Discovered this channel while driving through Virginia and wanted to listen to some history. Fantastic! I see you don't have a huge number of subscribers, but this is one of the best history channels I've found. Clear, intelligent presentation without trying to be "clever" or edgy.
I totally agree. Too much factual, honest, historical information is intentionally being hidden and even destroyed by the evil , radical, satanic, mega-liberal Educational Systems , Far Leftist Political Parties, and Hollywood communistic propaganda.
This is excellent, as was your prior video regarding the Virginia colony. You’re an inspiration for me to make a more focused approach for these colonies.
Excellent content! Slaves in New England were often household workers helping with housekeeping, caring for children etc. My 6th Great Grandfather Rev Anthony Stoddard baptised his "maid" Haggar in Woodbury CT. She likely lived in the large household, was taught to read and write, etc.
Yes, your right. their colony was started after ronenok and James town. But those colonies didn't survive. Plymouth survived. The southern New world colonies were of Spanish origin. The French had north and western territory
I'm not sure if I heard this right but did I hear that the pilgrims left England to go to Holland 1st before coming to the Americas I may? Have missed something.
Yes they went to Holland. They liked it there, except, OMG, horrors! Their young people were learning to dance, which according to them, not according to the Bible, but according to THEM, dancing was filthy and disgusting. So, they left for the New World so they could properly clamp down on their poor kids.
@@happydays2300 Just so you know, you don't have to say "OMG" of all words to misuse, we shouldn't want to misuse the word "God". God created everything good about life and it's mankind who ruins it. God is the one person that we should revere and respect. As for this simplistic account you shared. I have yet to look into your claim, but based on what I know about the world, and based on how so many people deliberately portray people who try to live godly lives as irrational and unreasonable; I don't believe for a second that they thought that mere dancing was filthy and disgusting. I would guess that the filth and disgust they felt toward the dances was probably from observing dances that were actually perverted, which the ungodly always wind up incorporating into everything, as can be demonstrated by our present day and in ungodly cultures throughout history. This is undeniable. One thing I know for certain (and is a reason why I believe that you are deliberately skewing the account) is that they left for the new world because the king of england wouldn't cooperate with them and they wanted to worship without being being burdened by the impositions of catholicism. Also, don't just put a childish negative spin on them by saying that they wanted to "clamp down on their poor kids". It sounds like the puritans wanted to raise their children to be good and holy. that is precisely the kind of upbringing that everyone should receive. that is the kind of upbringing that will compel children to thank their parents for when they are older instead of having them say, "I wish my parents taught me the difference between right and wrong."
One of mine was born on the mayflower, and was the stepson of the first governor. Perigrine White. If I have the story correct, his father died aboard ship in the bay, and his mother remarried to Mr. White.
Puritans sound like Jews. They're chosen people at birth. But also, that they study the words of God on their own. Now I understand why Boston has so many universities, has the greatest number of inquisitive stand up comedians, and has an enlightened feel to it. Its founders were readers.
Yes Puritans didn't see much value in the New Testament except in the teachings of Jesus. They practically made the Old Testament the law of the land in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The founder of Harvard University was a Puritan teacher and the first subject taught there was Puritan theology. They trained ministers instead of lawyers. 😁
@@stephenwright8824 Very interesting. I didn't know that regarding the old testament. Do you have any suggestions of articles or books that touch on their old testament preference?
*Background on who Puritans were* 0:00 Why does The United States focus on The Pilgrims? 1:40 All Pilgrims were considered Puritans. 3:18 The Anglican Church was pretty much Roman Catholic belief, but with King in place of Pope as Head of The Church. 4:35 John Calvin, Calvinism, Predestination. 5:56 It seems immoral, although 6:25 They think those predetermined will act like they are bound to end up in Heaven. The way one lives and acts demonstrates if one is saved or not. 7:52 Covenant of Grace = A Sign/Vision from God telling you are in God's Grace. 9:28 Individualistic yet also Communal. 10:19 Calvin thinks man can speak directly to God. 11:28 The Puritans are promoters of Learning how to Read and Write. Incredibly Literate! 12:37 Educated and Hardworking. 13:25 Henry VIII breaks away from The Pope, The Calvinist Puritans break away from Henry VIII. 14:24 Henry VIII lays taxes, public shunning upon The Puritans. *Separatists = Puritans who believe The Anglican/Church of England is beyond fixing* 15:48 17:05 This 10% of Puritans wanted to leave to find a place of their own where they won't be persecuted by Catholics and Protestant Anglicans in England. 21:00 1620 The Pilgrims land in Cape Cod, and establish Plymouth. 23:30 The Pilgrims find Tribal Indian Corn Holes. Disease had spread throughout North America. *Squanto, The Wompanoag* 28:30 Squanto knew how to speak and understand the English language. 33:04 Squanto willingly aids The Pilgrims, teaching them to plant fish carcasses as fertilizer. This fertilizer technique is thought to have originated in Spain. 37:02 They are a tiny group, small in number, who slowly grow a tiny Plymouth community. *The Majority of English Puritan are Not Separatists, They want to Fix The Church of England by making The Church of England into a Calvinist Church* 38:38 41:10 "A Shining City On A Hill." They hope to set an example for how rightly religious people should live. *Boston outnumbers Plymouth in terms of population size* 43:31 45:30 The General Court of Massachusetts 1629. *Rhode Island* 54:20 Roger Williams buys the land from local Indians, has permission from The King 55:49 Roger Williams Religious Tolerance. "Man finds his own path to God." 1:04:00 Puritan Work Ethic. Hard Work without Luxury. Reinvest the profit in business. 1:10:26 American Education has Puritan roots. Harvard most well known. *New England Colonies* 1:14:51 *Middle Colonies* 1:15:34 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. 1:18:34 Next Time: France in North America.
