Ch 3 Flashcards
John Calvin and Calvinism
Created Calvinism -god is all powerful -original sin -predestination Both Calvin and Luther influenced puritans in England
Martin Luther
Started Protestant reformation by nailing thesis to the church and inadvertently splits the church
English puritans
- wanted I purify Church of England
- denied christs presence in Eucharist
- Congregationalism-could choose leadership
- membership depended upon conversion experience(visible saints)
- appealed to middle class
Puritan orthodoxy
- were part of Anglican Church
- ignored authority of Anglican bishops
- compulsory attendance and tithes
Congregationalism
Choose own ministers
Elected a board of elders
Recognized saints
Plymouth plantation
Chartered by VA company but landed outside of charter area
Separatists form holland
Aided by Squanto and Somoset
Engaged in farming logging fur trade and fishing
Miles standish
John smith of Plymouth
William Bradford
Elected governor 30 times of Plymouth
May flower compact
Civil body politic
Established Plymouth plantation
Signed by men
The New England way
Term used to describe New England society as developed by the puritans
Puritans settled in New England in 1629
Emigrate due to unsettled religious and economic conditions
Ma bay company granted a charter in 1628 by King Charles I
Great migration
1630s waves of Puritan refugees fled to New England and most went to west indies
John Winthrop
"City upon a hill" Religion and profit designed to go together Fur fishing shipbuilding MA Bay company first governor Reelected 19 times
Puritan politics
-every make saint vested with right to vote and hold office
-55% of adult makes could vote in 1641
-MA General court-bicameral legislatio
-town meeting-unit of local govt
Theocracy
John cotton
Lots of influence
Minister/religious scholar of entire MA Bay Company
Blue laws
Blue laws
Enforce moral/ religious laws
Ex: can’t buy liquor on Sundays today