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minus-square frevaljee ( @frevaljee@kbin.social ) linkfedilink8•1 year agoWasn’t usa founded by literal puritans? So it sorta makes sense from a historical/cultural perspective
minus-square Nougat ( @Nougat@kbin.social ) linkfedilink7•1 year agoEhhh, sort of. Yes, a group of Puritans came over on the Mayflower, but they were about half the passengers. The other half were in it for the money, going to set up shop in the new world for mercantilist purposes. Which explains kind of a lot.
minus-square ironic_elk ( @ironic_elk@kbin.social ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoSeems like not a whole lot has changed over these centuries.
minus-square The Cuuuuube ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoThat was also the second colony founded. The first colony was purely about monetary gain. In fact, about half the colonies were about monetary gain
Wasn’t usa founded by literal puritans? So it sorta makes sense from a historical/cultural perspective
Ehhh, sort of. Yes, a group of Puritans came over on the Mayflower, but they were about half the passengers. The other half were in it for the money, going to set up shop in the new world for mercantilist purposes. Which explains kind of a lot.
Seems like not a whole lot has changed over these centuries.
That was also the second colony founded. The first colony was purely about monetary gain. In fact, about half the colonies were about monetary gain