Look and Learn. n.d. “Winthrop’s Fleet in Boston Harbour.” Web.
Fischer’s argument suggests that Arbella was the flagship of the fleet that sailed for Massachusetts. The painting pictures the fleet leaving England for America in 1630. The ships featured in the painting are talbot, Arbella, and the Jewel. Arbella is pictured in the center between the two other ships, emphasizing its status as flagship.
Packrat Pro. n.d. “The Winthrop Fleet 1630.” Web.
Fischer explains that Arbella was not just an ordinary emigrant vessel. The author emphasizes that the ship’s passengers were far from ordinary and lists such names as Isaac Johnson, Charles Fiennes, Simon Bradstreet, and Thomas Dudley. The primary source lists all passengers of the Winthrop Fleet and estimates the total count of passengers at nearly seven hundred.
Harris, Colin. 2020. “Living out Nonconformity: Restoration Ministers and their Diaries.” E-Rea 18(1): 1-15. Web.
Fischer’s book mentions ninety Puritan ministers who came to New England. Puritan ministers were highly intellectual, and each of them significantly influenced the history of the colony. The book also features the image of John Cotton, Richard Mather, John Eliot, Peter Buckley, and John Davenport. The primary source provides more information about Puritan ministers, their backgrounds, and experiences from their diaries.
History Matters. n.d. “A Devil to Tempt and a Corrupt Heart to Deceive, John Dane Battles Life’s Temptations, ca. 1670s”. Web.
Fischer argues that John Dane and his family did not migrate to escape persecution. The author explains that Dane was searching for a place to escape temptation and serve God. The primary source provides additional information about Dane’s experiences with temptations and the source of his inner disciplinarian in the features of his Puritan upbringing.
Prior, Karen. 2022. “The Puritans Were Masters of Rhetoric Because Rhetoric Wasn’t the Point.” Christianity Today, Web.
Fischer explains that the Puritan church admission had very restrictive requirements and most families included only one church member. One of the major requirements for admission to the Puritan church was the conversion narrative. The article explains the roots of Puritan rhetoric mastery in producing prose with profound reasoning in conversion narratives.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. n.d. “John Winthrop Describes Life in Boston, 1634.” Web.
Fischer pointed that even though the people in the Massachusetts Bay colony never had to deal with such resource issues as starvation, there were several colonists to bury every day. The primary source features a letter written by Winthrop to Nathaniel Rich in which Winthrop also emphasizes that people in Boston are well provided with all necessary resources.
Craven, Jackie. 2019. “About New England Colonial Architecture.” Though Co. Web.
In his book, Fischer emphasizes the role of eastern England’s influence in the architecture of buildings in Massachusetts Bay. The primary source provides valuable information about the architectural style of Colonial New England and compares building patterns across different colonies. Furthermore, the primary source provides evidence of Elizabethan England’s influence on building practices in the Massachusetts colony.
Kim, Anna. 2019. “What did Puritans forbid?” Theburningofrome. Web.
The video about John Winthrop’s vision explains that Puritans practiced a high level of control over the colony’s population due to the idea of human nature being driven by sin. The source provides additional information on activities prohibited in Puritan society. The author points that Puritans banned adultery, smoking, dancing, gambling, and missing church services.
Holzwarth, Larry. 2018. “10 Weird Common Practices in Colonial America in the Early History.” History Collection. Web.
The video about the visions of Virginia touches on the subject of the role of prostitutes in establishing society by creating families in Virginia. The article provides more information about the New England colonies’ attitudes towards prostitution, the possible charges for immoral behavior, and the punishment process. The author also mentions that even in Puritan Boston, the absence of law enforcement caused a rise in the prostitution trade.
The American Yawp Reader. n.d. “John Winthrop Dreams of a City on a Hill, 1630.” Web.
The video about the Puritan Faith mentions John Winthrop’s vision of a city on a hill. The phrase presents the expectations Winthrop set for the Massachusetts Bay colony. The source provides additional information about the ways in which the Massachusetts Bay colony was expected to present the world with the example of a perfect moral society.