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1. What does the American writer H.L. Mencken mean by a Puritan is one who suspects that 'somewhere someone is having a good time'? Is this is a negative or positive view of Puritans and their beliefs? 2. What is a stereotype? What is the stereotype of Puritans and their beliefs?.

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  1. 1. What does the American writer H.L. Mencken mean by a Puritan is onewho suspects that 'somewhere someone is having a good time'? Is thisis a negative or positive view of Puritans and their beliefs?2. What is a stereotype? What is the stereotype of Puritans and their beliefs?

  2. 3. Name three things that Puritans valued. Be sure to put this in theappropriate column in your chart in your notes.4. How did Puritans view other religions in comparison to their own?5. Summarize the three bulleted points about the Puritans' basic convictions.

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