The Rise And Fall Of The City Upon A Hill

The colonial period of North America is regarded as "The Foundation Period" in the American history.Many important ideas and groups,including New England Puritanism,appeared in this period.New England is not only a geographical term,but also an important cultural term.Puritans succeed in creating the New England colony and an unique New England culture.In the process,Puritanism plays a very important role.Puritans ran from England to create ideal society,"a city upon a hill".They created the New England society successfully and controlled colonial ideology firmly in early days.But along with the coming of new time,they lost monopoly in the second half of the seventeenth century because of the interior and exterior pressure.They tried their best to save the authority,but failed.Puritans' status was as same as other religion denominations prior to the Revolution.The article includes four parts.First,the background of Puritans' migration and establishment of Puritan society.Second,the interior challenges and Puritans' responses in the first half of Seventeenth Century.Third,Puritans' experience in the second half of Seventeenth Century.Fourth,Puritans' relocation after the baptism of Great Awaking in first half of Eighteenth Century.