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16 Cards in this Set
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How did people first come to America?
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Bering land bridge
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What did Europeans find when they arrived?
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American Indians spread across the continent.
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In what way is America a resettlement?
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It was already settled by the indians, the europeans just resettled.
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The foundings of a new society in north america was a buisness venture as well as a spiritual one, Why?
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The Europeans were looking for relgious freedom when they came to north america, but it was the land of oppurtunatyso they traded goods and got money as well.
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who were puritans?
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Protestant groups that sought to "purify" the church of england.
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How were the puritains persecuted?
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put in jail, whipped, noses split or ears lopped off.
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What did puritans believe?
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.The doctrine of original sin
.God had sent Jesus to save the elect. |
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Who were the elect?
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the saved
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who were the unregenerate?
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the unsaved
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What did the American puritans value?
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.self reliance
.industriesness .temprance .simplicity |
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What attributes of the puritans helped shape the American charicter?
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moral ethical and religous convictions.
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Name the document that prepared the ground for American constitutional democracy.
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Mayflower compact
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How was the bible a model for puritan living and writing?
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They saw direct connections between it and their lives, and they applied it to their life and writtings.
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What were the 2 most common forms of puritan expression?
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diaries and histories
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what did puritan writting stress?
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Clarity of expression
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Why was Franklin's autobiography considered the master peice of the revolutionery erra?
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It was the classic rags to riches story, it became the model for the self-made man.
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