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| Pilgrims were supposed to arrive at Virginia, but landed in Plymouth, established charter for consensual self govt, because were out of authority. |
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| Leader of Pilgrims of Plymouth colony. |
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| *Pilgrims and Puritans contrasted |
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| Puritans believed that they should not sever ties with English church, but reform it. Pilgrims believed that they should separate from English church. |
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| Puritans live here, above Plymouth colony, also a holy commonwealth colony. |
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| Charter for Mass Bay, has loophole, Winthrop sets govt of colony in Mass Bay instead of England. Govt there is representative body divided into two branches. |
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| 50,000 English, and 30,000 others emigrate to New World, to escape poverty, and religious persecution. |
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| Church of England (Anglican Church) |
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| The national church of England, founded by King Henry VIII. It included both Roman Catholic and Protestant ideas. |
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| John Winthrop (1588-1649), his beliefs |
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| Leader of the Puritans of Mass Bay. he believed that they could create a utopian society of Puritans |
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| Separatists, non-separatists |
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| Separatists severed all ties with Church of England. |
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| God is cruel, saved + unsaved were decided before earth was created, good actions does not = heaven. |
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| Contrast Puritan colonies with others |
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| Puritan colonies were more zealous in faith, wanted to separate from Anglican church, |
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| *Anne Hutchinson, Antinomianism |
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| God preaches directly to individuals, you don't have to go to church/priests to be closer with god. |
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| *Roger Williams, Rhode Island |
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| Believed that Church should have nothing to do with English govt, Church, or anything sinful. Establishes Rhode Island, as place of religious freedom after banished for radical ideas. |
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| Bunch of religious rules for Puritans. |
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| Voting granted to church members - 1631 |
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| Church members could become freemen in general court in Mass Bay. |
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| Only have to do half of covenant to be Church member. |
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| Founded Connecticut, founded by Mass Puritans looking for better lands/fur trade west. |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| Set up unified govt for towns in Connect, lots of Indian attacks, first constitution in America. |
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| 1636 - Founded by a grant form the Massachusetts general court. Followed Puritan beliefs. |
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| New England Confederation |
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| 1643 - Formed to provide for the defense of the four New England colonies, and also acted as a court in disputes between colonies. |
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| - 1686 - The British government combined the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut into a single province headed by a royal governor (Andros). The Dominion ended in 1692, when the colonists revolted and drove out Governor Andros, because of tax without representation and navigation laws. |
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| Ann Bradstreet (1612-1692) |
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| First Puritan female poet to publish from America and also England. |
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| Philip (Metacom) leader of Wampanoags attack New England towns, most violent conflict in US hist, % wise colonists die. Were upset about pop growth of colonizers, fur trade depleted, and they hung 3 Indians for killing Sassamon, a converted Christian Indian. |
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| Owned by Lord Baltimore, gives land to rich Catholic landowners (meant to be safe haven for Catholics), mostly Protestant servants. |
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