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35 Cards in this Set
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Puritans who emigrated to NA aspired to come over why?
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To escape persecution in England due to the English Reformation.
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Who made Parliament make him the head of the Church of England?
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King Henry the Eighth (VIII)
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What was the English Reformation?
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Series of events in 1500s that broke the Church of England away from the Pope and Catholicism.
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Who was Henry VIII's Protestant mistress?
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Anne Boleynn
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Who was Henry VIII originally married to? Why is she important?
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Catherine of Aragon who was the aunt of the heir to Spain. She couldn't bare VIII any sons and so he wanted to divorce her.
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Who is the Pope during King Henry VIII reign?
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Pope Clement
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Who is King Henry VIII's third wife? Why is she important?
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Jane Seymour who bore him his first son Edward VI who succeeded VIII at 9 years old (dies at 16).
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Who was Anne Bolelynn's daughter with Henry VIII?
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Queen Elizabeth I - the virgin queen who ruled for 50 years
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After Henry the VIII, in order, who succeeded him? List their religion with their name.
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1. Edward VI - protestant
2. Mary I - Catholic (outlawed Protestantism) 3. Elizabeth I - between the two 4. James I - Largely protestant 5. Charles I - Against Puritan reformers |
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What is Puritanism?
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A "pure" form of Protestantism
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Who did Puritans follow?
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John Calvinism
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Who was John Calvin?
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Genevan Puritan who founded Calvinism
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The first Protestant groups were later known as what when they came to the NW? What view did they have?
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Pilgrims! They were Separatists.
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Who were the Separatists?
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Pilgrims who wanted to separate from Church of England due to its corruptness.
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Separatists got permission to settle where?
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Territory owned by the Virginia Company
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What was the Mayflower Compact?
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A contract made up by the passengers of the Mayflower to abide by certain laws after landing way north of Virginia.
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What was the Massachusetts Bay Company?
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Company founded by Puritan merchants and country gentlemen in order to obtain land for colonization
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Who was the first elected leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
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John Winthrop
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Who was John Winthrop? Where did he reside?
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Puritan who wanted to reform the corrupt Church of England (rather than separate) by setting godliness example in the NW. He resided in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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What is Pre-Destination?
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The idea that the God, before the creation of the world, decided which humans would get to Heaven.
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Puritans believed that if a person lived a rigorously godly life, his or her behavior could be a visible sign of what?
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That he or she was one of God's chosen few.
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Who were Visible Saints?
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Persons who passed Puritans demanding tests of conversion and church membership
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TRUE OR FALSE: Puritan ministers were allowed to hold government positions in New England.
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FALSE. Puritans wanted to keep Ministers from holding such positions but they had no qualms about influencing politics with their religion.
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What was a New England Town Meeting?
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A meeting composed of a town's inhabitants and freemen who chose the selectmen and other officials for local affairs.
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Who were not allowed to attend or vote at Town Meetings?
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Women and "contrary-minded" men.
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Who were the Freemen?
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The Massachusetts Bay Company stockholders and later all male church members
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What was a Conversion Experience?
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An experience where someone knew without a shadow of a doubt that they were one of God's chosen - called saints.
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Who overthrows Charles I?
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Oliver Cromwell
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What happens when Cromwell takes over England?
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It becomes a common wealth which cuts of NW puritans for 10 years.
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Due to being cut off, what did the NW puritans have to do?
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Forced into manufacturing, shipping, and fishing to survive.
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Which company bought Manhatten Island from the Manhate Indians in 1626? What was it named?
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Dutch East India Company bought it and named the southern tip New Amsterdam, a city in New Netherland
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What was remarkable about New Amsterdam?
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It became a hub of religious tolerance as hundreds of religious dissenters from Holland, Sweden, France, and Germany immigrated.
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How did New Amsterdam become New York?
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Charles II, after Parliament restored the monarchy, gave his brother James, the Duke of York, a piece of land that included New Netherland. The Duke permitted the various religions to stay and thus it was a peaceful take over.
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When did New Netherland become the state of New York?
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1664
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Who was William Penn?
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English Quaker who saw social hierarchy as false and evil. Friends with Charles II, he received the land of Pennsylvania from the King in order to form a totally Quaker society.
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