and Parliament on the colony, while the local government system that would propose and implement all laws were created. The Charter of Privileges increased religious freedom to all monotheistic and the government was initially open to all Christians. It also encouraged the rapid growth of Philadelphia's most...
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...Smith 1 Week 2 Individual Assignment William Smith His/309 American Colonial and Revolutionary History 10/14/13 Smith 2 With the colonization of the new world came the opportunity of economic growth and expansion for both the Monarchies and the Colonies. In Virginia and Maryland the boom of tobacco would take hold and both of their economies would be based solely off of the production and trade of this product. Other colonies prospered off the production of corn, fishing, and even fur trade with the Indians and other colonies. The English however, would look to monitor the trade system and implement acts and regulations to control trade. The Navigation act made it so that all goods brought from Asia, Africa, and America to England had to be carried in British ships. When the British would eventually conquer islands in the West Indies they would replace tobacco production with sugar. They would later revise the Navigation act to ensure that goods were carried in a British Ship, with a British captain, as well as a British crew. Eventually Parliament would enact the Plantation Duty Act which would require merchants to pay a duty on anything shipped between the colonies. This would extremely benefit the monarchies back home and help the British monitor any violators of these rules. These regulations and acts did not sit well however with the colonists at the time. Eventually over time this allowed for many of the rich prosperous land owners to be the only ones growing...
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...Scrupulosity OCD Emily Hart Nova Southeastern University Abstract Scrupulosity is a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and it involves religious and moral obsessions, as well as mental and behavioral compulsions. Some symptoms may include obsessions such as, fears that one has lost touch with God or fears that prayers are said incorrectly. Compulsions that are preformed excessively related to Scrupulosity include, continually asking for God’s forgiveness or saying prayers a specific number of times. Causes of Scrupulosity OCD may derive from exposure to a specific environment or based on one’s genetic predisposition, however the definitive root of Scrupulosity is undefined. Two popular treatments for Scrupulosity involve Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Responses Prevention (ERP). Another form of Scrupulosity OCD is moral scrupulosity and this is based on negative and intrusive thoughts surrounding a person’s moral character. This literature review will also go further into discussing two specific articles on the treatment of Scrupulosity OCD. Outline * Define scrupulosity OCD * Discuss why it is a form of OCD * Discuss how it differs to a strong religious faith * Symptoms of scrupulosity OCD * Causes of scrupulosity OCD * Discuss common obsessive mental thoughts and behaviors * Eg. Repetitive thoughts about having committed a sin * Discuss common compulsive mental thoughts and behaviors * Eg. Excessive praying...
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...increase in immigration. Indentured servants: Indentured servants were people that moved to North America serving other people. They work for a certain number of years (usually seven), and then are released. Indentured servants were usually political prisoners or debtors sent by judges. This helped clear jails and unemployment in England. Burgesses: Burgesses are representatives. The burgesses in Governor Yeardley’s council (Jamestown) made laws for the colony on July 30. Puritans: The Puritans arrived in Massachusetts on November 15. 1620. They believed in original sin, predestination, and that each person was responsible for living with their morals. Original sin is the belief that all people inherit the same sinful behavior that Adam and Eve showed. God shows mercy in saving people. Predestination is the belief that everyone’s destiny has already been decided. Puritans also believe the Bible to be extremely important. The Puritans’ main goal was to purify the Anglican Church, which they believed was too close to the Roman Catholic service. Separatists: Separatists were Puritans that believed reforming the church from within is impossible. Since they had to practice in secrecy (King James I wanted to punish those that did not follow the Anglican form of worship), they moved to Holland in 1608, but after some of their young began to stray from the faith, the Separatists moved to America. Pilgrims: The people that moved to Plymouth from an English port in the summer of 1620 were...
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...16, 2015 Technology and morality makeup a large part of today’s modern society. At what point, should technological advances be confined by customary morality? The question seems a little complicated and the scales may be tipped in either direction. To base the advancement of a society around cultural standards may limit the development of a set people or nation. Let us venture to visualize the Amish, uncivilized tribes of the world, and Jehovah’s Witnesses and their belief in sticking to a close set of standards based upon their religious traditions. In contrast, let us view some of the innovations made by inventors like Michael Faraday, Cai Lun, and Dr. James Blundell. Technology is beneficial and detrimental to society and works as if it were a double-edged sword. Consider the Amish, they live without many of the modern conveniences of the world by choice. They chose this lifestyle because of their belief that most modern technologies are nothing more than a distraction away from their religious practices. According to author Linda Egenes’s book, Visiting with the Amish, “From an early age, the Amish learn to follow the Ordnung, a strict body of rules that govern behavior, dress, and attitude. In order to shun “the ways of the world,” the Amish reject modern technology (such as cars, telephones, television, and electricity) and dress in a way that sets them apart” (Egenes XV). Living without such technology has to become hard at times. Picture snow on the ground...
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...to be found in the “folkways” which four specific groups of Englishmen brought with them to the New World. These folkways provide an empirical measure of the differences in their societies which have blended to form the “American way.” “The interplay of” the folkways of the four English speaking immigrant groups, especially their “ ‘freedom ways’ has created an expansive pluralism which is” peculiarly American. “That is the central thesis of this book: the legacy of four British folkways in early America remain the most powerful determinant of a voluntary society in the united States today.”(Fisher. p. 7) Fisher presents 24 distinct folkways or social beliefs and patterns of behavior for each of the four groups of English speaking immigrants to North America. We shall briefly examine six of those folkways: Religious...
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