Morton
Thomas Morton was a very interesting character to read about. He seemed like the drunk uncle that the Puritans didnt want to show up to thanksgiving dinner. In William Bradford's "of Plymouth Plantation", Bradford describes Morton as having erected a Maypole in the settlement of Merry-Mount. While to me this Merrypole seemed like just what the Puritan's needed, Bradford did not agree. Morton would have them dance around it and drink liquor and sing songs. I actually found a small part of one of the songs online - Make greene garlands, bring bottles out;And fill sweet Nectar, freely about,Uncover thy head, and feare no harm,For hers good liquor to keepe it warme.The Puritans saw it as a false idol and wanted it removed. They also looked down on how Morton treated the Indians mostly because he sold them weapons. They even said he was having pagan orgies with Indian women. But Morton didnt seem like a bad guy to me. He saw the indians as people and treated them as such. To me, Morton is one of the first in a long line of people , to have his character attacked by the Puritans. This i think has gone on through our entire countries history and still goes on today. (Salem Witch Hunt, Revolutionary war, Any presidential debate, McCarthy Hearings...etc)

Morton

Thomas Morton was a very interesting character to read about. He seemed like the drunk uncle that the Puritans didnt want to show up to thanksgiving dinner. In William Bradford's "of Plymouth Plantation", Bradford describes Morton as having erected a Maypole in the settlement of Merry-Mount. While to me this Merrypole seemed like just what the Puritan's needed, Bradford did not agree. Morton would have them dance around it and drink liquor and sing songs. I actually found a small part of one of the songs online - Make greene garlands, bring bottles out;And fill sweet Nectar, freely about,Uncover thy head, and feare no harm,For hers good liquor to keepe it warme.
The Puritans saw it as a false idol and wanted it removed. They also looked down on how Morton treated the Indians mostly because he sold them weapons. They even said he was having pagan orgies with Indian women. But Morton didnt seem like a bad guy to me. He saw the indians as people and treated them as such. To me, Morton is one of the first in a long line of people , to have his character attacked by the Puritans. This i think has gone on through our entire countries history and still goes on today. (Salem Witch Hunt, Revolutionary war, Any presidential debate, McCarthy Hearings...etc)