2022-09-23 Flashcards
Religious reformer that left the church and created the church of England to marry Anne Boleyn
King Henry VIII
Augustinian monk who posted his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517
Martin Luther
French lawyer and theologian
John Calvin
What did John Calvin write?
Institutes of a Christian Religion
A contemporary of Calvin, who was also also accepted the idea of predestination. He helped bring protestantism to Scotland, and there founded the Presbyterian church
John Knox
term used to refer to group of extremist in England who wished to ‘purify’ the Church of England from all Catholic rituals
Puritians
Where did the Pilgrims land?
Plymouth Colony
Leader of Plymouth Colony
William Bradford
Because they didn’t actually buy Plymouth Colony land they were technically…
squatters
Massachusetts Bay Colony was full of
Puritans that weren’t sepratists
One of the leaders of the Massachusett Bay Colony. He was trained as a lawyer and was a member of the minor noble class
John Winthrop
The title of a speech given by Winthrop detailing how the effort of the colonists that would become a measuring stick for future generations
“City Upon a Hill”
Conditions to vote
1) Male 2) Must be a church member in good standing 3) Property ownership
The idea was that if a person worked hard and prospered, accumulating lots of material wealth, he was blessed by God who was in fact prospering the work of his hands
Protestant Work Ethic
Protestant Work Ethic…
… strongly shaped early colonies and the future settlement of the colony