early american settlements

How Much is Too Much? In order for any society to be successful there must be some kind of law and order. Without some established rules and regulations little would get done and there would be chaos and confusion. But in turn there is another side to the spectrum. At what point are the rules too much? There comes a point in which enforcements are overbearing and hinder the people under them. This often seems …

…in Puritan Order, "New England Puritans would not even permit single persons to live as bachelors." Furthermore, "All families had to live within a specified distance of the church, which was seen as the larger family to which all individual families were subordinate." So even though the harsh laws of early times often were often unfair, in the long run they were beneficial. Without such laws this great country of America might still not exist.