The Colonial Period In America

[@misssavvyliterature5977]

I just made a video on this topic too. I really enjoyed your discussion

[@danadavis917]

You know, as we study the development of the covenanted society over decades in MA Bay, born of this particular sect, and its spread through the Connecticut River Valley, we find very little that is inherently Calvinist; in fact, aside from predestination I find little that is derived of Calvin. What is even more significant was their opinion of Wycliffe with his emphasis on separation of church and state; this had the effect of institutionalizing the bicameral political entity - church AND state. And while I agree that Roger Williams is significant for his polemics, and a highly intelligent fellow, it would appear, having read Rhode Island's early records, that his colony under English governors very quickly became a highly regimented society, replete with befuddlement and uncertainty. Also, I think I would have included Mather, briefly, for two reasons - his liberal view and his writing style. AND ALSO... to continually hammer home such things as the Mayflower compact, although extremely well written, is to ignore those compacts created by others, for example, those who settled East Hampton, NY. Their compact, although certainly no literary masterpiece, really hits home in reference to the Puritan view of aristocracy versus class-leveling, hierarchy, and such things as "universal" and "perpetual," i.e. the Laws of Nature. Otherwise, I absolutely agree with you on the first few minutes of this video, that none other than these, empowered to challenge aristocracy by this verse - "Thou shalt have none other... " - could have created the America we know. (I liked Harry V. Jaffa's "New Birth," btw,- although somewhat tedious and repetitive, he really hits home on this issue. Otherwise, I enjoyed your video; in fact, I like them all.

[@Patrick-eu6gi]

I came to learn about history but there seems to be a lot of Bias so uhhhh

[@terrianstiss9841]

How?