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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 the Europeans find when they arrived?
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diverse societies of American Indians spread across the continent
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In what way is America really a resettlement?
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they settled land that had already been settled by the Indians
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The founding of a new society in North America was a business venture as well as a spiritual one. Explain.
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They came to escape religious persecution but were willing to make money
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Who were these Puritans?
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Protestant groups that sought to purify the Church of England
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How were Puritans persecuted?
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they were jailed, whipped, their noses slit, and their ears lopped off
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What did the Puritans believe?
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The Doctrine of Original Sin and Jesus Christ had been sent to save particular people
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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 American Puritans value?
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self-reliance, industriousness, temperance, and simplicity
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What attributes of the Puritans helped to shape our American character?
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the moral, ethical, and religious convictions of the Puritans
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Name the political document that prepared the ground for American constitutional democracy.
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the Mayflower Compact
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How was the Bible a model for Puritan living and writing?
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they used the books of the Bible and applied them to their life
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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 writing express?
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clarity of expression
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Why was Fraklin's Autobiography considered the masterpiece of the Revolutionary era?
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model for the self-made man and turned it into the classic rags-to-riches story
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