- Part 1 Answer the following questions.
- Please select one line from Winthrop’s sermon and discuss what you think that tells us about the Puritans. What does the tell us for example about who they thought they were, why they were going to the colonies, and what their objectives were?
- How does Winthrop’s sermon illustrate both the difficulties and the benefits of primary sources as a means of interpreting the past?
Part 2
Based on chapter 2, Winthrop’s sermon, and Dr. Ufland’s mini-lecture, please offer your thoughts on the following questions.
- Why did the Puritans begin their own colony in Massachusetts? What was their main goal?
- In what ways were the Puritans hugely successful? Why?
- What were the main differences between the Virginia colony and the Puritans’ Massachusetts Bay Colony? How were they different politically, socially, economically, and culturally?
- Which colony do you think you would have preferred to have gone to? Why?
Requirements: 48

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