Pilgrims and Puritans Flashcards
Who were the pilgrims?
people who wanted to separate from the church
Who were the puritans? What is the term for what they wanted to do?
people who wanted to make the church better for the people, Purify
According to the pilgrim’s beliefs, what should happen if a puritan can save people from sin?
They should have church membership.
According to the pilgrim’s beliefs, should the church be shared with people predestined to hell?
Yes
What was the main belief of puritans called?
Calvinism
What were the beliefs of predestination?
- when you are born, heaven or hell is already chosen for you
- good works could not save you from hell
Did anybody know anybody else’s predestination?
No
What group of people negotiated with the Virginia Company of London to settle in their land?
a group of people from England (half were pilgrims)
What was the place called where people got there by accident? What did they become and what does it mean?
Plymouth Bay Way, squatters (living there without legal right)
What was signed on November 11, 1620, before people got off of the ship. What was the purpose of signing it?
May Flower Compact, an agreement that majority rules.
