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An 8 page paper which examines some of the writers of the
pilgrim era. The paper discusses these writers and their works: Anne Bradstreet, Edward
Taylor, John Winthrop, and William Bradford. The paper also covers a little of the history
related to the pilgrims. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Page Count:
8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RApilgrm.rtf
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the Pilgrim Era By Julie A. Rodgers - November 2001 -- properly! The Pilgrims "The pilgrims were
Englishmen, and loved their native land. However, in this land they loved, under the laws of the time, they were denied the right to worship as they pleased" (Marck, 2001;
article1197.html). As a result, these people decided that they would leave the Established Church of England, calling themselves Separatists. "Still fearful that discovery was imminent, they decided to migrate to
Holland in 1607, where religious freedom prospered...by 1609, one hundred of the Separatists finally reached Holland, forming a settlement at Leyden" (Marck, 2001; article1197.html). Within eight years their numbers had
reached 500. "Because the Pilgrims continued to find it difficult to maintain their English customs in a foreign land, and feared that their solemn puritan beliefs would suffer through
contact with the pleasure-loving people of Holland, and now being a self-contained community, they decided to journey to the new continent of America. In planning to go to America, it
was not for fame or fortune, but was their goal to build homes, educate their children in the English traditions, and worship as they pleased. They decided that America, in
all the world, was the one place that offered them such opportunities" (Marck, 2001; article1197.html). Two of these pilgrims were William Brewster and William Bradford, men who would become
incredibly important in the new land, with Bradford being the record keeper of the people, and also the one who recorded the history of Bradford, as we shall note later
in the paper. The people, in the early years, experienced a great deal of turmoil, as well as hard work. The local natives instructed them about planting corn, and
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