Juan Fernandez and Greta Bauer The Indian War (also known as King Philip’s War) was catastrophic for the newly-minted Massachusetts Bay Colony. Tens of towns were the new target of attack and colonists, barely used to their new lifestyle, were forced to adapt to an increasingly hostile environment. Beyond physical damage, both the Puritans and […]
Sam Katz, Matthew Terlovsky, and Tina Zhang This research paper is telling the story of, “Strength out of weakness, Or, a glorious manifestation of the further progresse of the Gospel among the Indians in New England (London, 1652)”, written by John Eliot and other important figures, and the stories of the people within the text. […]
Emma Weiss, Shavonne Renfro Cox, Isabelle Durso The diary of John Cotton, Jr. was kept from March 1666 to November 1667 during his missionary trip in Martha’s Vineyard and from October 1670 to July 1678 during his time as a minister in Plymouth. While in Martha’s Vineyard, Cotton became fluent in the Wampanoag language and […]
Tianzhi Gao, Lisa Chen and Hannah Craig Throughout the seventeenth century, colonial expansion in New England meant that Native tribes were forced to relinquish their land, their resources, and their culture. Central to the natives’ loss of their culture was missionary work. Fueled by the desire to bring English civilization to the ‘uncivilized’ Natives, certain […]