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John Robinson
What do you think would have happened if John Robinson hadn't landed at Plymouth? When you think of colonies and pilgrims you first think of of Plymouth rock. This is what most consider the first colony, even though it isn't, but it was the first well known successful colony and paved the way for religious colonies. I think if this hadn't happened the growth and development of early America would have been a whole lot slower. -
William Bradford
Was Bradford's strife and hardwork and years spent painfully working for a better life really worth it? William Bradford went through alot and did alot for his people. He lost his wife, his friends, his family, pervailed through disease and famine just to have all he loved leave him for something they thought was better. I think what Willima Bradford did was amzing and what he did in the name of all he believd in was a very noteworthy feat. But, it all seemed to had been for nothing. -
John Davenport
Was John Davenport's resignation from the established church really worth it? I think it was very well worth it because he came back bigger, better and stonger. He came back to establish his own church and his own colony, because he was able to have time to go to Holland and work on what he thoght was right. -
Thomas Hooker
Was Hooker right to leave his high ranking position in England for a much harder life in the new world? I think Hooker's actions were great. When he left to found conneticut he did many great things. He had the first written constitution and equal suffrage fro his fellow countrymen. He had a long lasting peaceful, and fair colony that was a model for future colonies. -
Mary Rowlandson
How did Mary Rowlandson feel about her Native American Captors? Mrs. Rowlandson was captured and held for a period of around three months, and during this time her child died and her other children were taken away from her and she had long bouts of starvation. She had to endure horrors most would never imagine. But, during this time it seems she did connect with these people on some certain level of intimacy, because of the amount of time they spent together, no matter how much she hated them. -
Jonathan Edwards
Why do you think there was such a dramatic reaction to Edward's sermon, "From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."? I think there was such a dramatic reaction because this whole sermon went against what the common puritan believed. They thought you had control of whether you went to hell and his sermon said you had no control. This shocked everyone and the thought that god had all control scared many.
