Beliefs & Society
This central Puritan belief taught that God had already determined who would achieve salvation before they were even born.
What is predestination?
The primary role of women in Puritan society centered around managing the household and raising children
What is Homemaking and child-rearing?
Puritans followed strict laws based on this religious text, which governed church and daily life.
What is the Bible?
Puritan society was governed by this type of system, where religious leaders held political power.
What is Theocracy?
This Puritan women became the first published poet in the American Colonies, writing about religion, family, and personal struggles.
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
The Puritans strictly followed this religious text, using it as the foundation for their laws and moral guidelines.
What is the Bible?
While Puritan women could not be educated, they were encouraged to learn this skill to study the bible.
What is reading?
Attending this event every Sunday was mandatory; skipping it could lead to fines or punishment.
What is Church service?
In Puritan New England, only men who were members of this institution could vote or hold public office.
What is the Church?
Puritan Poetry often focused on these two main themes, reflecting their deep religious beliefs and concerns about the afterlife.
What are faith and salvation?
In Puritan communities, this weekly event was mandatory and served as both a religious service and a social gathering.
What is the Sabbath (or Sunday church service)?
Puritan women were expected to be submissive to this male authority figure who was considered head of the house.
Who is the husband?
Puritans forbade this form of entertainment considering it a sinful distraction which led to the banning of Shakespeare's plays.
What is Theatre?
This title was given to the highest political leader in the Massachsets Bay colony, often a devout Puritan with strong religious influence.
What is the Governor?
Puritan Poets used this simple, unembellished style to reflect their belief in humility and devotion to god.
What is plain style?
The Puritan emphasis on education led to the founding of this prestigious university in 1636
What is Harvard University?
This Puritan woman became one of the first published poets in the American Colonies despite societal restrictions on female writers.
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
They were required to wear modest clothing and wearing this type of fabric or color was often discouraged as it was seen as vain.
Wait is lace or bright colors?
Puritan laws were based on these religious principles taken directly from the bible.
What are biblical or moral laws?
Many Puritan poems were written as these types of religious songs meant to be sung during church services.
What are Hymes or Psalms?
Public humiliation and this form of punishment were commonly used in Puritan communities to enforce social order.
What is the stocks (or pillory)?
Women in puritan society who challenged traditional gender roles or religious beliefs, like Anne Hutchinson, were often accused of this crime.
What is witchcraft?
They punished those who broke their strict moral codes with public shaming, including this infamous device that locked a person's head and hands in place.
What is the pillar or stocks?
Puritans expelled this famous religious dissenter from Massachusetts, leading him to establish the Rhode Island Colony.
Who is Roger Williams?
This Puritan minster and poet wrote a long poem called "The Day of Doom" describing the horrors of judgement day which became an early American bet seller.
Who is Michael Wigglesworth?