Watch the PBS documentary God in America: A New Adam (Episode 1) (Links to an external site.) address the following questions during in this video1:
Describe the Spanish colonization methods of the Pueblo Indians. While the Spanish were convinced the Pueblos were converting, how did the Pueblos keep their belief systems alive? What role does religion play in contributing to cultural misunderstandings of both the Pueblos and Spanish? How did this lead to Pope’ (Po-pay) leading an uprising against the Spanish and forcing them to leave?
How did the Puritan settlers of early Massachusetts enforce conformity and a unified vision of their society? Why was Puritan society intolerant of dissent? Why did Puritan Massachusetts have so much difficulty accepting assertive women like Anne Hutchinson?
Why do you think the Puritans saw themselves as the new Adam and Eve, the new “chosen people”? Discuss what John Winthrop’s “city on a hill” in his sermon “A Model of Christian Charity” and how it contributes to the goals and vision of Puritans as the new Adam and Eve.
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