Honors Assignment 3

Honors Assignment 3
Rylea Nesmith

1. Could anyone have predicted how the economy of the North American colonies would have developed? Be sure to use specific examples such as reasons, crops, systems, competition, etc... No, no one knew what they could produce that Europe would value. They had no known gold or silver deposits, no spices, and no fabrics. They had a lot of land but no ideas for it. I believe it would have been very hard to predict which export that they would choose and them doing trail-and-error made a lot of sense.
2. Why was is important to the colonies to determine the economic needs of Europe? How was this critical to the development and survival of the colonial economy? They needed to know Europe’s economic needs so that

Identify the basic Puritan beliefs illustrated in these quotations. The basic Puritan beliefs as described in “the 12 good rules of Puritan behavior” are worship God, don’t infringe on the government rules, don’t hurt anyone, don’t argue, don’t have any vices, do not grieve, don’t keep secrets, don’t hold bad opinions, don’t make comparisons, don’t have friends who break these rules, don’t gouge during meals, and do not gamble. They also believe that all men are superior to women and children, and the repent for all your sins.
2. What do these quotations suggest about Puritan attitudes toward women and children?
It suggested that the men were more powerful than them and had complete control over them. The men had no problem whipping and beating their family. Idle children were also to be whipped in schools. All kids were to have their spirits broken.
3. In what ways did the Puritans attempt to make religion a controlling force in everyday life? They made religion first and foremost in every aspect of their lives. They lived and breathed productivity, even children who were idle got whipped. People who disobeyed the bible were executed or forced to leave their village. To them God was everything and they lived to please