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 In both Colonial and Native society, spirituality was an important part of acquiring manhood. Native society placed value on rituals and physical capabilities. Boys were expected to be able to prove themselves in fields of hunting, running, sports, games, and swimming. Demonstration of these skills proved that a Native boy had become a man. Colonial men still used spirituality as a marker of who is a man, but in a different sense. Men were not made by a ritual, but they were maintained by piety and adherence to the word of God. One who strayed from the righteous path was deemed less manly. (Tanner Gillikin)
+This piece presents not only the views of masculinity of the puritans into light but also by touching on the native ideals of manhood and the behaviors that go along with it, it serves as a window into seeing the relationships that would form between these two groups. How the differences between them create social friction in some instances like the role of games and sport in Native culture clashing with European puritan values, whilst also creating some semblance of similarity for instance through the emphasis on public speech in both cultures views of masculinity. (J.D.J)
 This piece lays out many of the cultural differences between the “accomplishment” of manhood, specifically, as we discussed in class, surrounding the idea of leisure. The Puritans believed that, if somebody was able to be at leisure, they were sinning. Therefore, in order to be a good christian, they would have to be working, spending time with the family, or practicing religion. Because of this, they saw the Native Americans, who were often in sport –whether that be hunting, gaming, or playing– as lazy and sinning people. They viewed them as not having accomplished their notion of manhood. However, the native people saw the colonists as doing, what they deemed, as “women’s jobs” such as farming. They didn’t see Puritan men achieving in sport, and therefore did not accept them as having achieved masculinity either.  -Caroline Cochran
+As others have stated, both Native American and Anglo-American colonist cultures portrayed manhood as something that must be accomplished, but their views on how exactly this should be done differed in many ways. Native American boys and men enjoyed games like puim and hubbub that offered them a competitive outlet to demonstrate their masculine abilities. The colonists, however, saw these games as sinful, believing them to be like gambling. Things like hunting and gaming, which were incredibly important to Native American manhood, were seen as lazy by the colonists, who instead prioritized a manhood consisting of farming and achieving patriarchal authority through marriage and  converting people to Christianity. (Noah Rutkowski)