Question

Summarize the unique new england way of life centered on family, town, and church, and describe the problems that afflicated this comfortable social order in the late seventeenth century.

Answer 1

The unique New England way of life was centered on family, town, and the church. And the corresponding changes that affected this comfortable social order in the late seventeenth century were:

Family: did everything they could to defend marriage and family values

Church: jeremiad preaching and half-way covenant

Town: Salem witch trials