Americans focus on the Puritans because they formed the basis of the philosophical thinking of the country which greatly influenced how the framers of the constitution thought an ergo, the laws laid out in of the constitution itself. It began with the Mayflower compact itself, followed by the separation of church and state in the Plymouth colony, because they believe that the “strangers” (nonbelievers) and the “Saints” needed to live in harmony an ergo, marriage, and other such actions formally held under the English church needed to be civil instead….all this from Puritan philosophy. Hence the focus but yes, there’s much other stuff to cover.
I appreciate this overview of history. I do think your view of the Puritans and "Calvinism" are a bit skewed, however. Puritans believe (and the Bible teaches) that no one is good enough to stand justified before God by their works alone; rather, all are sinners in need of a Savior (Romans 3:10). They believe that Jesus came as God in the flesh to do what none of us can do: He lived a perfect life, keeping all of God's laws. He then died in our place on the cross, taking the judgment of God the Father that we deserved (2 Corinthians 5:17-21). They believe that men are saved from judgment and gain eternal life *only* by the grace of God alone through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-10, see also the Five Solas). It's better (and more Biblical) to understand their good works as fruit (i.e. evidence) that they were the elect rather than them trying to earn their spot as elect (Galatians 5:19-24, Titus 3:5, and again Ephesians 2:8-10 & 2 Cor. 5:17). Their actions evince that they have been spiritually "born again" or "regenerated" leading to belief that Jesus is Lord (Ephesians 1:11-14). It's also inaccurate to say that only men could be elect. It is God's will that people of both genders and all ethnicities, languages, etc. would be reconciled to Him (Revelation 5:9-10). Similarly, in God's design, all who place their faith in Him have all things in common regardless of race, sex, or social status (Galatians 3:27-28 - though He does have differing roles for men and women on earth, but they are equal in worth/importance). There are so many other references - Biblical and historical - I could give if desired for either point.
What happened to the land titles of Ferdiando Gorges??? Was his rightful titles to New England lands essentially swindled from him and his son, Robert by the Massachusetts Bay Colony???
@@davisgeorgemoye9689 And it didn't help that the original 1630 Puritan settlers were starting to die out at around the same time because before they knew it, here come the Quakers.
Thank you! This course is a treasure! Do you have a lesson plan or syllabus homeschooling parents might be able to use to teach this course by? Thank you again!
Ha, 5:06 -- Calvin taught that "what you do on earth doesn't really matter." As a Calvinist, this is quite the gross straw man. It is not at all what Calvin nor "Calvinism" teaches.
I thought it was the other way around. All Puritans were pilgrims, but not all pilgrims were Puritans. I understood that the Puritans only applied to America. so pilgrims could include any people who travelled to America, not all of whom were puritans.
We messed it up badly though, in one important way. We slaughtered all the men in one village not knowing that Pequot society was matrilineal. The women just found new husbands outside the tribe and their kids reestablished it by virtue of their lineage.
Please provide evidence that pilgrims settled in Plymouth illegally. I have only read that the ship was just off course and landed on Cape Cod. They had no choice but to find more secure land in “Plymouth” ALSO read that the Dutch advised them to settle in New Amsterdam- or on the Hudson. Ar the time, Virginia stretched to the Hudson.
You are right. The Mayflower was blown off course so they decided to stay there. We have to remember that " history " by definition is " his story " so take any historian's account with this in mind.
@@richardkean5100no, history is not "his story". That's garbage. The word history comes from the word historia, which meant the art of inquiry, or the act of seeking knowledge. The evidence that the mayflower settled illegally is that they were subject is the king, and they settled on land that they did not have a charter for. By definition, that was illegal. It would be like you buying a piece of land in California, but building your house in Texas. You would have no legal claim to the land you're on. In the pilgrim's case, the land they settled was claimed by the king, so they were squatters.
@stevescuba1978 you are right on that point but those who interpret what they see and hear can be a matter of ones own opinion. So, by definition, it's ' his story. '
@@richardkean5100 I suppose, if you're playing semantic games, why not. However, much of history is corroborated by multiple sources, and are probably generally reliable....at least once written records became prevalent
@stevescuba1978 I did not say all history is flawed. I was simply saying, that sometimes people are biased in their reporting of events to support their opinion.
I appreciate most of the video but you gave an awful treatment on the theology of Calvinists and the Puritans. Calvinists don't think "you can do whatever you want" at all, and while predestination is a big part of the Calvinist Christian faith - it isn't the core message. The ultimate message is giving total credit and glory to God alone for everything including salvation. This is a WAY better explanation of Puritan life because it explains their subdued, muted lifestyles.
"no matter if you're the best person on the planet, no matter if you follow the edicts of the bible, or follow all of Jesus' teachings a tee." - This is the exact opposite of what Calvinism/the bible teaches - look up total depravity.
If you can't pronounce a name or can't finish a thought because you only know half of it please don't volunteer to teach other people as if your an expert .
Can you cite somewhere he misleads or gives us false information? I have learned so much from this channel. If he stopped because he mispronounces names that would be a shame.
