Chapter 3 Flashcards
Colonists in both the North and South established differences in all except
Allegiance to England
Predestination
Belief that from the moment of creation some souls were “saved” and others “damned”
Conversion
The sign of receipt of God’s free gift of saving grace
Antinomianism
Belief that those whom God had marked for salvation need not obey secular laws
In Calvinist thought, the “conversion” was
An intense, personal experience when God revealed an individual’s heavenly destiny
Plymouth
Mayflower Compact
Connecticut
Fundamental Orders
Massachusetts Bay
General Court
The Mayflower Compact can best be described as
A promising step toward genuine self-government
Initially, the Massachusetts Bay Colony enjoyed all except
A shared purpose among the first settlers
According to Anne Hutchinson, a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay,
The truly saved need not both to obey the laws of God or man
As founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams
Established complete religious freedom for all
Among the Puritans, it was understood that
The purpose if government was to enforce God’s laws
Settlers of the Connecticut River colony developed a document known as the Fundamental Orders, which
Established a regime democratically controlled by “substantial” citizens
King Philip’s War resulted in
The lasting defeat of New England’s Indians