D History Chapter 4

Question 1

English Reformation

Answer 1

Reform effort initiated by King Henry the 8th that included banning catholic church and declaring the English monarch head of new Church of England. Henry’s primary concern was consolidating his political power

Question 2

Puritans

Answer 2

Dissenters from the Church of England who wanted a genuine Reformation rather than the partial Reformation sought by Henry the 8th.

Question 3

Separatists

Answer 3

People who sought withdrawal from the Church of England. Pilgrims were Separatists

Question 4

Calvinism

Answer 4

Christian doctrine of Swiss protestant theologian John Calvin. Calivinisms ideas is that God serves predestination

Question 5

predestination

Answer 5

that god chooses whether you are going to hell or heaven before your life starts

Question 6

visible saints

Answer 6

Puritans to passed the tests of conversion and church membership and were therefore thought to be among God’s elect

Question 7

antinomians

Answer 7

Individuals who believed that Christians could be saved by faith alone and did not need to act in accordance with God’s law as set forth in the Bible.

Question 8

Puritan Revolution

Answer 8

English Civil war that arose out of disputes between King Charles and Parliament. The conflict began in 1642 and ended with execution of Charles I in 1649. Puritans ruled England until 1660

Question 9

Halfway Covenant

Answer 9

A puritan compromise that allowed children of visible saints to become “halfway members” and then be able to babtize their children

Question 10

Quakers

Answer 10

Belief was that God spoke directly to each individual through an inner light and neither ministers or the bible was essential to discovering God’s Word. Believed all people were equal through God’s eyes. Note: New England did not like Quakers

Question 11

New Netherland

Answer 11

Dutch colony on Manhattan island. New Amsterdam was its capital and colony headquarters.

Question 12

King Phillip’s War

Answer 12

War begun by Metacomet in which the Wampanoag Indians attacked colonial settlements in western Massachusetts in 1675. Colonists responded by attacking the Wampanoag and other tribes they believed conspired with them. Colonists prevailed in the brutal war.

Question 13

Pennsylvania

Answer 13

In 1662 William Penn was granted the land of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania came to be one of the most diverse colonies that there was. (because William Penn was a quaker and believed everyone was someone that God spoke to in a way)

Question 14

New Netherland

Answer 14

Later become New York. Duke of York had control over colony after Charles II granted it to him. Did not attract many European immigrants

Question 15

Middle Colonies

Answer 15

New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The middle colonies often were more accepting to people than New England

Question 16

Puritan Revolution

Answer 16

After this happened, Puritans no long considered themselves a city upon a hill because the people stopped coming to New England after this. The overall gist of the story is that King Charles I was killed and England’s ruler were then Puritans.

Question 17

Anne Hutchinson

Answer 17

While living in Puritan New England she began giving lectures at her home as to how people could be saved by God’s Grace alone. Winthrop did not approve and shipped her off to New York. She and her followers were considered antinomians

Question 18

Thomas Hooker

Answer 18

clashed with Winthrop because he believed people should be admitted to church even if they hadn’t converted. He also founded Connecticut

Question 19

Roger Williams

Answer 19

Didn’t think the New England Church was “pure enough” so he moved to Plymouth Colony. Later founded Rhode Island

Question 20

Puritans Legacy

Answer 20

Puritans believed in predestination. They also believed that by being a good person that was God showing signs that you may be one of the 10%. Public life and their life with God went hand in hand.

Question 21

John Winthrop

Answer 21

Founded New England (Massachusetts Bay) The Massachusetts Bay Company chose Winthrop (a lawyer and landowner) to be the governor. He wanted to reform the puritan church. Winthrop established the “city on a hill” in New England. Eventually over 20,000 immigrants from England would come over to New England.