Wordy Shipmates 1-130 Flashcards
Author thesis
Correct misconceptions conspiracies etc. and to provide important info about the Puritans in the settlement of the colonies
John cotton philosophy
They were gods chosen people to go to the New World to spread Puritanism and to serve God
Short-term impact on Puritans
Tension between Catholics and Protestants increase
Public education
Long term historical consequences of puritanism
America primarily Christian
Interest in education
American exceptionalism
Work ethic
Reasons to leave
England is destroying itself
Salvation
King eliminates parliament – less religious freedom
Values established in Massachusetts
Religion
Knowledge and higher edu
Thought natives need to be Christianized
Predestination impact
Puritans worked as hard as They could
Very productive and religious and paranoid
Calvinism impact
Geneva Bible – Calvinist revised and published the Bible
Many Puritans brought this Bible to the colonies
King James thought undermined the Authority kings
Legacy of Christian charity speech
Intense patriotism
Inspired Puritans in Massachusetts to work
inspired speeches for Ronald Reagan and other political figures
Massachusetts bay charter
Bring it to Massachusetts allowed for self gov
Importance of self gov
Broke the tradition of the way parliament was chosen
Regularly scheduled voting
Continuous check on executive officers and representatives
Role of religion and government in Massachusetts
Governor was also a patriarchal figure (Tough love)
Role of personal religion and government actions
Strong interest in formal education – taught many theological ideas
Roger Williams relationship with John Winthrop in Massachusetts Bay
Williams refuse to join the church (thought the church acting like separatist but claiming that they were not was hypocritical)
Williams later called for separation of church and state
Winthrop’s problem with him is that he persists to believe in these “crazy” things after he’s been shown the error of his ways
