Midterm Review Flashcards
Puritan religious beliefs
Theocracy strict beliefs wanted to purify Anglican Church
Puritan politics
VA had house of burgesses others had Legis. Body people were levied to position had to be free white landowning males plus had royal appointed governor
Puritan education
Hard work for common goals purpose of learning was to read the bible
Puritan tolerance
Not tolerant felt others should follow their model
Puritan structure of society
Patriarchal strict “no work no food”
Puritans primary settlements
Boston MA Bay VA Jamestown
Significant Puritan leaders
John Smith
John Wolfe
John White
John Winthrope
John smith
Saved Jamestown with tobacco and strict work ethic
John Wolfe
Founded tobacco
John white
No work no food policy
John Winthrope
First governor of Plymouth colony
Separatists belief
Separate from Church of England/religious freedom
Separatists politics
Saw need for system of rules royal appointed governor
Separatists education
Learn to read
Separatists tolerance
Somewhat tolerant
Separatists structure of society
Patriarchal less strict elected elders
Separatists primary settlement
Plymouth MA place for religious freedom New Hampshire was “spill over” colonies
Significant separatist leaders
William Bradford-first governor of Plymouth
Nathaniel bacon
Bacon rebelled against William Berkeley bc wanted to move beyond town
Result of bacon rebellion
King reduced governors power and allowed the house of burgesses to remain allowed common men to be more involved
