Ch 3 Flashcards

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John Calvin and Calvinism

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Created Calvinism 
   -god is all powerful
    -original sin
    -predestination 
Both Calvin and Luther influenced puritans in England
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Martin Luther

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Started Protestant reformation by nailing thesis to the church and inadvertently splits the church

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English puritans

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  • 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
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Puritan orthodoxy

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  • were part of Anglican Church
  • ignored authority of Anglican bishops
  • compulsory attendance and tithes
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Congregationalism

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Choose own ministers
Elected a board of elders
Recognized saints

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Plymouth plantation

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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

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Miles standish

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John smith of Plymouth

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William Bradford

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Elected governor 30 times of Plymouth

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May flower compact

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Civil body politic
Established Plymouth plantation
Signed by men

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The New England way

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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

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Great migration

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1630s waves of Puritan refugees fled to New England and most went to west indies

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John Winthrop

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"City upon a hill"
Religion and profit designed to go together 
Fur fishing shipbuilding
MA Bay company first governor 
Reelected 19 times
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Puritan politics

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-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

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John cotton

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Lots of influence
Minister/religious scholar of entire MA Bay Company
Blue laws

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Blue laws

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Enforce moral/ religious laws

Ex: can’t buy liquor on Sundays today

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Rodger Williams

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Wanted to separate fully from Anglican Church
Wanted separation of church and state
Wanted fair treatment of Indians
Banished to providence in 1635
1644 became rhode ("rouge's) island
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Anne Hutchinson

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Argued that Puritan ministers couldn’t truly recognize saints
Antinomiansim -“one who is against the law”
Banished for heresy in 1637
Killed by Indians when she was sent to Ny

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Connecticut

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Grew out of multiple squatter settlements in 1630s
Became a colony in 1662
Started by Thomas hooker -Boston Puritan
Fundamental orders of Connecticut

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Fundamental orders of Connecticut

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Early constitution

Democratic govt

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New Hampshire

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1679

Part of Massachusetts until then

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Pequot war

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Puritans had little Indian resistance on coast due to disease
Met resistance as they pushed inward
Mystic, CT massacre
Indians shocked by total war tactics of English

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Praying towns

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Settlements if christianized Indians

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King Phillips war

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English changed the Native American ecosystems to detriment of the Indians
Many Indians submitted; 30 praying towns by 1675
Multiple Indian tribes banded together to attack the English

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Metacom

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Aka King Phillip, Wampanoag war chief
Indians attacked 52 towns killing 600
English respond with Irish tactics
Metacoms fam sold into slavery
Metacom killed and head place on pike
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British empire
England colonies ignored during 2 decades of English civil wars Charles II and James I (brothers) hoped to restore absolute monarchy Ignored parliament
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New England democracy
MA declared itself exempt from British laws Ignored the navigation acts Charles II created CT, RI, NH and made MA a royal colony to make MA more in governmental control
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Dominion of New England
1686 creation of King James II COMBINED MA, NH, CT, RI, and Plymouth into one colony and later NY was also added Former colonial legislatives abolished Sir Edmund Andros is new governor
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New England confederation
MA, Plymouth, New Haven (Ct) and other parts of Connecticut Attempt at colonial unity 1643 Prior to dominion of New England
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Andros
-former army officer -hated by citizens of MA suppressed legislature, limited towns to one annual meeting, enforced toleration of Anglicans, closed schools, enforced navigation acts Had no base support in New England
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Glorious revolution
Stuarts were Catholics and unpopular monarchs James' daughter Mary and husband were offered the throne when King James catholic son was born (heir) James flees England
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Effects of glorious rev on America
``` Created a limited monarchy in England Crown forced to sign all bills, respect civil liberty, and summon parliament annually Dominion of NE dismantled Andros was arrested Nearly cause a pre American revolution ```
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NY
``` New Netherlands settled by Dutch in 1624 Diverse and non religious Fur trade Renamed for James, duke of York after being captured by British Eventually becomes a royal colony Patroons ```
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NJ
West and east jersey originally but were later combined Settled by Sweden then taken over by Dutch then by British Eventually is a royal colony Founded in 1664
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Pennsylvania
Proprietary colony given to William penn by Charles II in 1681 Haven for Quakers but allowed religious freedom Founded Philadelphia in 1682
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Quakers
``` George fox Society of religious friends Believed in direct inspiration from god No pastor Pacifist Refused to recognize social betters Gender equity Persecuted in England ```
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Pennsylvania cont
No starving time Penn dealt fairly with Indians Settlers arrived in family units Strong executive branch and weak legislative one Became a wealthy colony Delaware became separate colony in 1704(Swedish)
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Middle way
Middle colonies-NJ NY DE PA fertile soil with larger land area Sea ports promoted commerce Economic and cultural transition zone from NE to south Ethnically mixed and religiously tolerant