The Puritans are quite the hypocrites. They left their home country due to religious prosecution, then created their own society that was quite intolerant of religions other than Puritanism. But we owe it to them that they not only created the American Dream, they would go on to fulfill it. Farming and settling the new world, the Puritans created a name and a civilization for themselves in the new world. The Puritans lived and are still living the American Dream here in the U.S.
The American Dream (Puritan style) developed mainly during the 1600s in the newly discovered America. Though the Puritans were mainly responsible for founding the new world, their hypocricy towards religion and strict rules earned them a bad reputation in the years to come. Do they deserve this reputation? An educated scholar could argue it either way.
Although they were quite devilish at unjust at times, the Puritans don't deserve the reputation that they have. They benefited the world they lived in and the future more than they hindered it. They struggled and suffered in order to make the future better for themselves, but more importantly their children, a concept that is key when defining the American Dream. Without the brave Puritans, the new world would be very different than it is today. And for that, they deserve to be thought highly of.
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