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THE PURITANS AND THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

//The difference between a Puritan and a Pligrim is that a Puritan, unlike from a Pligrim, does not want to separate fom the// //Church of England but instead make it more pure that is why they are called Puritans, on the oher hand Pligrims are people who no longer want to be part of the Church of England and who find a place where they can have thier own religion.// //The Puritans settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to make a community that made money, freely practice their beliefs,and live by their Christian ideas.// //In school Puritan children had to write and read scriptures from the Bible.Religion was the main subject.For chores the girls had to help the women cook meals and sew clothes for the whole family.Chores for the boys were to help the men in the farms plant crops and raise livestock.Girls for entertainment and play, play with their dolls.Boys for entetainment and play would play outside with friends.// __**a. Identify and label the important places.**__ __**b. Identify why these places were important in the town.**__
 * 1. __Define what a Puritan is. What is the difference between a Puritan and a Pilgrim?__**
 * 2. __Why did the Puritans settle in Massachusetts Bay Colony?__**
 * 3. __Describe in your own words how it is to be a child living in a Puritan town - chores, education, play, entertainment.__**
 * 4. __Upload a picture/ image of a New England town in the 1700s.__**

**__college.cengage.com__** //This is a picture of a map that shows all the important places in a Puritan town.One important place included in this map is the meetinghouse,which is where church services are held and where all town business is discussed like taxes, laws, etc.Another important place is he village common,where animals, such as cattle, graze. It is located in the very center of a Puritan town.//