The Puritans affirmed their identity through their religious beliefs, utopian ideas and theocracy. The Puritans had a storyteller who spoke of their genealogy. Since these stories were based on the bible, most of the listeners (children) were isolated from the reality of life. They grew up with their same beliefs as their parents, grandparents, and elders. All Puritans were considered sinned because of the teachings on the bible. However, they believed in predestination (only those people, "the elect" by God are saved and go to Heaven) yet the other Puritans continued to value the bible and obtained good citizenship. The Puritans respected hard work and had a distrust of leisure, a suspicion that the poor are shiftless which is said to have contributed to their downfall. When the Puritans escaped Europe from its Religious persecution and came to the colonies, they dreamed of becoming a utopian society. This society was also looked at a

s "the city on top of the hull" probably expressing the point of view the Puritans had of themselves. They used their theocracy (belief that the bible was the supreme authority) to complete their utopian society and has been debuted by historians if they achieved their dream. The Puritans did affirm their beliefs by their storytelling, by their genealogists, their theocracy, and the achievement of their utopian society.

The Native Americans of Colonial Times affirmed their culture and identity through folk tales, songs, and their respect for nature/relationship to the land. The native Americans respect for nature was deep inside of them. The Native Americans were deeply connected to nature as well as animals. When they hunted every part of the prey was used sufficiently and they really respected the fact that the animal died for their continuation of life. Their songs spread the souls of their ancestors and strengths of strengths of their beliefs through anyone that heard them. Their repetitive cries felt like a beating heart of a courageous warrior in the midst of battle. Their songs were rituals passed down from generation to generation. that still exist today. The Native Americ

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