Puritanism affected all parts of people's lives in early
Massachusetts. As the colony became bigger and more diverse, the Puritan influence
decreased. Even so, various historians have argued that the Puritan influence continued
to have a great impact on Massachusetts.
During the height
of Puritan power, the lives of people in Massachusetts were essentially run by the
Puritan church. The government enforced Puritan ways of behavior. This meant that all
people had their lives deeply influenced by Puritan
beliefs.
Even after this sort of power diminshed, the
Puritans influenced Massachusetts. The belief that people should be able to read the
Bible led to the creation of schools, which gave Massachusetts a very high literacy
rate. The idea that people should work hard to prove that they might be among the elect
is said to have led to a strong work ethic that helped the colonial
economy.
In all these ways, Puritanism affected life in
Massachusetts.
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