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Calvinism |
Religion based on work of John Calvin. God was all good, humans were all corrupt. Includes predestination & conversion. Doctrines of this religion swept into England as Henry VIII broke away from Roman Catholic Church. |
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Pre-Destination |
Since creation of your soul, God has already decided whether you will go to heaven or hell. (Calvinism) |
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Conversion |
Intense religious experience where God reveals the fate of your soul. Thereafter, you must live sanctified life. (Calvinism) |
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Puritans |
After Henry VIII broke from RCC, group of people looked for total purification of Chrisitanity. Unhappy with slow progress of Protestant Reformation & wanted Church of England to be de-catholicized. |
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Seperationists |
Tiny group of devout Puritans who vowed to break away entirely from Church of England. King James I persecuted them & pushed them out of England. |
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Mayflower Compact |
Simple agreement signed on Mayflower during voyage to form a crude government and to submit to the will of the majority under the regulations agreed upon. |
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Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Non-extreme Puritans, fearful of Charles I, secured charter to establish this colony with 11 vessels in 1630. |
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Great English Migration |
1630's, 70,000 left England for New World. 20,000 to MA. |
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Anti-Nomianism |
Against the law high level of heresy |
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Fundamental Orders |
New Connecticut River Colony's document that established regime democratically controlled by substantial citizens |
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Pequot War |
1637 War nearly wiped out Pequot peoples of Connecticut River |
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King Philip's War |
Nickname for war with Wampanoags 1675-1676 |
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New England Confederacy |
Formed by four colonies in 1643 |
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English Civil War |
1642-1651 |
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Dominion of New England |
1686 London imposed unification of all colonies to beruled under a sent governor, Andros. |
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Navigation Laws |
Laws that would attempt to bring more money toEngland and to regulate trade for the colonies only with England. The laws wereeasily corrupted and avoided.
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Patroonships |
Vast feudal estates fronted Hudson River grantedto Dutch who promised to settle fifty people on that land.
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Quakers |
1640s, George Fox in England, if people arecreated in the image of God, all are equal, wanted to change Christianity,thrown in jail. No leaders in Quakers, they question all leadership. In 1652,Quakers escaped to colonies for religious freedom and were burned by Puritansas witches. William Penn made his land safe haven for Quakers and other religiousgroups. Good relations with natives in PA colony due to Quaker tolerance forall.
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Blue Laws |
Laws formed by Quakers to prohibit theater,dice, games, and excessive hilarity.
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Martin Luther |
95 These against RCC nailed on church door |
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John Calvin |
Founder of Calvinism, expanded on Martin Luther
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William Bradford |
Seperationist leader, signed Mayflower Compact, helped found Plymouth |
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John Winthrop |
Pillar of English society came to MA and wastheir first governor for 19 years.
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Anne Hutchinson |
Intelligent, talkative, strong willed, mother of 14,spoke out against Puritanism and predestination. Banished from MA colony andwent to NY where she was later killed by local Indians.
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Roger Williams |
Radical Seperationist Salem minister. Spokeabout cleansing Church of England and how Indians were not fairly compensatedfor the MA colony taking their land. He denied government the ability toregulate religion. Fled to Rhode Island in 1636 and built first Baptist churchwith complete freedom of religion, no taxes were to fund church, and hesheltered abused Quakers. Made Rhode Island known for tolerance and opportunity.
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Massasoit |
Wampanoag Chieftan signed treaty withSeperationist Pilgrims in 1621 and helped them live and had the firstThanksgiving with them a year later.
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Metacom (King Philip) |
Massasoit’s son made alliances with tribes andattacked English 1675. A year later, the war was ended and Metacom was beheadedand his family was sold into slavery.
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Charles II |
Dies in 1685, his Catholic brother James II succeeds |
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Sir Edmund Andros |
Made Governor of the Dominion of New England byJames II. Arbitrarily taxed people, banned town meetings, made HQ in Boston to convert with the Puritans. Overthrown in 1688
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William III |
Dutchborn, married to Mary II, made King in 1689, bad blood with Spain.
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Mary II |
Protestant daughter Catholic James II, marries to William III, Queen in 1689 |
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Henry Hudson |
Englishman sea explorer in 1600s, explored Hudson River |
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Peter Stuyvesant |
Last Dutch General of NY 1647-1664 because thenEnglish took control
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William Penn |
Founder of PA colony, created place of religioustolerance and made a haven for Quakers
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