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What is the religion in the colonial Boston?
Puritans, had their own religon with GOD, and only did what GOD would approve of.
What were some of the entertainments forbidden by the Puritans in 1692 Salem?
dancing, reading novels, and theater was not allowed in Salem
What was taboo to puritans?
Puritans considered activities such as drinking alcohol, dancing, playing games, and celebrating holidays like Christmas to be taboo. They also frowned upon behaviors such as gambling, theater-going, and engaging in extravagant displays of wealth.
What can't puritans do?
Puritans weren't allowed to have any fun. Including singing, dancing, going to the theater, and they wore dark clothing. Their lives were totally devoted to God, and they lived their lives according to the bible.
How did the puritans view education?
The Puritans viewed education as a sin, and therefore did not approve of any education past the basic levels of math, and literature. The Puritans did not allow most women to be educated, women like the semi-famos poet Anne Bradstreet are some of the very few examples of educated women. For the most part the Puritans brain washed their children into believing what they wanted them to, and it has effected American culture to this day negatively. The Puritans view of education can clearly be traced to causing the Detroit riots, and also the prejudice to Asians, and people of hispanic heritage.
What else did the puritans ban?
They banned drunkenness, make-up, theatre going, going to church on Christmas day, Christmas dinner, dancing, singing, parties, music and other such things
What rules were puritans expected to follow?
The fundamental rules of the Puritans were obedience to God and to the community religious leaders. The rules included regulations against lust, greed, laziness, tempting Satan (through drinking, dancing, merry-making), and laws enforcing a strict Sabbath.
Why did the puritans want to ban theatre?
The theater grew out of the tradition of enacting religious dramas. By the time of the Puritans, it was heavily secular, most of the material had nothing to do with religion. Theaters were seen in the same light as public houses, worldly music and dancing. They were magnets for vice, drunkenness, gambling, and prostitution. And they were fun. All this made them distractions from the pursuit of a higher, moral society pursued by the Puritans
Were early colonists allowed to enjoy dancing?
Many colonists were not allowed to dance, because it was seen as wanton or prurient and was therefore against their religion. One such group was the Puritans.
What religious group established the Massachusetts Bay colony?
The Puritans .
Were the royalists puritans?
No. It was the Parliamentarians who were Puritans.
Who was the founder of Massachusetts puritans or pilgrims?
The Puritans.
