the Puritans

GPTKB entity

Properties (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religious group
gptkbp:aimsTo religious freedom
gptkbp:celebrates Thanksgiving
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Native_Americans
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:the_Great_Awakening
gptkbp:emphasizes individual piety
gptkbp:established gptkb:Harvard_College
town meetings
the first American newspaper
the first printing press in America
gptkbp:faced internal conflicts
persecution_in_England
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:has a strong sense of community
a theocratic government
a distinct dialect
a covenant theology
a unique legal system
a complex relationship with dissenters
a complex relationship with the Enlightenment
a_significant_impact_on_American_identity
a_significant_role_in_American_history
a_significant_impact_on_American_law
a_significant_impact_on_American_religious_thought
a_significant_impact_on_American_values
a_significant_role_in_the_development_of_American_civil_rights.
gptkbp:heldIn the belief in original sin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Puritans
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Puritanism
gptkb:Calvinism
American_culture
the_development_of_American_democracy
the_development_of_American_education
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:the_Atlantic_slave_trade
the establishment of public schools
the_development_of_American_literature
the_Salem_witch_trials
the_establishment_of_the_New_England_Confederation
the_establishment_of_the_American_Board_of_Commissioners_for_Foreign_Missions
the_establishment_of_the_First_Church_in_Boston
the_founding_of_Brown_University
the_founding_of_Yale_University
the_founding_of_the_American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:is_known_for strict moral codes
their sermons
their communal living
their emphasis on literacy
their religious zeal
their work ethic
their theological debates
their emphasis on community service
their emphasis on hard work
their emphasis on civic responsibility
their emphasis on moral education
their emphasis on social justice
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkb:the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:isNotableFor education
family life
gptkbp:locatedIn predestination
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:the_Church_of_England
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:produces gptkb:the_Bay_Psalm_Book
literature and poetry
gptkbp:religion the importance of community
gptkbp:training self-governance
congregationalism
the art of rhetoric
the art of preaching
the art of hymn writing
the_Sabbath_observance
gptkbp:transferFee gptkb:North_America