A third group, the natives of this new world, play somewhat of a neutral group. ... New England is rejoiced to hear of his return and great preparations are made. ... Has she died by the hand of savages or is she unwilling to return? ... Finally getting to see her, he attempted to ask her why she had not returned. ... She does not want to return, she is happy in Kahnawake. ...
Native Americans The Puritan relationship with the early Americans was tenuous at best and downright vicious at worst. ... Thus in a typical fashion conversion or destruction was the basis of Puritan foreign policy with the Natives. The Native Americans, for their part, were equally mystified by the European colonists. ... Upon being captured by Native Americans she slew "10" of them and returned with their scalps. ... By educate of course I mean covert to Christianity which is an ongoing theme in Native American relations. ...
Mary Rowlandson allowed her Puritan beliefs to shape her response to Native Americans and the way she understood and interpreted her captivity. ... For example, in the thirteenth remove she felt burdened by her captivity and wished to return home. ... As a strict Puritan, Rowlandson held beliefs that the Native Americans, or "heathens" as she called them, forbid her from performing. ... The Native Americans were her enemies and she wanted revenge. ...
Both the governor's servant, and the Native Americans at the Election Day pageant, thought it was a mark of significant importance and status. ... When Hester returned to the community from England, she retrieved the letter and put it back on. ...
Treat others as you yourself would like to be treated. In relation to the Puritans, this statement would read "Treat others as you yourself were treated". The vigor with which the Puritans settled their own colony, and spread their beliefs comes as no surprise. Just as the Church of England brutally...
