Essay Archive - Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
The Puritan people first came to the New World to escape the
religious persecution that hounded Non-Anglicans in England. They
established the Plymouth Colony in 1620, in what is now Massachusetts. The
colony was a reflection of the Puritans' beliefs. These beliefs, along
with the experience of establishing a colony in "the middle of nowhere",
affected the writings of all who were involved with the colony. In this
writin....
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