The English had a very different view of "liberty" than others. They believed that having the most land meant the most liberty. For the Indians, their own liberty meant living on their own minding their own business. The English constantly moved in on the Indians land and tried to take it over; which cause their colonies to fall and the English colonies to The Puritans were really strict on religion, and they had their own set ways that were necessary to follow in the community. If any of the norms were violated or if anyone was seen doing anything other than what was preached about, they would be put to trial. Ex: Anne Hutchinson, Tituba, etc. Roger Williams was the only male in the community who actually stood up to these certain "bible commonwealth" rules. He also said that it was unfair to punish someone based on their own sins from religious nature. He even claimed that they should treat Indians with respect instead of attacking them for more land. the difference between the idea of liberty for the New England colonies and the Virginia colonies was the whole idea of religion. The New England colonies did not stray from the norm at all and any person or people who did were kicked out of the colony.
The differences between the New England colonies and the Indians led to a few big battles. the Puritans did not view the Indians any different than the other colonies (they believed that they were savages). The Puritan people tried to convert the Indian people into one of them. They felt as if the land that the indians occupied should be theirs because they "didnt make any attempt at improving the land." The first major war between the two was the Pequot War where colonists slaughtered the whole town. The next was King Philip's War. During this war the Indians attacked certain colonies that were isolated and killed everyone in sight. During this time, the Puritans gave up on the fact that indians were civil human beings and only thought of them as the "savage" human beings that they previously were.
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your answer had alot to do with religion. I never really thought of using religion as an example, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. Good post.
Land also equaled status. Make sure to use the text to support your answers.
What was the Indian's conceptions of land? How was it different and how does this lead to conflict?
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