unit 1 test Flashcards
Where did the puritans come from?
england
Why did the Puritans leave England?
religious freedom
Was the puritan colony meant to be permanent or temporary?
permanent
Where did the puritans settle?
Cape Ann region
What are some characteristics of the puritans?
Deeply religious, control freaks, tough minded, intolerant of others, believe that everything that happens is the will of god.
What religion where the puritans?
Protestant
What were the five keys to the puritan mentality?
Depravity, Covenant, Grace, Election, Love
What is Depravity?
Idea that you are born a sinner
What is the covenant?
Your agreement with god to do as he wants you to
What is Grace?
God’s special gift (Grace) is for only a certain few, if you had it you were known as a “visible Saint”
What is Election?
The thing that If you had Grace, you get to go to heaven, and you get to be one of the leaders in society, and be a member of government
What is love to the puritans?
Correcting people when they sin, usually involving physical punishment
How was the puritan colony set up?
- Towns founded by groups of families
- Every house had to be 1/2 mile or less from church
- all land was owned by church
How did the church influence how the colony was set up?
church was the number 1 priority, came before work
no work was permitted on sundays
What were the Puritans required to do on sundays?
go to church all day
What kind of crimes were most common in the puritan society?
moral crimes i.e. lying, swearing, drinking, gambling
What were the puritan criminal codes based on?
based on bible
How were people punished in puritan society?
humiliation/physical punishment
Why were the puritans so obsessed with keeping order?
They believed that if people were sinning and there was disorder that good would punish them as a group with natural disasters, famine, disease, fires, native american attacks
What are some of the problems that Puritans in Mass Bay faced?
- Towns were very spread out, not close knit and difficult to communicate
- worship interfered with time needed for work to provide basic needs
- Growing Dissent,new denominations with similar beliefs with less strict rules on worship
Who was Roger Williams
- a major dissenter
- respected minister in salem
What were Roger Williams two main beliefs
- believed in a complete split with the church of England
- believed native americans should be compensated for the land that was taken from them by settlers
What happened to Roger Williams
banished from MA bay and founds providence/RI
Who was Anne Hutchinson
a major dissenter, spoke out about Grace
What was Anne’s major belief about Grace
Believed it was an individual achievement, not to be decided by the group
Why was she banished from the colony?
Because she spoke out and was a woman, “doctrine of Inner Light”
What happens to her?
Banished from MA Bay, went to RI, was later murdered by native americans
What was Thomas Hooker’s major belief?
Believed that all freemen should be able to vote
What did Thomas Hooker end up doing?
Led a group of 100 southwest of MA Bay and founded the settlement of Hartford, which later became the colony of CT
What group was the biggest threat to the puritans?
The Quakers “Religious Society of Friends”
What are the major beliefs of the Quakers
- do not use violence or fight, complete pacifism
- believe in doctrine of inner light
- All are equal in church
How did the Quakers try to convert many Puritans?
often interrupted puritan sermons
How did the Puritans react to the Quakers trying to convert them?
- Laws were made that made it illegal for puritans to talk to quakers
- many quakers banished or killed
Who put a stop to the harsh laws of the puritan society regarding Quakers?
In 1660 king Charles II orders MA Bay to stop killing Quakers
How long did the settlers have to wait following the failure of roanoke?
20 year wait for colonization to start again in the real world
How many charters did kind James grant to the Virginia Company?
2 charters
Where were the colonists allowed to settle?
between 34 and 45 degrees N latitude, from maine->North Carolina
Who made up the Virginia Company?
merchants, middle class
What were their main goals?
spread christianity to natives, trade with them
What other duties duties would they have?
To be traders and soldiers to defend
How many went on the first voyage?
144 men, 3 ships
When and where did they arrive
Jamestown, May 1607
What were two major characteristics of the Jamestown settlers
male, young
What type of people were interested in virginian land?
the poor, the younger sons of gentry with no inheritance
What was the long term plan for many settlers of Virginia?
economic, seek fortune and status, return to England with wealth
How did indentured servitude work?
Sold themselves for a number of years to pay off debt, often the debt of passage to the new world, possibility of land at the end of service