Calvinist Protestantism was a form of Christianity that was very popular among many Englishmen who migrated to colonial America. The main belief of Calvinist Protestantism was that hard work was very important and laziness was a sin. They believed that hard work was a calling from God and those who worked hard and lived a good life were the chosen ones of God that will go to heaven in the afterlife. Those who were lazy and did not work were destined to go to hell. This belief motivated people to work harder in their daily lives and motivated them to make a lot of money in order to convince themselves that they were the chosen ones of God. Capitalism is based on making profit, and that is what many Calvinist Protestants wanted to do, make profit.
