One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this research. After reading your text and reviewing the assigned materials, submit an analysis of Mary Dyer’s execution in Boston.
You might want to consider the following questions, but you are not limited to them: To what degree do you believe the Puritans came to the New World for religious freedom? To what degree did they allow religious freedom within their settlements? Why were the Society of Friends (Quakers) a threat to the Puritan community? Why was Mary Dyer in particular a threat to the Puritans in Boston?
YOU MAY:
- Draw an artistic rendition of this event
- Write a poem
- Write a 100-150 word response
- Write and sing a song (upload to Youtube and include the link in your response)
Good luck and I look forward to seeing your responses!
ANSWER
The puritans came to the new world for religious freedom. Just as the Pilgrims, the puritans believed the church needed to reform because they felt liturgy was more Catholic. Puritans left England because they were considered heretics by the government following their protestant reformation movement, which was against the official state religion. The ecclesiastical courts were corrupt and denied them the freedom to worship. In the 1630s, they…. To continue reading, click on the purchase button below.